Household Hazardous Waste

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Dates

Remember: Highlands East residents may attend any of the Household Hazardous Waste Collection events held in Haliburton County and select events held in Faraday. Be sure to bring your landfill disposal card with you to these events. Contact the Public Works Department at 705-448-2981 Ext. 445 for more information.

May 24, 2025: Minden

8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 
S.G. Nesbitt Community Centre located at 55 Parkside Street, Minden

July 5, 2025: Gooderham

10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 
Gooderham Transfer Station located at 1070 McColl's Road, Gooderham

July 19, 2025: Minden

8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 
S.G. Nesbitt Community Centre located at 55 Parkside Street, Minden

July 26, 2025: Haliburton

8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 
Haliburton Landfill Site located at 222 Industrial Park Road, Haliburton

August 9, 2025: Harcourt

10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 
Harcourt Landfill Site located at 1123 Packard Road, Harcourt

August 16, 2025: Dorset

10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Dorset Transfer Station located at 1087 Maple Ridge Drive, Dorset

September 13, 2025: West Guilford

8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 
West Guilford Landfill Site located at 11903 Highway 119, West Guilford

September 20, 2025: Minden

8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 
S.G. Nesbitt Community Centre located at 55 Parkside Street, Minden

September 20, 2025: Faraday

9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Faraday Public Works Yard located at 29860 Highway 28 South

Please note:

This is the only date that Highlands East residents can attend a Hazardous Waste Collection in Faraday.

September 27, 2025: Tory Hill

10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 
Tory Hill Landfill Site located at 19178 Highway 118 between Wilberforce and Tory Hill

October 18, 2025: Algonquin Highlands

10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 
Maple Lake Landfill Site located at 1302 McPhail Road, Algonquin Highlands

Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) is found in every home and includes batteries, cleaners, paints, motor oil, chemicals, grease, and fluorescent tubes.

If not disposed of safely and properly, HHW can be harmful to people, animals and our local environment. HHW must not be included in your household garbage, recycling or poured down the drain.

What can I bring to Household Hazardous Waste events?
  • Aerosol Cans (full or partially full)
  • Automotive Fluids (brake fluid, antifreeze, etc.)
  • Batteries, Vehicle (automotive, marine, etc.)
  • Batteries, Household (rechargeable or single-use)
  • Cleaners (bleach, oven cleaner, disinfectants, drain declogger, etc.)
  • Fertilizers
  • Finishing Products (varnish, glue, metal polish, floor and furniture polish, car wax, etc.)
  • Gasoline (containers will not be returned)
  • Motor Oil (must be capped)
  • Paint (do not mix latex and oil based paints)
  • Pesticides, Fungicides, Herbicides, Insecticides
  • Pool Chemicals
  • Propane Cylinders and Tanks
  • Solvents (varsol, paint thinners, etc.)
  • Light Tubes and Bulbs

Items that are not accepted include:

  • Fireworks
  • Ammunition
  • Sharps (needles, syringes, lancets)
  • PCBs
  • Radioactive Waste
  • Pathological Waste
  • Waste from Small Businesses
  • Helium or Freon

Where I can I bring paint? 

Paint can be dropped off at the Haliburton Home Hardware and Minden Home Hardware to be recycled, for free. They will accept any brand of latex or oil-based paint during regular operating hours. Quantity limits may apply. This take-back program is operated by producer responsibility organization, Product Care Recycling.

Paint can also be brought to any of the Household Hazardous Waste Collections throughout the County.

Email us if you have questions or need more information.