Green Bin Organics Collection
Green Bins are collected weekly in all municipalities from single family homes and apartments with 2 to 6 units. There are no limits to the amount of recyclables that can be placed at the curb.
Place your Green Bin at the curb with your garbage and recycling by 7 a.m. on your regular collection day. Do not place your Green Bin at the curb any earlier than 5 p.m. the day before collection.
Acceptable Items
- Bones
- Bread
- Brown Paper Bags
- Cake
- Candy
- Coffee Grounds and Filters
- Compost
- Construction Paper
- Cooking Oil, Fat, Grease (Small Amounts)
- Dairy Products
- Dough
- Dryer Lint
- Egg Carton (Paper)
- Eggs and Eggshells
- Feathers
- Fireplace Ashes
- Fish
- Flowers
- Food
- Fruit, Fruit Scraps
- Gravy
- Hair (Human and Animal)
- Hay, Straw
- Hedge and Tree Trimmings
- House Plants, Garden Plants
- Kitty Litter
- Leaves
- Meat
- Nuts and Shells
- Paper Towel
- Pasta
- Peels
- Pet Waste
- Pie
- Pizza Box
- Plants
- Popsicle Sticks
- Salad Dressing
- Sauce
- Sawdust
- Soiled Newspaper and Cardboard
- Take-Out Coffee Trays (Paper)
- Tea Bags, Loose Tea
- Toothpicks (Wooden)
- Twigs
- Vegetables, Vegetable Scraps
- Weeds
- Wood Chips
- Wooden Coffee Stir Sticks
Replacing a Damaged Green Bin
Bring your broken Green Bin or Kitchen Catcher to one of our container locations for a free replacement.
Restrictions for Green Bin Substitute Containers
Garbage cans and similar containers can be used as Green Bins by putting a sticker that identifies it as "Organics".
Requirements for Substitute Containers
- Height: 3 feet (91 cm) or less
- Diameter: 2 feet ( 61 cm) or less
- Weight: 50 lbs or less
- Handles: Must have handles to pick up container
Order your organic sticker online to identify your container as an organics bin.
Benefits of Using your Green Bin
Green Bins are for sale at locations across the region. Damaged containers can be replaced free-of-charge.
Using your Green Bin helps reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill.
As much as 53 per cent of garbage is organic (such as food waste) and should be composted. Using your Green Bin diverts this organic material from the garbage and saves valuable landfill space.
Lining your Container
To line your Green Bin or Kitchen Catcher, use any of the following acceptable liners:
- Newspaper or flyers
- Cardboard
- Paper Food Waste Bags
- Certified Compostable Bags