Wyoming, ON - The popular Household Hazardous Waste Days, co-sponsored by the County of Lambton Public Works Department and Clean Harbors Canada Inc., will be changing locations in June and will offer Lambton County residents an opportunity to dispose household hazardous waste at no cost.
The one-day only mobile Household Hazardous Waste Collection event will be held on Saturday, June 16, 2018 from 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the Lambton College Parking Lot located at 1457 London Road in Sarnia.
"Corrosive, toxic, reactive and flammable materials will be collected at the mobile event," says Matt Deline, Public Works Manager, County of Lambton. "These items should never be placed in a regular landfill because they have the potential to injure workers and damage the environment."
Examples of these types of materials include:
Corrosive
- Batteries
- Drain Cleaners
- Oven Cleaners
Toxic
- Pesticides
- Rat Poison
- Cleaning Fluids
- Pharmaceuticals
Reactive
- Pool chemicals
- Ammonia
- Bleach
- Aerosols
Flammable
- Gasoline
- Paints
- BBQ Starter
- Oils
- Solvents
- Propane cylinders
Items NOT accepted include: PCBs, commercial, industrial, radioactive wastes, electronics and explosives (flares and ammunition).
For more information visit the County of Lambton's website at www.lambtononline.ca or call 519-845-0801.
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Please contact:
Matt Deline
Manager, Public Works
County of Lambton
519-845-0809 ext. 5370
Email Matt Deline