Take it Back Program

Take it Back Programs encourage local businesses to take back many household materials that they sell to ensure they are reused, recycled or disposed of properly. These alternative drop-off options provide convenience for residents and reduce the cost to municipalities for managing the waste.

Take it Back Programs are for residential customers only. Check out the information below for places to drop off the following types of waste.

The Resource Productivity & Recovery Authority (RPRA) also has a new comprehensive map showing locations to recycle various materials such as oil containers, oil filters, batteries, electronics, lighting, tires, paint, etc. Discover the RPRA Where to Recycle map.

Electronics

You can recycle your old electronics through the Electronic Products Recycling Association. Find a drop-off location for old electronics near you!

Tires

To keep tires out of landfills, tire producers are now responsible for ensuring used tires are collected and recycled or reused. Find a tire drop-off location near you.

Medication and Sharps

Check out the Health Products Stewardship Association for locations to drop off household medications, natural health products and sharps.

Batteries

Bring your small household batteries to participating retailers throughout Greater Sudbury.

Paint

Drop off old or leftover residential paint at participating retailers in Greater Sudbury. 

Light Bulbs

There are retail locations in Greater Sudbury where you can drop off many kinds of light bulbs (incandescent, halogen, compact fluorescent, fluorescent tubes, HIDs and special purpose bulbs, LEDs, miniature bulbs, UV bulbs, etc.). Just visit the Product Care Association of Canada (PCA) website to search for drop-off locations and to see all details.

 

Find out more about what to do with other household Hazardous Waste.

 

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