Blue Box (Container) Recycling
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filed under:
recycling
Use your Blue Recycling Box to set out the following materials on container week.
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Glass Bottles and Jars – Rinse food and drink containers. Metal lids are recyclable. Unless a recycle symbol is visible, plastic lids are not recyclable. Not Accepted: light bulbs, mirrors, dishes or window glass. |
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Polycoat – All types of milk and juice cartons and Tetra-Paks (drinking boxes). |
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Metal Cans (Steel and Aluminum) – Rinse food and drink cans. Place lids inside and pinch to close. Not Accepted: metal pots/ pans, coat hangers or VHS tapes. |
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Aluminum Foil Containers – Includes pie plates, take out containers, baking pans, frozen food trays and aluminum foil. All must be clean. |
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Plastic Bags and Film – Grocery, sandwich, bread, milk bags, frozen vegetables and dry cleaning bags. Clean plastic food wrap. Place all bags and film in one bag and tie closed. |
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Empty Paint Cans/Empty Aerosol Cans – Only completely dry and empty paint and aerosol cans will be collected. Cans containing aerosols or liquid paint must be delivered to a Household Hazardous Waste Depot. |
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Baked Goods Trays – Clamshell type clear containers. |
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Plastic Containers – Plastic bottles, jugs, tubs and lids with a recycle symbol of 1,2,3,4,5,6 or 7. Not Accepted: plastic cutlery, motor oil/antifreeze type containers or large plastic items such as pails. |
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Styrofoam Containers – Foam cups, plates, white fast food containers, meat trays and egg cartons. Not Accepted: packing peanuts or Styrofoam insulation. |
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Small Plastic Flower Pots – Flower pots smaller than shrub pots are accepted. Not Accepted: plant trays and cell packs. |
Tips
Tips to make container recycling work for you!
- Blue box lids are available for purchase at City Municipal Service Centres.
- Remove caps and lids.
- No limit on residential recycling amounts, put out all you want.
- Place light material on the bottom and heavier items such as cans and glass bottles on top, to prevent lighter material from blowing away.
- Broken glass should not be placed in the blue box. Instead, set in a sealed and labeled cardboard box for disposal as waste.
- Please do not bag your container recycling. It will not be collected.
