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Container Box |
Paper Box |
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Bedroom |
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Cough syrup bottles (#2)
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Dry cleaning bags
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Over-the-counter medicine and vitamin bottles (#2)
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Pop & water bottles (#1)
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Pop cans
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Flatten and squash items when possible
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All plastic food and beverage containers with #1, 2, 5 & 6 are recyclable |
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Boxboard - chocolate boxes, cracker boxes, tissue boxes, medicine packaging, etc.
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Computer paper
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Gift wrap & packaging
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Newspapers
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Shoe boxes
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Soft cover books |
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Living Room |
- Cardboard cans
- Bakery trays (#6)
- Liquor bottles
- Pop & water bottles (#1)
- Pop cans
- Shopping bags
- Styrofoam containers (#6)
- You don't need to remove any labels
- Rinse everything
- No broken glass or window glass
- No needles
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- Catalogues
- Envelopes
- Gift wrap (no foil) & packaging
- Greeting cards
- Tissue boxes
- Magazines
- Newspapers
- Pizza boxes
- Telephone books
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Bathroom |
- Empty aerosol cans -deodorant, hairspray, mousse, shaving cream
- Empty plastic bottles (#2) -bubble bath, hand cream, hand soap, mouthwash, shampoo and conditioner bottles. Over-the-counter medicine and vitamin bottles (#2).
- Go topless – Remove all bottle tops!
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- Boxboard - toilet paper rolls, toothpaste boxes, cosmetic packaging, tissue boxes, medication boxes, soap boxes
- Magazines
- Newspapers
- Leave paper material loose in your blue box. Stack them vertically instead of horizontally so they don't blow away.
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Kitchen |
- Cardboard cans
- Aluminum foil & trays
- Glass jars and bottles
- Glass canning jars
- Canning jar lids
- Milk and juice cartons - Gable top containers
- Metal food and beverage cans
- Plastic bags - grocery bags, sandwich bags no zip locks, frozen vegetable bags, outer milk bags, plastic bread bags
- Plastic bottles (#1, #2)
- Margarine & yogurt containers - Tubs & Lids (#5)
- Bakery trays, coffee cup lids, cookie trays, plastic egg cartons, Styrofoam containers, egg cartons, takeout & meat trays - Polystyrene (#6)
- Drinking and soup boxes - Tetra-Pak containers
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- Boxboard - paper towel rolls, cereal boxes, cracker boxes, frozen food boxes
- Cardboard boxes
- Coffee takeout trays
- Mixed household papers -flyers, junk mail, window and non-window envelopes
- Paper egg cartons
- Telephone books
- Clean fine paper
- Magazines and catalogues
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Laundry Room |
- Plastic bottles (#1, #2) - bleach bottles, fabric softener bottles, household cleaner bottles, laundry detergent bottles
- Place your heaviest items on top so recyclables don't blow out of your Blue Box and litter the neighbourhood
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- Boxboard - dryer sheet boxes, laundry detergent boxes
- Cardboard
- Cardboard must be flattened and tied in bundles no larger than 76cm x 76cm x 20cm (30” x 30” x 8”)
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Garage & Basement |
- Empty aerosol cans - brick cleaner, spray paint
- Paint, stain & varnish cans
- Plastic bottles (#1, #2) -cleaner bottles
- Styrofoam
- Keep your papers & containers separate
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- Cardboard boxes - appliance packaging, tool packaging
- Mixed household paper -envelopes, flyers, junk mail, magazines, newspapers
- Paper bags
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