Household Hazardous Waste

You can safely dispose of household hazardous materials (HHW) at the City of Kenora Transfer Station free of charge. Hazardous wastes are defined as reactive, flammable, corrosive, poisonous and otherwise potentially dangerous materials. This is a free once-a-week service!

HHW depot is open seasonally

Beginning in June until the end of September, every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The depot opens at 9 a.m. and all customers must cross the scale. No line ups permitted before the depot opens. The depot closes promptly at 2 p.m.

Depot rules

All items must be carefully packed and clearly labelled.

Seal sharps in a plastic container with a lid. A peanut butter container works best.

No home-based business, industrial, or commercial hazardous wastes.

Do not put in your regular garbage.

No radioactive waste.

No PCB waste.

Free service

Free for residential customers!

Commercial customers

We cannot accept hazardous waste from industrial, commercial, or home-based businesses. You have to make your own arrangements for disposal.

Accepted HHW

fuel
antifreeze
hobby chemicals
cleansers
solvents
pesticides
herbicides
insecticides
butane
aerosol cans
pharmaceuticals

makeup
syringes or sharps
fertilizers
oil filters
waste oil and their containers
paints and coatings and their containers
batteries
fire extinguishers
mercury thermometers
devices containing mercury
helium tanks

Other disposal options

batteries, electronics, household hazardous waste, lighting and tires, for free

Health Products Stewardship Association

You may be able to return unused or expired medications and sharps to many pharmacies in our community free of charge. Health Products Stewardship Association lists collection locations.

Orange Drop

Orange Drop is an industry-funded recycling program aimed at keeping hazardous and special waste materials out of Ontario's landfills and waterways. The Orange Drop Program allows Ontarians to return designated materials to local retail sites and collection events across Ontario.

Where to Recycle Map

You can use the Where to Recycle Map from Resource Productivity & Recovery Authority (RPRA) to find locations other than the Kenora Transfer Station that recycle batteries, electronics, household hazardous waste, and tires for free.