ITEMS ACCEPTED

EXAMPLES

INSTRUCTIONS

Aluminum Foil & Plates

Rigid Foil containers (eg: pie plates), fast food trays, aluminum foil wrap

Flatten if you prefer. Clean – no food scraps. Place with cans & plastic. No foil with paper or plastic lamination, no cardboard lids, no butter, candy or cigarette wrap, no peel off lids, no metalized chip bag

Aerosol Cans

Paint, hairspray, room fresheners, household cleaners, herbicides, auto, etc.

Cans must be EMPTY.  You can leave spray nozzles and paper labels on the can. Place with plastics & cans.

Boxboard

Boxes from cereal, cookies, tissue, detergent, shoes, paper egg cartons, empty paper towel rolls, toilet paper rolls

Empty & flatten the boxes & rolls, etc. and tie in bundles of 24” x 24” x 8” or smaller. Can be placed in a larger boxboard. Can be put with Newspapers, magazines & junk mail.

Corrugated Cardboard & Brown Paper Bags

Heavy cardboard boxes, empty bags from dog/cat food, farm products, etc.

Empty & flatten the boxes and bags and tie in bundles of 24”x24”x8” or smaller. Can be placed together in a larger box.

Empty Paint Cans

Up to 4 litre or 1 gallon size.  NO PLASTIC PAINT CANS

Make sure the can is empty. Remove lid & place with plastics & cans.  It should have no liquid paint in it & no more than 1/4inch of dried paint on the bottom.. (If paint remaining in can it is Hazardous Waste)

Food & Drink Cans

Pop, Soup, Vegetable Cans, etc.

Rinse cans.  You don’t have to remove labels or flatten cans. Place metal lids from cans in the bottom of can & pinch the top of the can to trap lid inside (safety measure) & place with plastics & cans

ITEMS ACCEPTED

EXAMPLES

INSTRUCTIONS

Glass

Clear & Coloured Glass

Rinsed and placed in blue box. Food & Beverage bottles ONLY.

NO DRINKING GLASSES

NO CERAMIC CUPS

NO WINDOW PANES

NO DINNER PLATES /CUPS

NO MIRRORS

NO CARLIGHTS OR LIGHTBULBS

Milk & Juice Cartons & Tetra Boxes & Soup Boxes

Rinse and place with plastics and cans

Newspaper, Magazines & Junk Mail, Phone Books, Gift Wrap

Newspapers, flyers, magazines, catalogues, envelopes, computer/printer paper, paper cups, paper plates, tissue paper, greeting cards

Items must be tied together or bagged together (not loose). No novels or hardcovered books.

Office Mixed Paper

In clear plastic bag, everything used in office (eg. Paper & file folders) NO CARBON OR CONSTRUCTION PAPER

Styrofoam

(Polystyrene)

Packaging from TV’s, etc., packaging pellets, cups, plastic knives, forks, spoons, meat trays, bakery trays (clam shells), flower pots, packaging pellets

MUST BE CLEAN!!

Must be CLEAN. Place all types in clear plastic bag. Do NOT place with plastics and cans. NO “SPONGE / RUBBER LIKE” STYROFOAM.

NO PINK OR BLUE (SM type) CONSTRUCTION STYROFOAM

Plastic Film #4

**SEE #4 FILM PLASTIC SUPPLEMENTAL LIST**

Grocery bags, Flyer bags, OUTER Milk bags, Veg. bags, Ziploc Baggies, etc..

SEE ATTACHED

Clean, no labels, cash receipts out of bag.  Put together in a plastic bag – do not place with plastics and cans.

Plastic Bottles & Jugs

#1-7

Beverage Containers (pop, water, etc.), cleaner bottles (Windex, Mr. Clean, dish soap, etc.)

Drain, rinse and discard caps and place with plastics & cans. NO VEGETABLE OIL CONTAINERS UNLESS WASHED INSIDE TO REMOVE OIL RESIDUE.

NO MOTOR OIL CONTAINERS

Plastic tubs & lids

#2-7

Margarine, yogurt, sour cream, ice cream containers

Clean, lids removed and placed with plastics and cans.