Disposal - Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)
HHW storage bin

South West Solid Waste Commission now has a permanent HHW Depot at the Hemlock Knoll Landfill Site in Lawrence Station. This depot facilitates the disposal of hazardous items from your homes in an environmentally friendly manner, without any cost to the homeowner.

Are you aware that each year, on the average, every household disposes of 20 to 40 kilograms of household hazardous waste improperly?

What you have to do:

  • Please contact us.
  • Please do not mix HHW products.
  • Items should be delivered to the HHW depot in their original containers.
  • Properly secure and transport HHW containers in an upright position.
  • Upon arrival at the landfill report to the office scale operator that you are delivering HHW. The scale operator will notify the employees that a vehicle will be arriving at the depot
  • You will then be directed to the HHW depot where we will remove the HHW items from your vehicle.

Identifying HHW

Below are the various symbols that will indicate the product is hazardous
Poisonous symbol

Toxic and Poisonous

Product which can cause illness. Some cleaners are toxic.
corrosive symbol
Do not mix cartoon
Reactive symbol

Flammable

Product can catch fire spontaneously or burn easily. Solvents and Paint thinners are very flammable.
Flammable symbol

      Corrosives

Product can cause a chemical reaction which will eat through living tissue. Oven Cleaners are common corrosive products

Reactive

Product can react with air, water or other substances to cause rapid heating or explosions. Drain cleaners when poured down the drain react and produce heat.

Think before you trash POOL CHEMICALS!

Items NOT Received at the HHW Depot
  • Radioactive materials
  • Explosives
  • Fireworks
  • Pathological/Biological Waste
  • Unknown Materials
  • Ammunition
  • Industrial or commercial waste
  • More than 25 litres of motor oil
  • Medications or prescriptions