What is Hazardous Waste?

A hazardous waste is an unwanted substance that can damage the environment and pose a threat to human safety.  Hazardous wastes come in many physical shapes and forms, from PCBs to battery acid, paints and solvents.

Hazardous wastes can't be recycled, reused or safely disposed of in industrial or municipal landfills.  They may be wastes left over from a complex manufacturing process such as making plastic or chemicals.  They could be the fluids used in electrical transformers. 

They can also be everyday products you'd find under your kitchen sink, such as household cleaners and paint thinners.  You'll also find hazardous wastes in your medicine cabinet in the form of nail polish or unused or out-dated prescription drugs.   Or in your basement or garage: paint, insecticides and pesticides, motor oils and other automotive fluids can all be hazardous materials.

When properly stored and handled, these materials present little risk to you, your family, your business or the environment. Left untreated or disposed of incorrectly, however, the risks of hazardous waste increase. The Swan Hills Treatment Centre offers customers safe, cost-effective, environmentally sound solutions to waste treatment problems.

As technology has advanced, so has the understanding of how such wastes can be safely, responsibly disposed of.  We're an industry leader in handling and disposing of toxic, flammable, corrosive, oxidizing and other environmentally hazardous wastes.

Working to the highest standards, the Swan Hills Treatment Centre provides waste treatment solutions to a wide range of clients including pulp and paper manufacturers, petrochemical producers, chemical manufacturers, utility companies and municipalities.

Common Household Hazardous Wastes