Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Collection April 26 – **New location**
Please note that the household hazardous waste collection location has changed.
The household hazardous waste collection will now take place on Saturday, April 26 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. in the parking lot of the Montreal Oral School for the Deaf at 4670 Sainte-Catherine Street West.
ACCEPTED MATERIALS
- Household hazardous waste, i.e. any toxic, corrosive, reactive or flammable material
- Electronic waste (not to be confused with purely electrical appliances)
- Car and van tires (Newly accepted material this year)
- Refrigerators (over 2. 5 ft3) and plug-in air conditioners (Newly accepted material this year)
REFUSED MATERIALS
- Electrical but not electronic appliances (small appliances, coffee makers, hair dryers, vacuum cleaners, etc.)
- Biomedical waste
- Clothing and household items
- Mini refrigerators and freezers (less than 2.5 ft3) and wall or central air conditioners
Non-accepted items, as well as boxes and bags used to transport materials, will not be taken and citizens will have to leave with them.
For a complete list of accepted and refused materials, visit the hazardous waste web page.
Electronic waste will be collected the same day through the EPRA-Quebec’s Recycle my electronics program. Electronic waste includes computers, phones, printers, etc. It does not include small appliances.
Household hazardous waste is also accepted at all times at Montreal’s ecocentres, and specific materials are accepted by some retailers (e.g., batteries, propane tanks).