Paint & Fluorescent Lights

Paint and Fluorescent Tubes and Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) from homes can be brought to the Recycling Centre for safe disposal.

CFLs should be given to staff when the Centre is open, to prevent breakage.  Broken CFLs release mercury vapour, which is highly toxic.
If A CFL BreakS at Home
  1. Do not sweep or vacuum.
  2. Leave the area for a few minutes. 
  3. Wear gloves and pick up pieces with two pieces of box board and  place in a sealable plastic bag. 
  4. Wipe the surface with a damp paper towel to collect all the bits and dust. 
    • If the fragments have fallen on or into carpet,  roll packing tape around your hand with sticky side out. Pat the affected area to collect all the bits. 
  5. Place tape, paper towel, gloves, cardboard in the bag with the pieces of the bulb.
  6. Seal the bag and bring to the Recycling Centre. ​
List of accepable & Unacceptable paint Items

Electronics Recycling

Electronic waste (eWaste) items can be left at the Recycling Centre any time.  Centre staff are available to help with large items between 9:00 AM and 3:30 PM. It is recycled at Exnor eWaste, a certified  plant in Elie, Manitoba. 
The following items are included in the program:
  • Desktop and portable computers, keyboards, mice, external storage devices and track pads
  • Desktop printers, scanners and fax machines
  • Display devices such as TV's, monitors
  • Home Audio/Video play back and recording systems such as PVRs, TVRs, DVRs, VCRs, DVD, Blu-Ray & Laser disk players, turntables, amplifiers, radios, receivers, digital frames, cable and satellite TV equipment. 
  • Vehicle Audio and Video systems - after-market equipment which replaces or supplements factory installed systems/components.
  • Telephones and answering machines.
  • Home Theatres in a Box - All audio and video equipment and accessories  packaged as a complete home theatre system. 
  • Personal/portable playback and recording systems including MP3 players, portable DVD's, digital and analog cameras, video cameras and accessories like headphones.
  • Countertop microwave ovens smaller than 2.2 cubic feet in capacity.

Other Recyclable Items

Printer cartridges are collected at the Recycling Centre.

​Used motor oil and filters, antifreeze, containers, car batteries, and large metal items can be recycled at any of the communities' local landfills.

​Old tires can be recycled at the Flin Flon Landfill.