The following procedures will be in place at each event:
- Upon arrival, residents will be directed into a queue where they will wait their turn to park in a designated area. All vehicles will be spaced accordingly, and residents must remain in their vehicle at all times;
- Residents arriving on bicycles are permitted to drop-off materials, and they must follow the instructions provided by staff on site;
- Residents will not be able to sort their material on site. Residents must remain in their vehicle at all times. Staff will remove the material from the trunk of the vehicle by complying to restrictions of physical distancing;
- The event will accept household hazardous waste only. No electronic waste will be accepted. Residents can bring electronic waste to the Trail Road Landfill facility at no cost or can contact a participating Take it Back! member to arrange for proper disposal;
- Bins, totes, gas cans, etc. will be returned to the resident, if requested;
- If using a cardboard box to transport your material, please line the box with a garbage bag for possible leaks;
- The last vehicle will be emptied at 4 pm
Dates and locations
Date: Sunday, April 23
Hours of Operations: 8 am to 4 pm
Location: 300 Coventry Road – RCGT Stadium
Date: Saturday, May 6
Hours of Operations: 8 am to 4 pm
Location: 4837 Albion Road South – Rideau Carleton Raceway, Hard Rock Casino
Date: Sunday, June 25
Hours of Operations: 8 am to 4 pm
Location: 200 Cyclone Taylor Boulevard – Canadian Tire Centre
Date: Sunday, July 9
Hours of Operations: 8 am to 4 pm
Location: 3100 Conroy Road – Conroy Snow Dump
Date: Sunday, August 13
Hours of Operations: 8 am to 4 pm
Location: 2170 Mer Bleue Road – Innes Snow Dump
Date: Sunday, August 27
Hours of Operations: 8 am to 4 pm
Location: 4061 Strandherd Drive – Strandherd Snow Dump
Date: Sunday, September 10
Hours of Operations: 8 am to 4 pm
Location: Tunney’s Pasture
*Please follow the signage at Tunney’s Pasture for the specific location of the event
Date: Sunday, October 1
Hours of Operations: 8 am to 4 pm
Location: 200 Westbrook Road – Westbrook Snow Dump
Date: Sunday, October 22
Hours of Operations: 8 am to 4 pm
Location: 2170 Mer Bleue Road – Innes Snow Dump
Did you know that you can safely dispose of many kinds of household hazardous waste year-round? Items including fluorescent bulbs, batteries, paint and oil, can be returned to participating local retailers during their regular business hours. For a list of retailers who accept returns of household hazardous waste, enter the item in the Waste Explorer.
Batteries
There are many locations for disposal of batteries in Ottawa. Enter your postal code to find a location near you to bring back your batteries.
Paint, stains and driveway sealers
No need to wait until the next household hazardous waste event. Select a local retailer near you that takes back these items by searching the Waste Explorer or by returning it to a retailer.
Empty paint cans
Can be disposed of in your blue bin.
Dried paint
Can go in the garbage.
Empty aerosol cans
Empty aerosol cans with an explosive hazard symbol only can be disposed of in your blue bin. All other aerosol cans are hazardous waste.
What is household hazardous waste?
If it’s corrosive, flammable or poisonous it’s hazardous waste. These types of products contaminate water and landfills and should never be poured down the drain or put out with your regular garbage.
Household hazardous waste materials include:
- Aerosol containers
- Propane cylinders
- Disinfectants
- Fluorescent bulbs/tubes
- Fire extinguishers
- Fertilizers and pesticides
- Mercury switches/thermometers
- Motor oil
- Needles and syringes
- Oil filters
- Pharmaceuticals
- Paints and coatings
- Oven and window cleaners
- Pool chemicals
- Gasoline
- Perfume and aftershave
Tips to reduce household hazardous waste
Use a non-hazardous alternative
- Environmentally friendly and safer alternatives are available for household cleaning, home improvement and garden care
Be a wise consumer
- If you must purchase a hazardous product, buy only the amount you can use up. Avoid larger quantity, bulk purchases if you don’t need a lot.
Read labels
- Ensure that the product you purchase does what you want it to do before you purchase it. Once purchased, follow the instructions on the label for safe use, ventilation and storage.
Give leftover hazardous products to someone who can use them
- Relatives, friends, neighbours, community groups and charitable organizations may be able to use some of what you no longer need.
Avoid aerosols whenever possible
- Much of the aerosol product ends up in the air. Purchase safer alternatives. Empty aerosol cans with an explosive hazard symbol only can be disposed of in your blue bin. All other aerosol cans are hazardous waste.
Thank you for your efforts!
In 2022, you helped divert more than 587 tonnes of hazardous waste from the landfill, including the following items:
- 54,000 CFL light bulbs and fluorescent tubes
- 10 tonnes of household batteries
- 248 tonnes of paint
- 17 tonnes of pesticides
- 620 kg of sharps and needles
- 1 tonne of pharmaceuticals
- 2,200 large propane cylinders
- 20 tonnes of aerosols