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Other Items: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW), Electronic Waste and Batteries
Other Items: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW), Electronic Waste and Batteries
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What is Household Hazardous Waste?
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) can be found in every home and includes items that are corrosive, flammable, explosive or poisonous. Examples include batteries, cleaners, medications, needles, paints, motor oil, chemicals, grease, fertilizers and more. These items are not collected with your household waste.
Hazardous material must be disposed of safely and never placed in the garbage, poured down the drain, toilet, sink or outdoor sewer grate.
Electronic waste like broken cellphones, laptops and printers also contain hazardous materials and should never be thrown in the garbage.
Improper disposal of HHW has negative effects on our environment and can be harmful to humans and animals.
Proper disposal options
York Region Community Environmental Centre at
130 McCleary Court
(limits and fees apply).
For a full list of Waste Depot locations and hours of operation, please visit
york.ca/WasteDepots
Not sure if your item is considered hazardous or e-waste? Use the
What Goes Where? waste sorting tool
to find out where and how to properly dispose of an item.
Contact Information
Environmental Services
Phone:
905-832-2281
Email:
accessvaughan@vaughan.ca
Location:
Joint Operations Centre
2800 Rutherford Rd.
Vaughan, ON
L4K 2N9
The Joint Operations Centre is closed to the public
until further notice. Visit
vaughan.ca/COVID19
for
more information.
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Related Links
Collection schedule
Curbside Giveaway Days
First new homeowners - pre-purchased bins
Garbage, large and bulky items
Green bin organics
Keep Vaughan litter-free
Leaf and yard waste
Multi-residential waste
Purchasing bins and tags
Vaughan's waste reduction commitment
What goes where? Waste sorting tool
Additional Resources
Waste Collection Bylaw 135-2017 (PDF)
York Region Garbage and Recycling