Solid Waste Department
Fox Building Highway Department
44 Park Street
Canton, New York 13617

Ph: 315-379-9084
Fx: 315-379-1061

Contacts:

Director – William Dashnaw
Superintendent of Highways

Recycling Coordinator /
Operations Manager –
Scott Thornhill

Administration – Jane Fay

Household Hazardous Waste

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Residential HHW and Pharmaceutical/Controlled Substance Collection Days:

All events in St. Lawrence County are done for 2011.
NOTE - 2012 events will be published as soon as they are available.

The final event for the year is on October 22, 2011 @ the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.

Three County HHW Events Flyer, click Here.

QUESTIONS?  Call the St. Lawrence County Planning Office @ (315) 379-2292 or Solid Waste Dept @ (315) 379-9084

Collections Events are sponsored by St. Lawrence County, the Development Authority of the North Country and the NYS DEC.

Acceptable Items

The following types of waste will be accepted at our collection events:

• SOLVENTS:  old gasoline, old kerosene, thinners, methyl-ethyl ketone, acetone, toluene, xylene, methylene, etc.
• HOUSEHOLD BATTERIES:  rechargeable, button/nickel-metal hydride/nickel-cadmium
• PESTICIDES:  solid, liquid and poisons 
• MISCELLANEOUS VEHICLE FLUIDS:  (except recyclable, used motor oil)
• FLUORESCENT LIGHTS:  fluorescent light tubes, ballast and compact fluorescent lights (CFLs)
• ADHESIVES          EPOXY RESINS          ANTIFREEZE
• POLISHES & WAXES          POOL CHEMICALS
• DRIVEWAY SEALERS          OIL-BASED PAINTS & STAINS
• WOOD PRESERVATIVES          HOUSEHOLD CLEANING PRODUCTS 
• CORROSIVES          AEROSOL CANS
• HOME CHEMISTRY SETS          PHOTOGRAPHY CHEMICALS
• PRODUCTS CONTAINING MERCURY 

Unacceptable Items 

The following types of waste will not be accepted at our collection events:

• ELECTRONICS:  microwave ovens, stereo systems, small appliances
• LATEX PAINTS:  latex paints can be dried out and disposed of in your regular trash.  No visible liquid can be present.
• WASTE OIL:  unless contaminated with another fluid such as solvents 
• NON-RESIDENTIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE:  such as from commercial or institutional waste generators
• ASBESTOS          MATERIALS CONTAINING PUB's (poly-chlorinated biphenyls)
• SMOKE DETECTORS          RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
• UNSORTED SOLID WASTE          TIRES          AUTOMOTIVE BATTERIES
• INFECTIOUS WASTE          CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION DEBRIS (C&D)
• NON-HAZARDOUS RECYCLABLE MATERIALS 
• EXPLOSIVES, FLARES & MUNITIONS
• BUSINESS or AGRICULTURAL WASTE

NOTE - E-Waste or Covered Electronic Equipment (CEE)

These items are now accepted year around at the County Transfer Stations.  Please contact your local transfer station or the Solid Waste Office - (315) 379-9084 with any questions.