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Westman depots will accept paint, fluorescent bulbs for recycling

By: Staff Writer

Tuesday, May. 1, 2012 at 4:17 PM | Comments: 0

Depots across the province will be accepting paint and fluorescent bulbs for recycling, starting today, but Brandon residents may have to drive if they want to drop off their lights.

The Product Care program, announced by the province during Earth Week, consists of more than 55 permanent collection sites for paint or fluorescent lights across Manitoba, many of them located at neighbourhood paint, hardware and home improvement stores.

However, at the moment, all of the depots in Brandon appear to accept paint only.

A full list of collection sites, as well as a map, can be found at productcare.org/manitoba-depots. In that list, all five Brandon depots are marked as paint-only. However, a city of Brandon spokesperson said they were looking into clarifying whether fluorescents could also be dropped off in the city.

Independent of the program, both the Brandon Rona and Home Depot locations accept compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) for recycling. Elsewhere in Westman, other depots are ready to accept paint, CFLs and the four-foot tube fluorescent lights. The depots closest to Brandon are in Rivers, Minnedosa, Neepawa, Boissevain and Killarney.

"We are excited this program is finally coming to the Westman region," said Ian Broome, director of public works for the city of Brandon. "For years, our spring and fall collection events proved to be too popular, as people would sometimes be forced to wait in line for up to an hour to properly dispose of their household hazardous waste. Having a regular program in place in Westman will alleviate that problem. We fully endorse the program and look forward to providing Brandon and area residents with a regular option for household hazardous waste drop-off and proper disposal."

The province estimates that about 600,000 fluorescent lights and close to 9 million litres of paint are sold in Manitoba every year.

A second phase of the program, which will expand the collection sites to also accept flammable liquids, compressed gas cylinders pesticides, toxic substances and corrosive materials, is expected to launch Oct. 1.

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