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WET : Place loose in a see-through green bag

Dairy Products

     Butter

     Cheese

     Sour cream

     Yogurt

 

Food Scraps

     Coffee filters & grounds

     Cooking oils (solidified)

     Eggs & eggshells

     Herbs

     Nuts & seeds

     Sugar & spices

     Tea bags


Fruits

 

Grain Products

     Bread

     Cereals

     Flour

     Pasta

     Rice

House Plants/Flowers

     Dried flowers

     Soil

 

Hygiene products

     Baby wipes/wet naps

     Cotton balls/swabs

     Diapers

     Incontinence products

     Q-tips

     Sanitary napkins

     Tampons

     Tissues
     Paper towels

 

Meat and Fish including:

     Bones

     Fat

     Pads from meat trays

     Shellfish

     Skin

 

 

Pet Waste (no plastic bags)

     Bedding

     Feathers

     Hair

     Kitty litter

     Pet food

    

Vegetables (no elastics)

     Corn cobs & husks

     Popcorn

     Pumpkins (in pieces)


Other

     Ashes
     Cigarettes & butts
     Condoms

     Gum
     Muffin paper cups
     Nail clippings
     Paper soiled with food
     Sawdust (no wood pieces,

     not pressure treated)

DRY : Place loose in a see-through blue bag or in a container (with a lid)
Remember: Items must be empty, clean, with no lids

Cartons and Drink Boxes

Ice cream containers

Milk cartons

Tetra paks


Glass

Bottles and jars (all colours)

 

Metal

Aluminum (foil & pie plates)

Pop cans

Paint cans (empty & dry)

Steel cans (soup & tuna)

 

Paper

Bristol board

Brown kraft bags

Books (cover removed)

Cardboard
Envelopes (with window
is ok)

Cereal boxes

Cigarette packages (foil inserts removed)

Coffee Cups
Corrugated Boxes

Egg cartons

File folders

Gift bags (rope removed)
Gift wrap (non-metallic)
Gift cards

Magazines

Newspapers and flyers

Pizza boxes

Posters

Potato bags

Shredded paper

Sticky notes
Writing and printing paper
Calendars (spiral removed)

Toilet paper rolls
Telephone books

Tissue boxes

Plastic
Detergent bottles

Laundry hampers

Medicine bottles (non-prescription)
Plant pots

Planting trays & flats

Tubs and lids from food containers

*All #’s but no plastic film

 

Styrofoam

Containers

Packing materials

Meat trays

*no packing peanuts

 

 

 

WASTE : Place loose in a clear bag or in a container (with a lid)

Garage
Motor oil bottle (empty)
Nails, screws
Wood (small pieces)

Tools

 

Household

Aerosol cans (empty)
Balloons

Board games

Candles

Carpet (small pieces)

Cassette tapes
CD's / DVD's

Ceramics

Clocks

Clothing/fabric

Curtains

Floor sweepings

Furnace filters

Garden hoses

Hangers (plastic and metal)

Jewelry
Lawn chairs
Linens and sheets

Knick-knacks

Matches

Music records

Paint brushes and rollers

Photo negatives

Photographs

Picture frames
Pillows

Plastic bags

Pottery

Rags

Ropes and string

Shoes

Spray bottle tops

Straws

Styrofoam packaging peanuts

Toasters

Vacuum contents and bags

Toys

Vase
Wallpaper


Kitchen

Butcher paper

Ceramics

Cereal or cracker box liner Magnets

China

Chip bags

Coffee cup lids

Corks

Dish cloths

Gloves

Grocery bags

Kettles

Lollypop and popsicle sticks Cutlery

Microwave popcorn bags

Plastic film

Popsicle sticks

Pots and pans

Rolling pin

Rubber bands

Scouring pads

Soiled plastic food containers

Table cloth

Tooth picks

Twist ties

Waxed paper

Wrappers

Yogurt foil seals

 

Office/School Supplies

Binders

Book covers

Carbon paper

Chalk

Computer disks

Crayons

Markers

 

Overhead transparencies

Paper clips 

Staples
Pencils
Pens

Stickers

Tape

 

Other

Coolers (insulated ice chests) Water softener salt and bags

Dryer lint
Dryer sheets

Fruit crates

Leather

Plastic tubing
Sports equipment

 

Packaging

Blister wrap

Gum wraps

 

Washroom

Bandages

Combs

Cosmetics

Dental floss

Deodorant sticks (empty)

Hair dryer

Medicine bottles (EMPTY)

Razors

Soap bars

Toothbrush
Toothpaste tubes
Towels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HAZARDOUS: see link for details.

Antifreeze

Batteries (car and household)

Bleach

Brake fluid

Car care products

Cleaning products

Cooking oil

Cosmetics

Drain cleaners

Fertilizers

Fire extinguishers

Flea powder

Fluorescent light bulbs Gasoline

Herbicides

Insecticides

Lighters

Medicine (over-the-counter and prescription)

Miscellaneous chemicals

Oven cleaners

Motor oil

Nail polish & remover

Needles and lancets (Must be in a rigid plastic container (eg. bleach bottle), soaked in bleach overnight, drained, and the lid of the container must be taped securely on before being brought to the HHW depot)

Oil filters

Paint (full or partially full cans)

Paint thinners

Pesticides

Pharmaceuticals

Photographic chemicals

Pool chemicals

Propane / Butane tanks and cylinders

Solvents

Thermometers

Thermostats

Turpentine

 

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HHW Depot does NOT accept waste that is: Unidentified, radioactive, contains PCBs, ammunitions or explosives or classified as industrial, commercial or institutional.

SHARP OBJECTS: Place in a separate box labelled “SHARP OBJECTS”

and place at the curb on clear Waste collection days.

Sewing needles

Mirrors

 

Incandescent light bulbs

 

Glass pieces

BULKY ITEMS: Purchase a ticket. Call to schedule a pick-up. Have the appliance on the curb by 7 am on the arranged day. Fee: $15 for first item, $12 for each additional item.

 

Couches

Chairs

 

Appliances

Windows

 

Doors

 

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