One (1) collection per week:

• Tuesdays for all sectors
• Starting at 7:00 a.m.
• View the calendar

Only 3 materials and 3 formats are accepted.

• Is it a container?
• Is it packaging?
• A printed paper?

If you answered “yes” to these questions, continue with the following:

• Is it (real) metal?
• Is it glass?
• Is it plastic?
• Is it paper?
• Is it cardboard?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, chances are good that the item meets blue bin standards.

If bin-collection workers notice non-compliant items in a blue bin (using a camera), they are instructed to not empty it.

+ Visit the sorting centre’s Web site to learn more!

• Synthetic (and natural) Christmas trees
• Hoses of any type
• Rope, electrical wires, Christmas lights or any other wire-like objects
• Soiled diapers
• Garbage and garbage bags
• Electronic equipment
• Excrement and animal litter (or dead animals)
• Toys
• Construction/renovation materials
• Hazardous materials
• Materials placed next to the bin (except during special cardboard collection)
• Medication and biomedical waste
• Organic materials (wood, branches, grass, leaves, flowers, plants, stumps, etc.)
• Cigarette butts
• Waxed paper
• Excessively soiled paper and cardboard
• Auto parts, motors, etc.
• Pool products and empty chlorine bucket
  
• Food waste
• Garden waste (gravel, sand, rocks, soil, etc.)
• Styrofoam
• Pool liner or any other type of canvas

A bin is also considered non-compliant if it is placed in the wrong direction, if the cover is open, if there is insufficient space surrounding the bin, etc.

• No later than 7:00 a.m. on the Tuesday of collection or starting at 7:00 p.m. the evening before collection day
• Only accepted items can be placed in the blue bin
• Maximum of 2 blue bins (240 or 360 litres) placed at the curb, per household

Position:

• Covers CLOSED
• Clearance of 2 feet (or 0.61 m) around the bin to accommodate the mechanical arm
• Handle and wheels must be facing your home
• Place in your private entrance (no bins should be placed on sidewalks and/or bike paths)
• Left side when facing your home
• 5 feet (1.5 m) from the street 

This position will prevent the bin from being overturned by snow-removal trucks. Your bin will lean up against the snow bank

Visit the Bins (purchase, tips, breakage, distribution and delay) page to learn more about the tips and then: 

• Facilitate and optimize the manual sorting done by employees at the sorting centre
• Prevent damage to equipment