What Is Household Hazardous Waste?

Many products that you use every day like household cleaners, batteries and personal care products are hazardous. Hazardous waste can be harmful to our health and our environment.

Disposing of hazardous waste safely is important.

To know what is hazardous look for common warning symbols such as corrosive, poisonous, explosive and flammable.

Hazardous waste should never be put into the garbage or poured down drains or storm sewers.

Here is a list of hazardous waste you may have around your home that needs to go to a Community Recycling Centre:

Bathroom or bedroom

• Aftershave
• Bathroom cleaners
• Batteries
• Light bulbs (that are energy efficient)
• Medication
• Nail polish
• Nail polish remover
• Needles
• Perfume
• Syringes
• Vitamins

Garage, workshop or basement

• Anti-freeze
• Auto body filler
• Batteries
• Brake fluid
• Car batteries
• Car cleaners
• Car wax
• Driveway sealer
• Fire extinguishers
• Fluorescent light tubes
• Gasoline
• Glue
• Light bulbs (that are energy efficient)
• Liquid cement
• Mothballs
• Motor oil
• Oil filters
• Paint
• Paint stripper
• Paint thinner
• Propane cylinders
• Propane tanks
• Rust removers
• Thermometers with mercury
• Thermostats with mercury
• Turpentine
• Windshield washer fluid
• Wood preservatives
• Wood stain
• Wood varnish

Garden Shed

• Batteries
• Bug killer
• Fertilizer
• Herbicides
• Insecticides
• Pesticides
• Pool chemicals
• Rat poison
• Slug bait
• Weed killer

Kitchen

• Abrasive powders
• Ammonia-based cleaners
• Batteries
• Disinfectants
• Drain openers
• Fire extinguishers
• Floor polish
• Furniture polish
• Light bulbs (that are energy efficient)
• Oven cleaner

Laundry Room

• Air fresheners
• Batteries
• Bleach
• Detergents
• Fire extinguishers
• Flea collars
• Fluorescent light tubes
• Light bulbs (that are energy efficient)
• Lighter fluid
• Lighters
• Shoe care products
• Stain removers