Recyclables

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Pre-Game Prep: Recyclable Materials Collection

Follow these 5 steps and you’ll be in the major leagues of sorting your organic waste collection: 

1. Put your bin at the curb after 6 p.m. the day before or, by 7 a.m. on collection day. 
2. Use only the green rolling bin provided by the City of Pointe-Claire. 
3. Place the bin with wheels and handle facing your residence. 
4. For safe collection, please keep 30 cm (1 ft.) of space around the bin. 
5. Make sure the bin lid is fully closed, no stuff sticking out! 

After collection, your bin must be removed no later than 10 p.m. on the day of collection. Outside of collection day, it must be stored in a place where it is least visible from the street and least disruptive to neighboring properties.

What Goes in the Blue Bin?

The new guidelines from Bin Impact have simplified sorting! There is no need to think about plastic numbers, recycling symbols or the type of material to know what goes in the blue bin. Just ask these three questions: 

1. Is it a glass, plastic or metal container with a cap or lid? 
2. Is it packaging used to transport a product?
3. Is it a printed item?  

If you answer YES to any question, it belongs in the recycling bin! By keeping waste out of landfills we keep valuable materials in circulation and reduce the need to extract resources for new products. Recycling is one of the easiest plays you can do for the planet. 

Check where to dispose of a material

5 Tips To Consider Before Throwing an Item Into Recycling 

1. Empty and rinse the containers.
2. Unscrew the metal lids from containers and add them separately to the bin.
3. Leave the caps on the plastic bottles and containers.
4. Crumple aluminum foil into balls.
5. Break down and flatten cardboard boxes. 

Which Recyclable Materials are Accepted?

Any Container That Comes With a Cap or Lid

• All empty plastic, glass and metal containers are recyclable. Note, glass, plastic and aluminum beverage containers (eg. soda cans, water bottles, plastic milk jug) are consigned for a deposit refund. Additional information can be found on the Consignment page.
• Tetra-Pak containers.
• Prepared food containers that are rinsed with no food grease stains.

Any Packaging Used to Transport a Product

• Any food packaging (eg. cheese wrapper, bag of chips, bag of frozen fruit, granola wrapper).
• Cardboard packaging (eg. egg carton, box of crackers, beauty product package).
• All plastic packaging. No need to think about plastic numbers or recycling symbols.
• Flattened shipping boxes.  
• Paper bags.
• Aluminum items or aluminum foil (e.g., toothpaste tube, yogurt lids, snack wrapper).

Any Printed Material Not Intended for Food

• Newspaper, flyer, magazine.
• Envelope, including window envelope.
• Sheets of paper, even with staples.
• Post-it note.
• Notebook.
• Lottery ticket, credit card receipt.
• Cardboard pizza box – if the pizza box is clean, it's recycled. If soiled, it's composted in the green bin! 

Which Materials are not Accepted?

There are exceptions to the containers, packaging, and printed paper rule. Here is how to sort them right: 

Which bin should be used for collection?

For this collection, only the blue wheeled bin provided by the City may be used. It cannot be used for any other type of collection.

The City offers three bin sizes to meet your needs. Note that a maximum weight is recommended by the manufacturer so collection crews can safely move and empty the bin into the truck.

If your bin is damaged or too small, you can request a repair, a replacement, or an additional bin.

Submit a request regarding a bin