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Soiled Paper Products

• Pizza boxes • Waxed paper • Microwave popcorn bags • Paper cups

(loose - not stacked) • Paper plates • Paper towels and tissues • Fast food drink containers

FACTOnly 27% of used tissues and paper

toweling are going into

the green bin

Food Waste

• All coffee disks and single-serve coffee pods (K-cups)

• Plastic bags and film (over wrap)

• Styrofoam packaging and peanuts

• Black plastic

• Plastic cutlery

• Baby wipes and diapers

• Dryer sheets

• Feminine hygiene products

• Toys

• Textiles

• Vacuum bags

• Window glass (boxed and sealed)

• Wrappers (foil and plastic)

• Tea bags, coffee grounds, and filters

• Corn cobs and husks • Eggs and egg shells • Grease and fat • Halloween pumpkins • Meat, fish, and bones • Nuts and shells • Pet food

WEEKLYORGANICS

Pet Waste• Household

pet feces • Kitty litter

(no plastic kitty litter liners)

• Hamster/guinea pig cage bedding (wood and cedar shavings)

• Newspaper from bottom of bird cages

Place pet waste into paper or certified

compostable bags in the green bin

Potato Chips

FACTBlack plastic

goes in the garbage because optical

sorters at the recycling facility confuse this item

with the conveyor belts

FACTCoffee disks go in the garbage, even the ones labelled

as compostable or recyclable

Coffee and Tea Plastic Lids

Corrugated Cardboard Boxes• Flatten and tie in bundles

(Max. 75 cm x 75 cm x 20 cm)

Paper

Aluminum Plates and Foil

Spiral-wound Containers and Gable Top and Tetra-pakTM Containers

Shredded paper must be placed in a clear bag

BI-WEEKLY RECYCLING

Pet Waste in Green Bin

Recycling materials no longer need to be separated into different bins

Rigid Plastic Packaging marked:

through

(some exceptions apply)

Plant Pots and Trays (no cell packs)

Glass bottles and jars

BI-WEEKLY GARBAGE

• Plastic • Diapers• Cigarette butts• Feminine hygiene products• Leaf and yard waste• Vacuum bags

• Recyclable and organic materials

• Hazardous waste (medication, batteries, paint, etc.)

• Yard waste

DO NOT INCLUDE DO NOT INCLUDE

Other Items

• Cold wood ashes (wet and in a compostable bag)

• Dryer lint

• Feathers and hair

Vacuum

Bag

• • Plastic corks

• Cotton swabs

• Drinking pouches

• Black plastic• Styrofoam• Plastic bags and film• Drinking glasses and window

glass• Ceramics• Plastic toys• Wrappers (candy and chips)

• Motor oil bottles• LCBO and beer bottles• Paper cups• Paper plates• Soiled paper• Tissues and paper towel• Waxed cardboard• Waxed or foil-coated paper

Paint cans (Lids removed)

Aerosol, beverage, and food cans

Boxboard

DO NOT INCLUDE

No need to separate!

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