Household Special Waste
The City of London offers opportunities to dispose of household
special waste safely and conveniently. These enhancements to the City's
waste management services will also help divert more waste from landfill. Use these links to help you learn about household special waste.
What is Household Special Waste?
When is the Household Special Waste Depot open?
Where is the Household Special Waste Depot?
How much does it cost to take materials to the Household Special Waste Depot?
Who can use the Household Special Waste Depot?
Waste Management By-Law (WM-12)
How do I
handle Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs?
Contact us
Household Special Waste (HSW) is any material that is corrosive, flammable, ignitable or reactive. While most households have small quantities of these items, all households put together have very large - and potentially harmful - quantities of these items if not managed safely. It is important to keep these items out of our landfill and properly managed for disposal.
For further reference and alternate disposal locations in your neighbourhood,
also visit Stewardship Ontario's website
Make The Drop.
HSW in the Home | HSW in the Garage | HSW in the Yard |
| bleach | antifreeze | fertilizers |
| cleansers | car batteries | herbicides |
| drain cleaners | brake fluid | insecticides |
| batteries | gasoline | pesticides |
| flea powder | glues | pool chemicals |
| compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) | motor oil | propane tanks & cylinders |
| nail polish & remover | car care products | |
| oven cleaners | paint | |
| photographic chemicals | paint thinners | |
| thermometers/thermostats | solvents | |
| waste vegetable
oil | turpentine |
|
* The Household Special Waste Depot also accepts waste
electronics, TVs, monitors and tires for recycling.
The Household Special Waste Depot is open
Tuesday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Depot is not open when a statutory holiday falls on a Saturday.
The Household Special Waste Depot is located at the City's
W12A Landfill
Site, five kilometres south of Hwy. 401, on Manning Drive, just west of Wellington Road.
There is no charge.
The
Depot is open to all London residents. Businesses cannot use the Depot and must dispose of their special waste with a private contractor according to provincial regulations.
The City of London encourages residents to bring their Compact Fluorescent
Light Bulbs (and fluorescent tubes) to the Household Special Waste Depot for disposal. For further
information on CFLs and safe handling, please refer to
Natural Resources Canada Office of Energy Efficiency website.
If you require more information, please contact us at 519 661-5803 during business hours or by .
