Asphalt Shingles |
- Asphalt shingles
- Tar paper
Please note that asphalt, such as asphalt from driveways, is not accepted anywhere at this site.
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Electronics |
- Audio/video players and recorders
- Cameras
- Cellular phones, pagers, telephones and answering machines
- Copiers
- Desktop and portable computers
- Equalizers/amplifiers
- Modems, keyboards, mice, hard drives
- Monitors and televisions
- Personal hand-held computers
- Printers
- Video recorders and video players
- Radios, receivers, speakers and turntables
- Scanners
- Typewriters
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Glass |
- Mirrors
- Picture frame glass
- Shower and patio doors
- Windows
Please note, glass from drinking glasses must be disposed of safely in your household garbage. You must place glass in a plastic non-puncture container or box for the safety of all workers.
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Household Hazardous Waste |
- All materials should be in the original or well-marked containers to indicate their contents.
- All containers are securely capped and sealed.
- Liquid waste must be no larger than 20L each. Barrels or drums of waste will not be accepted.
- Materials will not be decanted; the container and its contents must be left at the depot.
Acceptable Items
- Aerosols
- Anti-freeze and its containers
- Batteries (auto, alkaline and rechargeable, including cellular phone batteries)
- Cooking oils, used
- Fluorescent light tubes and CFL bulbs and their fixtures
- Household cleaners
- Motor oil and filters plus their containers
- Paints (empty paint cans with the lids removed can be put in your recycling)
- Pesticides, lawn fertilizers and their containers
- Pharmaceuticals
- Propane tanks and other pressurized containers
- Solar light fixtures
- Solvents
- Sharps (needles; lancets must be in a sealed puncture proof container)
- Stains
Items Not Accepted at this Site
- Ammunition
- Asbestos
- Biomedical waste
- Explosives
- Items containing PCB's
- Putrescible waste (material that are liable to decay, such as household garbage)
- Radioactive waste
All materials intended for the household hazardous waste drop off must be in a closed and sealed containers. No resident will be permitted to pour, dump or transfer contents on site, this includes motor oil.
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Large Items |
- Cabinetry
- Carpet and underlay
- Coffee makers (no glass carafe)
- Fibreglass insulation (must be dropped off in clear bags)
- Furniture
- Laminate or vinyl flooring
- Large plastic totes and bins
- Large toys
- Mattresses and box springs
- MDF, particle board
- Pool or hot tub covers
- Pool filters - no sand!
- Pool or hot tub pumps
- Pressure treated, paint, stained or rotten construction lumber
- Rain barrels
- Water softeners - no salt
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Porcelain, Rubble Concrete |
- Broken concrete
- Concrete bricks
- Concrete blocks
- Mortar
- Toilets
- Tiles
- Sinks
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Recycling
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Only materials accepted at your curbside recycling are accepted at this site. If it is not recyclable at the curb it is not recyclable here.
Recycling must be separated into containers and fibres.
Oversized Cardboard:
- You must break down your cardboard.
- Excess cardboard may be brought to this location but you still have to break it down to fit in our bins. You are responsible for breaking down your cardboard.
- Do not leave boxes beside our bins.
- Breaking down your cardboard allows more room for others to drop off excess fibres, your consideration is appreciated.
Please remember that plastic wrap (such as mattress covers, drop sheets, saran wrap, or vinyl) is not recyclable and is a household garbage. This must be brought home, bagged and tagged. It is not accepted at the EnviroDepot.
For a full list of recyclable items, please visit our recycling page.
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Renovation Materials |
- Construction lumber (this includes natural lumber such as 2x4s, plywood, or aspenite)
- Drywall
- Wooden pallets
- Lath & Plaster
Not Accepted in this bin: wood that is pressure treated, stained, painted, varnished, particle board or rotten. These are accepted in our large item bins.
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Scrap Metal |
- Auto parts - no fuel or oil!
- Bicycles without tires
- Electrical wiring
- Metal plumbing, fixtures and pipes
- Metal siding and metal roofing
- Microwaves (no glass plate)
- Outdoor metal furniture
- Power tools and equipment
- Screen windows
- Steel doors
- Toasters and toaster ovens
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Styrofoam
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Please note that only the following will be considered acceptable Styrofoam materials:
- Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Foam Packaging
- Examples including packaging for computers, electronics, appliances, toys, etc.
- Rigid in nature
- Free from tape and stickers
- Must be white
Please ensure that the Styrofoam is clean and dry (no paint, dirt, etc.).
Examples of unacceptable Styrofoam materials include but are not limited to:
- Cups and bowls
- Take out containers
- Pool noodles
- Packing peanuts
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Tires |
Tires accepted on rims, cannot be shredded or cut
On-road passenger and light truck tires
- Small RV, ST Trailer, temporary spare, motorcycle, golf cart, ATV tires
- Free rolling farm, small utility, small industrial, forklift, and bobcat, steer tires 16" and under
- Truck and bus tire, including wide base or heavy truck tires designed for truck/bus applications and larger RV tires not marked "P" or "T"
Off-road tires (small and large industrial tires)
- Free-rolling farm, small utility, small industrial, forklift and bobcat/steer tires measuring 16.5" and over
Off-road tires (agricultural drive and logger skidder)
- Driven wheel tires used on tractors and combines and tree harvest equipment. Usually identified with sidewall marking suffix letters, or (HR) or (LS) and are 16.5" and up rim size
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White Goods |
- BBQ's - no propane tanks (tanks can be dropped off at HHW disposal area)
- Fridges - no Freon ($20 disposal fee, or tagged by a licensed removal technician)
- Stoves
- Washers and dryers
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