The Town of Hawkesbury, Champlain Township, and East Hawkesbury Township held their annual Household Hazardous Waste Day on Saturday, October 4, at the Hawkesbury Sewage Plant.

The event was organized as a drive-thru for residents to drop off waste safely and efficiently.

Photos by Philip Oddi:

Collectors during the hazardous waste collection day.
École secondaire catholique régionale de Hawkesbury volunteer students (in white) helped with the collection.
Vehicles lined up to dispose of their household hazardous waste.

According to Hawkesbury Chief of Staff Jennifer Ashfield, 701 vehicles and more than 1,050 households participated in the Household Hazardous Waste Day. The exact quantities of various types of waste collected are not yet known.

Volunteers from École secondaire catholique régionale de Hawkesbury assisted with the collection as township residents dropped off hazardous waste materials such as pesticides, automotive products, paints, and batteries.

Vehicles lined up throughout the day as residents took advantage of the free disposal event.