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unofficial consolidation, the official version is held by the municipal clerk.
Flatten. No larger
than 60 x 60 cm.
Flatten.
Material & examples
What to know
Cardboard boxes
Pizza boxes, direct mail
boxes, moving boxes, shoe
boxes.
Paper
Any colour, including flour
bags, prescription bags,
paper produce bags.
Notepads, white or coloured
loose paper, file folders, other
printed materials.
Community newspapers,
flyers, brochures and
magazines.
Greeting cards and
envelopes, gift boxes.
Boxboard
Cereal boxes, tissue boxes,
egg cartons, rolls from toilet
paper and paper towel.
Empty.
Recyclable material list
Paper/fibre
For details on what goes where, visit circularmaterials.ca/ON.
Empty.
Place shredded
paper in a tied clear
plastic bag.
Separate from
plastic bags used to
cover items, remove
elastic bands.
Remove rope
handle from bags.
Do not include soft
or hard covered
books/novels.
Recyclable material list
Paper/fibre
Material & examples
What to know
For details on what goes where, visit circularmaterials.ca/ON.
Paper laminate packaging
Paper laminate packaging
Pet food bags, food service
paper bags, and plates.
Spiral cans, cookie dough
package, ice cream
containers, and hot and cold
beverage cups.
Empty.
Empty.
Remove lids.
Cartons
Beverage cartons, juice and
milk cartons, coffee creamers,
and sugar cartons, soup and
sauce cartons.
Empty.
Lids on.
Do not include
alcoholic beverage
containers.
Laundry detergent and
household cleaner jugs,
shampoo, body wash, salad
dressing, condiment, dish
soap, mouth wash bottles,
plastic beverage bottles.
Food trays, salad, yogurt,
peanut butter, bakery and egg
containers, plastic cups,
plastic tubs and lids.
Toothpaste tubes, deodorant,
hand cream tubes.
Small item packaging, hand
sanitizer bottles, plant pots.
Material & examples
What to know
Recyclable material list
Plastic
For details on what goes where, visit circularmaterials.ca/ON.
Empty.
Lids on.
Do not include
alcoholic beverage
containers.
Plastic containers
Flexible plastic packaging
Bags used for dry cleaning,
bread, newspapers and flyers.
Overwrap (paper towel &
toilet paper, beverage
containers). Coffee bags or
deli pouches, chip bags,
bubble wrap, snack wrappers,
cereal liner bags, plastic gift
bags.
Material & examples
What to know
Empty.
Empty.
Remove film wrap
and absorbent pads
from meat trays.
Foam packaging
Meat trays, takeout containers,
cups, plates, bowls, foam
packaging.
Recyclable material list
Plastic
For details on what goes where, visit circularmaterials.ca/ON.
Recyclable material list
Metal
Metal
Food cans, metal lids, cookie,
coffee and tea tins, beverage
cans.
Aluminum (foils and trays)
Aluminum foil, pie plates,
frozen food trays.
Empty.
Ball up aluminum
foil.
Empty.
Material & examples
What to know
Empty.
Lids on.
Aerosol containers
Food spray, hairspray, air
fresheners, shaving cream,
deodorant.
For details on what goes where, visit circularmaterials.ca/ON.
Do not include
alcoholic beverage
containers.
Empty.
Lids off.
Do not include
alcoholic beverage
containers.
Recyclable material list
Glass
Glass containers
Clear and coloured glass. Food
containers, jars and bottles,
cosmetic containers, spice
bottles, oil and vinegar bottles,
non-alcoholic glass beverage
containers.
Material & examples
What to know
For details on what goes where, visit circularmaterials.ca/ON.