Items for Pick-up | Items for Drop-off
CRC Guidelines | Locations & Hours
Items for Drop-off
Recyclables Electronics Household Hazardous Waste
Business Hazardous Waste
Sharps Reusable Goods Fees
Recyclables
- cardboard
- drywall
- empty aerosol and paint cans (no lids)
- large metal appliances and fixtures
- recycling box items (plastic tubs/bottles,metal cans, paper, etc.)
- scrap metal - maximum 2.4m (8 ft) in length
- scrap wood - maximum 1.2m (4 ft) in length)
- tires (passenger car and light truck)
- yard waste
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Electronics
All household electronics are accepted. Dedicated loads of select electronics are accepted at CRCs, free of charge.
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Household Hazardous Waste
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) is a substance that:
- may be harmful to you, animals or the environment when not handled properly;
- can be in the form of a solid, liquid or gas; and
- can result in the pollution of groundwater, lakes, rivers and soil when disposed of improperly.
Items marked with these symbols are hazardous:
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Explosive: A product labelled with this symbol should be kept away from sources of heat and should never be punctured. Examples include: aerosol cans (full or partially full); barbecue propane tanks 18 kg (40 lbs) maximum. |
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Flammable: A product labelled with this symbol must be kept away from all sources of spark and flame. Examples include: barbecue starter fluid; deck stains; gasoline; motor oil; nail polish; varsol; and other solvents. |
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Toxic: A product labelled with this symbol is poisonous or lethal if swallowed or inhaled, even in small amounts. Examples include: cleaners; medication (expired, or when not taken as directed by a health care professional); motor oil; paint cans/containers (full or partially full); pesticides. |
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Corrosive: A product labelled with this symbol can cause burns to your skin and eyes and can eat away at other materials. Examples include: acids; drain openers; oven cleaners; photographic solutions. |
Peel’s CRCs accept HHW only. No institutional, commercial or industrial hazardous waste is accepted as HHW.
Acceptable HHW items for drop-off:
- batteries (all types) including lead acid
- fluorescent light bulbs/tubes and ballasts
- mercury thermometers/thermostats
- propane tanks (18 kg or 40 lbs. max)
- syringes/needles/lancets (only in biohazard containers)
- Used cooking oil from home deep fryers
NEW – Used cooking oil dropped off by residents is converted to biodiesel fuel for use in Regional vehicles.
There is an 80 l (20 gal.) limit per day on the following items:
- acids or bases
- adhesives (all types)
- aerosol cans
- antifreeze
- brake and transmission fluid
- chlorine
- cleaners and detergents (full or partially full)
- used cooking oil
- fire extinguishers
- fertilizers and pesticides
- fuels (gas, kerosene, etc.)
- medication and pharmaceutical products
- motor oil and filters
- paints/stains and solvents
- photographic chemicals
- pool chemicals
Non-Acceptable HHW items for drop-off:
- asbestos (PDF, 2 pages, 880 KB)
- biomedical waste (e.g. items soiled with bodily fluids)
- fireworks
- flares
- ammunition
- PCB contaminated waste
- radioactive waste
- smoke detectors
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Business Hazardous Waste
Businesses in Peel that generate small quantities of hazardous waste may apply to dispose of their waste at participating CRCs. Read more on eligibility, acceptable items and how to apply.
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Sharps
Use your Sharp Smarts when disposing of used needles, syringes and lancets.
Never dispose of needles, syringes and lancets (sharps) in your garbage or recycling box.
Peel’s Community Recycling Centres only accept ‘Sharps’ (needles, syringes and lancets) in biohazard containers specifically designed to contain these items.
Community Recycling Centres in Peel distribute biohazard containers free of charge and offer free sharps and household hazardous waste disposal services to Peel residents. The biohazard containers are visibly labelled with a biohazard symbol in order to protect family members, waste collectors, pets and others who may come in contact with your sharps.
When disposing Sharps do...
pick up your FREE biohazard container at a Community Recycling Centre - dispose of all sharps in your biohazard container
When disposing Sharps don't...
- throw away your sharps with regular curbside waste
- bring sharps to Community Recycling Centres unless stored in approved biohazard containers
For more information about Sharp Smarts: Care and Be Aware, please view our Sharp Smarts Fact Sheet
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Reusable Goods
The Region operates reusable goods drop-off areas, exchanges and/or retail stores at its Community Recycling Centres (CRCs). Resuable goods can be dropped off free of charge and donations support social programs such as Meals on Wheels, transportation of the elderly and crisis hotlines in Caledon. Elsewhere in Peel, the program supports employment training through a partnership with Goodwill.
Note - Items in poor condition will not be accepted for reuse and a disposal fee may apply.
Caledon Community Services Chez Thrift
Caledon CRC
905-857-8121
Hours: Mon – Fri, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Sat, 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Caledon CRC accepts the following items:
- books
- building materials
- clothing
- dimensional lumber
- doors and windows
- home furnishings
- housewares
- plumbing fixtures
- tools and shop equipment
- toys
- working appliances
- working computers (Pentium II and above)
Caledon Community Services ReUstore
Bolton CRC
Tues – Sat, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
905-857-7824
For a list of acceptable reusable items, visit Caledon Community Services
Battleford Goodwill Donation Centre
Battleford CRC
Mon to Sun, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Evening Hours: Thurs. until 8 p.m.
(May to September only)
905-819-9454
For a list of acceptable reusable items, visit Goodwill
Fewster Goodwill Donation Centre
Fewster CRC
Mon to Sun, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Evening Hours: Thurs. until 8 p.m.
(May to September only)
905-625-1533
For a list of acceptable reusable items, visit Goodwill
Brampton Goodwill Donation Centre and Reuse Store
Brampton CRC
Mon to Sun,8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Evening Hours: Thurs. until 8 p.m.
(May to September only)
905-458-7907
For a list of acceptable reusable items, visit Goodwill
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Fees
The following items are accepted FREE OF CHARGE
- dedicated loads of residential leaf and yard waste (Caledon and Bolton CRCs only)
- dedicated loads of large metal appliances and fixtures (residential customers only)
- dedicated loads of Blue Box materials
- dedicated loads of non-commercial passenger and light truck tires
- dedicated loads of electronics *NEW*
- household hazardous waste (HHW)
- reusable goods
Note – Vehicles and/or trailers containing only items accepted free of charge are considered to have dedicated loads. Vehicles and/or trailers with both items accepted free of charge and items subject to drop-off fees are considered to have mixed loads. The entire weight of a mixed load is subject to drop-off fees.
The following fees apply to all other loads
Weight of load* |
Drop-off fee |
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| Up to and including 25 kg (55 lbs.) | $2 flat rate |
| Greater than 25 kg (55 lbs.) | 8¢ per kg |
*Maximum load weight of 750 kg (1653 lbs) |
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Note - Weight of load is calculated in increments of 5 kg and payment is rounded to the nearest dollar |
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Methods of payment: Cash, Debit, Visa or MasterCard
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