Small amounts of fiberglass insulation can be bagged and disposed of with regular household waste.

Fire extinguishers contain hazardous substances and proper disposal is required.

Please contact the Product Care Association at (204) 477-0741 or 1-888-772-9772, or call  Miller Environmental Corporation at (204) 925-9600 to find out how to dispose old fire extinguishers.

Please see the A-Z entry on CFLs and Fluorescent Tubes.

Food waste can be disposed of with your regular garbage. For food composting information, see the Composting page of the Green Action Centre website.

Fridge (refrigerator) and freezer can be recycled through a number of options. If the appliance is in good condition and less than 7 years old, you may be able to donate it to Habitat for Humanity Re-Store. Please call (204) 233-5160 to find out what appliances are accepted as donations.

Fridge/freezer may also be recycled through the pick up program for bulky household appliances run by the City of Winnipeg. Call 311 or visit this link to learn more about the services provided by the City. You may take bulky waste directly to Brady Road Landfill for disposal. There is a fee per vehicle.

If your fridge is at least 15 years old, in working condition, and approximately 10 cubic feet or larger, you can take advantage of the Power Smart Refrigerator Retirement Program of Manitoba Hydro. To confirm your eligibility and schedule a pickup, please call 1-855-5FRIDGE (1-855-537-4343) or visit Manitoba Hydro program page here. As well, eligible owners get $50 cash back per appliance.

This program may accept an eligible freezer if a fridge is also retired at the same time.

Gardening containers / plant containers can be recycled through the “Closed Loop Recycling” program. Please follow this link to find a garden centre near you for recycling these containers.

Glass jars and bottles can be recycled throughthe city's Blue box recycling program.

Find out what’s recyclable in your community: SimplyRecycle.ca

Safeways and Walmarts accepts plastic grocery bags for recycling at retail locations. 

In addition, Winnipeg Harvest is calling on Winnipeggers to donate used grocery bags. Find out what’s recyclable in your community: SimplyRecycle.ca

Herbicides are highly toxic chemicals and must not be dumped into the drainage system or taken to the local landfill.

Please contact the Product Care Association at (204) 477-0741 or 1-888-772-9772, or call Miller Environmental Corporation at (204) 925-9600 to find out how to dispose these chemicals safely.

The following items will not be picked up with your regular garbage collection:

This waste should be taken to the Brady Road Landfill for disposal. There is a fee per vehicle. Information on Brady Road Landfill is also available by calling the recycling and garbage information line at 986-8888, Code 9814 or contacting 311.

You can also contact the Habitat for Humanity Winnipeg ReStore, a building supply store that accepts and resells quality new and used building materials, about donating your reusable construction and renovation materials.

Household hazardous waste products will not be picked up with your regular garbage collection. It should never be dumped in sewers or drains or disposed of in landfills.

For information on how to dispose household hazardous waste, please contact the Product Care Association at (204) 477-0741 or 1-888-772-9772, or call  Miller Environmental Corporation at (204) 925-9600.

Examples of household hazardous waste products include:

• aerosol cans
• cleaners (toilet, oven or drain)
• antifreeze (radiator / windshield)
• automotive batteries
• gasoline
• BBQ and camping fuel
• compressed gas cylinders/ propane tanks
• chemical lawn fertilizers
• herbicides (weed killers)
• pesticides / insecticides (insect and rodent killers)
• insect repellent
• Latex and Oil-based paints (oil-based/alkyd)
• paint brush cleaners / solvents
• varnish remover
• swimming pool chemicals

Juice boxes can be recycled through the city's Blue box recycling program.

Find out what’s recyclable in your community: SimplyRecycle.ca

Junk mails can be recycled through the city's Blue box recycling program.

Find out what’s recyclable in your community: SimplyRecycle.ca

Please see the A-Z entry for Computer and Computer Accessories.

For recycling compact fluorescent lights and tubes, please contact Product Care Association (PCA) at (204) 477-0741 or 1-888-772-9772. Following products can be recycled:
 

• Compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) – fluorescent bulbs that are typically similar in size and intended to replace an incandescent (traditional) light bulb in a residential setting. The program accepts all types and shapes of CFLs from homes including pin-type sockets, covered CFLs and various output wattages.
• Fluorescent tubes – these long tubes come in different lengths (such as 8 feet, 4 feet or shorter) and widths (such as T5s, T8s or T12s) as well as sometimes in curved or circular shapes. Maximum acceptable length is 8ft.
• Also accepted are accidently broken, residential-use, compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) and fluorescent tubes in sealed plastic bags or sealed glass containers.
• Maximum limit for return at one time is 16 CFLs or fluorescent tubes or a combination of types.

Please follow this link to find the nearest drop-off point. 

Lumber will not be picked up with your regular garbage collection and must be taken to the Brady Road Landfill for disposal. There is a small fee per vehicle. Information on Brady Road Landfill is also available by calling the recycling and garbage information line at 986-8888, Code 9814 or contacting 311.

You can also contact the Habitat for Humanity Winnipeg ReStore, a building supply store that accepts and resells quality new and used building materials, about donating your reusable construction and renovation materials.

All prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications (units sold in oral dosage form) and natural health products (units sold in oral dosage form) can now be safely disposed. The Manitoba Medications Return Program (MMRP) ensures the safe and appropriate disposal of all your health products according to health and environmental regulations.

To view drop-off locations near you, please visit www.medicationsreturn.ca/manitoba_en.php.

Old non-programmable thermostats, some automotive convenience lighting switches and anti-lock braking systems (ABS) in end-of-life vehicles contain mercury. If these items are disposed in regular landfills, mercury can enter into our soil and water and become a major health hazard. Just one gram of mercury is enough to contaminate an eight hectare lake to the point that the fish are inedible for one year.Mercury contamination of groundwater aquifers can render the primary source of drinking water for a rural community unsafe for many years.

For information on how to dispose these items, please contact the Product Care Association at (204) 477-0741 or 1-888-772-9772, or call  Miller Environmental Corporation at (204) 925-9600. Businesses must give their mercury switches and thermostats to a licensed hazardous waste disposal company for disposal.

To learn more about, and participate in the national level programs on replacing, recovering and safely disposing old mercury thermostats and automotive switches, please visit the links below.

Switch the ‘Stat (for mercury based thermostats): http://www.switchthestat.ca/eng/participate.php

Switch Out (for automotive convenience lighting switches and ABS): http://www.switchout.ca/program-contacts/index.aspx

Microwaves are a type of designated electronic waste. Manitoba has a well-established program for collection and disposal of electrical and electronic waste (e.g., home and vehicle audio/video systems, telephone sets and answering machines, desktop and portable computers and accessories, microwave oven etc.). This program is run by the Electronic Products Recycling Association (EPRA).

Please visit http://recyclemyelectronics.ca/mb/ for more information on how to recycle microwaves.

If the microwave is in good working condition, you may be able to donate it for reuse to a second hand thrift store such as Salvation Army,  Value Village and others.