The City of Owen Sound is holding it’s second last Household Hazardous Waste event of the season this weekend.
Saturday, October 5th from 9 am to 2pm, the city will be inviting residents to drop off their hazardous waste at the Public Works Facility.
A full list of accepted materials is available at OwenSound.ca/Waste.
The city does have a list of items that are not accepted, including:
– Infectious wastes (such as syringes; for needles and sharps disposal, visit the 211 information listing or call 2-1-1)
– Radioactive wastes
– Explosives (ammunition, flares, gunpowder)
– Unidentified waste (or unlabelled items)
When attending the events, residents are asked to bring valid ID indicating that their home address is in one of the participating municipalities listed below and to bring a filled-out Household Hazardous Waste Form.
The form can be printed at home and is available on the City’s website.
This very popular program is open to residents from the following participating partner municipalities:
– City of Owen Sound
– Township of Chatsworth
– Township of Georgian Bluffs
– Municipality of Grey Highlands
– Municipality of Meaford