Ontario is providing up to $10.5 million for a three year program to reimburse eligible municipal costs to recycle and properly manage the following types of household hazardous waste:
- Fire extinguishers
- Rechargeable batteries
- Fluorescent light bulbs and tubes
- Sharps
- Pharmaceuticals
- Mercury-containing devices.
Following a competitive process, the Recycling Council of Ontario was selected to develop and deliver this funding program to municipalities. The program will begin covering municipalities’ eligible costs on October 1, 2012.
The Recycling Council of Ontario is the contact for this funding program. The Recycling Council of Ontario will be in contact with municipalities in the coming weeks.