2024 Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste Collection Event

Save the date – Saturday, September 28, 2024 – for the 2024 Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste (MHSW) Collection Event. It will run from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at the Public Works Garage, 41 Fifth Avenue in Sioux Lookout.

The following RESIDENTIAL HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE items can be dropped off free of charge for proper disposal:

Adhesives such as glue or silicone
Aerosol cans such as spray paint or disinfectants
Antifreeze and containers in which they are contained
Corrosive, reactive or poisonous chemicals such as household cleaners and polishes
Empty oil containers (empty oil containers can be dropped off at the Hidden Lake Landfill Site year-round)
Flammables such as old gas and fuel
Florescent light bulbs and tubes
Lawn fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and containers in which they are contained
Mercury thermometers or thermostats containing mercury
Oil filters (oil filters can be dropped off at the Hidden Lake Landfill Site year round)
Paints, stains, coatings and containers in which they are contained
Portable fire extinguishers
Pressurized containers such as propane tanks and cylinders, butane
Single use batteries
Solvents such as paint thinners, degreasers, strippers and containers in which they are contained

*** Waste oil is not accepted – waste oil generated from local residents is accepted free of charge at Hidden Lake Landfill Site***
*** Waste generated from Commercial or Industrial sources will not be accepted***
*** Please exercise caution when transporting your waste to the collection event ***
*** Single use Batteries are also accepted at the Public Works Garage Monday to Friday 7:30am to 4:30pm***

For more information, please contact
Dianna Lorteau, Public Works Administration Assistant:
737-1234, ext. 6600 or [email protected]

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