Hazardous Waste

Hazardous wastes cannot be accepted from commercial/municipal waste haulers at Robin Hood Bay. Any waste material that requires special treatment or disposal precautions due to its nature, quantity, volume, potential to react and/or potential to produce an adverse effect cannot be disposed in landfill. Contact a special or hazardous waste hauler for proper disposal.

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Hazardous Waste

SPECIAL WASTE

Any waste material that requires special treatment or disposal precautions, due to its nature, quantity, volume, potential to react and/or potential to produce an adverse effect.

Examples of Special waste:

Asbestos containing materials (Department of Environment and Conservation Pollution Prevention Division , Asbestos Waste Disposal GD-PPD-033.1)
Loose material that can generate dust
Empty industrial totes that last contained a powdery chemical
Treated wood waste (Creosote, Pentachlorophenol and Chromated Copper Arsenicals (CCA)). Department of Environment and Conservation Pollution Prevention Division , Treated Wood Waste Disposal GD-PPD-075.
Used sand blast grit
Additives for drilling mud

Generators (or Hauler) must have pre-authorization for disposal from Service NL prior to making application to Robin Hood Bay for permission for final disposal in the landfill. RHB will require a waste profile sheet to be filled out and submitted for review and approval prior to acceptance for final disposal. “Special Waste” needs to be separate and not include other garbage. Special waste rates will apply.

Commercial or Industrial Waste

Some commercial or industrial waste streams require special handling and are not to go to the landfill tip face. These materials are potentially hazardous to site personal and can cause damage to the site equipment. Listed below are materials that cannot go directly to the tip face and have to be segregated:

Fishing nets and ropes
Rubber tubing, rubber hose (over 1 meter in length)
Plastic Piping, HDPE Pipe.
Oversized wood waste
Asphalt shingles
Feathers
Biosolids
Treated soils
Oversize construction debris (>18 inch pieces)
Small commercial boats, pleasure crafts, life rafts
Commercial or industrial waste streams are not accepted at the Residential Drop off (RDO).

If you have any of the above noted material types

Please contact us by one of:

Email RobinHoodBay@StJohns.ca
Call Access St. John’s by dialing 311 or 709-754-CITY (2489) and ask to be transferred to the RHB Operations Supervisor to discuss site requirements.

Generators/Haulers must declare that they have the above noted materials at the Scale House prior to weighing in.