Cape Breton Regional Municipality

Residential Hazardous Waste Program

 

The Solid Waste Department operates a permanent Residential Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Site. The Residential Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Site address is:

 

CBRM's Residential Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Site

345 Gulf Crescent

Edwardsville, Nova Scotia

B2A 4V2

 

Hours of Operation Schedule:

 

• Monday to Friday:      8:30am to 4:00pm
• Saturdays:                  8:30am to 3:30pm

 

CBRM's Residential Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Site is only allowed to accept hazardous waste materials used by the residential sector. 

 

Institutions, Commercial, Businesses and Industries (ICI sector) that have hazardous waste to dispose of must contact a hazardous waste company for disposal options.   

 

Residential Hazardous Waste Disposal

 

Batteries, chemicals, and other hazardous waste must not be placed in the garbage, green cart or blue bags. These items are hazardous and pose a serious risk during collection, processing, or storage of waste materials at our facilities.

 

Examples of hazardous materials that must not be placed in the garbage, green cart or blue bags:

 

• Batteries (including lithium-ion, alkaline, and button cell)
• Flammable liquids (like gasoline or solvents)
• Paint and paint thinners
• Cleaning products and pesticides
• Mercury-containing items (such as thermometers or light bulbs)

 

A load of blue bags emptied onto street following a blue bag collection vehicle fire that started in the hopper.

 

A container of chlorine tablets, mixed in with garbage, that caught fire while stored at the Mixed Waste Transfer Station. 

 

CBRM's Residential Hazardous Waste Program

 

CBRM's Residential Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Site provides residents with a safe drop-off location for the hazardous waste items used in their homes.  Hazardous waste must not be placed curbside in the garbage, green cart or blue bags.  

 

Disposal of Residential Hazardous Waste

 

Residential hazardous waste includes any product that contains any of the following warnings marked on their label.

 

 

Containers still containing product should not be placed in the garbage, green cart or blue bags. This can be dangerous to collectors and staff who have to collect and handle these materials.

 

Residents who have unwanted or unused residential hazardous waste are encouraged to take them to CBRM's Residential Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Site for disposal. 

 

Materials Accepted at CBRM's Household Special Waste Drop-Off Site

 

Thinners	Cleaners	Pesticides/Herbicides/Insecticides	Fluorescent tubes (straight only)
Batteries	Propane Cylinders (small 1 pound cylinders only)	Keroscene	Pool chemicals
Antifreeze	Adhesives	Solvents	Aerosal sprays
Wood preservatives	Floor and furniture waxes	Mercury containing items	Oil and Glycol products including empty containers
Batteries	Lighting (lamps)

 

Please note:  latex and oil based paint including empty containers may also be returned to an Enviro-Depot located in CBRM. For a list of Enviro Depots in CBRM visit: Enviro-Depots in CBRM

 

 

 

Return left over paint and empty paint containers to any ENVIRO-DEPOT^TM free of charge. The Enviro-Depots located in CBRM include:

 

Glace Bay Recycling Ltd.	204 Reserve Street, Glace Bay
Keltic Recycling Inc.	434 Keltic Drive, Sydney River
Mira Recycling Depot	Lower Warren Street, Louisbourg
North Sydney Recycling Ltd.	66 Memorial Drive, North Sydney
Total Recycling Ltd.	85 Industrial Drive, Sydney
Triple B Recycling Depot	24 Stornaway Street, Sydney

  

Materials NOT ACCEPTED at CBRM's Residential Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Site:

 

ALL Sharps ( Needles, Lancets, syringes, etc.)	Bio-medical waste	Unidentifiable materials
Gasoline	Asbestos	Radioactive waste
PCB's	Commercial, Industrial, or Institutional waste	Explosives including ammunition and fireworks

Residents are encouraged to contact the Waste Management Hotline at (902) 567-1337 if they require a disposal option for materials not accepted at CBRM's Residential Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Site.

 

Residential Hazardous Waste Disposal Guidelines

 

• Contents should be kept in the original container with label still on it.
• If the container is old and damaged, transfer contents to a safe container and label the new container so contents can be correctly identified. When possible, save the original container so you can take it with you to the Residential Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Site.
• Do not mix different materials/chemicals together in the same container.
• Place all items inside a box when bringing multiple items to the Residential Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Site.  This will make it easier to handle when transporting them to the Residential Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Site.
• Do not dispose of residential hazardous waste materials in the garbage, green cart or blue bags. Don't empty the container down the drain, storm sewer or on the ground.
• When you arrive at the CBRM's Residential Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Site, please go to the office to register.