Accepted Products
Accepted Products
Household Hazardous Waste Safe Disposal in Saskatchewan
Staring in April 2021, you can drop off certain leftover pesticides, toxics, corrosives, flammable liquids and physically hazardous products for free in Saskatchewan. The province’s new household hazardous waste (HHW) program will initially be partnering with municipalities and local governments to provide collection services through one day collection events, free of charge to consumers. To find out if your community is hosting a household hazardous waste collection event please use our recycling locator tool.
Accepted Products:
For safety reasons, all products must be in their original container with original label(s) intact to be accepted by the program. We can’t accept containers that have no label, are leaking or are improperly sealed.
Pesticides 
We accept domestic, non-agricultural pesticides in liquid, solid, and aerosol forms.
To be accepted, the product label must have:
- The poison symbol (skull and crossbones)
- The Pest Control Product (PCP) number
- The word ‘domestic’
The maximum container size is 10 litres. The maximum aerosol container size is 680g / 24oz.
Toxics
We accept domestic toxic products in liquid and aerosol forms.
The product label must show the poison symbol (skull and crossbones) and the word ‘danger’ in an octagon
Examples:
- Automotive additives
- Furniture stripper
- Tar and bug remover
The maximum container size is 10 litres. The maximum aerosol container size is 680g / 24oz.
Corrosives 
We accept domestic corrosive products in liquid, solid, and aerosol forms. The container label must display the corrosive symbol in an octagon.
Examples:
- Grout cleaner
- Masonry cleaner
- Rust remover
The maximum container size is 10 litres. The maximum aerosol container size is 680g / 24oz.
Flammable liquids (including gasoline) 
We accept liquid and aerosol flammables. The container label must display the flammable symbol in an octagon.
Gasoline will be accepted only in a ULC-approved gas can or jerry can. For safety reasons, the gasoline container may not be returned to you at drop off.
Examples:
- Gasoline, including stale or old gasoline contaminated with oil or water
- Acetone
- BBQ lighter fluid
- Camping fuel
- Fondue fuel
- Flammable degreasers
- Flammable fuel treatment and additives
- Flammable liquid adhesives
- Flammable lubricants
- Kerosene
- Methanol
- Methyl hydrate
- Mineral spirits
- Paint stripper
- Paint thinners
- Paint and varnish remover
- Turpentine
- Varsol
- Other flammable solvents
The maximum container size is 10 litres (25 litres for gasoline only). The maximum aerosol container size is 680g / 24oz.
Physically hazardous products 
We accept non-refillable fuel cylinders with a label that displays both the flammable symbol and explosive symbol
Examples include non-refillable fuel cylinders such as:
- Non-refillable butane cylinders
- Non-refillable camping cylinders
- Non-refillable propane cylinders
Maximum container size is 5kg and containers must not be refillable.
Not Accepted Products:
- Non-hazardous materials
- Unidentifiable, unknown, unlabelled, and non-original containers
- Leaking or improperly sealed products
- Ammunition
- Batteries
- Caulking compound
- Cement
- Commercial, industrial or agricultural products
- Cosmetics and beauty products (e.g. perfume)
- Drugs, medicines and other health products (e.g. hand sanitizer)
- Diesel
- Down the drain toxic products
- Medical sharps
- Fertilizer
- Mercury switches
- Oil/antifreeze
- Powder forms (solid) of masonry products, cement, grout, mortar, plaster of Paris
- Refillable propane cylinders
- Wine and distilled spirits
- Excludes products with primary intended use of being poured down the drain.
Now that you know what is accepted, take action!
Dispose of your household hazardous waste safely!
If you meet the maximum container sizes above, find a drop-off location.