Household Hazardous Waste

Household Hazardous Waste Day - September 14, 2019

Our homes are filled with municipal hazardous waste or special waste (MHSW) materials that need extra care when they’ve reached the end of their useful lives – things like paints, solvents and batteries.

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent, Waste Connections of Canada and the Ridge Landfill hold a Household Hazardous Waste Day each year for residents.  See the downloads on the right for more details regarding this event.

Proper Disposal

Throwing these chemicals in the garbage or pouring them down the drain can be dangerous to our families and our environment. That’s why we encourage everyone to follow the "Bud" rule:

• Buy only what you need
• Use it all up
• Drop off the rest at a local drop off site to be recycled, reprocessed or safely disposed of

Make The 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 Municipal HHW Depots, retail sites and collection events across Ontario.  Visit the Orange Drop website at  www.makethedrop.ca to find out more!

Please call and confirm acceptance of materials before delivering your item(s).

Drop-Off Sites

The table below shows the available options for properly disposing of various hazardous household waste materials:

If you have any questions, call 519.360.1998 or e-mail ckwaste@chatham-kent.ca.