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What Happens to my Waste?

What Happens to my Waste?

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Stewards
The brand owners, franchisers, importers and manufacturers that sell materials to the marketplace.
Safe Disposal
Materials which cannot be recycled are managed through safe disposal, such as secure landfill or energy from waste.
Resuse
  • Steel is recovered from pressurized containers and oil filters.
  • Dirty oil is recovered from filters and used to make new oil.
  • Plastic is recovered from oil and antifreeze containers and turned into new plastics.
  • Single-use batteries are a source of metal, plastic and micro nutrients for a fertilizer to grow corn.
  • Antifreeze is distilled to recover glycol so that it can be used again.
Waste Generators
Households and businesses create waste once the materials are no longer useful.
Orange Drop-Off Locations

Stewardship Ontario has a network of over 16,000 locations throughout Ontario, including:

  • Municipal Depots and Events
  • Retail Locations
  • Automotive Service Centres
  • Campgrounds
  • Libraries
  • Community Centres
  • Other Publicly Accessible Spaces
Processing

Materials are processed to recover and make use of their physical, chemical or biological properties.

  • Dirty oil is recovered from filters and used to make new oil.
  • Plastic is recovered from oil and antifreeze containers and turned into new plastics.
  • Single-use batteries are a source of metal, plastic and micro nutrients for a fertilizer to grow corn.
  • Antifreeze is distilled to recover glycol so that it can be used again.
Transportation
Transporters move waste to its next destination for reuse, recycling or safe disposal.




Videos

What
Happens to
my Waste?

The Orange Drop program safely manages five materials to end-of-life, diverting harmful substances from landfill and waterways. Many of the materials collected through the Orange Drop Program, such as pressurized containers and batteries are reprocessed, refurbished or reused to make new products—easing the demand for energy and virgin resources.

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Event Calendar

City of Toronto – Thompson Memorial Park
Thompson Memorial Park 1005 Brimley Road Toronto M1P 3E8 Canada
September 12, 2019 4 - 8 p.m.

Dorset – Ridout Ward Transfer Station
Ridout Ward Transfer Station 21909 Ontario 35 Dorset P0A 1E0 Canada
June 22, 2019 1pm - 5pm

Orangeville Operations Centre
Orangeville Operations Centre 500 C Line Orangeville L9W 4Z3 Canada
June 22, 2019 8am - 3pm

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About Us

The five materials in the Orange Drop program are managed by Stewardship Ontario (batteries & pressurized containers) and Automotive Materials Stewardship (antifreeze, oil containers and oil filters).

Stewardship Ontario and Automotive Materials Stewardship are both not-for-profit organizations funded and governed by the industries that are the brand owners, first importers or franchisors of the products and packaging materials managed under our recycling programs.

At Orange Drop, we strive to find new ways to turn today’s waste into tomorrow’s consumer products.

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Blog

Contest: Spot the Wrong Material
Blog Post

June 5, 2019 - Orange Drop has launched a contest open to Ontario residents, running from June 5 to July 2, 2019. There are a total of three (3) $100 Cineplex gift cards to be won; one card per one winner. Participants can enter either on Facebook or Twitter. On Facebook, participants must enter the correct answer in the Facebook Contest Form, which asks them to correctly name the materials in the photo that are not accepted Orange Drop materials. On Twitter, participants must tweet reply to correctly name the materials in the photo that are not accepted Orange Drop materials. Visit our Facebook page or Twitter page to find the post. The rules and regulations for the contest will also be accessible here.

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