Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Event

Public Service Announcement

Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Event

September 8, 2026 – Iqaluit, Nunavut

 

The City of Iqaluit’s annual Household Hazardous Waste drop-off program is here to help residents safely dispose of items that should not go in regular garbage.

This is for household hazardous waste that has been waiting patiently in a shed, porch, cupboard, or sealift room while everyone agreed that it should be dealt with it eventually.

Good news. Eventually has a date.

The drop-off day will be held:

Date: Saturday, September 12
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Airbase Garage at Four Corners

Accepted household items include, but are not limited to:

Anti-freeze, adhesives, aerosols, automotive and household batteries, cleaners, corrosives, fuels, mercury, oxidizers, poisons, paint cans and spray paint, pharmaceuticals, solvents, and electronic waste.

Items not accepted include:

Used oil, oil filters, oil containers, tires, propane tanks, biological waste, infectious waste, radioactive waste, explosives, ammunition, and industrial waste.

Residents are asked to keep labels on any materials they bring for disposal. Labels help identify the materials, support proper disposal, and reduce the need to test unknown substances.

We thank residents for helping keep Iqaluit clean, safe, and slightly less full of mystery containers.

 

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For additional information, please contact:

Geoff Byrne

Communications and Customer Service Manager

City of Iqaluit

867-979-5619 | G.Byrne@iqaluit.ca