Medication

Central

Click on the tabs below for reuse, recycling or safe disposal options.

Medication can pollute our environment and water when sent to a landfill site or flushed down the drain.  Unused medication is considered hazardous waste and should be disposed of properly.

Buchans Transfer Station

Central Waste Management operates seven Local Waste Management Facilities which provide waste disposal services for residents in the Central waste management region. These facilities include public drop-off sites for bulk waste, garbage, mixed containers, electronics, fluorescent light bulbs, household hazardous waste (HHW), oil, paint, paper and cardboard, scrap metal, tires and yard waste (fees may apply to some items).

Location: Servicing all communities in the Central waste management region
Phone: (709) 235-1968
Email: info@cnwmc.com
Web: www.cnwmc.com

Central Regional Waste Management Site

Central Waste Management operates the Norris Arm Regional Waste Management Facility which provides waste disposal services for residents in the Central waste management region. It includes a public drop-off site for bulk waste, garbage, electronics, fluorescent light bulbs, household hazardous waste (HHW), oil, paint, paper and cardboard, scrap metal, tires and yard waste. (Fees map apply to some items).

Location: Access Road 3-1-09; Servicing all communities in the Central waste management region
Phone: 709-653-2900
Email: info@cnwmc.com
Web: www.cnwmc.com

Fogo Island Transfer Station

Central Waste Management operates seven Local Waste Management Facilities which provide waste disposal services for residents in the Central waste management region. These facilities include public drop-off sites for bulk waste, garbage, mixed containers, electronics, fluorescent light bulbs, household hazardous waste (HHW), oil, paint, paper and cardboard, scrap metal, tires and yard waste (fees may apply to some items).

Location: Servicing all communities in the Central waste management region
Phone: 709-700-6188
Email: info@cnwmc.com
Web: cnwmc.com

Gander Bay Transfer Station

Central Waste Management operates seven Local Waste Management Facilities which provide waste disposal services for residents in the Central waste management region. These facilities include public drop-off sites for bulk waste, garbage, mixed containers, electronics, fluorescent light bulbs, household hazardous waste (HHW), oil, paint, paper and cardboard, scrap metal, tires and yard waste (fees may apply to some items).

Location: Servicing all communities in the Central waste management region
Phone: (709) 700-2826
Email: info@cnwmc.com
Web: cnwmc.com

Indian Bay Transfer Station

Central Waste Management operates seven Local Waste Management Facilities which provide waste disposal services for residents in the Central waste management region. These facilities include public drop-off sites for bulk waste, garbage, mixed containers, electronics, fluorescent light bulbs, household hazardous waste (HHW), oil, paint, paper and cardboard, scrap metal, tires and yard waste (fees may apply to some items).

Location: Servicing all communities in the Central waste management region
Phone: (709) 235-0693
Email: info@cnwmc.com
Web: cnwmc.com

New World Island-Twillingate Transfer Station

Central Waste Management operates seven Local Waste Management Facilities which provide waste disposal services for residents in the Central waste management region. These facilities include public drop-off sites for bulk waste, garbage, mixed containers, electronics, fluorescent light bulbs, household hazardous waste (HHW), oil, paint, paper and cardboard, scrap metal, tires and yard waste (fees may apply to some items).

Location: Servicing all communities in the Central waste management region
Phone: (709) 235-1446
Email: info@cnwmc.com
Web: cnwmc.com

Point Leamington Transfer Station

Central Waste Management operates seven Local Waste Management Facilities which provide waste disposal services for residents in the Central waste management region. These facilities include public drop-off sites for bulk waste, garbage, mixed containers, electronics, fluorescent light bulbs, household hazardous waste (HHW), oil, paint, paper and cardboard, scrap metal, tires and yard waste (fees may apply to some items).

Phone: (709) 571-9258
Email: info@cnwmc.com
Web: cnwmc.com

Terra Nova Transfer Station

Central Waste Management operates seven Local Waste Management Facilities which provide waste disposal services for residents in the Central waste management region. These facilities include public drop-off sites for bulk waste, garbage, mixed containers, electronics, fluorescent light bulbs, household hazardous waste (HHW), oil, paint, paper and cardboard, scrap metal, tires and yard waste (fees may apply to some items).

Location: Servicing all communities in the Central waste management region
Phone: 709-700-6186
Email: info@cnwmc.com
Web: cnwmc.com

Yellow Pages Listing – Pharmacies

Many pharmacies throughout the province provide puncture-proof sharps collection containers to their customers and take them back when full. Many pharmacies also collected expired medications. Call your local pharmacy to inquire about these services.

Location: Services throughout the province.
Phone: View a listing of Pharmacies in the Yellow Pages.

Think About It

Store expired medication in a safe place, out of reach of children, before returning them to an hazardous waste depot or pharmacy.