Bruce County is making residents aware of another hazardous household waste collection event.
On August 10 at the St. Edmunds Landfill Site located at 71 McArthur Road in Tobermory, residents can drop off household hazardous waste items and materials from 8 a.m. until noon.
Household hazardous waste materials include: paints and stains, propane tanks, used oil, aerosols, batteries, antifreeze, oil filters, solvents, household cleaners, fluorescent lights, fertilizers, fuel, pharmaceuticals, fire extinguishers, pesticides, and pool chemicals.
Please note that commercial waste, agricultural waste, industrial waste, PCB’s, ammunitions, and flares will not be accepted. Only containers with a volume of 30 litres or less will be accepted. Waste must be received in containers that can be disposed of. Containers will not be emptied and returned (ie. gas cans). Empty metal paint cans are blue box recyclable.
You can see a full list of accepted and not accepted items here: https://www.brucecounty.on.ca/hazardouswaste.
