Staff
It’s time to clean out your garage or basement, and round up paint, oil, and other hazardous goods, in order to dispose of them this Saturday (Sept. 12) during the annual Household Hazardous or Special Waste Day.
The event, which will run from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., once again will take place at the Public Works building on Fifth Street West at Wright Avenue.
Household hazardous waste brought in will be handled by Thunder Bay-based Potter Environmental.
The public can turn in a variety of materials on Sept. 12, including:
•fluorescent light bulbs and energy-efficient light bulbs;
•paints and stains, and their containers;
•solvents such as thinners for paint, lacquer, and contact cement, paint strippers, and de-greasers, and their containers;
•used oil filters;
•waste oil;
•oil containers of 30 litres or less for a wide range of oil products, such as engine and marine oils, and hydraulic, power steering, and transmission fluids;
•single use, dry cell batteries such as alkaline-manganese, zinc-carbon, lithium, and button cell batteries (e.g., non-rechargeable batteries that are meant to be removed and replaced by the consumer);
•antifreeze (engine coolant) and related containers;
•pressurized containers such as propane tanks and cylinders;
•fertilizers (e.g., plant food or plant nutrients containing nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium);
•fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, and pesticides, and their containers;
•lead acid car batteries;
•nickel cadium batteries;
•waste flammable liquids (gas, diesel fuel);
•waste aerosols and the containers in which they’re contained;
•waste mercury;
•ammonia/amine solutions and their containers;
•acids and their containers; and
•bases and their containers.
Potter Environmental will take these materials away either to be recycled or disposed of properly.
