The City of Thunder Bay is reminding residents to safely dispose of hazardous household waste as they clean out garages, sheds, trailers and camps this fall.
Jason Sherband, the city’s manager of solid waste and recycling services, said the hazardous waste depot helps keep dangerous materials out of the environment and has been well used by residents.
The depot is located at the entrance to the Mapleward Road landfill and accepts residential hazardous waste free of charge.
Accepted items include paint, household cleaners, pesticides, used motor oil, batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, empty propane tanks, used cooking oil and fire extinguishers. Hazardous waste should be brought in its original container or a clearly labelled one.
In 2025, residents dropped off more than 74,000 kilograms of paint and coatings, making it the largest category of hazardous waste collected.
The depot does not accept industrial waste, explosives, radioactive materials, PCB waste or unknown chemicals.
The city contracts a private company to operate the facility, and a new contract is currently being tendered.
