Safety measures at our Waste Management Facilities

Whitby, Ontario – The Region of Durham, continues to ensure that services that have been identified as essential by the Province of Ontario, including waste management and household hazardous waste collection, will be completed safely and efficiently.

To ensure we can continue operating, while ensuring the health and safety of both our employees and residents, we’ve implemented the following measures at our Waste Management Facilities (WMF):

• To limit on-site activity, the WMFs will be queueing cars and only allowing a small number of cars on-site at a time.
• WMFs are no longer accepting cash payments. VISA, MasterCard or debit.
• Staff have discontinued issuing inbound customers with paper tickets for specialty items.
• Staff are practicing physical distancing and are advising residents to do the same.
• Residents will be required to show proof of residency when using our Waste Management Facilities.
• As always, staff continue to wear personal protective equipment (PPE).
• The WMFs have been receiving daily cleaning and disinfecting, and disinfectant is used at high volume touch and common areas, with a special focus on the debit/credit machines.
• The WMFs have supplies to ensure cleanliness, including hand sanitizer and cleaning products.
• The WMFs are following all Health and Safety protocols and staff are provided with daily Health and Safety updates, especially as it pertains to personal safety and handwashing.
• The WMFs have increased the distance of the Hazardous waste drop-off table between residents and staff.

For more information about the Regional WMFs, visit durham.ca/wmf.

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