Household Hazardous Waste Day in Swift Current Oct. 5

The City of Swift Current is pleased to announce the second of this year’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection Days at the InnovationPlex south parking lot on Wednesday, October 5th, from 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM.

Collection will take place in the southeast corner of the parking lot. Residents are asked to stay in their vehicle and wait for an attendant to unload the items for collection.

All materials must be labelled. A complete list of acceptable hazardous household items is provided on the City website atwww.swiftcurrent.ca/hhwd which includes:

Chemicals, cleaners

Solvents, corrosives, oxidizers

Aerosol containers

Pesticides, herbicides

Fluorescent light bulbs

Propane cylinders

Batteries (also accepted at the City Recycle Depot)

Paint (also accepted at SARCAN)

Automotive materials (oil, antifreeze, filters, and containers also accepted at Tune-A-Matic)

Pharmaceuticals (also accepted at local pharmacies)

To find out where to drop off items that are not hazardous, please visit http://www.saskwastereduction.ca/.

The Household Hazardous Waste Day is open to materials from households only. Commercial and agricultural materials will not be accepted with this program.

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