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

Abrasive cleansers
Acetone
Aerosol paints and sprays
Air fresheners (aerosol)
All-purpose cleaners (solvent-based)
Ammonia
Ant/wasp spray
Antifreeze
Auto body filler
Barbeque starters
Bleach
Brake and transmission fluid
Butane refills
Carbon tetrachloride
Car (lead-acid) batteries
Car waxes and polishes (solvent and water based)
Contact cement
Degreasers (petroleum based)
Disinfectants
Drain cleaners
Fabric softeners
Floor wax strippers
Fungicides
Furniture polishes and waxes
Gasoline
Glass cleaners
Glues (solvent and water based)
Hair coloring
Hair perm solutions
Hair sprays (aerosol)
Insecticides
Kerosene
Laundry starch
Laundry stain removers
Lighter fluid
Liquid cleansers
Lye
Mildew removers
Muriatic acid
Nail polish and remover
Oven cleaners
Paint thinners and strippers
Paints (oil and water based)
Photographic chemicals
Propane gas cylinders
Rubbing alcohol
Rug and upholstery cleaners (both water and solvent based)
Rust removers
Septic tank degreaser
Shoe polish
Silver and brass polish
Solvents, turpentine, varnish, lacquers
Spot removers
Spa and pool chemicals
Toilet cleaners
Tub and tile cleaners
Used oil (where recycling not available)
Weed killers
Windshield washer solution containing methyl alcohol
Wood preservatives

Waste Stabilization and Solidification Process Flow (PDF)