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FEATURE
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How to safely dispose of household waste
For a general province-by-province overview of extended producer responsibility and stewardship programs to safely dispose of hazardous wastes, visit
Environment Canada - Extended Producer Responsibility & Stewardship
Tires
Each province, territory, and municipality has its own regulations and programs for disposing of tires. For more information visit
Environment Canada - Extended Producer Responsibility & Stewardship.
- OR -
A detailed list of tire recycling programs operating in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan and the Yukon.
The Canadian Association of Tire Recycling Agencies
Ontario
For more information on safely disposing of tires in Ontario, visit The
Ontario Tire Dealers Association
Batteries
National
Charge Up to Recycle! is a nationwide stewardship program managed by the Rechargeable
Battery Recycling Corporation.
Lead Acid Batteries
Ontario
Raw Materials Corporation
This company accepts virtually all types of batteries, including automotive.
Prince Edward Island
EPR
Lead Acid Battery Take Back Program
Yukon
Yukon Government
- Household Hazardous Waste: A Guide to Handling and Disposal
Explains how to dispose of car batteries and various other household hazardous wastes.
For provinces/territories that do not have an EPR or stewardship program, check with your local
government or municipality for more information on the disposal of lead acid batteries, or
ask local battery retailers if they participate in Take it Back programs.
Paint
Extended Producer Responsibility and Stewardship programs to safely manage and recycle paint
products.
Quebec
Éco-peinture
British Columbia
Product Care
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Paint Recycling Program
For provinces/territories that do not have an EPR or stewardship program, check with your local
government or municipality for more information on the disposal of paint and other hazardous
waste materials.
Other options to safely dispose of paint:
Saskatchewan
Paint it Recycled
program
Paint it Recycled collects leftover paint, stain, solvents, thinners and paint cans for recycling
and reuse.
Manitoba
If you live close to Winnipeg you can bring your household hazardous wastes to Miller
Waste Systems
If you live in rural Manitoba visit Ecoville
Manitoba online to find out when the next hazardous waste collection day will be held in
your community.
Alberta
Hazardous Household Waste Round-Ups are held throughout the province. To find out when the
next one's coming to your area, go to the Alberta Government's Round-Up Schedule.
Some areas in Alberta have permanent drop-off depots:
Edmonton
Calgary (accepts
paint, pesticides, pharmaceuticals and more)
Lethbridge
Ontario
Hotz Environmental Services
Inc.
A private recycling company, Hotz takes paint, batteries, pharmaceuticals, pesticides and more.
New Brunswick
The Paint Recycling Company
(902) 597-8000
The Paint Recycling Company manages paint from Nova Scotia's Paint Stewardship Program and
from other parts of Atlantic Canada.
Prince Edward Island
For more information on how to safely dispose of hazardous waste in P.E.I., go to the official
government Environment
and Land webpage.
Yukon
Environment
Yukon household hazardous waste guide
Nunavut
Department
of Environment
Here you will find guidelines to dispose of waste paint.
Pharmaceuticals
The Post Consumer Pharmaceutical Stewardship Association (PCPSA) medication return program.
Visit the PCPSA website to
learn more about ways of preventing used and expired medications from finding its way to landfill.
Yukon
Yukon GovernmentHousehold
Hazardous Waste: A Guide to Handling and Disposal
Explains how to dispose of expired or use medication and various other household hazardous
wastes.
E-Waste
National
Electronics Product Stewardship Canada
For more information on the status of EPR initiatives in Canada to solve the e-waste problem,
visit Electronics Product Stewardship Canada, a non-profit organization committed to the design
and implementation of e-waste solutions.
Computers for Schools
Computers for Schools refurbishes donated computers donated which are then reused across Canada
in schools, libraries, and not-for-profit learning institutions
Electronics Recycling Association
Electronic Recycling Association is a non-profit organization that recycles electronics and
computers. Based out of Alberta, it has drop-off depots in Calgary, Edmonton Montreal, Vancouver
and Toronto.
Earth
911
For a comprehensive guide to computer recycling and reuse, including listings for recycling
options across the country, visit Earth 911.
Alberta
The Alberta Recycling
Management Authority — Electronics Recycling Alberta
The first electronics recycling program of its kind in Canada, electronics are recycled by
the Alberta Recycling Management Authority, an organization delegated by the Government of
Alberta to recycle electronics in the province.
Saskatchewan
eWasteCanada.ca
A private company, eWasteCanada.ca offers a drop-off depot in Regina for computers and various
electronics, which are then reused or recycled.
Ontario
Noranda Recycling Inc.
Noranda Recycling Inc. provides Ontarians with an opportunity to dispose of electronics in
an environmentally responsible way.
Oil
Each participating province, territory, and municipality has its own regulations and programs
for disposing of used oil. For more information visit
Environment
Canada – Extended Producer Responsibility & Stewardship.
Used Oil Recycling
For more information about used oil associations, as well as recycling initiatives in British
Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, visit Used Oil Recycling online.
Quebec
Quebec Environment Foundation
Quebec Environment Foundation has launched a province wide oil-take-back campaign in cooperation
with Canadian Tire stores. Visit their website for more information.
New Brunswick
Used Oil Program
Newfoundland
Environment
and Conservation — Used Oil Control Regulations
Find out more about the legal and environmentally friendly way to dispose of used motor oil
in Newfoundland and Labrador.
For provinces/territories where no EPR program exists, contact your local government or municipality
and ask about take-it-back programs or other safe disposal options.
Yukon
Yukon Government - Household
Hazardous Waste: A Guide to Handling and Disposal
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