to the residual waste sorting guide!

This guide was prepared for you to help you sort your residual waste to ensure that it will be sent to the appropriate place where it can be made useful again. By using this guide, you will be able to determine the best practices to help reduce landfill. Follow the guide!

We reduceReducing at the source helps to diminish generated waste and to avoid using our natural resources.What to do :

• Ask yourself if you really need to buy the product

• Chooseproductswithminimalpackaging

• Buyinbulk(food,cleaningproducts)

• Readtextonscreeninsteadofprintingit

• Placea«noflyer»stickeronyourmailbox

• Drinkwaterfromthetapinsteadofbottledwater

• Borroworrenttoolsinsteadofpurchasingthem

• Purchasedurableitemsand have broken ones repaired

We ReuseReusing is the repeated use of a product without changing it. What to do :

• Donateitemsthatarestillingoodconditiontoalocalcommunity

organization(furniture,appliances,clothes,homefurnishings,etc.)

• Favourtheuseofcontainersorreusablebags

• Bringreturnablebottlesbacktotheretailer

• Userechargeablebatteries

• Printonbothsidesofthepaper

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Tips

• Lightly rinse containers

• Leave labels on jars or remove them for recycling

• Separate the different items from a same product (i.e. remove the bag from the cereal box)

• Simply throw items into the blue bin (no sorting)

• Fill a plastic bag with all other plastic bags (i.e. grocery bag, bread bag, Ziploc bags, etc.)

• When in doubt, it is better to put an item into the blue bin because a sorting centre employee will arrange for the final sorting

Printed material, packaging and containers

Door to door pick-up Consult the municipality’s waste pick-up calendar to know the day of blue bin collection. •Sheetsofpaper•Newspaper•Envelopes• Flyers•Magazines•Directories

•Cardboardpackaging,rolls,eggcartons

•Asepticcontainers(TetraPak‘’TM”)

•Gabletopmilk,creamandjuicecartons

• Water,juiceorsoftdrinkbottles

• Foodcontainers

• Personalhygieneproductpackaging

• Cleaningproductpackaging

• Plasticbags

•Aluminumfoilandcontainers

• Tincans

•Drinkcans

We recycle

•Bottlesandjars(nomatterthecolor)

Items to place in your blue bin

Tips

• Keep a small bin in the kitchen to collect your food waste and wash it regularly

• You are not obliged to use bags but they do help keep your bins clean and facilitate the handling of waste. If you use bags, choose compostable bags (BNQ certified) or paper bags.

• Keep the bin lid tightly closed to keep intruders out (i.e. flies)

Kitchen and garden waste

Door to door pick-up Consult the municipality’s waste pick-up calendar to know the day of brown bin collection.

• Deadleaves

• Plants,hedgecuttings,weeds

• Coldashes

• Woodchips

• Grass(ecologicalsolutionistomulch:leavegrassclippingsonthelawn)

• Leftoverfood,raw,cooked,frozen

• Fruitsandvegetables(whole,skins,pieces)

•Meat/poultryandbonesinsmallquantities

• Fish,seafood

• Flour,bread,pasta,rice,pastries

• Solidmilkproducts

• Spices,condiments,herbs

• Chips,sweetsandnuts

• Coffee(beans,grindsorfilters),teabags

•Eggshells,seafoodshells

•Paperandcardboardsoiledwithfood(ex.pizzaboxes,paperplates)

•Handtowels,papertowelsandtissue

We compostCompostable items for the brown bin

Kitchen waste

Soiled paper and cardboard

Garden waste

Kitchen and garden waste

In the garbage bin you will find items that cannot be reused,recycledor composted

Tips• Before throwing it away, ask

yourself if the object is still good enough to be reused.

• Too many recyclable and compostable items make it into the garbage bin. Put your trash can on a diet and use your blue and brown bins to their full potential.

… garbage

Door to door pick-up Consult the municipality’s waste pick-up calendar to know the day of trash collection.

• Incandescent,halogenandLEDlights

• Plasticcontainersandpackagingnumber6(ex.Styrofoamcontainers

• Pyrexorporcelaindishes

• Dishes,glassware,crystalware

• Potsandpans

• Plasticwrap

• Paperandcardboard,plasticized,waxed,metallic,carbon

• Cereal,chiporcrackerbags

• LightbulbsandChristmasdecorations

• Hoses(gardenorvacuumcleaner)

• Clayobjects

• Pencils,pens,binders

• Plastictoys

• Glassandmirrors

• Wallpaper

• Disposablediapers,tampons,sanitarynapkins,wipes

• Q-tips,cottonballs,razors,toothpastetubes

• Undesirableplants(poisonivy,gianthogweed,Japaneseknotweeds

We throw outThings to put in the trash

Garbage

The Écocentre is a place for the reuse and recovery of residual waste.It is a voluntary drop-off site, open to citizens.

Écocentre is located at 3269 Metcalfe St. 450 834-5065

We visitItems accepted at the Écocentre:

Computer hardware and electronics

•Computersandtheiraccessories

•Printers,scanners,copiers

•Televisions,videorecordersandDVDplayers

•Cellularorconventionalphones,answeringmachines

•Caraudioandstereosystems

Vegetation

•Treebranches,logs

•Surplusgardenwaste

Recyclable material

•Cardboard,bluebinsurplus

Tires without rims

Metals (ferrous or not)

Construction material

•Shingles,bricks, glass,wood,gypsum,linoleum,counters,sinks,etc.

Bulky items•Furniture,mattresses,appliances

•Hotwatertanks,bathtubs

•BBQ,gardenfurnitureandaccessories

•Refrigerationequipment

Tips

• Before arriving at the Écocentre, make sure to sort your materials by category to facilitate unloading and shorten wait times.

• The Écocentre is reserved for use by citizens and material must come from domestic activities.

NOTE : There could be a charge for certain items ( ex: construction materials.

Tips

• Bring your HHW in their original containers or clearly identify them

• Do not mix your HHW

• Never flush your HHW down the toilet

Hazardous household waste or HHW, is comprised of domestic products that are corrosive, toxic, flammable or explosive

to the Hazardous Household Waste Centre (HHV)

HHW Centre is located at 2101 Adélaïde St. 450 834-5441ext. 7034

We bring Items accepted at the centre

Hazardous household waste

Find an official drop-off centre on the Internet

PaintÉco-peinturewww.ecopeinture.ca

Batteries and car batteries Call to recyclewww.quebec.appelarecycler.ca

Electronics Association Arpewww.recyclermeselectroniques.ca/qc

Expired medication Pharmacy

Light bulbs containing mercury RecycFluowww.recycfluo.ca

Coating products

Paints,stains,varnish,wax,tar

Treatment products

Acids,bases,glue,chlorine,paintremovers,chemicalfertilizers,pesticides,woodpreservers,solvents

Automotive products

Motoroil,oilfilters,oilcontainers,gas,antifreeze,windshieldwasherfluid,carbatteries,lubricants,grease,degreasers

Cleaning products

Ovencleaners,draincleaners,bleach,cleansers

Products that contain gas Aerosolsandextinguishers

Medication and cosmetics

Pills,creams,nailpolish,rubbingalcohol,hydrogenperoxide,hairspray,hairdyes

Products containing heavy metals

Batteries,mercurythermometers,CFLandfluorescentlights

We visit

For more information contact:

Municipality of Rawdon3647, Queen St,Rawdon(Quebec)JOK1SO

Telephone:450834-2596ext.7136Website: www.rawdon.ca

environnement@rawdon.ca

MunicipalitédeRawdon

TheResidualWasteSortingGuidewaspreparedbySylvainBeausejour

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