Recycling collection
You must put out paper, cardboard, glass and metal to be picked up during the recycling collection.
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The collection and processing of recyclable materials (paper, cardboard, plastics, metals, glass) helps to reduce waste and to preserve the environment. This collection, which is available everywhere in Montréal in single-stream mode, allows you to place all your materials in a single container to be transported and processed at the sorting centre.
To find out the collection schedule, see Info-Collectes.
Other drop-off points:
- ERPA-Québec, Électrobac or OPEQ (electronic products and small parts)
- Écocentre LaSalle or écocentre Saint-Laurent (all no 6 plastics)
Good to know
To avoid being fined, please be sure to comply with collection schedules and conditions.
Acceptable materials
- Cardboard packages (for eggs, cereals, facial tissues), cardboard tubes and rolls (toilet paper and paper towels), brown paper bags
- Flattened cardboard boxes attached in bundles, maximum weight 25 kg
- Paper: newsprint, circulars, magazines, catalogues, telephone directories
- Paper: sheets of paper (with or without staples), envelopes (with or without a window), file folders
- Glass: bottles, flasks and jars of all shapes and colours (with or without labels)
- Cartons: milk cartons, juice boxes and other containers for liquids
- Metal: cans, covers and caps, clothes hangers, aluminium cans, clean aluminium foil and plates
- Rigid plastic: bottles (shampoo, laundry detergent, water, soft drinks, etc.), containers (yogurt, margarine, grease, etc.), covers and caps
- Flexible plastic: grocery and shopping bags, dry cleaning bags, bread and pastry bags (not greasy), bags from food products (not soiled), overwrap packaging for bags of milk, paper towel, etc.
- Flexible plastic: Any plastic packaging identified with the No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 7
Unacceptable materials
- Padded envelopes, objects composed of multiple materials (such as binders, etc.), diapers
- Photographic paper, metallic wrapping paper
- Stickers, wallpaper
- Soiled or greasy paper and cardboard, wax paper, carbon paper
- Unflattened cardboard boxes, or not in bundles of 25 kg or less
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Soiled wrappings
- Cereal and cracker bags (waxed)
- Potato chip bags and candy wrappers (greasy)
- Shrink-wrap film (meat and cheese packaging, etc.)
- Tarpaulins (swimming pool covers, canopies, etc.)
- All no 6 plastics (polystyrene)
- Boxes of compact disc (CD)
- Containers of paint, motor oil, etc.
- Toothpaste tubes and pumps
- Products of rubber (pipes for watering, boots, etc.)
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Acceptable containers
- Montréal 67-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
- Clear or blue see-through plastic recycling bags
Additional information
The collection and processing of recyclable materials (paper, cardboard, plastics, metals, glass) helps to reduce waste and to preserve the environment. This collection, which is available everywhere in Montréal in single-stream mode, allows you to place all your materials in a single container to be transported and processed at the sorting centre.
To find out the collection schedule, see Info-Collectes.
Other drop-off points:
- ERPA-Québec, Électrobac or OPEQ (electronic products and small parts)
- Écocentre LaSalle or écocentre Saint-Laurent (all no 6 plastics)
Good to know
To avoid being fined, please be sure to comply with collection schedules and conditions.
Acceptable materials
- Cardboard packages (for eggs, cereals, facial tissues), cardboard tubes and rolls (toilet paper and paper towels), brown paper bags
- Flattened cardboard boxes attached in bundles, maximum weight 25 kg
- Paper: newsprint, circulars, magazines, catalogues, telephone directories
- Paper: sheets of paper (with or without staples), envelopes (with or without a window), file folders
- Glass: bottles, flasks and jars of all shapes and colours (with or without labels)
- Cartons: milk cartons, juice boxes and other containers for liquids
- Metal: cans, covers and caps, clothes hangers, aluminium cans, clean aluminium foil and plates
- Rigid plastic: bottles (shampoo, laundry detergent, water, soft drinks, etc.), containers (yogurt, margarine, grease, etc.), covers and caps
- Flexible plastic: grocery and shopping bags, dry cleaning bags, bread and pastry bags (not greasy), bags from food products (not soiled), overwrap packaging for bags of milk, paper towel, etc.
- Flexible plastic: Any plastic packaging identified with the No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 7
- Nespresso™ capsules placed in the bag specially designed for this purpose by Nespresso™, then placed in the recycling bin
Unacceptable materials
- Padded envelopes, objects composed of multiple materials (such as binders, etc.), diapers
- Photographic paper, metallic wrapping paper
- Soiled or greasy paper and cardboard, wax paper, carbon paper
- Stickers, wallpaper
- Unflattened cardboard boxes, or not in bundles of 25 kg or less
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Objects composed of multiple materials (toys, tools, etc.)
- Soiled wrappings
- Cereal and cracker bags (waxed)
- Potato chip bags and candy wrappers (greasy)
- Shrink-wrap film (meat and cheese packaging, etc.)
- Tarpaulins (swimming pool covers, canopies, etc.)
- All no 6 plastics (polystyrene)
- Boxes of compact disc (CD)
- Containers of paint, motor oil, etc.
- Toothpaste tubes and pumps
- Products of rubber (pipes for watering, boots, etc.)
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Acceptable containers
- Montréal 67-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
- Clear or blue see-through plastic recycling bags
Additional information
The collection and processing of recyclable materials (paper, cardboard, plastics, metals, glass) helps to reduce waste and to preserve the environment. This collection, which is available everywhere in Montréal in single-stream mode, allows you to place all your materials in a single container to be transported and processed at the sorting centre.
To find out the collection schedule, see Info-Collectes.
Other drop-off points:
- ERPA-Québec, Électrobac or OPEQ (electronic products and small parts)
- Écocentre LaSalle or écocentre Saint-Laurent (all no 6 plastics)
Good to know
To avoid being fined, please be sure to comply with collection schedules and conditions.
Acceptable materials
- Cardboard packages (for eggs, cereals, facial tissues), cardboard tubes and rolls (toilet paper and paper towels), brown paper bags
- Flattened cardboard boxes attached in bundles, maximum weight 25 kg
- Paper: newsprint, circulars, magazines, catalogues, telephone directories
- Paper: sheets of paper (with or without staples), envelopes (with or without a window), file folders
- Glass: bottles, flasks and jars of all shapes and colours (with or without labels)
- Cartons: milk cartons, juice boxes and other containers for liquids
- Metal: cans, covers and caps, clothes hangers, aluminium cans, clean aluminium foil and plates
- Rigid plastic: bottles (shampoo, laundry detergent, water, soft drinks, etc.), containers (yogurt, margarine, grease, etc.), covers and caps
- Flexible plastic: grocery and shopping bags, dry cleaning bags, bread and pastry bags (not greasy), bags from food products (not soiled), overwrap packaging for bags of milk, paper towel, etc.
- Flexible plastic: Any plastic packaging identified with the No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 7
Unacceptable materials
- Padded envelopes, objects composed of multiple materials (such as binders, etc.), diapers
- Photographic paper, metallic wrapping paper
- Stickers, wallpaper
- Soiled or greasy paper and cardboard, wax paper, carbon paper
- Unflattened cardboard boxes, or not in bundles of 25 kg or less
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Objects composed of multiple materials (toys, tools, etc.)
- Soiled wrappings
- Cereal and cracker bags (waxed)
- Potato chip bags and candy wrappers (greasy)
- Shrink-wrap film (meat and cheese packaging, etc.)
- Tarpaulins (swimming pool covers, canopies, etc.)
- All no 6 plastics (polystyrene)
- Boxes of compact disc (CD)
- Containers of paint, motor oil, etc.
- Toothpaste tubes and pumps
- Products of rubber (pipes for watering, boots, etc.)
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Acceptable containers
- Montréal 67-litre bin
- Wheeled 240-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
- Wheeled 660-litre bin
- Clear or blue see-through plastic recycling bags
Additional information
The collection and processing of recyclable materials (paper, cardboard, plastics, metals, glass) helps to reduce waste and to preserve the environment. This collection, which is available everywhere in Montréal in single-stream mode, allows you to place all your materials in a single container to be transported and processed at the sorting centre.
To find out the collection schedule, see Info-Collectes.
Other drop-off points:
- Lachine éco-quartier: Electronic products and waste, number 6 plastic, batteries, ink cartridges, fluorescent/LED/halogen bulbs, dental care waste, pens, keys, corks, CD/DVD cases.
- ERPA-Québec, Électrobac or OPEQ (electronic products and small parts)
- Écocentre LaSalle or écocentre Saint-Laurent (all no 6 plastics)
Good to know
To avoid being fined, please be sure to comply with collection schedules and conditions.
Metal, plastic and glass containers must be rinsed. Maximum 20 litres per container are accepted. If containers are consigned, please return them to the appropriate places. All bags must be placed together in a bag. If you have questions, visit the Recyc-Québec Web site.
Rolling bins must be placed on your property with the wheels turned towards your home. Leave at least 30 cm around these bins. Cardboard boxes that cannot be placed in a container must be flattened and tied into bundles at least one metre long that weigh no more than 25 kg, with a volume that is no greater than 0.5 m3.
Acceptable materials
- Cardboard packages (for eggs, cereals, facial tissues), cardboard tubes and rolls (toilet paper and paper towels), brown paper bags
- Cartons: milk cartons, juice boxes and other containers for liquids, frozen food boxes
- Flattened cardboard boxes attached in bundles, maximum weight 25 kg
- Paper: newsprint, circulars, magazines, catalogues, telephone directories
- Paper: sheets of paper (with or without staples), envelopes (with or without a window), file folders, clean container labels
- Glass: bottles, flasks and jars of all shapes and colours (with or without labels)
- Metal: cans, covers and caps, clothes hangers, aluminium cans, clean aluminium foil and plates
- Rigid plastic: bottles (shampoo, laundry detergent, water, soft drinks, etc.), containers (yogurt, margarine, grease, etc.), covers and caps
- Flexible plastic: grocery and shopping bags, dry cleaning bags, bread and pastry bags (not greasy), bags from food products (not soiled), overwrap packaging for bags of milk, paper towel, milk bags and pouches, etc.
- Flexible plastic: Any plastic packaging identified with the No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 7
Unacceptable materials
- Padded envelopes, objects composed of multiple materials (such as binders, etc.), diapers
- Photographic paper, metallic wrapping paper
- Soiled or greasy paper and cardboard, wax paper, carbon paper
- Stickers, wallpaper
- Unflattened cardboard boxes, or not in bundles of 25 kg or less
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Objects composed of multiple materials (toys, tools, etc.)
- Soiled wrappings
- Cereal and cracker bags (waxed)
- Potato chip bags and candy wrappers (greasy)
- Shrink-wrap film (meat and cheese packaging, etc.)
- Tarpaulins (swimming pool covers, canopies, etc.)
- All no 6 plastics (polystyrene)
- Boxes of compact disc (CD)
- Containers of paint, motor oil, etc.
- Toothpaste tubes and pumps
- Products of rubber (pipes for watering, boots, etc.)
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Acceptable containers
- Clear or blue see-through plastic recycling bags. Only clear bags are accepted.
- Montréal 67-litre bin
- Wheeled 240-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
Additional information
The collection and processing of recyclable materials (paper, cardboard, plastics, metals, glass) helps to reduce waste and to preserve the environment. This collection, which is available everywhere in Montréal in single-stream mode, allows you to place all your materials in a single container to be transported and processed at the sorting centre.
To find out the collection schedule, see Info-Collectes.
Other drop-off points:
- ERPA-Québec, Électrobac or OPEQ (electronic products and small parts)
- Écocentre LaSalle or écocentre Saint-Laurent (all no 6 plastics)
Good to know
To avoid being fined, please be sure to comply with collection schedules and conditions.
Acceptable materials
- Cardboard packages (for eggs, cereals, facial tissues), cardboard tubes and rolls (toilet paper and paper towels), brown paper bags
- Flattened cardboard boxes attached in bundles, maximum weight 25 kg
- Paper: newsprint, circulars, magazines, catalogues, telephone directories
- Paper: sheets of paper (with or without staples), envelopes (with or without a window), file folders
- Glass: bottles, flasks and jars of all shapes and colours (with or without labels)
- Cartons: milk cartons, juice boxes and other containers for liquids
- Metal: cans, covers and caps, clothes hangers, aluminium cans, clean aluminium foil and plates
- Rigid plastic: bottles (shampoo, laundry detergent, water, soft drinks, etc.), containers (yogurt, margarine, grease, etc.), covers and caps
- Flexible plastic: grocery and shopping bags, dry cleaning bags, bread and pastry bags (not greasy), bags from food products (not soiled), overwrap packaging for bags of milk, paper towel, etc.
- Flexible plastic: Any plastic packaging identified with the No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 7
Unacceptable materials
- Padded envelopes, objects composed of multiple materials (such as binders, etc.), diapers
- Photographic paper, metallic wrapping paper
- Soiled or greasy paper and cardboard, wax paper, carbon paper
- Stickers, wallpaper
- Unflattened cardboard boxes, or not in bundles of 25 kg or less
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Objects composed of multiple materials (toys, tools, etc.)
- Soiled wrappings
- Cereal and cracker bags (waxed)
- Potato chip bags and candy wrappers (greasy)
- Shrink-wrap film (meat and cheese packaging, etc.)
- Tarpaulins (swimming pool covers, canopies, etc.)
- All no 6 plastics (polystyrene)
- Boxes of compact disc (CD)
- Containers of paint, motor oil, etc.
- Toothpaste tubes and pumps
- Products of rubber (pipes for watering, boots, etc.)
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Acceptable containers
- Wheeled 240-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
Additional information
The collection and processing of recyclable materials (paper, cardboard, plastics, metals, glass) helps to reduce waste and to preserve the environment. This collection, which is available everywhere in Montréal in single-stream mode, allows you to place all your materials in a single container to be transported and processed at the sorting centre.
To find out the collection schedule, see Info-Collectes.
You must put your recyclable materials in a transparent plastic bag.
Businesses
- You must purchase a rolling bin with a capacity of 240 L or 360 L at your expense.
- Companies in the commercial or industrial sector with a large volume of recyclable materials must hire a private recycler.
Residents of buildings with nine or more dwellings
Want to participate in a selective collection program? You must first discuss the matter with the owner and concierge in your building.
Once you come to an agreement with the owner, you can contact the Accès Montréal office to find out what to do next.
The borough provides rolling collection bins with a capacity of 360 L or 660 L free of charge.
Other drop-off points:
- ERPA-Québec, Électrobac or OPEQ (electronic products and small parts)
- Écocentre LaSalle or écocentre Saint-Laurent (all no 6 plastics)
Good to know
To avoid being fined, please be sure to comply with collection schedules and conditions. Large cardboard boxes must be disassembled, tied up and placed near the bin or the bag.
Acceptable materials
- Cardboard packages (for eggs, cereals, facial tissues), cardboard tubes and rolls (toilet paper and paper towels), brown paper bags
- Flattened cardboard boxes attached in bundles, maximum weight 25 kg
- Paper: newsprint, circulars, magazines, catalogues, telephone directories
- Paper: sheets of paper (with or without staples), envelopes (with or without a window), file folders
- Glass: bottles, flasks and jars of all shapes and colours (with or without labels)
- Cartons: milk cartons, juice boxes and other containers for liquids
- Metal: cans, covers and caps, clothes hangers, aluminium cans, clean aluminium foil and plates
- Rigid plastic: bottles (shampoo, laundry detergent, water, soft drinks, etc.), containers (yogurt, margarine, grease, etc.), covers and caps
- Flexible plastic: grocery and shopping bags, dry cleaning bags, bread and pastry bags (not greasy), bags from food products (not soiled), overwrap packaging for bags of milk, paper towel, etc.
- Flexible plastic: Any plastic packaging identified with the No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 7
Unacceptable materials
- Padded envelopes, objects composed of multiple materials (such as binders, etc.), diapers
- Photographic paper, metallic wrapping paper
- Soiled or greasy paper and cardboard, wax paper, carbon paper
- Stickers, wallpaper
- Unflattened cardboard boxes, or not in bundles of 25 kg or less
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Objects composed of multiple materials (toys, tools, etc.)
- Soiled wrappings
- Cereal and cracker bags (waxed)
- Potato chip bags and candy wrappers (greasy)
- Shrink-wrap film (meat and cheese packaging, etc.)
- Tarpaulins (swimming pool covers, canopies, etc.)
- All no 6 plastics (polystyrene)
- Boxes of compact disc (CD)
- Containers of paint, motor oil, etc.
- Toothpaste tubes and pumps
- Products of rubber (pipes for watering, boots, etc.)
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Acceptable containers
- Wheeled 240-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
- Wheeled 660-litre bin
- See-through plastic recycling bags
- Cardboard boxes fastened in bundles
Additional information
The collection and processing of recyclable materials (paper, cardboard, plastics, metals, glass) helps to reduce waste and to preserve the environment. This collection, which is available everywhere in Montréal in single-stream mode, allows you to place all your materials in a single container to be transported and processed at the sorting centre.
To find out the collection schedule, see Info-Collectes.
Other drop-off points:
- ERPA-Québec, Électrobac or OPEQ (electronic products and small parts)
- Écocentre LaSalle or écocentre Saint-Laurent (all no 6 plastics)
Good to know
To avoid being fined, please be sure to comply with collection schedules and conditions. Large cardboard boxes must be disassembled, tied up and placed near the bin or the bag.
Acceptable materials
- Cardboard packages (for eggs, cereals, facial tissues), cardboard tubes and rolls (toilet paper and paper towels), brown paper bags
- Flattened cardboard boxes attached in bundles, maximum weight 25 kg
- Paper: newsprint, circulars, magazines, catalogues, telephone directories
- Paper: sheets of paper (with or without staples), envelopes (with or without a window), file folders
- Glass: bottles, flasks and jars of all shapes and colours (with or without labels)
- Cartons: milk cartons, juice boxes and other containers for liquids
- Metal: cans, covers and caps, clothes hangers, aluminium cans, clean aluminium foil and plates
- Rigid plastic: bottles (shampoo, laundry detergent, water, soft drinks, etc.), containers (yogurt, margarine, grease, etc.), covers and caps
- Flexible plastic: grocery and shopping bags, dry cleaning bags, bread and pastry bags (not greasy), bags from food products (not soiled), overwrap packaging for bags of milk, paper towel, etc.
- Flexible plastic: Any plastic packaging identified with the No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 7
Unacceptable materials
- Padded envelopes, objects composed of multiple materials (such as binders, etc.), diapers
- Photographic paper, metallic wrapping paper
- Soiled or greasy paper and cardboard, wax paper, carbon paper
- Stickers, wallpaper
- Unflattened cardboard boxes, or not in bundles of 25 kg or less
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Objects composed of multiple materials (toys, tools, etc.)
- Soiled wrappings
- Cereal and cracker bags (waxed)
- Potato chip bags and candy wrappers (greasy)
- Shrink-wrap film (meat and cheese packaging, etc.)
- Tarpaulins (swimming pool covers, canopies, etc.)
- All no 6 plastics (polystyrene)
- Boxes of compact disc (CD)
- Containers of paint, motor oil, etc.
- Toothpaste tubes and pumps
- Products of rubber (pipes for watering, boots, etc.)
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Acceptable containers
- Montréal 67-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
- See-through plastic recycling bags
Additional information
The collection and processing of recyclable materials (paper, cardboard, plastics, metals, glass) helps to reduce waste and to preserve the environment. This collection, which is available everywhere in Montréal in single-stream mode, allows you to place all your materials in a single container to be transported and processed at the sorting centre.
To find out the collection schedule, see Info-Collectes.
Other drop-off points:
- ERPA-Québec, Électrobac or OPEQ (electronic products and small parts)
- Écocentre LaSalle or écocentre Saint-Laurent (all no 6 plastics)
Good to know
To avoid being fined, please be sure to comply with collection schedules and conditions.
Acceptable materials
- Cardboard packages (for eggs, cereals, facial tissues), cardboard tubes and rolls (toilet paper and paper towels), brown paper bags
- Flattened cardboard boxes attached in bundles, maximum weight 25 kg
- Paper: newsprint, circulars, magazines, catalogues, telephone directories
- Paper: sheets of paper (with or without staples), envelopes (with or without a window), file folders
- Glass: bottles, flasks and jars of all shapes and colours (with or without labels)
- Cartons: milk cartons, juice boxes and other containers for liquids
- Metal: cans, covers and caps, clothes hangers, aluminium cans, clean aluminium foil and plates
- Rigid plastic: bottles (shampoo, laundry detergent, water, soft drinks, etc.), containers (yogurt, margarine, grease, etc.), covers and caps
- Flexible plastic: grocery and shopping bags, dry cleaning bags, bread and pastry bags (not greasy), bags from food products (not soiled), overwrap packaging for bags of milk, paper towel, etc.
- Flexible plastic: Any plastic packaging identified with the No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 7
Unacceptable materials
- Padded envelopes, objects composed of multiple materials (such as binders, etc.), diapers
- Photographic paper, metallic wrapping paper
- Soiled or greasy paper and cardboard, wax paper, carbon paper
- Stickers, wallpaper
- Unflattened cardboard boxes, or not in bundles of 25 kg or less
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Objects composed of multiple materials (toys, tools, etc.)
- Soiled wrappings
- Cereal and cracker bags (waxed)
- Potato chip bags and candy wrappers (greasy)
- Shrink-wrap film (meat and cheese packaging, etc.)
- Tarpaulins (swimming pool covers, canopies, etc.)
- All no 6 plastics (polystyrene)
- Boxes of compact disc (CD)
- Containers of paint, motor oil, etc.
- Toothpaste tubes and pumps
- Products of rubber (pipes for watering, boots, etc.)
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Acceptable containers
- Wheeled 240-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
- Wheeled 660-litre bin
Additional information
The collection and processing of recyclable materials (paper, cardboard, plastics, metals, glass) helps to reduce waste and to preserve the environment. This collection, which is available everywhere in Montréal in single-stream mode, allows you to place all your materials in a single container to be transported and processed at the sorting centre.
To find out the collection schedule, see Info-Collectes.
Other drop-off points:
- ERPA-Québec, Électrobac or OPEQ (electronic products and small parts)
- Écocentre LaSalle or écocentre Saint-Laurent (all no 6 plastics)
Good to know
To avoid being fined, please be sure to comply with collection schedules and conditions.
Acceptable materials
- Cardboard packages (for eggs, cereals, facial tissues), cardboard tubes and rolls (toilet paper and paper towels), brown paper bags
- Flattened cardboard boxes attached in bundles, maximum weight 25 kg
- Paper: newsprint, circulars, magazines, catalogues, telephone directories
- Paper: sheets of paper (with or without staples), envelopes (with or without a window), file folders
- Glass: bottles, flasks and jars of all shapes and colours (with or without labels)
- Cartons: milk cartons, juice boxes and other containers for liquids
- Metal: cans, covers and caps, clothes hangers, aluminium cans, clean aluminium foil and plates
- Rigid plastic: bottles (shampoo, laundry detergent, water, soft drinks, etc.), containers (yogurt, margarine, grease, etc.), covers and caps
- Flexible plastic: grocery and shopping bags, dry cleaning bags, bread and pastry bags (not greasy), bags from food products (not soiled), overwrap packaging for bags of milk, paper towel, etc.
- Flexible plastic: Any plastic packaging identified with the No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 7
Unacceptable materials
- Padded envelopes, objects composed of multiple materials (such as binders, etc.), diapers
- Photographic paper, metallic wrapping paper
- Soiled or greasy paper and cardboard, wax paper, carbon paper
- Stickers, wallpaper
- Unflattened cardboard boxes, or not in bundles of 25 kg or less
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Objects composed of multiple materials (toys, tools, etc.)
- Soiled wrappings
- Cereal and cracker bags (waxed)
- Potato chip bags and candy wrappers (greasy)
- Shrink-wrap film (meat and cheese packaging, etc.)
- Tarpaulins (swimming pool covers, canopies, etc.)
- All no 6 plastics (polystyrene)
- Boxes of compact disc (CD)
- Containers of paint, motor oil, etc.
- Toothpaste tubes and pumps
- Products of rubber (pipes for watering, boots, etc.)
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Acceptable containers
- Montréal 67-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
Additional information
The collection and processing of recyclable materials (paper, cardboard, plastics, metals, glass) helps to reduce waste and to preserve the environment. This collection, which is available everywhere in Montréal in single-stream mode, allows you to place all your materials in a single container to be transported and processed at the sorting centre.
To find out the collection schedule, see Info-Collectes.
Other drop-off points:
- ERPA-Québec, Électrobac or OPEQ (electronic products and small parts)
- Écocentre LaSalle or écocentre Saint-Laurent (all no 6 plastics)
Good to know
To avoid being fined, please be sure to comply with collection schedules and conditions. Large cardboard boxes must be disassembled, tied up and placed near the bin or the bag.
Acceptable materials
- Cardboard packages (for eggs, cereals, facial tissues), cardboard tubes and rolls (toilet paper and paper towels), brown paper bags
- Flattened cardboard boxes attached in bundles, maximum weight 25 kg
- Paper: newsprint, circulars, magazines, catalogues, telephone directories
- Paper: sheets of paper (with or without staples), envelopes (with or without a window), file folders
- Glass: bottles, flasks and jars of all shapes and colours (with or without labels)
- Cartons: milk cartons, juice boxes and other containers for liquids
- Metal: cans, covers and caps, clothes hangers, aluminium cans, clean aluminium foil and plates
- Rigid plastic: bottles (shampoo, laundry detergent, water, soft drinks, etc.), containers (yogurt, margarine, grease, etc.), covers and caps
- Flexible plastic: grocery and shopping bags, dry cleaning bags, bread and pastry bags (not greasy), bags from food products (not soiled), overwrap packaging for bags of milk, paper towel, etc.
- Flexible plastic: Any plastic packaging identified with the No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 7
Unacceptable materials
- Padded envelopes, objects composed of multiple materials (such as binders, etc.), diapers
- Photographic paper, metallic wrapping paper
- Soiled or greasy paper and cardboard, wax paper, carbon paper
- Stickers, wallpaper
- Unflattened cardboard boxes, or not in bundles of 25 kg or less
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Objects composed of multiple materials (toys, tools, etc.)
- Soiled wrappings
- Cereal and cracker bags (waxed)
- Potato chip bags and candy wrappers (greasy)
- Shrink-wrap film (meat and cheese packaging, etc.)
- Tarpaulins (swimming pool covers, canopies, etc.)
- All no 6 plastics (polystyrene)
- Boxes of compact disc (CD)
- Containers of paint, motor oil, etc.
- Toothpaste tubes and pumps
- Products of rubber (pipes for watering, boots, etc.)
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Acceptable containers
- Montréal 67-litre bin
- Wheeled 240-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
- Wheeled 660-litre bin
- Clear or blue see-through plastic recycling bags
Additional information
The collection and processing of recyclable materials (paper, cardboard, plastics, metals, glass) helps to reduce waste and to preserve the environment. This collection, which is available everywhere in Montréal in single-stream mode, allows you to place all your materials in a single container to be transported and processed at the sorting centre.
To find out the collection schedule, see Info-Collectes.
Other drop-off points:
- ERPA-Québec, Électrobac or OPEQ (electronic products and small parts)
- Écocentre LaSalle or écocentre Saint-Laurent (all no 6 plastics)
Good to know
To avoid being fined, please be sure to comply with collection schedules and conditions.
Acceptable materials
- Cardboard packages (for eggs, cereals, facial tissues), cardboard tubes and rolls (toilet paper and paper towels), brown paper bags
- Flattened cardboard boxes attached in bundles, maximum weight 25 kg
- Paper: newsprint, circulars, magazines, catalogues, telephone directories
- Paper: sheets of paper (with or without staples), envelopes (with or without a window), file folders
- Glass: bottles, flasks and jars of all shapes and colours (with or without labels)
- Cartons: milk cartons, juice boxes and other containers for liquids
- Metal: cans, covers and caps, clothes hangers, aluminium cans, clean aluminium foil and plates
- Rigid plastic: bottles (shampoo, laundry detergent, water, soft drinks, etc.), containers (yogurt, margarine, grease, etc.), covers and caps
- Flexible plastic: grocery and shopping bags, dry cleaning bags, bread and pastry bags (not greasy), bags from food products (not soiled), overwrap packaging for bags of milk, paper towel, etc.
- Flexible plastic: Any plastic packaging identified with the No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 7
Unacceptable materials
- Padded envelopes, objects composed of multiple materials (such as binders, etc.), diapers
- Photographic paper, metallic wrapping paper
- Soiled or greasy paper and cardboard, wax paper, carbon paper
- Stickers, wallpaper
- Unflattened cardboard boxes, or not in bundles of 25 kg or less
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Objects composed of multiple materials (toys, tools, etc.)
- Soiled wrappings
- Cereal and cracker bags (waxed)
- Potato chip bags and candy wrappers (greasy)
- Shrink-wrap film (meat and cheese packaging, etc.)
- Tarpaulins (swimming pool covers, canopies, etc.)
- All no 6 plastics (polystyrene)
- Boxes of compact disc (CD)
- Containers of paint, motor oil, etc.
- Toothpaste tubes and pumps
- Products of rubber (pipes for watering, boots, etc.)
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Acceptable containers
- Montréal 67-litre bin
- Wheeled 240-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
- Clear or blue see-through plastic recycling bags
- Cardboard boxes fastened in bundles
Additional information
The collection and processing of recyclable materials (paper, cardboard, plastics, metals, glass) helps to reduce waste and to preserve the environment. This collection, which is available everywhere in Montréal in single-stream mode, allows you to place all your materials in a single container to be transported and processed at the sorting centre.
To find out the collection schedule, see Info-Collectes.
Other drop-off points:
- ERPA-Québec, Électrobac or OPEQ (electronic products and small parts)
- Écocentre LaSalle or écocentre Saint-Laurent (all no 6 plastics)
Good to know
To avoid being fined, please be sure to comply with collection schedules and conditions.
Acceptable materials
- Cardboard packages (for eggs, cereals, facial tissues), cardboard tubes and rolls (toilet paper and paper towels), brown paper bags
- Flattened cardboard boxes attached in bundles, maximum weight 25 kg
- Paper: newsprint, circulars, magazines, catalogues, telephone directories
- Paper: sheets of paper (with or without staples), envelopes (with or without a window), file folders
- Glass: bottles, flasks and jars of all shapes and colours (with or without labels)
- Cartons: milk cartons, juice boxes and other containers for liquids
- Metal: cans, covers and caps, clothes hangers, aluminium cans, clean aluminium foil and plates
- Rigid plastic: bottles (shampoo, laundry detergent, water, soft drinks, etc.), containers (yogurt, margarine, grease, etc.), covers and caps
- Flexible plastic: grocery and shopping bags, dry cleaning bags, bread and pastry bags (not greasy), bags from food products (not soiled), overwrap packaging for bags of milk, paper towel, etc.
- Flexible plastic: Any plastic packaging identified with the No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 7
Unacceptable materials
- Padded envelopes, objects composed of multiple materials (such as binders, etc.), diapers
- Photographic paper, metallic wrapping paper
- Soiled or greasy paper and cardboard, wax paper, carbon paper
- Stickers, wallpaper
- Unflattened cardboard boxes, or not in bundles of 25 kg or less
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Objects composed of multiple materials (toys, tools, etc.)
- Soiled wrappings
- Cereal and cracker bags (waxed)
- Potato chip bags and candy wrappers (greasy)
- Shrink-wrap film (meat and cheese packaging, etc.)
- Tarpaulins (swimming pool covers, canopies, etc.)
- Soiled wrappings
- Cereal and cracker bags (waxed)
- Potato chip bags and candy wrappers (greasy)
- Shrink-wrap film (meat and cheese packaging, etc.)
- Tarpaulins (swimming pool covers, canopies, etc.)
Acceptable containers
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
Additional information
The collection and processing of recyclable materials (paper, cardboard, plastics, metals, glass) helps to reduce waste and to preserve the environment. This collection, which is available everywhere in Montréal in single-stream mode, allows you to place all your materials in a single container to be transported and processed at the sorting centre.
To find out the collection schedule, see Info-Collectes.
Other drop-off points:
- ERPA-Québec, Électrobac or OPEQ (electronic products and small parts)
- Écocentre LaSalle or écocentre Saint-Laurent (all no 6 plastics)
Good to know
To avoid being fined, please be sure to comply with collection schedules and conditions. Large cardboard boxes must be disassembled, tied up and placed near the bin.
Acceptable materials
- Cardboard packages (for eggs, cereals, facial tissues), cardboard tubes and rolls (toilet paper and paper towels), brown paper bags
- Flattened cardboard boxes attached in bundles, maximum weight 25 kg
- Paper: newsprint, circulars, magazines, catalogues, telephone directories
- Paper: sheets of paper (with or without staples), envelopes (with or without a window), file folders
- Glass: bottles, flasks and jars of all shapes and colours (with or without labels)
- Cartons: milk cartons, juice boxes and other containers for liquids
- Metal: cans, covers and caps, clothes hangers, aluminium cans, clean aluminium foil and plates
- Rigid plastic: bottles (shampoo, laundry detergent, water, soft drinks, etc.), containers (yogurt, margarine, grease, etc.), covers and caps
- Flexible plastic: grocery and shopping bags, dry cleaning bags, bread and pastry bags (not greasy), bags from food products (not soiled), overwrap packaging for bags of milk, paper towel, etc.
- Flexible plastic: Any plastic packaging identified with the No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 7
Unacceptable materials
- Padded envelopes, objects composed of multiple materials (such as binders, etc.), diapers
- Photographic paper, metallic wrapping paper
- Soiled or greasy paper and cardboard, wax paper, carbon paper
- Stickers, wallpaper
- Unflattened cardboard boxes, or not in bundles of 25 kg or less
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Objects composed of multiple materials (toys, tools, etc.)
- Soiled wrappings
- Cereal and cracker bags (waxed)
- Potato chip bags and candy wrappers (greasy)
- Shrink-wrap film (meat and cheese packaging, etc.)
- Tarpaulins (swimming pool covers, canopies, etc.)
- All no 6 plastics (polystyrene)
- Boxes of compact disc (CD)
- Containers of paint, motor oil, etc.
- Toothpaste tubes and pumps
- Products of rubber (pipes for watering, boots, etc.)
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Acceptable containers
- Montréal 67-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
Additional information
The collection and processing of recyclable materials (paper, cardboard, plastics, metals, glass) helps to reduce waste and to preserve the environment. This collection, which is available everywhere in Montréal in single-stream mode, allows you to place all your materials in a single container to be transported and processed at the sorting centre.
To find out the collection schedule, see Info-Collectes.
Other drop-off points:
- ERPA-Québec, Électrobac or OPEQ (electronic products and small parts)
- Écocentre LaSalle or écocentre Saint-Laurent (all no 6 plastics)
Good to know
To avoid being fined, please be sure to comply with collection schedules and conditions. Large cardboard boxes must be disassembled, tied up and placed near the bin or the bag.
Acceptable materials
- Cardboard packages (for eggs, cereals, facial tissues), cardboard tubes and rolls (toilet paper and paper towels), brown paper bags
- Flattened cardboard boxes attached in bundles, maximum weight 25 kg
- Paper: newsprint, circulars, magazines, catalogues, telephone directories
- Paper: sheets of paper (with or without staples), envelopes (with or without a window), file folders
- Glass: bottles, flasks and jars of all shapes and colours (with or without labels)
- Cartons: milk cartons, juice boxes and other containers for liquids
- Metal: cans, covers and caps, clothes hangers, aluminium cans, clean aluminium foil and plates
- Rigid plastic: bottles (shampoo, laundry detergent, water, soft drinks, etc.), containers (yogurt, margarine, grease, etc.), covers and caps
- Flexible plastic: grocery and shopping bags, dry cleaning bags, bread and pastry bags (not greasy), bags from food products (not soiled), overwrap packaging for bags of milk, paper towel, etc.
- Flexible plastic: Any plastic packaging identified with the No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 7
- Nespresso™ capsules placed in the bag specially designed for this purpose by Nespresso™, then placed in the recycling bin
Unacceptable materials
- Padded envelopes, objects composed of multiple materials (such as binders, etc.), diapers
- Photographic paper, metallic wrapping paper
- Soiled or greasy paper and cardboard, wax paper, carbon paper
- Stickers, wallpaper
- Unflattened cardboard boxes, or not in bundles of 25 kg or less
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Objects composed of multiple materials (toys, tools, etc.)
- Soiled wrappings
- Cereal and cracker bags (waxed)
- Potato chip bags and candy wrappers (greasy)
- Shrink-wrap film (meat and cheese packaging, etc.)
- Tarpaulins (swimming pool covers, canopies, etc.)
- All no 6 plastics (polystyrene)
- Boxes of compact disc (CD)
- Containers of paint, motor oil, etc.
- Toothpaste tubes and pumps
- Products of rubber (pipes for watering, boots, etc.)
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Acceptable containers
- Montréal 67-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
- Clear or blue see-through plastic recycling bags
Additional information
The collection and processing of recyclable materials (paper, cardboard, plastics, metals, glass) helps to reduce waste and to preserve the environment. This collection, which is available everywhere in Montréal in single-stream mode, allows you to place all your materials in a single container to be transported and processed at the sorting centre.
To find out the collection schedule, see Info-Collectes.
Other drop-off points:
- ERPA-Québec, Électrobac or OPEQ (electronic products and small parts)
- Écocentre LaSalle or écocentre Saint-Laurent (all no 6 plastics)
Good to know
To avoid being fined, please be sure to comply with collection schedules and conditions. Large cardboard boxes must be disassembled, tied up and placed near the bin.
Acceptable materials
- Cardboard packages (for eggs, cereals, facial tissues), cardboard tubes and rolls (toilet paper and paper towels), brown paper bags
- Flattened cardboard boxes attached in bundles, maximum weight 25 kg
- Paper: newsprint, circulars, magazines, catalogues, telephone directories
- Paper: sheets of paper (with or without staples), envelopes (with or without a window), file folders
- Glass: bottles, flasks and jars of all shapes and colours (with or without labels)
- Cartons: milk cartons, juice boxes and other containers for liquids
- Metal: cans, covers and caps, clothes hangers, aluminium cans, clean aluminium foil and plates
- Rigid plastic: bottles (shampoo, laundry detergent, water, soft drinks, etc.), containers (yogurt, margarine, grease, etc.), covers and caps
- Flexible plastic: grocery and shopping bags, dry cleaning bags, bread and pastry bags (not greasy), bags from food products (not soiled), overwrap packaging for bags of milk, paper towel, etc.
- Flexible plastic: Any plastic packaging identified with the No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 7
Unacceptable materials
- Padded envelopes, objects composed of multiple materials (such as binders, etc.), diapers
- Photographic paper, metallic wrapping paper
- Soiled or greasy paper and cardboard, wax paper, carbon paper
- Stickers, wallpaper
- Unflattened cardboard boxes, or not in bundles of 25 kg or less
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Objects composed of multiple materials (toys, tools, etc.)
- Soiled wrappings
- Cereal and cracker bags (waxed)
- Potato chip bags and candy wrappers (greasy)
- Shrink-wrap film (meat and cheese packaging, etc.)
- Tarpaulins (swimming pool covers, canopies, etc.)
- All no 6 plastics (polystyrene)
- Boxes of compact disc (CD)
- Containers of paint, motor oil, etc.
- Toothpaste tubes and pumps
- Products of rubber (pipes for watering, boots, etc.)
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Acceptable containers
- Wheeled 120-litre bin
- Wheeled 240-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
Additional information
The collection and processing of recyclable materials (paper, cardboard, plastics, metals, glass) helps to reduce waste and to preserve the environment. This collection, which is available everywhere in Montréal in single-stream mode, allows you to place all your materials in a single container to be transported and processed at the sorting centre.
To find out the collection schedule, see Info-Collectes.
Other drop-off points:
- ERPA-Québec, Électrobac or OPEQ (electronic products and small parts)
- Écocentre LaSalle or écocentre Saint-Laurent (all no 6 plastics)
Good to know
To avoid being fined, please be sure to comply with collection schedules and conditions.
Acceptable materials
- Cardboard packages (for eggs, cereals, facial tissues), cardboard tubes and rolls (toilet paper and paper towels), brown paper bags
- Flattened cardboard boxes attached in bundles, maximum weight 25 kg
- Paper: newsprint, circulars, magazines, catalogues, telephone directories
- Paper: sheets of paper (with or without staples), envelopes (with or without a window), file folders
- Glass: bottles, flasks and jars of all shapes and colours (with or without labels)
- Cartons: milk cartons, juice boxes and other containers for liquids
- Metal: cans, covers and caps, clothes hangers, aluminium cans, clean aluminium foil and plates
- Rigid plastic: bottles (shampoo, laundry detergent, water, soft drinks, etc.), containers (yogurt, margarine, grease, etc.), covers and caps
- Flexible plastic: grocery and shopping bags, dry cleaning bags, bread and pastry bags (not greasy), bags from food products (not soiled), overwrap packaging for bags of milk, paper towel, etc. Flexible plastic: Any plastic packaging identified with the N
- Flexible plastic: Any plastic packaging identified with the No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 7
Unacceptable materials
- Padded envelopes, objects composed of multiple materials (such as binders, etc.), diapers
- Photographic paper, metallic wrapping paper
- Soiled or greasy paper and cardboard, wax paper, carbon paper
- Stickers, wallpaper
- Unflattened cardboard boxes, or not in bundles of 25 kg or less
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Objects composed of multiple materials (toys, tools, etc.)
- Soiled wrappings
- Cereal and cracker bags (waxed)
- Potato chip bags and candy wrappers (greasy)
- Shrink-wrap film (meat and cheese packaging, etc.)
- Tarpaulins (swimming pool covers, canopies, etc.)
- All no 6 plastics (polystyrene)
- Boxes of compact disc (CD)
- Containers of paint, motor oil, etc.
- Toothpaste tubes and pumps
- Products of rubber (pipes for watering, boots, etc.)
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Acceptable containers
- Montréal 67-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
Additional information
The collection and processing of recyclable materials (paper, cardboard, plastics, metals, glass) helps to reduce waste and to preserve the environment. This collection, which is available everywhere in Montréal in single-stream mode, allows you to place all your materials in a single container to be transported and processed at the sorting centre.
To find out the collection schedule, see Info-Collectes.
Other drop-off points:
- ERPA-Québec, Électrobac or OPEQ (electronic products and small parts)
- Écocentre LaSalle or écocentre Saint-Laurent (all no 6 plastics)
Good to know
To avoid being fined, please be sure to comply with collection schedules and conditions.
Acceptable materials
- Cardboard packages (for eggs, cereals, facial tissues), cardboard tubes and rolls (toilet paper and paper towels), brown paper bags
- Flattened cardboard boxes attached in bundles, maximum weight 25 kg
- Paper: newsprint, circulars, magazines, catalogues, telephone directories
- Paper: sheets of paper (with or without staples), envelopes (with or without a window), file folders
- Glass: bottles, flasks and jars of all shapes and colours (with or without labels)
- Cartons: milk cartons, juice boxes and other containers for liquids
- Metal: cans, covers and caps, clothes hangers, aluminium cans, clean aluminium foil and plates
- Rigid plastic: bottles (shampoo, laundry detergent, water, soft drinks, etc.), containers (yogurt, margarine, grease, etc.), covers and caps
- Flexible plastic: grocery and shopping bags, dry cleaning bags, bread and pastry bags (not greasy), bags from food products (not soiled), overwrap packaging for bags of milk, paper towel, etc.
- Flexible plastic: Any plastic packaging identified with the No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 7
Unacceptable materials
- Padded envelopes, objects composed of multiple materials (such as binders, etc.), diapers
- Photographic paper, metallic wrapping paper
- Soiled or greasy paper and cardboard, wax paper, carbon paper
- Stickers, wallpaper
- Unflattened cardboard boxes, or not in bundles of 25 kg or less
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Objects composed of multiple materials (toys, tools, etc.)
- Soiled wrappings
- Cereal and cracker bags (waxed)
- Potato chip bags and candy wrappers (greasy)
- Shrink-wrap film (meat and cheese packaging, etc.)
- Tarpaulins (swimming pool covers, canopies, etc.)
- All no 6 plastics (polystyrene)
- Boxes of compact disc (CD)
- Containers of paint, motor oil, etc.
- Toothpaste tubes and pumps
- Products of rubber (pipes for watering, boots, etc.)
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Acceptable containers
- Montréal 67-litre bin
- Wheeled 240-litre bin
- Clear or blue see-through plastic recycling bags (except in L'Île-des-Soeurs area)
Additional information
The collection and processing of recyclable materials (paper, cardboard, plastics, metals, glass) helps to reduce waste and to preserve the environment. This collection, which is available everywhere in Montréal in single-stream mode, allows you to place all your materials in a single container to be transported and processed at the sorting centre.
To find out the collection schedule, see Info-Collectes.
Other drop-off points:
- ERPA-Québec, Électrobac or OPEQ (electronic products and small parts)
- Écocentre LaSalle or écocentre Saint-Laurent (all no 6 plastics)
Good to know
To avoid being fined, please be sure to comply with collection schedules and conditions. Sticker A sticker could be affixed on a recycling bag that contains unacceptable materials and would not be picked up.
Acceptable materials
- Cardboard packages (for eggs, cereals, facial tissues), cardboard tubes and rolls (toilet paper and paper towels), brown paper bags
- Flattened cardboard boxes attached in bundles, maximum weight 25 kg
- Paper: newsprint, circulars, magazines, catalogues, telephone directories
- Paper: sheets of paper (with or without staples), envelopes (with or without a window), file folders
- Glass: bottles, flasks and jars of all shapes and colours (with or without labels)
- Cartons: milk cartons, juice boxes and other containers for liquids
- Metal: cans, covers and caps, clothes hangers, aluminium cans, clean aluminium foil and plates
- Rigid plastic: bottles (shampoo, laundry detergent, water, soft drinks, etc.), containers (yogurt, margarine, grease, etc.), covers and caps
- Flexible plastic: grocery and shopping bags, dry cleaning bags, bread and pastry bags (not greasy), bags from food products (not soiled), overwrap packaging for bags of milk, paper towel, etc.
- Flexible plastic: Any plastic packaging identified with the No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 7
Unacceptable materials
- Padded envelopes, objects composed of multiple materials (such as binders, etc.), diapers
- Photographic paper, metallic wrapping paper
- Soiled or greasy paper and cardboard, wax paper, carbon paper
- Stickers, wallpaper
- Unflattened cardboard boxes, or not in bundles of 25 kg or less
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Objects composed of multiple materials (toys, tools, etc.)
- Soiled wrappings
- Cereal and cracker bags (waxed)
- Potato chip bags and candy wrappers (greasy)
- Shrink-wrap film (meat and cheese packaging, etc.)
- Tarpaulins (swimming pool covers, canopies, etc.)
- All no 6 plastics (polystyrene)
- Boxes of compact disc (CD)
- Containers of paint, motor oil, etc.
- Toothpaste tubes and pumps
- Products of rubber (pipes for watering, boots, etc.)
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Acceptable containers
- Clear or blue see-through plastic recycling bags
- Montréal 67-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
Additional information
The collection and processing of recyclable materials (paper, cardboard, plastics, metals, glass) helps to reduce waste and to preserve the environment. This collection, which is available everywhere in Montréal in single-stream mode, allows you to place all your materials in a single container to be transported and processed at the sorting centre.
To find out the collection schedule, see Info-Collectes.
Other drop-off points:
- ERPA-Québec, Électrobac or OPEQ (electronic products and small parts)
- Écocentre LaSalle or écocentre Saint-Laurent (all no 6 plastics)
Good to know
To avoid being fined, please be sure to comply with collection schedules and conditions.
Acceptable materials
- Cardboard packages (for eggs, cereals, facial tissues), cardboard tubes and rolls (toilet paper and paper towels), brown paper bags
- Flattened cardboard boxes attached in bundles, maximum weight 25 kg
- Paper: newsprint, circulars, magazines, catalogues, telephone directories
- Paper: sheets of paper (with or without staples), envelopes (with or without a window), file folders
- Glass: bottles, flasks and jars of all shapes and colours (with or without labels)
- Cartons: milk cartons, juice boxes and other containers for liquids
- Metal: cans, covers and caps, clothes hangers, aluminium cans, clean aluminium foil and plates
- Rigid plastic: bottles (shampoo, laundry detergent, water, soft drinks, etc.), containers (yogurt, margarine, grease, etc.), covers and caps
- Flexible plastic: grocery and shopping bags, dry cleaning bags, bread and pastry bags (not greasy), bags from food products (not soiled), overwrap packaging for bags of milk, paper towel, etc.
- Flexible plastic: Any plastic packaging identified with the No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 7
- Nespresso™ capsules placed in the bag specially designed for this purpose by Nespresso™, then placed in the recycling bin
Unacceptable materials
- Padded envelopes, objects composed of multiple materials (such as binders, etc.), diapers
- Photographic paper, metallic wrapping paper
- Soiled or greasy paper and cardboard, wax paper, carbon paper
- Stickers, wallpaper
- Unflattened cardboard boxes, or not in bundles of 25 kg or less
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Objects composed of multiple materials (toys, tools, etc.)
- Soiled wrappings
- Cereal and cracker bags (waxed)
- Potato chip bags and candy wrappers (greasy)
- Shrink-wrap film (meat and cheese packaging, etc.)
- Tarpaulins (swimming pool covers, canopies, etc.)
- All no 6 plastics (polystyrene)
- Boxes of compact disc (CD)
- Containers of paint, motor oil, etc.
- Toothpaste tubes and pumps
- Products of rubber (pipes for watering, boots, etc.)
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Acceptable containers
- Wheeled 240-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
- Wheeled 660-litre bin
- Clear or blue see-through plastic recycling bags
Additional information
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