Household waste collection

Acceptable materials

Unacceptable materials

Acceptable containers

• Wheeled bins, equipped with handles, a cover and compliant lifting system, from 120 to maximum 360 litres and 25 kg (55 lb)
• Garbage cans equipped with handles, of maximum 150 litres and 25 kg (55 lb)
• Plastic bags, opaque, properly closed, from 50 to maximum 150 litres and maximum 25 kg (55 lb)
• Limit of 360 litres per residential unit
• Limit of 720 litres per industrial or commercial facility
• Limit of 5 m3 per address
• Household waste that is too big for authorized containers can be put out for collection without a container - 25 kg (55 lb) maximum.

Acceptable materials

Unacceptable materials

Acceptable containers

• Metal or plastic garbage cans equipped with handles and a cover, with a maximum capacity of 35 kg (77 lb)
• Black wheeled bins, equipped with handles, a cover and compliant lifting system, with a maximum capacity of 35 kg (77 lb)
• Plastic bags, opaque, properly closed, with a maximum capacity of 35 kg (77 lb) (small grocery bags are not accepted)
• Limit of 360 litres per residential unit in areas with food waste collections
• Limit of 720 litres per industrial, commercial or institutional facility
• Limit of 5 m3 per address

Acceptable materials

Unacceptable materials

Acceptable containers

• Metal or plastic garbage cans equipped with handles and a cover, with a maximum capacity of 150 litres and 25 kg (55 lb)
• Black wheeled bins, equipped with handles, a cover and compliant lifting system, with a maximum capacity of 360 litres and 25 kg (55 lb)
• Plastic bags, opaque, properly closed, measuring from 50 to maximum 150 litres and with a maximum capacity of 25 kg (55 lb) (small grocery bags are not accepted)
• Small containers from 1m to 3 m3, with a maximum capacity of 25 kg (55 lb) that are equipped with a cover and can be emptied by back loading
• Wheeled bins from 120 to 360 litres with a maximum capacity of 25 kg (55 lb) that are equipped with a "Dechets" ("Garbage") sticked from a Montréal municipal inspector
• Household waste can also be attached in bundles measuring 50 cm x 1 m maximum, with a maximum capacity of 25 kg (55 lb)
• Limit of 360 litres per residential unit in areas with food waste collections (excluding upholstered bulky objects)
• Limit of 720 litres per industrial or commercial facility

Acceptable materials

Unacceptable materials

Acceptable containers

• Wheeled 360-litre bins
• Plastic bags, opaque, properly closed (small grocery bags are not accepted)
• Metal or plastic garbage cans equipped with handles and a cover, of maximum 120 litres and 27 kg (60 lb)

Acceptable materials

Unacceptable materials

Acceptable containers

• Metal or plastic garbage cans equipped with handles and a cover, with a maximum capacity of 25 kg (55 lb) where the collection is done manually
• Plastic bags, opaque, properly closed with a maximum capacity of 25 kg (55 lb) where the collection is done manually (small grocery bags are not accepted)
• Rolling bin with a maximum capacity of 360 litres
• Limit of 360 litres per residential unit in areas with food waste collections
• Limit of 720 litres per industrial or commercial facility

Acceptable materials

Unacceptable materials

Acceptable containers

• Plastic bags, opaque, properly closed (small grocery bags are not accepted)
• Metal or plastic garbage cans equipped with handles and a cover

Acceptable materials

Unacceptable materials

Acceptable containers

• Black or gray wheeled bins, equipped with a cover, with a maximum capacity of 360 litres and 25 kg (55 lb)
• Metal or plastic garbage cans equipped with handles and a cover, with a maximum capacity of 150 litres and 25 kg (55 lb)
• Plastic bags, opaque, properly closed, with a maximum capacity of 50 to 150 litres and 25 kg (55 lb) (small grocery bags are not accepted)
• Limit of 720 litres per industrial or commercial facility

Acceptable materials

Unacceptable materials

Acceptable containers

• Plastic bags, opaque, properly closed, with a maximum capacity of 50 to 150 litres and 25 kg (55 lb) (small grocery bags are not accepted)
• Metal or plastic garbage cans equipped with handles and a cover, with a maximum capacity of 25 kg (55 lb)
• Limit of 360 litres per residential unit in areas with food waste collections
• Limit of 5 containers per residential unit in areas without food waste collections
• Limit of 5 containers per unit in buildings with nine or more dwellings
• Limit of 5 containers per industrial or commercial facility, with the exception of municipal buildings and public educational facilities

Acceptable materials

Unacceptable materials

Acceptable containers

• Plastic bags, opaque, properly closed (small grocery bags are not accepted)
• Materials fastened in bundles of maximum 1 m (3.3 ft) long and 50 cm (20 in) diameter
• Metal or plastic garbage cans equipped with handles and a cover, of maximum 150 litres

Acceptable materials

Unacceptable materials

Acceptable containers

• 240-litre or 360-litre wheeled bins
• Plastic bags, opaque, properly closed (small grocery bags are not accepted)
• Metal or plastic garbage cans equipped with handles and a cover, of maximum 120 litres

Acceptable materials

Unacceptable materials

Acceptable containers

• Nonflammable and watertight metal container, equipped with a cover, measuring from 1 m3 (35.3 ft3) to maximum 2 m3 (70 ft3)
• Wheeled bins, equipped with a cover, with a maximum capacity of 120 litres to 360 litres
• Black or dark green plastic bags, properly closed, measuring from 50 to maximum 150 litres (small grocery bags are not accepted)
• Metal or plastic garbage cans equipped with handles and a cover
• All other containers are determined by ordinance
• Limit of 360 litres per residential unit in areas with food waste collections
• Limit of 720 litres per industrial or commercial facility

Acceptable materials

Unacceptable materials

Acceptable containers

• 240-litre or 360-litre black wheeled bins, with a maximum capacity of 25 kg (55 lb)
• Plastic bags, opaque, properly closed, measuring 56 cm x 61 cm and with a maximum capacity of 25 kg (55 lb) (small grocery bags are not accepted)
• Metal or plastic garbage cans equipped with handles and a cover, with a maximum capacity of 100 litres and 25 kg (55 lb)

Acceptable materials

Unacceptable materials

Acceptable containers

• Wheeled bins, equipped with a cover, with a maximum capacity of 120 litres to 360 litres and 25 kg (55 lb)
• Metal or plastic garbage cans equipped with handles and a cover, with a maximum capacity of 100 litres and 25 kg (55 lb)
• Black or dark green plastic bags, properly closed, measuring more than 65 cm x 90 cm and with a maximum capacity of 80 litres (small grocery bags are not accepted)
• Limit of six containers per commercial facility

Acceptable materials

Unacceptable materials

Acceptable containers

• 120-litre, 240-litre or 360-litre wheeled bins

Acceptable materials

Unacceptable materials

Acceptable containers

• Wheeled bins, equipped with a cover, of maximum 360 litres
• Nonflammable and watertight metal container, equipped with a cover, from 1 m3 (35.3 ft3) to maximum 6 m3 (212 ft3)
• Metal or plastic garbage cans equipped with handles and a cover, of maximum 150 litres and 25 kg (55 lb)
• Plastic bags, opaque, properly closed, from 50 to 150 litres and maximum 25 kg (55 lb) (small grocery bags are not accepted)

Acceptable materials

Unacceptable materials

Acceptable containers

• Black or gray wheeled bins, equipped with a cover, from 120 litres to maximum 360 litres
• Metal or plastic garbage cans equipped with handles and a cover (25 kg maximum)
• Plastic bags, opaque, properly closed, of minimum 56 cm x 61 cm (small grocery bags are not accepted) (25 kg maximum)

Acceptable materials

Unacceptable materials

Acceptable containers

• Metal or plastic garbage cans of maximum 150 litres
• Container of maximum 6 m3 (212 ft3)
• Black wheeled bins of maximum 120 litres
• Plastic bags, opaque, properly closed (small grocery bags are not accepted)

Acceptable materials

Unacceptable materials

Acceptable containers

• 120-litre, 240-litre or 360-litre wheeled bins black wheeled bins, equipped with handles, a cover and compliant lifting system
• Metal or plastic garbage cans equipped with handles and a cover, of maximum 150 litres and 25 kg (55 lb)
• Plastic bags, opaque, properly closed, from 50 to 150 litres and maximum 25 kg (55 lb) (small grocery bags are not accepted)
• Business: a maximum of 6 480-litre containers

Acceptable materials

Unacceptable materials

Acceptable containers

• Wheeled bins, equipped with a cover, from 120 litres to 360 litres and maximum 25 kg (55 lb)
• Metal or plastic garbage cans equipped with handles and a cover, with a maximum capacity of 150 litres and 25 kg (55 lb)
• Plastic bags, properly closed, of greater than 56 cm x 61 cm, with a maximum capacity of 25 kg (55 lb)
• Limit of 360 litres per residential unit in areas with food waste collections
• Limit of 720 litres per industrial or commercial facility