Imo000

Where is this Clive?

theiceman

our local dump off savage. If you ONLY take oil and recyclables there is no fee.

Imo000

oh yes, been there many time but didn't know that recyclables are free.

theiceman

yeah they have an excellent drive through facility for oil and filters now.. i also dropped off my map gas cylinders no problem.

wc11

Durham Region has free oil drop off as well

Imo000

I've been there too!

Turbodan

just got this from my councillor

https://www.toronto.ca/services-paym...vent-schedule/

Dufferin Drop-Off Depot (North York)35 Vanley Cr., North York

Event Dates

Sunday, September 12 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sunday, September 26 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Bermondsey Drop-Off Depot (Toronto)188 Bermondsey Rd., Toronto

Event Dates

Sunday, September 12 | 1 to 5 p.m.

Sunday, October 24 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Ingram Drop-Off Depot (North York)50 Ingram Dr., North York

Event Dates

Sunday, September 19 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sunday, October 3 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Scarborough Drop-Off Depot1 Transfer Pl., Scarborough

Event Dates

Sunday, September 19 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sunday, October 31 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Commissioners Drop-Off Depot (Toronto)400 Commissioners St., Toronto

Event Dates

Sunday, September 26 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sunday, October 24 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Victoria Park Drop-Off Depot (North York)3350 Victoria Park Ave., North York

Event Dates

Sunday, October 3 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sunday, October 24 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Disco Drop-Off Depot (Etobicoke)120 Disco Rd., Etobicoke

Event Dates

Sunday, October 17 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sunday, October 31 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

911 Rod

I pulled around to the back of my local CTC and they still have shelves for oil drop off.

Turbodan

got an email from my local councillor about the environmental days. They take electronics and clothing as well. Not sure if this is different from what I posted above;
https://www.toronto.ca/services-paym...vent-schedule/
Let's recycle this stuff!

Imo000

Dig a hole, pour it into it and it will go back to where it came from.

Turbodan

I know you said this as a joke but in case a newbie is reading this, not a good idea- goes to the water table...very bad!

pdxmotorhead

My dad sent me and my brother out in the good ol days with a 5gal bucket of used oil
and a paint brush, we had about 5 miles of split rail fence.. It never had trouble with bugs or rot..

Probably a sub optimal solution with what we know now...

BIG smoke

I had to put a new hydro service in at the cottage. Oil furnace crapped out and I couldn’t get fuel delivered by boat any more. Single hull-bad, condemned.
So I scheduled a new electric furnace to be out in. Electrician would not hook up the new furnace to the 30 y/o panel. New panel scheduled. Electrician would not hook up the new panel to the old service. New service scheduled. New service could not be connected to the old meter. New meter required two new poles to be brought in, at my expense. You know the 4o footers? Cottage is on an island. Not allowed to float them over, as they have some pressure treated coating on them. Not allowed to barge them over, as they were too close to the water. Or I could helicopter them in? My helicopter 🚁 was in the shop at the time, so that was taken off the table. So I borrowed a backhoe and trenched everything in. No pressure treated hydro poles needed.
Gone are the days of painting your fence with your used motor oil.

theiceman

bet the fence is still there though ...

Turbodan

that time of year again: this is from my local councillor:
I am pleased to announce that the City is returning to a ward-based format for this year's Community Environment Days. Historically, the Community Environment Days in Ward 15 are among the best-attended in all of Toronto. This year, our local events will be held on Sunday, April 10 from 10:00am-2:00pm at York Mills Collegiate Institute (490 York Mills Road) and Thursday, April 28 from 4:00-8:00pm at the Leaside Memorial Community Gardens (1073 Millwood Road).