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Household Hazardous Waste & ECO Centre Hours

Monday - Friday 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Select Saturdays 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

2025 Saturday Drop-Off Dates:

Household Hazardous Waste & ECO Centre Contact Information

Located at 345 1st Street, Winkler, MB, Canada

Telephone: 204-325-7535

Email: publicworks@cityofwinkler.ca

Important Information

* Products must be in their original container with the label intact.
* Containers must be sealed.
* Gasoline must be in an approved ULC gasoline container. (For safety reasons, gasoline containers will not be returned to the consumer).
* Do not mix different types of products. 
* Maximum container sizes we can accept are as follows:
* 25 litres (Paint & Gasoline)
*10 litres (Corrosives, Toxic and Flammable products)
*24 oz (660 grams) Aerosols

E-Waste (electronics) can be dropped off at Gateway Resources located at 1582 Pembina Ave, Winkler. 

For more information on hazardous waste recycling in Manitoba, please visit Product Care Recycling here: 

Household Hazardous Waste Accepted Products:

Full, partial, or empty containers of:

Paints, Varnish and Urethanes
Deck and Floor Coating
Undercoats and Primers
Wood Finishing Oils and Sealers
Wood or Driveway Sealer
Household Caulking Compound
Rust Remover, Grout Cleaner
Pool and Hot Tub Cleaners
Paint and all other Aerosols                  
Camping Fuel/Lighter Fluid

Single Use Fuel Cylinders
Fire Extinguishers
Flammable Liquids, Solids, Solvents
Mineral Spirits, Acetone, Kerosene
Paint Stripper/Paint Thinner
Paint & Varnish Remover
Turpentine & Varsol
Old/Leftover Gasoline in ULC approved container only (jerry can)
Mercury Thermometers
Thermostats containing Mercury

Domestic Pesticides/Weed control
Fluorescent Tubes & CFL Bulbs
Light Ballasts
Batteries (any type-no refunds given)

Drop-Off Instructions: 

Products must be in their original container with the label intact.
Containers must be sealed.
Gasoline must be in an approved ULC gasoline container. (For safety reasons, gasoline containers will not be returned to the consumer).
Do not mix different types of products.

Maximum container sizes we can accept are as follows:
* 25 litres (Paint & Gasoline)
* 10 litres (Corrosives, Toxic and Flammable products)
* 24 oz (660 grams) Aerosols

Commercial, Industrial & Agricultural Products

Products not in original containers

Unidentifiable, unknown, unlabelled products

Leaking, unsealed products

Refillable propane tanks

Diesel & DEF Fluid

Liquid automotive paints, craft paint, line marking paint, quick drying paint, 2-part or component paint containing catalyst or activators, hardeners

Brushes, rags, rollers

Medications, medical sharps

Smoke detectors & lighters are household garbage

Non-Fluorescent Light Bulbs:

(L.E.D, Incandescent, Halogen, HID, Sodium High pressure Bulbs)

Helium tanks

E-Waste (electronics) can be brought to Gateway Resources located at 1582 Pembina Ave, Winkler

For more information please visit: https://recyclingelectronics.ca/mb


Appliances & Scrap Metal can be brought to Winkler Scrap Metal located @ 450 Cargill Rd.


Agricultural Products – contact the seller as to safe disposal  

For more information please visit https://cleanfarms.ca 

For more information visit our website City of Winkler, Manitoba - Household Hazardous Waste & Eco Centre