Hazardous Waste Disposal
There are two HHW Facilities within Lanark County, both available to residents from the following municipalities: Carleton Place, Beckwith, Mississippi Mills, Smiths Falls, Drummond North Elmsley, Perth, and Montague. Please note that Residency Restrictions Apply! If you are not from one of these municipalities, you may not use the HHW Depots and will have to find another way to dispose of your waste.
The first HHW facility is located at 128 Patterson Cres. Carleton Place.
This Hazardous Waste facility is open each Saturday morning from 8am to Noon during designated times of the year (typically Victoria Day weekend to Labor Day Weekend). This facility is NOT open during the week.
The following items are accepted at the Carleton Place Household Hazardous Waste Depot:
- Aerosol Containers
- Air Tanks
- Alcohols
- Antifreeze (Empty Containers)
- Antifreeze (and the Containers)
- Antifreeze (Bulked)
- Automatic Transmission Fluid
- Barometers
- Beverage Gas Tanks
- Butane Lighters
- Camping Fuel
- Car Wax (with solvent)
- Chlorine Bleach
- Concrete Etchers
- Drain Cleaners
- Fertilizers (and their containers)
- Flea Collars / Spray
- Fluorescent tubes & bulbs
- Fungicides (and their containers)
- Gasoline / Diesel Fuel
- Herbicides (and their containers)
- Insecticides (and their containers)
- Ketones
- Lead Acid
- Linseed Oil
- Lubricating oil containers of 30L or less
- Medical Lab Gas Tanks
- Mineral Spirits
- Mothballs
- Used Oil Filters
- Paint / Stain
- Paint Stripper
- Paint Thinner
- Pesticides (and their containers)
- Paints, Coatings, and their containers
- Photographic Chemicals
- Pool Chemicals
- Portable Fire Extinguishers
- Pressurized containers (propane tanks &cylinders)
- Primers
- Propane Tanks
- Rechargeable Batteries
- Single Use Dry Cell Batteries
- Solvent (and their containers)
- Specialty Gas Tanks
- Thermostats
- Turpentine
- Used Motor Oil
- Windshield Washer Fluid
The second HHW facility is located at 376 Bruce St. Renfrew.
This Hazardous Waste facility is open Tuesday-Saturday between the start of May and the end of August. The facility is open from 8:30am-4pm on Tuesday-Thursday and 8:30am-2pm on Friday and Saturday. This facility is closed on Canada Day and may also temporarily close for repairs
The following items are accepted at the Renfrew County Hazardous Waste Depot:
- Paints: All Types of Paint, Stains, Varnish, Spray Paint, etc.
- Solvents: Turpentine, Acetone, Mineral Spirits, Degreasers, Paint Thinner, Paint Stripper, etc.
- Flammables: Lamp and Heating Fuel, Kerosene, Methanol, Liquid Tar, Hand Sanitizer, Lighters, Adhesives, Glue, etc.
- Household Cleaners, Disinfectants, Detergent, Bleach, Oven And Drain Cleaners, Ammonia, etc.
- Herbicides, Pesticides, Insecticides, Weed Killer, etc.
- Pool cleaners & shock
- Propane Tanks
- Batteries: Small Standard, Button, Small Tool, Mobility, Car and Boat Batteries.
- Automotive Fluids: Used Oil, Brake Fluid, Gasoline, Anti-Freeze, etc.
- Oil filters
- Oil containers (empty or containing oil)
- Light Bulbs, Tubes and non-PCB ballasts (light fixture must be removed; string lights not accepted)
- Fire Extinguishers
- Aerosols
- Pressurized containers: e.g. Acetylene, Refrigerant, Propane, Helium, & CO2 cylinders.
- Spray Foam tanks
- Driveway and Roof Sealers
- Pharmaceuticals/Medication (No needles)
- Mercury Bulb Thermostats and Switches