Upcoming Household Hazardous Waste and Goods Exchange Days Offer Disposal Options

Owen Sound residents are reminded of two upcoming events to help facilitate environmentally friendly and responsible ways to get rid of waste. This Saturday, September 14, is Household Hazardous Waste Day at the Public Works Facility (1900 20th Street East) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The following Saturday, September 21, is a designated Goods Exchange Day in the City of Owen Sound.

The complete schedule of all upcoming Household Hazardous Waste Days Days and other waste collection can be found at OwenSound.ca/Waste.

To help keep the line moving as quickly as possible at Household Hazardous Waste events, residents are asked to bring valid ID indicating that their home address is in one of the participating municipalities (listed below), as well as a completed 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

Hazardous waste from commercial, industrial or farm operations cannot be accepted. A full list of accepted materials is available at OwenSound.ca/Waste. Please note that the following is not accepted:

• Infectious wastes (such as syringes; for information about sharps and syringes disposal, please see Grey Bruce Public Health's site here)
• Radioactive wastes
• Explosives (ammunition, flares, gunpowder)
• Unidentified waste (unlabeled items)
• Improperly contained waste (compromised containers, missing lids, leaking materials)

City residents are also invited to take part in Goods Exchange Day by placing unwanted but still usable items at the curb in front of their homes after 8 a.m. on Saturday, September 21. 

Goods Exchange Day diverts usable items and materials from landfill disposal. It is also a great opportunity to de-clutter spaces and find new homes for gently used items before the winter season.

Additionally, 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.

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 and Goods Exchange Days are aimed at keeping hazardous and extra waste out of Ontario’s landfills and waterways.
• The next Household Hazardous Waste event is Saturday, September 14, and the following Saturday, September 21, is Goods Exchange Day in Owen Sound.
• Residents who have hazardous items not accepted at the City’s event can search Resource Productivity & Recovery Authority’s (RPRA’s) ‘Where to Recycle’ map to find locations that accept such materials.
• A full list of accepted materials, the Hazardous Waste form, and more waste reduction tips are available at OwenSound.ca/Waste

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