Residents looking to dispose of household special waste not acceptable for curbside collection can bring their materials to the mobile special waste depot events happening this summer. The next events will be held:
When: Saturday, July 2
Where: Cole Harbour Place, 51 Forest Hills Parkway, Cole Harbour
When: Saturday, July 9
Where: BMO Centre, 61 Gary Martin Drive, Bedford
When: Saturday, July 16
Where: Harrietsfield Elementary, 1150 Old Sambro Road, Harrietsfield
When: Saturday, July 30
Where: Saint Mary’s University, 960 Tower Road, Halifax
When: Saturday, August 13
Where: Marine Drive Academy, 479 Church Point Road, Sheet Harbour
When: Saturday, August 27
Where: Harold T Barrett Junior High School, 862 Beaver Bank Road, Beaver Bank
The mobile drop-off depot will be in operation from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will take place rain or shine.
Materials accepted at the household drop-off depot include:
- leftover corrosive cleaners
- pesticides/herbicides
- gasoline
- used motor oil (visit https://ns.uoma-atlantic.com/ for more disposal options)
- solvents
- thinners
- pharmaceuticals and drugs
- aerosol cans containing hazardous substances
- barbecue propane tanks
- small propane cylinders (for example, those used for camp stoves and propane torches)
- batteries (visit call2recycle.ca for a full list of retail drop-off locations for batteries and cell phones)
- leftover liquid paint (paint and empty paint cans may also be returned to any Enviro-Depot. Please visit https://divertns.ca/find-depot for locations and hours of operation)
The municipality also operates a permanent Household Special Waste Depot at 20 Horseshoe Lake Drive. Drop-off times are on most Saturdays between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. The permanent Household Special Waste Depot will be closed on July 2 but will reopen on July 9. The household special waste drop-off depots are open only to residents of the Halifax Regional Municipality. Commercial, waste is not permitted.
For more information on Halifax’s solid waste program including updates on future depot events, please visit the website, download the Halifax Recycles app or call 311.
