Another Household Hazardous Waste Event to Take Place this Saturday in Owen Sound

The last Household Hazardous Waste Day event is taking place this Saturday, October 19! The event will be held at the Public Works Facility (1900 20th Street East) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Owen Sound Wastewatchers will be volunteering at the event this Saturday to collect old dry cigarette butts (cigars, too), lighters, cartons, foil, vapes and plastic lids, as well as provide information on proper disposal. If you’re bringing these items, please ensure they are in a sealed container, separate from other hazardous waste, and easily accessible. Volunteers will collect them before staff begin unloading your vehicle.

When attending the events, and to help keep the line moving as quickly as possible, residents are asked to bring valid ID indicating that their home address is in one of the participating municipalities listed below and to bring a filled-out Household Hazardous Waste Form. The form can be printed at home and is available on the City’s website at OwenSound.ca/WasteForm.

This very popular program is open to residents from the following participating partner municipalities:

• City of Owen Sound
• Township of Chatsworth
• Township of Georgian Bluffs
• Municipality of Grey Highlands
• Municipality of Meaford

A full list of accepted materials is available at OwenSound.ca/Waste. Please note that the following materials are not accepted:

• Infectious wastes (such as syringes; for needles and sharps disposal, visit the 211 information listing or call 2-1-1)
• Radioactive wastes 
• Explosives (ammunition, flares, gunpowder)
• Unidentified waste (or unlabeled items)

Residents are reminded that improperly contained waste, such as compromised containers, missing lids, and leaking materials, should never be transported. They pose a health and safety risk and will not be accepted. Before bringing the original container to the site, safely place it in a clean, labelled container.

Hazardous waste from commercial, industrial or farm operations cannot be accepted. 

The City of Owen Sound also offers a leaf and yard waste compost site to Owen Sound, Georgian Bluffs and Meaford residents. Other waste management efforts and information are available at OwenSound.ca/Waste.

Have items to dispose of outside of Household Hazardous Waste events?

Resource Productivity & Recovery Authority’s (RPRA’s)  ‘Where to Recycle’ map displays locations across Ontario where you can drop off used materials to be recycled, such as batteries, electronics, household hazardous waste, lighting, and tires, for free. Materials collected at these locations are reused, refurbished, recycled, or properly disposed of to help keep them out of landfills, recover valuable resources, and protect our environment. Just add your location, the distance you are willing to travel, and the type of material you’d like to recycle.

For more information, please contact Heidi Jennen, Supervisor of Environmental Services, at 519-376-4440 ext. 3223 or email hjennen@owensound.ca

Quick Facts:

• The City of Owen Sound’s Household Hazardous Waste Days are aimed at keeping hazardous waste out of Ontario’s landfills and waterways. 
• A full list of accepted materials and the Hazardous Waste form are available at OwenSound.ca/Waste

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