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Types of Collections

Organic waste

Every Monday between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.

  • Your rolling bins or waste containers must be placed at the end of your driveway, after 6 p.m. the day before the collection or before 7 a.m. on the day of the collection itself.
  • The wheels and handles of the rolling bin should face your home.
  • Only 80-, 120- and 240-litre green rolling bins from the City are accepted.
  • The green rolling bin must not weigh more than 150 lb (67 kg).
  • The cover of the bin must be completely closed.
  • Only organic materials placed in the rolling bin will be collected.
  • Plastic bags, even biodegradable or compostable, are not accepted.
More information on collection

Compatible materials


Rognures de tourbe / résidus de tourbe (rouleau)

Unwaxed cardboard single-serving containers

Unwaxed cardboard restaurant containers

Natural feather pillow

Natural cotton pillow

Branches (Evergreen)

Poultry (bones, skin, fat, organs)

Avoid disposing of the following foods in your household composter: meat, poultry, fish and dairy products.

Meat (including bones)

Avoid disposing of the following foods in your household composter: meat, poultry, fish and dairy products.

Cardboard coffee cups

Compostable dishes

Potting soil

Paper napkins

Yard waste

Garden waste

Small tree roots

Dairy products

Avoid disposing of the following foods in your household composter: meat, poultry, fish and dairy products.

Fish

Avoid disposing of the following foods in your household composter: meat, poultry, fish and dairy products.

Fur

Feathers

Plants

Fruit and vegetable peels

Pasta

Soiled paper, tissue, filters, cardboard

Please dispose of your materials soiled with grease or oil in the organic waste bin only.

Parchment paper

Paper towels

Straw

Bread

Eggs (including the shell)

Pet food

Paper tablecloths

Disposable paper tissue

Weeds

Vegetables

Edible oils and fats

In large quantities, dispose of the oil in the collection of hazardous household waste.

Grass

Cakes

Seafood

Fruits

Flowers

Coffee filters

Dead leaves

Flour

Corn cobs

Cardboard egg cartons

Tree bark

Desserts

Toothpicks

Cardboard cotton swabs

Eggshells

Wood chips

Hair

Thatch

Grains

Ashes

Cardboard soiled with food

Coffee grounds

Sawdust

Paper plates, bowls and utensils

Food

Avoid disposing of the following foods in your household composter: meat, poultry, fish and dairy products.

Algae

Evergreen needles

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