Blue Bin Recycling Program
The Blue Bin Recycling Program services all curb-side collected single family dwellings as well as all multi-unit dwellings receiving City collection services. The Blue Bin Program enables residents to combine both paper and container recyclables into a single stream.

Green Bin Program
The Green Bin Program allows participants (currently, curbside collected Single Family dwellings with the exception of North York) to put organics (fruit and vegetables scraps, paper towels, coffee grinds, etc.) out for separate collection along with garbage and recycling.

Household Hazardous Waste
Four of the City's six HHW depot sites are also HHW reuse depots. Toronto residents can either drop off or pick up the following items for reuse: paints, cleaning products, wood, stains, solvents and lubricants. More...

Community Environment Days
Clean out your basement, closets and garage of all the items you no longer use. Sporting goods, clothing, books, small household appliances and computer equipment) as well as of hazardous waste items - they can all be brought to a Community Environment Day near you.

The City of Toronto will recycle, divert and even donate these items! You can also pick-up water-saving kits, composters, recycling bins, yard waste containers and leaf compost.

Composting
Compost, yard waste and lawns are all organic substances, and they all factor "organically" into the City's waste reduction program. Examples of organics include the grass on your lawn, tree leaves, plant roots, stems, blooms and leaves from your garden flowers, fruit or vegetable plantings, hedge or shrub trimmings, and compost itself.

Yellow Bag Program
The Yellow Bag Program is a waste management initiative that encourages Toronto's commercial customers to decrease garbage while increasing recycling and organics collection. It also harmonizes commercial waste collection services across the City.