Waste Educational Resources

Starting January 1, 2026, a new recycling service provider, Circular Materials, will be responsible for recycling collection and related services for single-family homes, multi-residential buildings, schools, retirement facilities and long-term care homes.
Download or print the following resources for information on how to properly sort and dispose of waste and ways to reduce it.
To request a printed copy for your building or residence, contact 311. Not all resources may be available in hard copy. Consider putting posters in clear plastic sleeve protectors to protect them from wear and tear and increase their longevity.

These posters show simple ways to reduce the use of single-use items.

Reduce single-use items in your business – 8.5″ x 11″

Let's choose to reduce single-use items – 8.5″ x 11″

Review the Reducing Single-Use & Takeaway Items Guide, a product alternatives guide for Toronto food service businesses – available in multiple languages.

The information in the resources below applies to all houses as well as those multi-residential buildings, businesses and schools that receive City waste collection services and waste bins in public spaces (e.g. street, parks).

2026 Waste Management Guide

Waste Sorting Guide/Put Waste in the Right Place Poster – 8.5″ x 11″

Green Bin (Organics) Guide* – 11″ x 8.5″

Household Hazardous Waste & Electronic Waste Brochure

*The Green Bin (Organics) Guide is also available in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Urdu and Vietnamese.

Please contact 311 for availability.

The information in the resources below applies only to multi-residential buildings that receive City waste collection services. To find out if the City is your building’s service provider, speak to your property manager or contact 311.

Posters

Stickers

  • Green Bin (Organics) – 14″ x 6″ (for curbside bins) & 30.5″ x 13″ (for front-end bins)
  • Electronics (for any box or bin to collect electronics) – 14″ x 6″

Examples:

Front-end Green Bin with 30.5″ x 13″ sticker

Box with electronics sticker

Green Bin 101

The Benefits of Recycling

Why We Can’t Take It: Green Bin