What is a H.H.W.?
Household hazardous waste is made up of residues from a variety of products such as oils, paints, solvents and cleaning products.

H.H.W.
 Protect the environment and promote the 4R's
(reduce, reuse, recycle, valorize)



These products should not be thrown to the garbage, for they are highly polluting


List of materials accepted

• Acids Picric & Hydrofluoric
• Aerosols
• Bases
• Batteries
• Cellular phones
• Cleaning products
• Compact lamps
• Compressed gas container or cylinders (other gases than propane or Freon)
• Computers and electronic components
• Contaminated soil
• Cyanide & Reactive wastes
• Fertilizers
• Fluorescents-tubes
• Oxidizing agents
• Paint
• Pesticides
• Piles
• Propane tanks
• Solvents
• TV (without frame)
• Varnish

List of products prohibited

• Biomedical waste
• Explosives / ammunition
• Firearms
• Pathological waste
• PCB (any product that could contain PCB)
• Radiactive waste
• Thrium / nitrate
Partners
It's also possible to bring certain products to dealers :

• Rona Express Guy Gosselin, à in Frelighsburg (house brand paint).
• Canadian Tire in Cowansville (motor oil, car, truck and V.T.T. batteries)
• Napa in Cowansville and Bedford (tractor & car batteries, oil containers, used oil and oil filters).
• Tires accepted to these garage dealers :
Cowansville :
• Garage Joachim Jean
• Clinique du pneu
• Canadian Tire
Lac-Brome :
• Pétro-Canada
• Garage Côté
• Garage Ding's
Farnham :
• Carrefour pneus mécanique
Bedford :
• Centre du pneu
• Centre F.M.L.
• Most pharmacies accept expired medications. 		What to do with H.H.W.?

These refuse are not to be disposed in your green or blue bins. Brome-Missisquoi MRC resident, can dispose of HHW at the appropriate locations and without endangering the environment, the main site in the area is at the technical landfill site in Cowansville.


This service is free for Brome-Missisquoi citizens with proof of residence identity cards are necessary and, of course, residential residue only.


The Regie will undertake to recycle them or dispose of them in a more ecological manner.

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