Orange Drop Program
Ontario has a new program, launched July 2, 2010, designed top make managing hazardous and special waste materials easier for Ontario consumers to understand and to do.
Orange Drop builds upon the original 2008 MHSW program which introduced nine waste material categories, including products such as paints and solvents, which were designated for environmentally-safe recycling and disposal. As of July 1, 2010, thirteen new categories, covering thousands of products, have been added to the Orange Drop list which now includes: batteries, pharmaceuticals, sharps and syringes, aerosol containers, antifreeze, drain cleaners and other corrosives, spot removers and other irritants, fertilizers, fire extinguishers, fuels and other flammables, fluorescents, moth balls and other leachate toxics, thermometers and other mercury containing devices, oil containers, oil filters, paint and coatings, pesticides, pressurized containers, metal powders and other reactives and adhesives and other toxics.
"Orange Drop is designed to raise awareness about what is considered a hazardous or special waste and to encourage Ontarians to make returning these items part of their regular recycling routine," said Lyle Clarke, Vice President, Operations, at Stewardship Ontario.
