100+ HHW Collection Days Each Year

Before the re-engineering of Robin Hood Bay, the City held Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection events a few times a year, typically at the Municipal Depot or the Confederation Building parking lot.

Occasionally, we are asked why we don’t hold these events anymore. It’s because, since 2009, we’ve had a permanent HHW Depot at the Robin Hood Bay Residential Drop Off, 340 East White Hills Road. The HHW Depot is open twice a week on Wednesday and Saturday to accept hazardous wastes from residential households.

We offer more than 100 HHW collection days each year right in the Residential Drop Off. It’s convenient, and you can bring other waste types while you’re there.

Some household hazardous wastes exhibit poisonous, combustible, explosive and/or flammable properties.

Unfortunately, landfill fires do occur at Robin Hood Bay and 35% of those fires are caused by batteries, the majority by rechargeable lithium-ion batteries left in power tools, electronic devices and children’s toys.

Do not throw any kind of battery in the garbage.

Safely store old batteries by keeping lithium and alkaline batteries separate until you are ready to bring them to a battery recycling drop off. Batteries are accepted for safe disposal and recycling at the HHW Depot at Robin Hood Bay and at Staples, 65 Kelsey Drive.

Accepted at the HHW Depot

8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays & Saturdays

• Oil & latex paint

• Paint thinner & stain

• Motor oil

• Batteries (IMPORTANT - keep lithium and alkaline batteries separate)

• Aerosol cans

• Propane tanks (large & small)

• Used cooking oil

• Fluorescent light bulbs (compact & tubes)

• Fire extinguishers

Don’t see something listed?

Go to CurbitStJohns.ca and ask the Waste Wizard (see page 8).

Electronics or e-waste is accepted at the Residential Drop Off from Tuesday to Saturday.