County of Brant and the City of Brantford are partnering to offer additional Household Hazardous Waste days for County of Brant residents.
This partnership will replace the previous one-day annual event held in the County of Brant currently.
Household hazardous waste includes materials such as paint, solvents, used oils, batteries, and fluorescent light bulbs. These items should not be disposed of in household garbage due to their harmful effects on the environment, humans, and animals.
Since 2000, the County of Brant has provided residents with one Household Hazardous Waste event per year. In 2021, the County implemented an appointment-based system requiring residents to register for a time slot to drop off hazardous waste. Public consultation in the spring of 2023 on Solid Waste programming revealed that 65% of respondents supported expanding the Household Hazardous Waste disposal program through additional events or a permanent drop-off depot. A report recommending a partnership with the City of Brantford was approved at the March 2024 Council meeting.
The approved agreement will allow County of Brant residents to attend the following Household Hazardous Waste days for the remainder of events held in 2024 at the Mohawk Street Landfill from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- October 19, 2024
- November 16, 2024
This partnership will be reviewed annually, and if it continues to benefit both municipalities, County residents will have access to eight (8) Household Hazardous Waste events in the following years.
For more information on Household Hazardous Waste, including acceptable and unacceptable materials, additional drop-off programs, and more, please visit www.brant.ca/HazardousWaste.
