Time to Purge Your Cottage of Unwanted Hazardous Household Waste, Electronics, and Bulky Plastics
Date: 05/22/2015
Also, at each round-up event, 22-gallon green (fibre/paper) plastic recycling bins will be made available for $5.00 (while supplies last). Cash only. Environment round-up days will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the following locations:
Lindsay
Saturday, June 6 Fleming College, 200 Albert Street S.
Coboconk
Saturday, June 20 Roads Depot, 2863 CKL Road #48
Fenelon Falls
Saturday, July 11 Community Centre, 27 Veterans Way
Bobcaygeon
Saturday, July 25 Roads Depot, 62 Duke Street
Accepted items include:
Household Hazardous Waste
- Automotive products, such as antifreeze, batteries, brake fluid, etc.
- Household products such as aerosols, cleaning products, smoke detectors, fire extinguishers, etc.
- Batteries – single-use and rechargeable
- Hobby supplies such as glue, photography chemicals, etc.
- Mercury-containing items
- Paints and solvents
- Gardening and pest control products
- Personal care products such as nail polish remover, hairspray, etc.
Electronics
- Computers and peripherals (keyboards, drives and modems)
- Printers, copiers, scanners, label makers
- Pagers, fax machines
- Computer monitors & televisions
- Digital and non-digital cameras, PDAs, digital picture frames
- Audio/ video players, video gaming devices, stereo systems, car stereos
- Telephones, answering machines, cell phones, calculators
- Small appliances (microwaves, toaster ovens, etc.)
- Diskettes, CDs, DVDs and VHS tapes
- Electronic cash registers
- Power tools
Bulky Plastics (Remove all non-plastic parts (metal, batteries, etc.). Keep size under one square metre.)
- lawn furniture
- children’s toys
- broken recycling boxes
- toys (no batteries, wood, metal or wires)
- large buckets (larger than five-gallon in size, remove metal handle)
- milk crates
- landscape items (edging, trays, etc.)
- laundry baskets
- closet organizers
- dish drainers
- tote boxes and lids
- drums (food grade only; no chemical containers)
- pet carriers
- flower pots and trays (clean, no soil or plant material)
- large water bottles (five-gallon or larger)
- garbage cans/waste baskets
- shelving
- trays
- small automotive parts (bumpers, grills and hubcaps)
- clothes hangers
For more information, please visit the waste and recycling page of the city website at city.kawarthalakes.on.ca
