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*Recycling 'Recycling for the Valley'* Program** Recycling Time is Year Round! Your participation does make a difference.

Composting Composting can reduce the amount of waste sent to the landfill by one third.

Household Hazardous Waste Round-up Events Many products in the home and yard can damage our environment. Dispose of them safely in the Valley’s annual Household Hazardous Waste Round-Up days. Electronic Waste Recycling Pilot

Transfer Station Solid waste from Carleton County is received at the Southern Valley Transfer Station where it is re-loaded into larger trailers for shipment to landfills.

Waste Disposal There are no landfills in the Valley Region. Solid waste is transported from a transfer station or transported directly to the landfills.

"Your Environmental Trust Fund at Work"

2009 Haz-Days Collection Dates

~ This is a NO CHARGE service to our residents ~
~Special thanks to our local fire department for their assistance ~

No industrial,commercial, institutional waste is accepted.

Fall 2009 Schedule

*Saturday,
September 12, 2009
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Woodstock
Carleton Civic Centre
105 Connell Park Road

Saturday,
September 19, 2009
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Florenceville~Bristol
Carleton North Civic Centre
McCain Street

* Electronic Waste Recycling Pilot

Homeowneers of Carleton and Victoria Counties are invited to participate in the commission's first electronic recycling event held at the same time and place at the Woodstock Household Hazardous Waste Collection event.

The event will be held on one day only - at one location.

Household Hazardous Waste Round-up Days

Haz-waste Received

Events held in September in: Plaster Rock, Perth-Andover,
Florenceville, Hartland, Woodstock

Hazardous waste received

Quantities in *liters unless otherwise stated

2008

2007

Inorganic Acid (i.e. cleaners)

135

221

Caustic Chemicals (i.e. bleach)

426

513

Automotive batteries (units)

156 units

227 units

Oxidizers

418

631

Aerosols

5.87 lab packs

5.75 lab packs

Pesticides

836

1,111

Fluorescent Light Tubes

70

Unknown

Fluorescent Light bulbs

38

Unknown

Propane Tanks

103 – 20 lb tanks

132 - 20 lb tanks

Propane Cylinder Lab-Packs

2.46 lab packs

2.67 lab packs

Household Batteries (kg)

265.30 kg

178.70 kg

Oil – bulked

2,099

2,148

Paint, Oil

9,225

6,970

Paint, Latex

10,762

10,250

Flammable liquids

7,253

12,915

Flammable liquids (20liters)

47 (20 L containers)

0

Number of homes served

529

611

*Generally waste is packed in drums (lab packs) capacity: 205 L with absorbents.

Many products used in our homes and yards can damage our air, water or soil if used, stored and disposed of improperly. Participating in this region’s annual Household Hazardous Waste ‘Round-up Events’ is an important step in reducing risks associated with this type of waste. It offers residents an opportunity to safely dispose of hazardous waste at no cost.

Sample list of Household hazardous waste:

- Paint and paint thinners
- Stains and varnishes
- Wood preservatives
- Pesticides, herbicides
- Fertilizers
- Cleaning products
- Batteries
- Florescent light bulbs
- Propane tanks and cylinders
- Mercury thermometers
- Aerosols
- Pool chemicals
- Drain & oven cleaners
- Glues & adhesives
- Solvents
- and many more products


Resident at Hazardous Waste Round-up Event answering questionnaire listing household hazardous waste to be dropped off.	Propane tanks are accepted for disposal at Household Hazardous Waste Round-up day events. The Perth-Andover fire fighters unload an old propane tank along with other materials such as paint and paint thinner for a resident.

Sorting of household hazardous waste at the Hazardous Waste Round-day in Woodstock .	Materials are carefully sorted and packed up at the end of the day for safe transportation to approved disposal facilities.