• The Household Chemical Waste (HCW) Depot is located at E.C. Row and Central. 

Hours of Operation:
(Note: hours are subject to change)

• Winter Hours 2011:
  • Monday January 3 to April 2, 2011 
    Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
    Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
• Spring Hours:
  • Extended Hours at the Public Drop Off Depot
  • Monday, April 4 thru Saturday, May 28, 2011:
    Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.
    Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
• Summer Hours:
  • Monday, May 30 thru to Saturday November 26, 2011:
    Monday to Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
• Winter Hours 2011-2012:
  • Resume on Monday, November 28, 2011 to April 7, 2012:
    Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
    Saturday, 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

Proper Disposal

• Leftover residential household chemical waste should be dropped off at the depot: never throw it in the garbage.

Available Products

• The Reuse Centre has products that are used, but "not used up."  Pick up most of these products free of charge.  There is a $5.00 charge folr a 20-litre pail of paint. 

Dropping Off at the Depot

Residential Customers:

Most of these products can be dropped off free of charge for residential customers only.  Customers are restricted to two (2) twenty (20) litre pails (40 litres in total) of household chemical waste (e.g. paint, solvent, stain, adhesives, etc.) for any one trip.  Customers with more than 2 20-litre pails will be considered commercial and will be billed accordingly.  Commercial customers are assessed a fee.  Please call the Essex Windsor Solid Waste Authority 1-800-563-3377 for commercial fees.   

• Paint: latex paint, paint additives, paint strippers, paint thinners, primers, stains, turpentine, varnish and shellac
• Fuels: gasoline, lighter fluid, kerosene and propane tanks
• Home Repair: pool chemicals, epoxies, glues, adhesives and driveway sealer
• Pesticides: fungicides, herbicides and insecticides.
• Automotive: antifreeze, brake fluid, motor oil, batteries
• Miscellaneous:  thermometers, pool chemicals, glues, adhesives, driveway sealer, and batteries
• Light Fixtures, Light Fixtures with Ballasts, and Ballasts:   Customers are restricted to (2) two light fixtures on any one trip.  Customers bringing more than 2 light fixtures on any one trip will be considered commercial and will be billed accordingly.
• PCB Ballasts: The Household Chemical Waste Depot does not accept balast with PCB.  Customers should contact the Ministry of the Environment for disposal options.      

The following charges apply:  

• Cooking Oil - 20-litre pail, no charge (limit two pails)
• Reuse Centre - $5.00 per 20-litre pail of paint
• Charges apply to all incoming 45-gallon drums of material (commercial and residential)

Commercial Customers:

Prior to attending the site, you must contact the facility at 519-974-9526 to determine the type, quantity and cost for materials.  

This facility is managed by the Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority (EWSWA).  All comments, suggestions and/or complaints regarding the facility and/or fees should be forwarded to:

• Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority, 519-776-6441, 1-800-563-3377, fax 519-776-6370, www.ewswa.org, email: ask@ewswa.org, or by mail: 
• 360 Fairview Avenue West, Suite 211, Essex, Ontario, Canada, N8M 3G4.

Public Works, Environmental Division
3540 North Service Road East
Windsor, Ontario
Canada
N8W 5X2

Phone:  For general information, call 311.  For detailed inquiries, call EWSWA at 519-776-6441 or 1-800-563-3377
Email:  info@ewswa.org