What can I take to the Region s Waste Management Facilities and is there a disposal charge?
The following materials can be disposed of: household garbage, tires, wood, brush, drywall, yard waste, refrigerators, stoves and scrap metal as well as all material accepted through the curbside Blue Box program. Household Hazardous Waste depots are operated at the Region s facilities in Oshawa, Port Perry and Brock Township. Waste such as paint, cleaners, pesticides, car batteries, motor oil, oil filters, antifreeze, propane tanks, dry cell batteries, stain, weed killer and insecticides are received for proper disposal.
The following materials can be disposed of: household garbage, tires, wood, brush, drywall, yard waste, refrigerators, electronic waste like TV’s and computers, stoves and scrap metal as well as all material accepted through the curbside Blue Box program. Household Hazardous Waste depots are operated at the Region’s facilities in Oshawa, Port Perry and Brock Township and also Miller Waste Systems in Pickering at 1220 Squires Beach Rd. (905-426-4222). Waste such as paint, cleaners, pesticides, car batteries, motor oil, oil filters, antifreeze, propane tanks, dry cell batteries, stain, weed killer and insecticides are received for proper disposal. Electronic Waste depots are operated at the Region’s facilities in Oshawa, Port Perry and Brock Township. Electronic waste includes desktop and laptop computers, monitors, fax machines, printers, televisions, hard drives, disk drives, basically anything that was once plugged in.
