Household Hazardous Waste
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Location:City of Owen Sound Public Works Building
Hours:Open 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM on the following Saturdays:
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Household Hazardous Waste includes materials that are corrosive, oxidizing, flammable or poisonous.
Acceptable items include:
Unacceptable items include:
If you have explosives, ammunition or flares, please contact your local Police branch for further disposal information. |
Electronic Waste
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Location:87 Stewart Street, Meaford, ON N4L 1J9
Hours:Open 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM on the following Saturdays:
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Acceptable items include:
Unacceptable items include:
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Expanded Polystyrene (Styrofoam) Recycling
The Styrofoam Recycling program began in 2021 as a one-year pilot project, in partnership with Transition Meaford to help reduce Meaford's impact on Landfills. In 2023, Council reviewed the program and have decided that the Municipality of Meaford will maintain year-round operation on the Styrofoam Depot until January 2026, when the program will be reviewed once again by the new council.
| Locations, Hours, Dates |
Location:87 Stewart Street, Meaford, ON N4L 1J9
Hours:Open 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM on the following Saturdays:
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To identify styrofoam that can be recycled, look for a plastic recycling symbol with a "6" inside, which indicates polystyrene (PS), the material that makes up Styrofoam.
Acceptable items include:
Unacceptable items include:
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| Can I still dispose of my Styrofoam as part of my regular garbage pick up? |
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Yes, any expanded polystyrene placed at the curb will be required to have a bag tag and included as part of the 3 bag limit for disposal. The benefit of the recycling program is that expanded polystyrene can be disposed of for free and will ensure that the collected material goes to an end user that will repurpose the material into a new product. Expanded polystyrene recycling will not be available for institutional, commercial or industrial customers at this time. The annual cost of the program does not cover the disposal of industrial, commercial, or institutional Styrofoam. If local businesses want to take part in the program, they will be required to cover the costs of recycling which is $25 per 2 cubic yard bag. The Styrofoam will be collected separately and tracked. |
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Second Wind Recycling Service is polystyrene recycling service based out of St. Thomas, Ontario. They will collect the recycled material monthly (dependent on amount collected) and densify ( is a process that reduces the volume by up to a 1:50 ratio to allow for most cost effective transport prior to reuse) the material on site. Second Wind provides densified material to a variety of different end uses to become products. Currently, the main receiver of the densified expanded polystyrene, repurposes the material into picture frames however the product can also be used for items such as coat hangers, synthetic lumber, park benches, insulation and surfboards. |
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