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Using your AutoBin

What can I put in the AutoBins?

You can put only bagged household garbage in the AutoBins. This includes:

• Garbage from inside your home.
• Leaves and grass yard waste. You can also put brush or tree trimmings in the AutoBin as long as branches are less than 100 millimetres (4 inches) in diameter, cut and tied together into lengths no longer than one metre (39 inches) and weigh no more than 34 kilograms (75 pounds).

If you can't bag it or tie it, you can't toss it.
No garbage on the loose.

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Don't put the following items in the AutoBin - it is against a City by-law.

Renovation and construction waste
e.g., asphalt, concrete, sod, sand, mud, fences, lumber (both treated and untreated), drywall, shingles, hot water tanks, furnaces, carpets, flooring, sinks, bathtubs, doors or windows

What to do: Take it to a landfill.

Large, bulky materials
e.g., mattresses, box springs, chairs, couches and other furniture, fridges, freezers, stoves, dishwashers, washing machines, dryers, air-conditioners and other large appliances

What to do: Place the bulky waste items behind your property, not next to the AutoBin. Contact 311 to arrange for special collection.

Household hazardous waste
Household hazardous waste and containers are potentially dangerous substances that don't belong in the garbage – they need special handling. You can identify many hazardous waste products by the danger symbols (e.g., corrosive, explosive, poison and flammable):

What to do: Take them to a collection centre for free, safe disposal. Contact 311 for more information.

Large branches and trees, logs and stumps

What to do: Take them to a landfill.

Televisions, computers, and other electronic equipment

What to do: If they still work, donate them to a company, charity or school that may be able to use these items.

Car parts
(e.g., fenders, doors, radiators, mufflers)

What to do: Take them to a scrap metal dealer for recycling. Look in the Yellow Pages phone book under 'Recycling' or 'Scrap Metals'.

Automotive tires

What to do: Take them to a tire store. Many stores that sell tires will recycle them.

Cooking oil, fat and grease

What to do: Put cooking oil and fat in a container with a tight sealing lid and put it in the garbage. Do not put oil and fat down the drain.

For more information, check out our tips for using your AutoBin, call the recycling and garbage information line at 986-8888, Code 9810 or contact 311.

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