Recycling Info

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Recycling tips
Remove food and liquids.
Put items in the Blue Bin loose and not bagged (except for plastic bags and shredded paper).
Remove plastic covers and over-wrap from newspapers, fyers, magazines, catalogues and
pop/water cases. Put plastic covers and over-wrap in garbage.
RECYCLING YES
Beverage and food containers
Rinse clean and recycle
Clear plastic food containers (e.g. fruit, vegetables, salad,
eggs, bakery items, takeout; with or without hinged lids)
Disposable plastic plates and cups (clear or coloured)
Plastic bottles, jugs (lids screwed on tight)
Milk/juice cartons and boxes (put straws in garbage)
Glass bottles and jars (put lids in garbage)
Aluminum cans
Plastic food jars, tubs and lids
Metal cans (place lid inside can and
pinch closed)
Cardboard cans (e.g. frozen juice,
refrigerated dough, chips, nuts, powdered
drink mix put plastic pull-off strips in garbage;
place metal ends inside cardboard can and pinch closed)
Aluminum trays, burner liners, pie plates and roasting pans
Note: Black plastic items
cannot be recycled
(put in garbage)
Home and personal product containers
Plastic bottles (lids and sprayers screwed on tight)
Plastic kitty litter tubs with plastic handles
Plastic laundry detergent tubs and lids
Aerosol cans (empty; put caps in garbage)
Metal paint cans (empty; separate lids from cans)
Clear compact disk cases (empty)
Foam polystyrene and plastic retail shopping bags
Foam food and protective packaging (e.g. drinking cups, egg cartons,
meat trays, takeout food containers, electronics packaging)
Plastic grocery and retail shopping bags without drawstrings,
metal detailing or hard plastic handles (remove receipts; place all
plastic bags in one retail or grocery plastic bag and tie handles together)
Paper
Not contaminated with food or chemicals
Bags, rolls, junk mail, writing/computer paper, envelopes,
window envelopes
Shredded paper (put in clear plastic bag and tie closed)
Gift wrap, cards (no ribbons, bows, foil wrap)
Newspapers, fyers, telephone directories, magazines, catalogues,
soft/hardcover books (remove plastic covers, liners, over-wrap and put in garbage)
Boxboard boxes (e.g. cereal, tissue, detergent fatten; remove liners, plastic windows and put in garbage)
Corrugated cardboard (clean, unwaxed, fattened; pizza boxes must be empty; remove plastic over-wrap from
pop/water cases and put in garbage)
toronto.ca/recycle
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Hazardous waste: propane/helium tanks and cylinders, batteries, compact
fuorescent light bulbs (Must not be put in garbage; take to Drop-off Depot.)
Medical waste: Needles are hazardous waste (Must not be put in garbage;
take to Drop-off Depot.). Plastic catheter/colostomy bags and tubes are
garbage.
Plastic: caulking tubes, motor oil jugs, black plastic plant trays and fower
pots (other colours accepted), paint cans, packing peanuts, binders
Plastic bags/wrap: bags holding fyers, dry cleaning, milk (outer and
inner), produce, bread, etc. Sandwich and plastic food wrap, over-wrap
(on pop cartons, water bottles, toilet paper, etc.).
Glass: drinking glasses, dishes, cups, crystal, window glass, light bulbs,
mirrors, pottery, pots, pans
Metal: propane/helium cylinders and tanks, scrap metal, coat hangers,
pots, pans, small appliances, binders
Textiles: clothes, shoes, carpets, curtains, bedding
Aluminum: foil food wrap, potato chip bags, metallic gift wrap
Other paper products: waxed cardboard, waxed
paper. Soiled tissues and napkins go in the
Green Bin.
Wood: crates for fruit. Renovation waste
is garbage and must be taken to a
Drop-off Depot.
Note: Some of these items can be recycled at
Drop-off Depots or Community Environment
Days (check toronto.ca/environment_days for
availability)
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)
Proper disposal of items such as propane tanks, batteries, pesticides, oil, etc. means taking
these items to a Drop-off Depot. These types of items must never be put in recycling or garbage.
Drop-off Depot locations: CHECK Collection Calendar VISIT toronto.ca/recycle CALL 311
Top Blue Bin Sins
Propane/helium cylinders and tanks
Medical waste (needles, plastic catheter bags/tubes)
Clothes, shoes, carpets, curtains, bedding
Plastic squeeze tubes for home and personal products
(hair, body, etc.)
Tools, scrap metal, auto parts
Toys
Small appliances, electronics
Cassettes, CDs, DVDs
Batteries, car batteries
Plastic paint pails (all sizes, with or without metal handles)
Plastic pails (with metal handles)
Black plastic plant pots and trays
Binders (e.g. three ring), clipboards
Note: The Toxic Taxi provides free pick-up of 10 to 50 litres/kilograms of HHW materials from Toronto residents. To book an appointment: toronto.ca/311 or call 311.
Items not accepted in recycling
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