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What items are considered hazardous waste?

Automotive Products

  • Air conditioning refrigerants

  • Antifreeze

  • Auto body filler

  • Automobile batteries – lead acid

  • Brake fluid

  • Carburetor cleaner

  • Car wax with solvent

  • Chrome polish

  • Engine degreaser

  • Fuel additives

  • Gasoline (in ULC approved container)

  • Oil filters

  • Starter fluids

  • Transmission fluid

  • Used motor oil

  • Windshield washer fluid

Miscellaneous

  • Energy Efficient Light Blubs

  • Fluorescent Tubes

  • Light Fixtures With Ballasts

  • Barbeque starting fluid

  • Smoke detectors

  • Swimming pool and spa/hot tub chemicals

Household Products

  • Abrasive cleaners

  • Aerosol products

  • All-purpose cleaners

  • Ammonia

  • Disinfectants

  • Bleach

  • Drain cleaner

  • Floor wax strippers

  • Furniture polish and waxes

  • Metal cleaners

  • Oven cleaners

  • Rust remover

  • Shoe polish (liquid)

  • Spot and stain remover

  • Toilet bowl cleaner

  • Upholstery and rug cleaners

  • Lighter fluid

  • Muriatic acid

  • Tub and tile cleaners

  • Window cleaners

Batteries

  • General household batteries

  • Lead acid batteries

  • Small Ni-Cad batteries (rechargeable)

Personal Care Products

  • Hair dye

  • Hairspray

  • Hydrogen peroxide

  • Jewellery cleaner

  • Nail polish and remover

  • Perm lotion or solution

  • Rubbing alcohol

Hobby Supplies

  • Chemistry sets

  • Kerosene

  • Photographic chemicals

Paints & Solvents

  • Acetone

  • Empty containers

  • Latex paint

  • Lead based paint

  • Marine paint

  • Oil-based paint

  • Paint thinner and strippers

  • Spray paint

  • Varnish or lacquer

  • Other solvents

Empty Tanks and Containers

  • Butane tanks

  • Gas tanks

  • Helium tanks

  • Kerosene containers

  • Pesticide containers

  • Propane tanks

Mercury-containing products

  • Metal halide lamps

  • Thermometers

  • Thermostats

  • Ultraviolet lamps

Gardening and Pest Control

  • All fungicides

  • All herbicides

  • All insecticides

  • Chemical fertilizers

  • Flea/tick pet products

  • Rat poison

  • Slug bait

  • Wood preservatives

Glue and Cements

  • Liquid glues only (dispose of hardened glue as regular garbage)