A growing number of North Battleford and area residents brought their hazardous household waste to the City of North Battleford’s operations building Saturday, according to a press release.
Tammy MacCormack, the City’s Environmental Manager, says 66 vehicles brought aerosol cans, mercury, glue, solvents, herbicides, pesticides, germicides and insecticides to the operations building during this Household Hazardous Waste Day.
“Some people were cleaning their or their parents’ homes and brought boxes of cleaners and yard care chemicals that had been sitting in a shed or the basement for years,” MacCormack said. “This helps protect the environment, because a lot of this can be harmful to wildlife and people, especially if it gets into rivers or streams.”
Household Hazardous Waste Days, which the City says have been growing in popularity since they were first started in North Battleford, allow residents from the city and surrounding area to safely dispose of adhesives, aerosols, cleaners, corrosives, oxidizers, poisons, and solvents completely free of charge.
The next Household Hazardous will be held Sept. 26.
