Waste Chart

Check out our waste chart below to learn how to dispose of specific items.

For additional information or for questions about items that aren't on the chart, please contact HGC Management Inc. at (613) 936-6072.

Search by letter:

       A     B     C     D     E     F     G     H    I     J     K     L     M     N     O     P     Q     R     S     T     U    V     W     Y     Z 

 

A	Blue Box	Garbage	White Goods	HazWaste/ eWaste	Yard Waste	Donate	Compost / Other
Aerosol cans (empty)	X
Aerosol cans (not empty)				X
Aluminium cans & foil	X
Aluminium foil (soiled)		X
Auto part - take to scrap metal dealer							X
B	Blue Box	Garbage	White Goods	HazWaste/ eWaste	Yard Waste	Donate	Compost / Other
Bakery trays	X
Batteries (all types)				X
Beverage cans	X
Beverage cartons		X
Blankets						X
Bleach tubs/lids	X
Bones		X
Bottles	X
Boxboard	X
Bread bags		X
Broken glass (package carefully for safety)		X
Broken toys		X
Brown paper bags	X
C	Blue Box	Garbage	White Goods	HazWaste/ eWaste	Yard Waste	Donate	Compost / Other
Carbon paper		X
Cardboard (broken down, tied)	X
Cardboard containers with metal bottoms		X
Cardboard and pizza boxes (not soiled)	X
Cards		X
Carpet (3-foot lengths and tied)		X
Catalogues	X
Cell phones				X
Ceramics		X
Cereal boxes	X
CFL  lightbulbs				X
Chicken		X
Chip bags		X
Cleaning liquids (corrosive)				X
Cloth items		X
Clothing (reusable)						X
Coffee cups (those that aren't 100% paper)		X
Coffee cups (100% paper only)	X
Coffee grounds							X
Comforters						X
Computers (console, monitor, keyboard)				X
Construction paper	X
Construction waste - except brick, asphalt, stone or concrete		X
Cookie boxes	X
Cool fireplace ashes							X
D	Blue Box	Garbage	White Goods	HazWaste/ eWaste	Yard Waste	Donate	Compost / Other
Dairy products		X
Detergent tubs/lids	X
Diapers		X
Dishes (broken)		X
Dishes (used)						X
Dishwasher			X
Draperies						X
Drink boxes		X
Dry cleaning bags		X
Dryer lint		X
E	Blue Box	Garbage	White Goods	HazWaste/ eWaste	Yard Waste	Donate	Compost /  Other
Eggs		X
Egg cartons (paper)	X
Egg shells							X
e-Waste				X
Envelopes	X
F	Blue Box	Garbage	White Goods	HazWaste/ eWaste	Yard Waste	Donate	Compost / Other
Fatty foods		X
Feces (pet)		X
Filters		X
Fireworks (used)		X
Fish scraps		X
Fridge/freezer			X
Flowers (cut)					X		X
Fluorescent light tubes				X
Flyers	X
Foam packaging		X
Foil containers	X
Frozen juice cans		X
Fruit scraps							X
Furnaces - take to scrap metal dealer							X
G	Blue Box	Garbage	White Goods	HazWaste/ eWaste	Yard Waste	Donate	Compost / Other
Gasoline				X
Gift boxes	X
Gift wrapping paper		X
Glass bottles/jars	X
Glasses (drinking)						X
Glasses (prescription)		X				X
Grass clippings					X		X
Grocery bags - return to participating stores for recycling		X					X
H	Blue Box	Garbage	White Goods	HazWaste/ eWaste	Yard Waste	Donate	Compost / Other
Hardcover books (no cover)	X
Herbicides				X
Hot water tanks - take to scrap metal dealer			X				X
Household furniture		X				X
I	Blue Box	Garbage	White Goods	HazWaste/ eWaste	Yard Waste	Donate	Compost / Other
Ice cream tubs/lids	X
Infected plants		X
J	Blue Box	Garbage	White Goods	HazWaste/ eWaste	Yard Waste	Donate	Compost / Other
Juice bottles,tubs,lids	X
Juice cartons		X
K	Blue Box	Garbage	White Goods	HazWaste/ eWaste	Yard Waste	Donate	Compost / Other
Kitchen appliances						X
Kitchen utensils						X
L	Blue Box	Garbage	White Goods	HazWaste/ eWaste	Yard Waste	Donate	Compost / Other
Latex gloves		X
Legal drugs - return to pharmacy				X			X
Leaves					X		X
Lightbulbs				X
Lights, fluorescent tubes				X
Liquid paint				X
M	Blue Box	Garbage	White Goods	HazWaste/ eWaste	Yard Waste	Donate	Compost / Other
Magazines	X
Mattres/boxspring - bring to landfill for recycling or negotiate disposal when buying new one(s)		X					X
Margerine tubs/lids	X
Meat		X
Microwaves				X		X
Microwave popcorn bags		X
Milk cartons		X
Milk bags		X
Motor oil				X
Motor oil bottles, tubs, lids				X
N	Blue Box	Garbage	White Goods	HazWaste/ eWaste	Yard Waste	Donate	Compost / Other
Needles & syringes - return to pharmacy							X
Newspapers	X
O	Blue Box	Garbage	White Goods	HazWaste/ eWaste	Yard Waste	Donate	Compost / Other
Cooking oil		X
Motor oil				X
P	Blue Box	Garbage	White Goods	HazWaste/ eWaste	Yard Waste	Donate	Compost / Other
Paint cans (empty and dry)	X
Paint cans (not empty)				X
Paper	X
Paper towels (not soiled with hazardous materials)		X
Paperbacks	X
Peelings							X
Pesticides				X
Pet waste / kitty litter bag		X
Pharmaceuticals - return to pharmacy				X			X
Phone books	X
Plants (trimmings or house plants)					X		X
Plastics	X
- With #3 , #7 recycling symbol	X
- PET #1	X
- HDPE #2	X
- Bottles	X
- Clear plastic clam shells	X
- cups/lids	X
Polysterene foam plastic		X
Pop cases	X
Pots and pans						X
Propane tanks				X
Purses						X
Pyrex						X
Q R	Blue Box	Garbage	White Goods	HazWaste/ eWaste	Yard Waste	Donate	Compost / Other
Rubber gloves		X
S	Blue Box	Garbage	White Goods	HazWaste/ eWaste	Yard Waste	Donate	Compost / Other
Saw dust					X		X
Shampoo bottles/lids	X
Sharps (knives and saw blades) - package carefully		X
Shellfish		X
Shoes		X				X
Shredded paper (place inside clear bag)	X
Smoke detectors				X
Soft drink cans (empty)	X
Soiled newsprint		X
Solvents				X
Spray paint (empty)	X
Spray paint (not empty)				X
Stove			X			X
Straw					X		X
Styrofoam		X
T	Blue Box	Garbage	White Goods	HazWaste/ eWaste	Yard Waste	Donate	Compost / Other
Take out trays, cups and plates (100% paper only)	X
Tea bags							X
Televisions				X		X
Thinners				X
Tires - check Greenmytires.ca for free disposal sites							X
Tire rims - take to scrap metal dealer							X
Toothpaste tubes		X
Toys						X
Twigs					X
U V	Blue Box	Garbage	White Goods	HazWaste/ eWaste	Yard Waste	Donate	Compost / Other
Vacuum bags		X
Vegetable scraps							X
W	Blue Box	Garbage	White Goods	HazWaste/  eWaste	Yard Waste	Donate	Compost / Other
Wallpaper		X
Watter bottles, tubs, lids	X
Waxed paper		X
Weeds (before they seed)					X		X
Windshield washer bottles				X
Wood chips					X
Y Z	Blue Box	Garbage	White Goods	HazWaste/ eWaste	Yard Waste	Donate	Compost / Other
Yard waste					X		X
Yogurt lids	X

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