Spring clean your house of hazardous waste

The City of Ottawa is holding its first of eight hazardous waste collections of 2016 on Sunday May 1 at  the OC Transpo park & ride at 1201 Trim Road between 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Let the spring cleaning begin! Here is what will be collected:

• Aerosol containers
• Propane cylinders
• Disinfectants
• Fluorescent bulbs/tubes
• Fire extinguishers
• Fertilizers and pesticides
• Mercury switches/thermometers
• Needles and syringes
• Pharmaceuticals
• Paints and coatings
• Oven and window cleaners
• Pool chemicals
• Residential electronic waste