{"id":520,"date":"2018-07-06T20:16:09","date_gmt":"2018-07-07T00:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mtl-west\/?page_id=520"},"modified":"2026-05-05T15:29:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T19:29:50","slug":"household-hazardous-waste-ecocentres","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/montreal-ouest.ca\/en\/resident-services\/waste-collection\/household-hazardous-waste-ecocentres\/","title":{"rendered":"Hazardous Household Waste &amp; Ecocentres"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"520\" class=\"elementor elementor-520\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d8cf4f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d8cf4f7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d8413fd\" data-id=\"4d8413fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9506990 elementor-alert-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"9506990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"alert.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-alert\" role=\"alert\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-title\">End of the hazardous household waste collection service <\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-description\">April 23, 2026 - Before 2026, the Montr\u00e9al agglomeration offered a mobile collection service for hazardous household waste (HHW) across the entire Island of Montr\u00e9al. In Montreal West, this collection took place once a year, in the spring.<br><br>\nAs of this year, the agglomeration has decided to discontinue this service in order to prioritize the use of permanent drop-off locations, such as ecocentres.\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"elementor-alert-dismiss\" aria-label=\"Dismiss this alert.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ef35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55ef35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hazardous Household Waste (HHW) is post-consumer waste that poses a threat to public health and the environment. This category includes paint, paint cans, batteries, aerosol cans, medication, vehicle batteries, fluorescent tubes, compact fluorescent bulbs, spent propane canisters, chemicals, and electronic products (e-waste).<\/p><p><i class=\"fa fa-file-pdf-o\"><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/montreal-west.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Depliant-RDD-ANG.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flyer: Recognizing household hazardous waste and precautions for handling HHW<\/a><\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-50241\" src=\"https:\/\/montreal-ouest.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Electrobac-rec-centre.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"260\" \/><\/p><h2>E-waste recycling station in Montreal West<\/h2><p>The Town has an Electrobac in the entrance of the Sports and Recreation Centre located at 220 Bedbrook Ave to offer you a convenient location to recycle your old, small, electronics.<\/p><p>The Electrobac accepts a wide variety of small electronic devices including cell phones, cameras, MP3 players, ink cartridges, peripherals, headphones and chargers among many others. To see a complete list of recyclable items, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.electrobac.com\/\">www.electrobac.com<\/a>.<\/p><h2>Alternative waste collection network<\/h2><ul><li>Paint: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecopeinture.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00c9co-peinture<\/a><\/li><li>Motor oils, empty containers and filters: <a href=\"https:\/\/soghu.com\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SOGHU<\/a><\/li><li>Fluorescent lamps or compact fluorescent light bulbs: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.recycfluo.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recycfluo<\/a><\/li><li>Batteries: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.call2recycle.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Call2recycle<\/a><\/li><li>Electronic products: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.recyclemyelectronics.ca\/qc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recycle my electronics<\/a><\/li><li>Propane cylinders: filling locations<\/li><li>Drugs and syrup: pharmacies<\/li><li>Car batteries (acid\/lead): garages<\/li><\/ul><h2>Nearest Ecocentres<\/h2><p>Household hazardous waste collection is available only to individuals living on the island of Montreal. Contractors and industries must deal with private firms specialized in the recovery of hazardous waste.<\/p><p>We suggest that you check the opening hours on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ville.montreal.qc.ca\/portal\/page?_pageid=7237,75371938&amp;_dad=portal&amp;_schema=portal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ecocentre website<\/a> before heading over.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40bac92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40bac92\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e045765\" data-id=\"2e045765\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fbc0a7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fbc0a7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u00c9cocentre C\u00f4te-des-Neiges<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76a788ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"76a788ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=6925%20chemin%20de%20la%20c%C3%B4te%20des%20neiges&#038;t=m&#038;z=15&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"6925 chemin de la c\u00f4te des neiges\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2384b292\" data-id=\"2384b292\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32be649f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32be649f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u00c9cocentre Lasalle<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-546a0f03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"546a0f03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=7272%20saint-patrick&#038;t=m&#038;z=15&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"7272 saint-patrick\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-258ee26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"258ee26\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e90e613\" data-id=\"e90e613\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd7737 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fd7737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Due to COVID-19, there are special instructions to follow during the collection. Please see below.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><h3>Drop-off procedure<\/h3><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Please bring proof of residence on the island of Montreal.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>If arriving by car:<\/b><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Organize the waste into containers and put them in the trunk.<\/span><\/li><li>When you arrive at the front of the line, turn off your vehicle and open the trunk. The waste will be retrieved directly from your trunk by an employee.<\/li><li>Stay in your vehicle when possible: If you need to exit you must wear a mask and maintain a 2m distance.<\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>If arriving by foot or by bike:<\/b><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Proceed directly to the site using the sidewalk. If you arrive at the same time as other pedestrians or cyclists you can form a separate line on the sidewalk.<\/span><\/li><li>Wear a mask and maintain a 2m distance from others at all times.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>End of the hazardous household waste collection service April 23, 2026 &#8211; Before 2026, the Montr\u00e9al agglomeration offered a mobile collection service for hazardous household waste (HHW) across the entire Island of Montr\u00e9al. 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