Hotz Environmental

Hotz Environmental Services Inc. is a leader in the field of collection, transportation and recycling/disposal of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW).Waste is collected from communities throughout North America and transported to our fully permitted transfer facility, located in Hamilton, Ontario. The Hotz Household Hazardous Waste Transfer Facility has been designed to exceed all applicable government regulations. Every health and emergency precaution has been taken to ensure the safety of the general public as well as their employees. Which I am proud to be one.

What Is Household Hazardous Waste?
Many items in your home can be dangerous to your health and the enviornment. The following is a room by room list of products and items that should not be placed in the garbage or down the drain:

Bathroom

· Aftershave
· Batteries
· Household cleaner
· Nail polish and nail polish remover
· Needles, Syringes
· Medication and Vitamins
· Perfume
· Compact fluorescent light bulbs
· Tile cleaner
· Toilet cleaner
· Tub cleaner
· Window cleaner

Garage

· Anti-freeze
· Auto body filler
· Brake fluid
· Car batteries
· Car cleaners
· Car wax
· Driveway sealer
· Fire Extinguishers
· Flammables
· Fluorescent tubes and compact fluorescent light bulbs
· Gasoline
· Glass cleaners
· Marine paint
· Motor oil
· Oil filters
· Propane cylinders
· Propane tanks
· Roof patch
· Small compressed gas cylinders
· Thermostats
· Turpentine
· Windshield washer fluid

Garden Shed

· Batteries
· Bug killers
· Fertilizer
· Flea powder
· Herbicides
· Insecticides
· Pesticides
· Pool chemicals
· Rat poison
· Rodent poison
· Slug bait
· Weed killer
· Asbestos (by appointment only)

Kitchen

· Abrasive powders
· Ammonia based cleaners
· Batteries
· Cooking oil
· Disinfectants
· Drain openers
· Fire Extinguishers
· Fluorescent tubes and compact fluorescent light bulbs
· Floor polish
· Furniture polish
· Oven cleaners
· Metal cleaners
· Metal polish
· Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors containing batteries (if batteries are removed, no longer considered hazardous)

Laundry Room

· Air fresheners (aerosol cans)
· Batteries
· Butane lighters
· Chlorine bleach
· Detergents
· Fluorescent tubes and compact fluorescent light bulbs
· Fire Extinguishers
· Flea collars, sprays
· Lighter fluid
· Stain removers
· Shoe care products

Workshop

· Batteries
· Fluorescent tubes and compact fluorescent light bulbs
· Fire Extinguishers
· Glues and cements
· Mothballs
· Paint stripper
· Paint thinner
· Paints (latex, oil, enamel)
· Turpentine
· Rust removers
· Spray paints
· Wood preservatives
· Wood stain
· Wood varnish

Any other household items that have the following symbols on them are considered to be household hazardous waste.A good rule of thumb is if your not comfortable dumping the product down your drain, then it's a good chance it's harardous, bring it in.


Household Hazardous Waste brochure



Commercial Product Less Toxic Alternatives

Bleach
Borax (available in the detergent section of most grocery stores)

Dish detergent grease cutter
1/2 cup baking soda + lemon juice

Drain cleaner
Plunger followed by 1/2 cup baking soda + 1/2 cup vinegar + 2L of boiling water

General household cleaner (abrasive)
Baking soda

Grease Remover
Borax on a damp cloth

Ink spot remover
Cold water + 1 tbsp. cream of tartar + 1 tbsp. lemon juice

Linoleum floor cleaner
1 cup white vinegar + 2L of water

Mildew remover
Equal parts vinegar and salt

Oven cleaner
2 tbsp. liquid soap + 2 tsp. Borax + warm water

Spot remover
Club soda, lemon juice, salt

Toilet bowl cleaner
Paste of Borax and lemon juice

Tub and tile cleaner
1/4 cup baking soda + 1/2 cup white vinegar + warm water

Window cleaner
2tbsp. vinegar in 1L warm water

What Is Not HHW?
·Ammunition

oTo dispose of ammunition contact the local police department

·Bio-hazardous waste

·Empty paint cans, aerosol cans
.If the cans are empty, remove lid and place them in your blue box

·Explosives
oTo dispose of explosives contact the local police department

·Flares
oTo dispose of flares contact the local police department

·Incandescent light bulbs
oPut in your garbage

·Radioactive waste

oContact:

§Atomic Energy Canada
§Ministry of Environment

·Reactive chemicals
oCall the City at: (905) 546 CITY (2489)

When and Where?
Year-Round Drop Off

Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) can be dropped off at no charge at the City's deopt locations.

239 Lottridge St. N. (north of Barton, Between Gage and Sherman).
Monday, Tuesday : 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Wednesday : 9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Thursday to Saturday : 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Drop-Off Requirements
Sharps must be packaged in a sealed rigid container, preferrably an approved sharps container that can be found at most pharmacies. Other options include an empty bleach bottle or metal coffee can with lids in tact and sealed. Sharps in glass containers will not be accepted.
Limit of 8 Fluorescent lights (per visit)
Limit of 1 thermostat (per visit)

Disposal of Household Hazardous Waste is free for Hamilton residents to a maximum of 40 litres.

This service is not provided free of charge for the following sectors:

• Commercial
• Industrial
• Institutional

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Household Hazardous Waste - Past, Present and Future

Improper disposal of many household products in drains, sewers, backyards or landfill sites, is not only hazardous to public health but also contaminates our water supply and other natural resources.

Averages show that, in the last ten years, less than 10% of all householders participated in HHW programs offered in their communities. Yet the number of hazardous products, available to purchase, continues to grow. Many communities are now implementing HHW programs with frequent, regularly scheduled collection dates and satellite locations, in an attempt to make the programs more convenient and accessible for their residents.

At Hotz Environmental Services, all of their innovative initiatives are directed toward designing programs which are streamlined and cost effective for our clients to operate. For example our International Paint Recycling program entails taking all the paint that comes in and first seperating them into acrylic latex and alkyd oil and then seperating them further into eight basic colours(red,green,blue,yellow,white,beige,black/grey,brown). Each colour then goes through a series of filters and quality control before being sold to clients in six different countries, like Mexico and Cuba.

Later,
Kenaz