Household Hazardous Waste is accepted year round at the Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre. Please note that Household Hazardous Waste is being renamed by other authorities as Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste, MHSW for short, you may be seeing more of this in the near future with the new pamphlets and advertising.

Look for Household Hazardous Waste Events in your community this summer.

Hazardous Wastes Accepted
Paints, oils, oil filters, pesticides, herbicides, drain cleaners, batteries-all types, propane and other gas cylinders, gasoline mixtures, turpentine, bleach and medications.

Used Needles, lancets and syringes in a sealed plastic bottle, clearly labeled as containing needles. Add some bleach to the bottle.

Hazardous Wastes Not Accepted
Unknowns, PCB contaminated wastes, explosives, radioactive wastes, pathological wastes, industrial and commercial wastes.

What To Do

• For your protection deliver toxics wrapped and labelled in the trunk of your car
• Do not mix materials
• Identify all toxics
• Containers must be 20 liters or smaller
• Please note that it is illegal to dispose of these wastes in the landfill site
• Tell others about the facility

 
Battery Recovery Program

The Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Center has started a household battery recovery program. This program makes it more convenient for you to dispose of your household batteries, ensuring these potentially hazardous products are kept out of the landfill site. Just bring your batteries to the Municipal Office and drop them in the Battery Tube. More sites for battery dropoffs will be announced in the future

PLEASE NOTE:

Paint cans are recyclable, as long as they are empty you can place them in your bluebox for pickup.

Needles, syringes and lancets are Hazardous Waste. Do not place these in your recycling or garbage. Used needles, syringes and lancets, when properly packaged are accepted at the depot. Many local pharmacies also have Sharps Take Back Programs. Call your pharmacy or the Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre for more information.

The Household Hazardous Waste Depot is open to residents of the City of Pembroke, Town of Petawawa, the Township of Laurentian Valley, the township of North Algona Wilberforce, the Township of Bonnechere Valley, the former Township of Westmeath and the former Village of Beachburg. It has been set up to protect you and the environment.