Safe disposal of cooking oil, cleaners, paints, gas, batteries, and light bulbs helps protect you and your property as well as your community.
Muskoka residents can drop off household hazardous waste free of charge at scheduled events or at the District’s year-round facility in Bracebridge, 1122 Rosewarne Drive. The facility is open every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will be open on Saturdays in 2024, on June 1, July 6, and Sept. 14, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Drop-off opportunities in Huntsville
You can drop off your old batteries or paint cans and other household hazardous waste at the Maill Public Works facility in Huntsville at 169 Madill Church Road from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on:
- Saturday, June 8
- Wednesday, June 19
- Wednesday, July 10
- Wednesday, July 24
- Wednesday, Aug. 7
- Saturday, Aug. 24
- Wednesday, Sept. 18
- Saturday, Oct. 19
Drop-off opportunities in Lake of Bays
You can drop off your old paint cans, batteries, light bulbs and other household hazardous waste at the Dwight Transfer Station at 1020 Oxtongue Rapids Road from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the following dates:
- Thursday, June 6
- Saturday, June 22
- Thursday, July 11
- Saturday, July 20
- Saturday, Aug. 3
- Thursday, Aug. 22
- Saturday, Sept. 21
- Thursday, Oct. 10
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Why not place coveted Green battery recycling bins in Summit Centre and in the downtown? Peel does this very effectively,
It’s wasteful to drive out to Madilll or elsewhere just for batteries, and other HHW may take years to collect.