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Organic waste

Organic waste is collected on Monday every week between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.
The green bin provided by the City can only be used for the organic waste collection.

Instructions

  • Your rolling bin 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.
  • Only 80-, 120- and 240-litre green rolling bins from the City are accepted. To obtain a second bin or report a damaged bin, contact Public Works at 514-630-1230 or tp@pointe-claire.ca.
  • The green rolling bin must not weigh more than 150 lb (67 kg).
  • The cover of the bin must be completely closed.
  • The wheels and handles of the rolling bin should face your home.
  • There should be a 20-centimetre (1-foot) free space around the rolling bin.
  • Only organic materials placed in the rolling bin will be collected.
  • The bin must be stored where it is least visible from the street and the least likely to be a nuisance to neighbouring properties.

Plastic bags, even biodegradable or compostable, are not accepted.

Accepted materials

1. Kitchen waste (raw, cooked or spoiled food)

  • cakes, sweets and flour
  • cereals, bread, pasta, nuts and shells
  • coffee beans, filters and grounds; tea bags and leaves
  • fish, seafood, meat and eggs (including shells and bones)
  • fruits and vegetables
  • herbs and spices
  • solid dairy products
  • vegetable oils and fats (small amounts, in solid form, or soaked up with paper or cardboard); sauces and dressings

3. Other waste

  • soiled cardboard: pizza boxes, French fry containers, egg cartons
  • cold ashes produced by burning untreated wood
  • compostable plates, bowls and utensils
  • paper vacuum bags and their contents (human or animal hair, feathers, dust)
  • soiled paper: tissues, paper towel, paper napkins, newspaper, muffin liners
  • pet food
  • toothpicks

2. Yard waste

  • garden waste (flowers, fruit, vegetables, plants, weeds)
  • grass clippings, peat and other plants
  • leaves, twigs, evergreen needles, sawdust, straw
  • small tree roots, household plants
  • tree branches (evergreens only) less than 1 metre long and less than 5 centimetres in diameter

Noxious invasive plants (buckthorn, common reed, ragweed, poison ivy, Japanese knotweed etc.) must be placed in the household waste bin. Do not dispose of them in the organic waste bin or in natural areas to prevent their spread.

Leaves

Bags of leaves are picked up only during the seasonal leaf collection. At any other time, leaves should be put in the green rolling bin.

Tree branches

Only evergreen branches, shorter than 1 metre in length and less than 5 cm in diameter, will be picked up. They must be placed in the bin.

To get rid of larger branches, contact the Public Works Department at 514 630-1230.

Tools

Kitchen cone

A simple, easy way to collect compostable food scraps! Three easy steps:

  • Line the cone with newspaper.
  • Put daily food scraps in the cone.
  • Once the cone is full, remove the paper containing the waste and place the whole package in the compostable waste bin outdoors.

cone

The cone is free for residents (proof of residence required) and available from the Public Works counter at City Hall(451 Saint-Jean Boulevard).

Tips and hints

1. Transfer container

A small container is a handy way to collect food waste and transfer it regularly to the compostable materials bin. If you do not use the kitchen cone, an ice cream container with a lid will serve the same purpose. Put it in a convenient location in your kitchen and line it with paper towel or newspaper to prevent food scraps from sticking and reduce smells.


2. Leaf and grasscycling

Leaf and grass recycling are ecological practices that involve leaving shredded fallen leaves and grass clippings on the ground after mowing so that they can break down into the soil. Leaves and grass are natural fertilizers!


3. Avoid problems

To avoid Solution
Smells 1. Keep your bin or garbage can clean

  • Wash your container with full-strength or diluted white vinegar (25 centilitres of vinegar in 1 litre of water). Spray the vinegar inside and outside the container and then rinse. It is important to let the container dry before placing waste in it.

2. Use a deodorant

  • Baking soda, white or green clay 
    Place baking soda or white or green clay in the bottom of the empty bin to absorb odours. You can also add a few drops of eucalyptus oil. After collection, remove the remaining baking soda or clay and clean the container with white vinegar to limit odours.
  • Newspaper and tea tree oil
    Place newspaper in the bottom of the container and spray it with a mix of a few drops of tea tree oil diluted in a small quantity of lukewarm water. You can also place two drops of oil directly on the paper. After collection, remove the remaining newspaper and clean the container with white vinegar to eliminate odours.


3. Other tips

  • Freeze or refrigerate meat, poultry or fish waste.
  • Let leaves and grass clippings dry before placing them in the bin so they do not emit a strong ammonia odour.
  • Keep your bin or receptacle out of the sun and put it out for every collection regardless of how full it is.
Small animals
  • Take the same precautions as with household waste.
  • Apply menthol lotion around the cover.
  • Secure the cover with a bungee cord.
Flies and maggots
  • Wrap meat, poultry and fish waste in newspaper or a paper bag before placing it in the bin. You can also refrigerate or freeze it until collection day.
  • Alternate your food scraps in the bin with dry waste (paper towels, newspaper, sawdust, wood chips, dead leaves, etc.).
  • Do not put large amounts of liquid in your bin.
  • Keep your bin out of the sun, with the cover closed, and put it out for collection every week.
  • Sprinkle hot water, salt or a blend of water and vinegar on maggots to kill them.
Freezing
  • In winter, to prevent materials from sticking, place a layer of newspaper or a piece of cardboard on the bottom of the bin. You can also use a paper bag in the bin.

Damaged bins

What to do if the bin provided by the city is damaged

Take a photo of your serial number from the side of the bin:

Take a photo of the damaged section of the bin.  Review the images below to determine if your bin needs replacing or repairing.  Repairing a bin costs less than replacement and is better for the environment.  Repairs types include: adding a new lid, end caps to secure the lid, lid axel, wheels and or wheel axels.  Replacement of the bin is required when the bin is cracked or when the portion of the bin that supports the axels are broken.

Visit  https://www.reparemonbac.ca/en/pointeclaire  fill in the form and upload your photos.

Replacement

Repair

Information

514-630-1230, tp@pointe-claire.ca