Waste & Recycling Facilities
Appliances and Scrap Metal
The City of Hamilton does not pick up appliances or scrap metal. You can take your appliances or scrap metal to any one of the City's Community Recycling Centres free of charge (residential loads only).
Appliances
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Air conditioners (window-mounted and central air units)
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Clothes washers / dryers
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Dehumidifiers
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Dish washers
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Hot water tanks (drained)
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Microwaves
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Ovens
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Pool heaters (other pool equipment such as filters and pumps are Bulk Items)
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Refrigerators / freezers
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Stoves
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Water coolers
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Water pressure tank
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Other CFC-bearing appliances
All of these appliances should still contain the compressor.
If your appliance still works, contact a local charitable organization or drop it off at the Reuse Store at the Hamilton Mountain Community Recycling Centre.
Scrap Metal
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Baking sheets
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Barbeques (frames)
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Basketball nets and poles
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Bed frames
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Bicycles
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Bolts
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Curtain rods
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Eavestroughs
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Fencing
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Filing cabinets
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Fireplace inserts
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Heating oil tanks (empty, cut in half)
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Hospital bed frame
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Hot water tanks (empty)
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Ladders
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Lawnmowers (with fluid drained and all non-metal pieces removed)
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Lockers
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Metal coat hangers
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Metal drums
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Metal fireplaces
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Metal laundry tubs
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Metal pails/drums
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Metal shower enclosures
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Metal shower inserts
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Metal swing sets
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Nails
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Nuts
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Posts
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Range hoods
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Roto tillers (metal, residential use, fluid drained)
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Scrap metal
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Screws
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Sinks
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Small metal safes
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Snow blowers (with fluid drained and all non-metal pieces removed)
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Tubs
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Wheelbarrows
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Wheelchairs
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Wood-burning stoves
Items with blood on them
If you have things with any bodily fluids or blood on them call:
- Canadian Hazmat and Decontamination Services - 24-hour emergency service: 1-866-856-5366
- Trauma Scene Services: 905-318-5509
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