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Recycling depots

Open 24 hours, 365 days per year

You can recycle:

	plastic containers with a recycling triangle on the bottom, including all bottles, pails, tubs, and jugs aluminum drink cans steel (tin) food cans milk and juice cartons juice boxes
	newspapers and inserts, flyers and junk mail magazines, phone books, household paper, shredded paper and envelopes cardboard egg cartons and paper tubes flattened cardboard, no more than 1 metre in any direction, e.g., cereal, cracker, tissue, laundry, shoe and packing boxes
	glass jars and bottles (clear and coloured). Warning: Bins may contain broken glass. Use caution when placing items in bins.

Common items you can't recycle:

plastic bags, plastic packaging and cellophane
household hazardous waste containers, such as antifreeze, motor oil, windshield washer fluid, bleach, pesticide or herbicide. You can identify many hazardous waste products by the danger symbols (e.g., corrosive, explosive, poison and flammable)
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aluminum foil or foil pie plates
foil or foam takeout food containers
foam packaging, foam egg cartons or foam meat trays
mirrors, window glass or light bulbs
drinking glasses, ceramics or cookware

Tips and suggestions:

Put your materials into the designated bins.
You can leave lids on containers, caps on bottles, staples in paper, labels on containers, and windows in envelopes.
Crush bottles, milk jugs and cartons to leave more room in the bins.
A quick rinse of food and beverage containers helps prevent bacteria and odours.

For more information, call the recycling and garbage information line at 986-8888, Code 9819 or contact 311.

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