COMMON HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
Below you will find a comprehensive alphabetical list of what products NOT to put in your bin.
- Abrasive cleansers
- Acetone
- Aerosol paints and sprays
- Air fresheners (aerosol)
- All-purpose cleaners (solvent-based)
- Ammonia
- Ant/wasp spray
- Antifreeze
- Auto body filler
- Barbeque starters
- Bleach
- Brake and transmission fluid
- Butane refills
- Carbon tetrachloride
- Car (lead-acid) batteries
- Car waxes and polishes
- Contact cement
- Degreasers (petroleum based)
- Disinfectants
- Drain cleaners
- Fabric softeners
- Floor wax strippers
- Fungicides
- Furniture polishes and waxes
- Gasoline
- Glass cleaners
- Glues (solvent and water based)
- Hair coloring
- Hair perm solutions
- Hair sprays (aerosol)
- Insecticides
- Kerosene
- Laundry starch
- Laundry stain removers
- Lighter fluid
- Liquid cleansers
- Lye
- Mildew removers
- Muriatic acid
- Nail polish and remover
- Oven cleaners
- Paint thinners and strippers
- Paints (oil and water based)
- Photographic chemicals
- Propane gas cylinders
- Rechargeable batteries
- Rubbing alcohol
- Rug and upholstery cleaners
- Rust removers
- Septic tank degreasers
- Sharps (syringes, needles & lancets)
- Shoe polish
- Silver and brass polish
- Solvents, turpentine, varnish, lacquers
- Spot removers
- Spa and pool chemicals
- Toilet cleaners
- Tub and tile cleaners
- Used oil
- Weed killers
- Windshield washer solution
- Wood preservatives
asbestos disposal
Please see below on how to properly handle asbestos disposal.
Asbestos
While the city landfill does accept asbestos, Bin Here…Bin There does NOT haul this product, nor should you place any loose material-containing-asbestos products in the bin. You must call the City at 311 during regular business hours at least 48 hours before delivering asbestos. They must know the quantity and anticipated arrival time of the waste. The city will then call you back with instructions. Do not dispose of the asbestos until you have spoken to the Environmental Services Division. Asbestos must not be co-mingled with other waste and must be delivered and disposed of in accordance with provincial or federal statutes or regulations.
Medications and Sharps
Medications and Sharps (Syringes, Needles and Lancets)
You can bring your unused or expired medications and sharps (syringes, needles and lancets) to your local pharmacies where they will collect and dispose of them.
Confirm with your pharmacy that they accept expired or unused medicines and sharps or locate a pharmacy near you that accepts medications and sharps.
Visit any participating pharmacy to receive an approved sharps container, free of charge.
If your local pharmacy is unable to accept expired or unused medications then bring them to the City’s Household Hazardous Waste Depot.
If you are a pharmacy wanting to learn more, please contact Stewardship Ontario.
PLEASE DO NOT PLACE NEEDLES IN OUR BINS.
It not only endangers the lives of our drivers but also landfill operators and attendants. Thanks!