Household Hazardous Waste collection event in Oxtongue Lake this weekend

There will be a Household Hazardous Waste collection event at the Oxtongue Lake Waste Disposal Site at 3401 Highway 60 this Saturday, August 24 from 1 to 5 p.m.

Residents will need to produce their landfill user ID card (bright pink) to show the site attendant in order to access the event. Please note that containers with hazardous waste in them will not be returned. So, for example, if you bring a can of gas, you can't empty out the gas and take the can home with you.

Materials accepted:

• Aerosol cans full or partially full
• Automotive batteries
• Automotive fluids
• Paints and stains (full or partially full cans)
• Finishing products (varnish, glue, etc.)
• Propane cylinders (non-refillable)
• Antifreeze
• Used motor oil and oil filters
• Cleaners (e.g. bleach, oven cleaner)
• Solvents (e.g. Varsol, paint thinner, etc.)
• Pesticides, fungicides, herbicides
• Fertilizers
• Pool and hot tub chemicals
• Corrosive materials
• Flammable materials
• Toxic materials
• Reactive materials

Not accepted:

• Needles and other sharps
• PCBs
• Biohazardous material
• Radioactive materials

You can learn more about Hazardous Household Waste and see other event dates here.