Household hazardous wastes

• What makes some household products hazardous? Are there safer alternatives? Find the answers and information on safe disposal of household hazardous wastes in our factsheet.
• Cleaning out your cleaning products
• Provincial Household Hazardous Waste recycling days for 2008
• A Touch of Class — New York schools will clean green
• StatsCan 2008 - Disposal of household special wastes
  

Hazardous waste management

• Environment Canada estimates that 5.9 million tonnes of hazardous waste is generated in Canada each year. Why are some wastes considered hazardous? What are the options for managing this type of waste? Take a look at hazardous waste management.
• What are the options for municipalities for managing hazardous waste?
• Is there hope on the horizon for dealing with hazardous waste? The solutions may involve some "circular thinking"
• Environment Minister of Ontario designates hazardous waste under the Waste Diversion Act
• Ontario proposes pesticide ban
• Ontario approves HHW Stewardship Program
• What do you do with that smoke detector?

Paint recycling

• How can you safely dispose of paint?As of April 1, 2006, Saskatchewan residents can take their leftover paint to any SARCAN depot for recycling. See the Product Care website for further details!
• See our paint page for further information.

Batteries

• What can you do with your rechargeable batteries?
• Are non-rechargeable (alkali) batteries a hazardous waste?
• Automotive batteries (lead-acid batteries) boast the highest recycling rate in North America at 96%. Find out how automotive batteries are recycled.
• Environment Canada calls for more battery recycling.
• Mattel, Toys R Us to phase out cadmium batteries, citing toxicity
• Battery recycling in Saskatchewan

Health effects of hazardous materials

• Hazardous materials can damage the natural ecosystem, including the human population. Learn about the health effects of hazardous materials.
• StatsCanada to test 5000 people for toxins

Fluorescent bulbs

• Fluorescent bulbs contain mercury which is toxic to the human nervous system. Learn about how they are recycled.
• See how the Recycling Council of Ontario and the Toronto District School Board are working together to recover fluorescent tubes.
• Mercury and CFLs
• Maine bulb recycling bill first in US
• BC planning fluorescent lamp program for 2010

Organics in landfills

• What happens to organics in landfills?

Used Oil

• Used Oil Recycling Organizations go National
• Oil Stewardship Dripping with Controversy

Mercury

• SaskPower announces new recycling program for mercury thermostats
• US report puts cost on effects of mercury on fetal development
• Mercury in vehicles is the single largest source of mercury use in Canadian products
• Mercury switch collection milestone reached
• Mercury rising ... and falling
• Mercury and CFLs
  

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