The Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) facility will open May 17th, 2025 until August 30th, 2025.

The Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) facility located at 128 Patterson Crescent is open on Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon for the season. Be prepared to show identification.

There are a few new requirements when using the depot:

  • Residents are asked to have their waste items in cardboard boxes, or other containers that they do not want returned. Bins and containers will not be returned, this includes waste oil containers.
  • Residents are asked to have their waste ready in the rear of their vehicle, clearly identified.
  • Proof of residency is required!  The Household Hazardous Waste facility is limited to residents of Carleton Place, Beckwith, Mississippi Mills, Smiths Falls, Drummond North Elmsley, Perth, and Montague.
  • We are asking everyone to be patient with HHW staff as we are anticipating a large volume of vehicles during the initial weeks that the facility will be open.

The Hazardous Waste Depot is open on Saturdays beginning May 17th, 2025 to August 30th, 2025 from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. (noon) located at 128 Patterson Crescent (Town of Carleton Place). Beckwith residents will be required to show proof of address.

Household hazardous waste is any product that is poisonous, corrosive, flammable or explosive and included items such as:

Aerosol Containers
Air Tanks
Alcohols
Antifreeze (Empty Containers)
Antifreeze (and the Containers)
Antifreeze (Bulked)
Automatic Transmission Fluid
Barometers
Beverage Gas Tanks
Butane Lighters
Camping Fuel
Car Wax (with solvent)
Chlorine Bleach
Concrete Etchers
Drain Cleaners
Fertilizers (and their containers)
Flea Collars/Spray

Fluorescent Tubes & Bulbs
Fungicides (and their containers)
Gasoline/Diesel Fuel
Herbicides (and their containers)
Insecticides (and their containers)
Ketones
Lead Acid
Linseed Oil
Lubricating Oil containers of 30L or less
Medical Lab Gas Tanks
Mineral Spirits
Mothballs
Used Oil Filers
Paint/Stain
Paint Stripper
Paint Thinner

Pesticides (and their containers)
Paints, Coatings and their containers
Photographic Chemicals
Pool Chemicals
Portable Fire Extinguishers
Pressurized Containers (Propane tanks & cylinders)
Primers
Propane Tanks
Rechargeable Batteries
Single Use Dry Cell Batteries
Solvent (and their containers)
Specialty Gas Tanks
Thermostats
Turpentine
Used Motor Oil
Windshield Washer Fluid

The following items are NOT acceptable:

* Fluorescent Light Ballasts
* Pharmaceuticals
* Smoke Detectors
* Tires
* Construction Waste
* Electronics

Please contact Carleton Place Public Works at 613-257-2253, if you have any questions.