​Bruce County announces Household Hazardous Waste days for 2024

Residents of Bruce County are encouraged to remove hazardous waste materials from their homes, garages, and basements, and dispose of them in an environmentally-safe manner.

To assist with this clean-up effort, the county will be hosting 13 Household Hazardous Waste Collection events in designated locations across the county in 2024.

Household hazardous waste materials include paints and stains, propane tanks, used oil, aerosols, batteries, anti-freeze, oil filters, solvents, household cleaners, fluorescent lights, fertilizers, fuel, pharmaceuticals, fire extinguishers, pesticides, and pool chemicals. The full list is available at www.brucecounty.on.ca/hazardouswaste.

Residents of Bruce County are welcome to attend any of the following event locations:

Kincardine

• May 11 – 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• July 13 - 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Kincardine Public Works Yard, 140 Valentine Ave., Kincardine

Lucknow

• Aug. 17 - 8 a.m. to Noon
• Bruce County Transportation Yard, 545 Ludgard St., Lucknow

Walkerton

• June 1 – 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Sept. 14 – 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Bruce County Transportation Yard, 94 Bruce County Road 2, Walkerton

Southampton

• May 4 – 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Sept. 21 – 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Southampton Works Yard, 429 Peel St., Southampton

Lion’s Head

• June 22, – 8 a.m. to Noon
• Eastnor Landfill Site, 1252 West Road, Lion's Head

Paisley

• July 6 – 8 a.m. to Noon
• Bruce County Transportation Yard, 242 Canrobert St., Paisley

Wiarton

• July 20 – 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Town of South Bruce Peninsula Works Garage, 441048 Elm St., Wiarton

Teeswater

• July 27 – 8 a.m. to Noon
• Teeswater Public Works, 21 Gordon St. East, Teeswater

Tobermory

• Aug. 10 – 8 a.m. to Noon
• St. Edmunds Landfill Site, 71 McArthur Road, Tobermory

Sauble Beach

• Aug. 24 – 8 a.m. to Noon
• Amabel Works Yard, 413 Municipal Road, Sauble Beach

Please note that commercial waste, agricultural waste, industrial waste, PCBs, ammunition, and flares will not be accepted. Only containers with a volume of 30 litres or less will be accepted. Waste must be received in containers that can be disposed of. Containers will not be emptied and returned (ie. gas cans). Empty metal paint cans are Blue Box recyclable.

Discover more about Household Hazardous Waste Collection at www.brucecounty.on.ca/hazardouswaste.