You can buy garbage bag tags for garbage bags or cans over the four-bag limit. Wrap broken glass and sharp objects in asealed cardboard box, clearly labelled as "GLASS" before setting it out besideyour garbage for collection.We do not collect renovation material such as cabinetry, lumber, drywall, doors, carpet or underlay.Additional bags or cans must have garbage bag tags attached.A standard size garbage bag or can counts as one bag.If your garbage bag breaks when we lift it, we will leave it.Garbage cans are not acceptable in these areas. Residents living in Oshawa and Whitby must use garbage bags.Ensure all garbage is bagged and securely tied, even if it is in garbage cans. Garbage bags or cans cannot weigh more than 20 kilograms (44 pounds).Your garbage must be at the curb before 7 a.m.You can place up to four garbage bags at the curb every other week. They should have one of these logos on the box: When buying liners, buy only certified compostable liners. We do not accept plastic bags in the green bin. Not all liners are acceptable for use in our green bin program. Use only certified compostable or paper liners. You can line your kitchen bin or your curbside bin. Do not put them on top of snowbanks or icy patches. In the winter, place your green bin on cleared parts of your driveway.Any loose organics will not be collected. Ensure all green bin organic waste is bagged in 100 per cent compostable bags.Green bins cannot weigh more than 20 kilograms(44 pounds).Your green bin must be at the curb before 7 a.m.Place your green bin at the curb every week on your collection day. Watch our recycling video to see the process in action. The facility sorts more than 47,000 tonnes of recyclables every year.We sell the sorted material to recycling markets. We take all blue box materials to the Durham Region Material Recovery Facility in Whitby. Soft-covered books (such as paperbacks).Shredded paper (place inside a smaller box, such as a cereal box).Place next to or on top of your blue box) Cardboard (fold boxes flat, tie and bundle the same size as your blue box.Empty paint and aerosol cans (lids removed).
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