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Household Hazardous Waste Day

The City of Weyburn offers its residents a safe and responsible way to dispose of household hazardous material every spring.

It is important that residents recycle and dispose of hazardous materials from their homes in an environmentally responsible manner. Household hazardous waste is not allowed in curbside garbage bins and should never be poured down the drain or stormwater sewers.

2024 Household Hazardous Waste Day (HHWD) is scheduled for
May 25 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
at the Public Works fleet storage building located at 55 16th St. NE.

IMPORTANT – A piece of identification with proof of address will be required for anyone disposing of waste at the roundhouse.

Guidelines

During HHWD, the City accepts household hazardous waste such as chemicals, fertilizers, aerosols, paint, batteries and light bulbs.

SARCAN (1800 Ebel Rd.) will be open May 25 to accept paint and electronics.

Acceptable Materials
Items accepted at the HHWD depot include:

  • Adhesives (glue, caulking, etc.)
  • Aerosols (hair spray, bug spray, etc.)
  • Automotive (batteries, anitfreeze, windshield cleaner, car wax, etc.)
  • Batteries (cell, auto, dry-cell, Ni-Cad, lithium, alkali, lead-acid)
  • Cleaners (household, glass, etc.)
  • Fuels (gasoline, diesel, kerosene, lamp oil, oil/gas mixtures, etc.)
  • Oxidizers (chlorine, bleach, fertilizer, peroxide, septic tank chemical, etc.)
  • Poisons (lawn herbicides, rodent poisons, weed killer, etc.)
  • Pharmaceuticals (old prescriptions, no sharp or biological waste)
  • Propane cylinders (barbecue or camping cylinders, etc.)
  • Solvents (paint thinner, acetone, varsol, alcohol, benzene, etc.)
Unacceptable Materials
Certain items are not accepted at the HHWD depot:

  • Waste products already covered under existing stewardship programs such as paint, electronics, oil, etc.
  • Biological, infectious and radioactive waste
  • Explosives and ammunition
Hazardous Waste Day (2024)

Contact the Engineering department at (306) 828-3230 for further information.