No Household Hazardous Waste events in 2013

Waterloo Region – There will be no Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) event days in 2013. After careful consideration as part of the 2013 budget process, Regional Council approved the recommendation to encourage residents to use the province’s free Orange Drop program, or the permanent Region of Waterloo sites to dispose of HHW.

Some HHW event days were scheduled before the budget was final, and were advertised in the township collection calendars and the tri-city guide for 2013. The following events will not be held:

March 23      Ayr News Parking Lot

April 13        Cambridge Waste Management Site

April 27        Kitchener Memorial Auditorium

May 4          New Hamburg Fairgrounds

June 1         Cambridge Waste Management Site

July 6          Wellesley Township Yards

August 10    Cambridge Waste Management Site

August 24    Ayr News Parking Lot

September 21  Cambridge Waste Management Site

October 19      St. Jacobs Arena

November 2     Kitchener Memorial Auditorium

Hazardous materials such as cleaners, paints, batteries and lawn or pool chemicals should be handled, stored and disposed of safely. These materials should not be put in the garbage. Options for safe, free disposal for HHW include:

• Ontario Orange Drop program: enter your postal code at www.makethedrop.ca to find a free drop-off site near you.

• Waterloo HHW Depot, 925 Erb Street West, Gate 2, Monday-Saturday, 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.

• Cambridge waste management site (201 Savage Drive) Monday-Saturday, 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. (paint and motor oil only).

• Region of Waterloo rural waste transfer stations (motor oil only).

More information on all our waste programs can be found on our website at www.regionofwaterloo.ca/waste, the township collection calendars, the tri-city guide, or by calling customer service at 519-883-5100.

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Media contact:

Cari Rastas Howard, Project Manager, Waste Management Programs

choward@regionofwaterloo.ca, 519-883-5100 ext. 8412