Household Hazardous and Electronic Waste Disposal

Common types of household hazardous waste

Household Cleaning Products:

• Bleach, ammonia, lye
• Cleaning solvents and spot removers
• Disinfectants
• Drain, toilet, and window cleaners
• Hot tub and swimming pool chemicals
• Oven cleaners
• Metal polish
• Turpentine, varnish, lacquers
• Septic tank cleaners
• Furniture polish and waxes
• Shoe polish

Gardening and Pest Control Products:

• Insecticides and pesticides (including ant and rodent poison)
• Flea powder
• Fungicides and herbicides (including weed killer)
• Fertilizer
• Wood preservatives

Beauty Products:

• Nail polish and remover
• Hair colour and perm solutions
• Aerosols (including hairspray)

Hobby Products:

• Artist paint, inks, colourants, tints
• Paint thinners and strippers 
• Photographic chemicals 

Automotive Products:

• Antifreeze
• Brake and transmission fluid
• Gasoline
• Motor oil and empty containers 
• Rust inhibitors/removers
• Car waxes and polishes (solvent and water based)
• Non-aerosol automotive paints
• Auto body filler 
• Solvents

Other Products:

• Fluorescent light tubes and compact fluorescent lightbulbs
• Water proofers
• Glues and cements  
• Butane and kerosene
• Mercury thermometers
• Rechargeable and non-rechargeable batteries
• Smoke detectors 

What Items are Not Acceptable for the Program?

• Explosives and ammunition (for disposal call the Wood Buffalo RCMP at 780-788-4000)
• Radioactive waste (for disposal contact the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) in Calgary at 403-292-5181)
• Compressed gas cylinders other than propane (medi-gas, helium, freon)- contact the manufacturer for disposal options
• Old drugs and medications- return unused or expired medicine to your pharmacist for disposal

Common types of electronic waste

• Small home appliances
• Audio and video equipment
• Cell phones and other wireless devices
• Gaming equipment
• Toys
• Musical instruments
• Power tools
• Computers and laptops
• Printers, copiers, fax machines and scanners

Household hazardous roundup

Each year, the municipality hosts the Household Hazardous Waste Roundup. This free service is intended to help residents conveniently dispose of household hazardous and electronic waste in an environmentally responsible way.

Prior to the event, residents will be invited to bring their hazardous and electronic waste to a convenient drop-off location within the Urban Service Area.

Please subscribe to this page to be notified when the next roundup is scheduled.

Disposal at the landfill

Residents are also able to take household quantities of hazardous materials and electronic waste to the landfill year-round, free of charge.