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    Recycling. Compost. Recycling center. With “Ça va où?”, you’ll know exactly where it goes!

    Recycling, composting, recycling centers… not sure where to take your items? With the “Ça va où?” app, easily find the right place for your everyday items!

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    Sorting Guide

    Sorting Guide
    Septembre 14, 2023

    • Collection schedule
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    Pour connaître l’horaire complet des collectes, consultez nos calendriers.

    Paper and cardboard:

    • Newspapers, flyers, magazines
    • Books and telephone directories
    • Paper, envelopes, paper bags
    • Egg cartons
    • Cardboard rolls
    • Non-metallic wrapping paper
    • Cartons de lait et de jus
    • Milk and juice boxes
    • Cardboard boxes
    • Cereal boxes
    • Tissue boxes


    Plastic:

    • All plastic containers identified by codes 1,2,3,4,5 or 7
    • Soft drink bottles
    • Water bottles
    • Flower pots
    • Plastic grocery bags (put everything in one bag and tie tightly)
    • Product packaging
    • Plastic film (rinsed milk bags, frozen vegetable bags, bread bags, sandwich bags, dry-cleaning bags)
    • Shampoo bottles
    • Food containers (peanut butter, margarine, vinegar, etc.)
    • Cleaning product containers


    Glass:

    • All glass containers of any color


    Metal:

    • Tin cans
    • Cans
    • Paper and aluminum containers
    • Caps and lids
    • Electrical appliances and wiring
    • Aerosol cans and containers with a flame pictogram
    • Chlorine and chlorine containers
    • Plastic toys and decorations
    • Paint, hairspray, whipped cream, sunscreen, etc.
    • Category 6 plastic
    • Thin, smooth plastic (yogurt containers, croissant containers, most individual coffee capsules, etc.)
    • Styrofoam (insulated coffee cups, food trays, take-out containers, etc.))
    • Hazardous household products
    • Fluorescent tubes (neon) and light bulbs
    • Clothing

    Waste bin management

    The blue bin must be placed at the curb after 7 p.m.* the day before collection and before 7 a.m. on collection day, with the wheels facing your residence. Make sure your blue bin is visible and placed 30 cm (12 inches) from the curb or sidewalk, so as not to impede traffic or the maintenance of public roads.

    *9 p.m. for residents on rue Sainte-Anne, between rue de l’Église and Montée Sainte-Marie.

    For all repairs or new recycling and composting bins, residents must provide the serial number written on the side of the bin at the time of request. 

    n the event of breakage, theft or loss, you must complete a request via our online system.

    Rinse your bin with a mild detergent, baking soda or a solution of white vinegar and water.

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