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What goes in the Green Bin?
Yes
- Fruits, vegetables
- Meat, poultry, fish products
- Pasta, bread, cereals, rice
- Dairy products, eggs and shells
- Coffee grounds/filters, tea bags
- Cake, cookies, candy
- Diapers, sanitary products
- Animal waste, bedding, cat litter
- House plants, including soil
- Paper – soiled
- Food packaging, ice cream containers, popcorn, flour and sugar bags
- Tissues, napkins, paper towels (not soiled with chemicals such as cleaning products
No
Packaging
- Plastic or foil bags/wrap/trays
- Outer packaging
- Foam polystyrene meat trays and liners
- Plastic food containers, glass jars, pop cans
- Hot drink cups, lids, sleeves
General garbage
- Dryer sheets, baby wipes, make-up pads, cotton tipped swabs, dental floss
- Hair, pet fur, feathers, wax, wood pieces, cigarette butts, wine corks, vacuum bags/ contents, fireplace and BBQ ashes
Green Bin tips
- No need to use biodegradable bags.
- Twist or loosely tie the plastic bag (no twist ties).
- Take food items out of their plastic bags/wrap and containers. Too much plastic causes problems.
Curbside collection
- Line either your kitchen container or Green Bin. Do not line both.
- Use either a plastic bag or kraft paper bag for either container.
- Excess material? Put non-food waste (e.g. tissues, diapers, animal waste) in a clear plastic bag beside your Green Bin.
Multi-residential collection (if applicable)
- Line your kitchen container with a plastic bag.
- Take bag to your building’s Green Bin.
