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    Medical waste exemption

    Peel Region provides a garbage exemption for households whose amount of garbage exceeds the garbage collection limit due to a medical condition.

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    • Eligibility
    • What you need
    • Fees
    • How to request
    • Who to contact
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    Eligibility

    Medical waste exemption is subject to an evaluation process.

    To be eligible for this service:

    • You must have a home address in Peel that receives curbside waste collection.
    • The medical waste in your household must exceed the current limit for garbage due to an existing medical condition.


    This medical waste must contain one or more these items :

    • catheters
    • colostomy tubing
    • dialysis tubing
    • gastric and nasal tubes
    • incontinence products
    • intravenous bags
    • medical packaging materials
    • non-hazardous medical waste
    • sponges

    This list of items does not include syringes, needles, and lancets waste since these are not collected at the curb.

    What you need

    You’ll need to provide:

    • Your name, street address, date of application, phone number, and signature
    • The property owner’s signature and contact details if you are not the property owner.
    • A physician’s verification note with signature.

    Fees

    There is no cost for this service.

    How to request

    To request a waste medical exemption, call 905-791-9499 or email Waste Management.

    Who to contact

    If you have a question or need more details about this service, email Waste Management.

    The service is available for temporary or permanent medical conditions.

    If your household is approved for a medical waste exemption, Peel Region will provide one of 3 options:

    1. Upsizing the current garbage bin registered to the household. Bins will only be provided to households that are currently part of bin-based collection.
    2. Provide the household with one additional garbage bin . (Bin sizing will be determined on a case-by-case basis.)
    3. Garbage tags will be provided.
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