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New Year-Round Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Facility Grand Opening

A new year-round household hazardous waste drop-off facility welcomed dozens of customers at its grand opening on Saturday, June 15. The facility opened its doors earlier in the spring at 480 Okanagan Way, in the Mount Paul Industrial Park and offers free, year-round household hazardous waste drop-off service to residents of Kamloops and the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD). The facility is open five days a week, Tuesday to Saturday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (closed Sundays and Mondays). 

At the grand opening, customers were treated to coffee and invited to chat with City and TNRD staff about the importance of properly disposing of household hazardous waste. It is vital that hazardous waste stay out of solid waste carts because hazardous items can seriously harm workers and damage garbage and recycling facilities.

Drop off your household hazardous waste today!

What Materials Are Accepted?

Items will be accepted free of charge and safely disposed of or recycled. Residential-source quantities of the following items from the garage, shed, or under the sink are accepted:

  • adhesives, caulking, sealants
  • cleaning products (e.g. all-purpose and household cleaners, degreasers, furniture polishes, rust and lime removers)
  • compressed gas
  • fire extinguishers
  • flammable liquids  
  • diesel
  • gasoline and gas/oil mixtures
  • household paint, paint-related materials
  • hot tub and pool chemicals
  • known products in unmarked containers (e.g. paint in a container other than the original paint can)
  • mercury-containing items
  • pesticides, fertilizers
  • propane canisters and tanks
  • unknown products in unmarked/unlabelled containers
  • used oil, filters, and antifreeze

Note: Drop-off is limited to one passenger vehicle per customer per day. A declaration form confirming the residential origin of the material is required at the time of drop-off. The form will be available on site or can be printed at TNRD.ca/HHW to be filled out ahead of time.

Not sure what can be recycled or what goes where? Take the guesswork out of recycling and use the free Waste Wise Kamloops app to search hundreds of recyclable items. Learn more at Kamloops.ca/WasteWise.