Keeping communities safe
Household hazardous waste is anything in your house that is poisonous, corrosive, flammable, or explosive. When not disposed of properly, it can harm the health and safety of you and your family, sanitation workers, municipal infrastructure, and the environment we all share.
Hazardous materials do NOT belong with regular household garbage. If you must use hazardous products, then you must also practice safe disposal.
To support proper disposal, the Eastern Regional Service Board is proud to partner with local fire departments to host HHW collection events in 2025. These events are focused on areas with limited year-round options for hazardous waste disposal.
Residents from anywhere in the Eastern region are welcome to drop off HHW. Let’s work together to dispose of hazardous waste the right way—safely, responsibly, and for the good of our communities and the environment!
Event Details
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
(HHW can only be dropped off during scheduled event times—not before or after.)
Dates & Locations: Local Fire Halls in the communities listed below:
Saturday, June 14, 2025
• Fermeuse–Kingman’s Cove
• Heart’s Delight–Islington
• St. Vincent’s–St. Stephen’s–Peter’s River
Saturday, September 13, 2025
• Arnold’s Cove
• Long Harbour–Mount Arlington Heights
• Mount Carmel–Mitchell’s Brook–St. Catherine’s
• Northern Bight–Hillview
Questions regarding the events and acceptable materials please reach out to us.
Safety and Handling First
- Keep materials in their original, labelled containers
- Materials brought to site must remain in the container that it was transported in
- DO NOT mix different products together
- Seal all containers tightly
- Transport materials in the trunk of your car
- Carry materials in an open-topped box
- Wear protective gloves
ACCEPTED
- Aerosol cans
- Adhesives
- Antifreeze coolants
- Batteries
- Bleach
- Butane, lighters with contents
- Chemicals
- Cleaning products
- Contact cement
- Ethanol & methanol
- Fertilizers, herbicides, and fungicides
- Flea powder
- Fluorescent light bulbs
- Gasoline, kerosene, and propane
- Glue
- Nail polish and nail polish remover
- Mercury
- Motor oil and filters
- Paint (container must be readable, free from rust)
- Paint thinner
- Pool chemicals
- Rubbing alcohol
- Rust remover
- Sealants
- Solvents
- Stains and varnishes
NOT ACCEPTED
- Explosives and ammunition
- Fireworks
- PCBs
- Biomedical waste (ex: syringes)
- Industrial, commercial, and institutional waste
- Radioactive waste
- Empty paint cans that can be disposed of during regular curbside collection
- Regular household waste or recylables
Source: RethinkWasteNL
Choose Safer Alternatives
The best way to manage household hazardous waste is to bring less into your home. There are plenty of environmentally-friendly alternatives for everything from household cleaners to garden-care products that are better for the environment and safer for you and your family.