Effective immediately, the types of light bulbs that residents can keep out of landfill of the Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre is expanding. The waste recovery facility says that the move is possible through a Provincial Extended Producer Responsibility Program. Bulbs now include fluorescent tubes of all shapes and lengths, compact fluorescent lightbulbs, incandescent, LED and miniature LED, and halogen bulbs. We’re now able to able to drop-off the bulbs at the Centre’s Household Hazardous Waste Depot or at one of the Centre’s two Environmental Days held in May and June.
“We are pleased that additional materials can be kept out of our landfill and will be recycled through the new Provincial light recycling program.” States Sue McCrae, General Manager at the Waste Recovery Centre. “We were already accepting fluorescent bulbs and tubes, so it was easy to expand and include other bulbs at no additional cost to our operations.”
“It’s always good news when we can add items to the list of things that don’t have to go in the garbage.” States Laurentian Valley Mayor and Chair of the Ottawa Valley Waste Management Board, Steve Bennett. “Municipalities are glad to see the Extended Producer Responsibility programs continue to grow across the Province.”
Residents of the Town of Petawawa, the City of Pembroke, the Township of Laurentian Valley and the Township of North Algona Wilberforce can drop off acceptable lighting material to the Centre’s Household Hazardous Waste Depot on Woito Station Road, year-round for no charge during regular operating hours. Acceptable lighting can also be dropped off at the May 13 Petawawa Environmental Day or the June 3 Pembroke Environmental Day. Additional information on the Provincial light recycling program can be found at productcare.org. More information on the local waste management programs can be found at ovwrc.com.
(Written by: Kyle Robinson)