Looking to dispose of old batteries and used electronics? Toronto’s Community Environment Days are returning this spring.
From April to September, the City of Toronto puts on Community Environment Days to help support its long-term waste management strategy. Residents can drop off electronic and household hazardous waste, items for donation, pick up free compost, and buy reusable kitchen containers.
What you can drop off and pick up
While Community Environment Days are a great opportunity to drop off dead batteries and electronic waste, not all items are accepted, such as household recycling and scrap metal.
Here’s what residents can dispose of:
Under the Electronic Waste category, accepted items include TVs, computer monitors, e-readers (like Kindles and Kobos), corded and wireless phones, cell phones, headsets, laptops, ipads, flash drives and other computer accessories. Portable audio and DVD players, cameras, stereos, baby monitors, and electronic musical instruments are also accepted. The full list of items can be found here.
Under the Household Hazardous Waste category, accepted items include brake fluid, anti-freeze, car batteries, and other car repair products. Personal care products that residents can dispose of include medications, nail polish remover, nail polish, and alcohol based products.
Additionally, lightbulbs, gardening products (including pesticides), paints, solvents, batteries, semi-full aerosol cans, used cooking oil, and mercury thermometers are also accepted for disposal. The full list of items can be found here.
Lastly, the items residents can donate for reuse include books, cameras, CDs/DVDs, clothing, costumes, non-precious jewellery, musical instruments, board games, eyeglasses, mobility aids, and non-perishable food. The full list of items can be found here.
Each household can pick up two free bags of compost or loose compost and buy reusable kitchen containers for $7 each.
Upcoming Community Environment Days
Below are the Community Environment Days coming up in the next few weeks:
- Malvern Recreation Centre on May 2
- Woodside Square on May 3
- Wychwood Barns on May 5
- Enbridge Gas on May 9
- Central Technical School on May 10
- Allan Gardens on May 10
- Fairfield Seniors’ Centre on May 16
- St. Basil-the-Great College School on May 17
- North Toronto Memorial Arena on May 19
- Dieppe Park on May 23
- Sunny View Junior and Senior Public School on May 23
- Stanley Park on May 24
- Albion Mall on May 26
- Fenside Arena on May 30
The full schedule of Community Environment Days can be found here.
