Douro Dummer residents will have the opportunity to drop of environmental and household hazardous waste at the Hall’s Glen Transfer station on August 16.
While household hazardous waste (HHW) is accepted year-round at the County level, the Township of Douro Dummer is making it a bit easier for their residents to dispose of the materials within the township during their HHW drop off event.
On August 16 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the Hall’s Glen Transfer station located at 1951 County Road 6, residents will be able to get rid of items that normal wouldn’t be accepted in weekly garbage collection or dump runs throughout the year.
These items include:
• Aerosols
• Antifreeze
• Automotive fluids
• Batteries
• Cleaners
• Cosmetics and make-up
• Fertilizers
• Fluorescent light tubes and bulbs
• Gasoline (containers will not be returned)
• Glues and caulking
• Herbicides
• Hot tub chemicals
• Ink cartridges
• Mercury containing devices
• Motor oil (containers will not be returned)
• Oil filters
• Paints and coatings
• Pesticides
• Propane cylinders (50kg/100lbs maximum)
• Sealants and stains
• Soap
• Toiletries
While there are a large amount of items that are accepted, a few will not be.
Items that will not be accepted include: Bio-medical waste, commercial hazardous waste, explosives (including firecrackers and ammunition), pharmaceuticals (return these to a pharmacy), sharps and needles (return these to a pharmacy).
Outside of this special event, any resident within the County of Peterborough can use the county drop off locations during their hours of operation.
These locations include:
• Apsley: Anstruther Transfer Station, 400 Anstruther Lake Road. Operations from June to Labour Day. Sunday: 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m
.• Selwyn: Smith Landfill, 1480 County Road 18. Operations from June to Labour Day. Tuesday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
• Buckhorn: Buckhorn Transfer Station, 37 Dump Road. Operations from June to Labour Day. Sunday: 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Wednesday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m
.• Havelock: 6th Line Transfer Station, 900 6th Line Belmont. Operations from June to Labour Day Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• Peterborough: Pido Road Depot, 400 Pido Road, Peterborough. Year Round Wednesday - Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Residents are encouraged to confirm hours of these locations by checking Peterborough County’s website as they could be subject to change. For inquiries please contact Peterborough County at 705-775-2737 or via email at waste@ptbocounty.ca.
