Get details about food waste collections
Last updated May 10, 2022
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Collection schedules, accepted materials, materials that are not accepted and types of bins that are allowed. Find out how to put out table scraps according to standards.
Food waste is collected in 15 boroughs.
In four boroughs (Lachine, Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève, Pierrefonds-Roxboro et Saint-Laurent), this collection is replaced by the organic waste collection, where green waste is also picked up.
If food waste collection is available for your type of building, you must participate and no longer put your kitchen scraps in your household waste.
You’ll be helping to reduce the amount of garbage that goes to the landfill and preserve the environment, since food waste makes up 57 percent of the contents of a garbage bag.
To avoid being fined, be sure to follow collection schedules and obey all legislation.
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Collection schedules
Buildings with eight or fewer dwellings
To find out when to put out your brown bin, visit Info-collectes.
Buildings with nine or more dwellings, companies, businesses, organizations and schools
The food waste collection is included in the household waste collection. You can put table scraps in your regular garbage can.
However, if you would like to take part in the food waste collection, please contact us and we will assess your situation.
Acceptable materials
Raw, cooked or spoiled food
- Animal food
- Cookies, sweets and desserts
- Dairy solids (cheese, butter and yogurt)
- Eggs and shells
- Fish and bones, seafood and shells
- Fruits and vegetables (including Halloween pumpkins)
- Grain products such as pasta, bread, rice
- Meat and poultry (with or without bones)
- Nuts and shells
- Spices and herbs
- Tea, herbal tea and coffee residues with the bags or paper filters
Soiled paper and cardboard waste
- Boxes from greasy food (pizza, chicken, etc.)
- Cardboard fruit baskets (without the handle)
- Paper tablecloths, paper crockery
- Paper tissues and towels, table napkins
Other materials
- Cooled ashes from untreated wood
Unacceptable materials
Recyclables materials
- Cardboard
- Glass
- Metal
- Paper
- Plastic
Green waste
- Dead leaves
- Gardening waste
- Grass clippings
- Waste from vegetable gardens and trees
- Conifers (evergreens) and deciduous tree branches
Other materials
- Batteries, biomedical waste
- Chewing gum
- Construction and renovation debris
- Crystal, porcelain, ceramics
- Diapers and hygienic products
- Fabrics, wood, cork, wax, hot ashes, cigarette butts
- Liquids (soup, milk, juice, coffee, etc.)
- Non-plant based oils and greases
- Paints and hazardous household waste
- Pet litter and bedding
- Polystyrene and plastic films
- Soil, rock, sand
- Toilet paper (used)
Acceptable containers
- Brown bin provided by the borough
- Compostable plastic bags certified by the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (the Québec standards organization) placed inside your brown bin
- Paper bags placed inside your brown bin
Communication channels
311
Outside of Montréal: 514-872-0311
Monday to Friday: From 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Legislation
Collection schedules
Buildings with eight or fewer dwellings
To find out when to put out your brown bin, visit Info-collectes.
Buildings with nine or more dwellings
The food waste collection is included in the household waste collection. You can put table scraps in your regular garbage can.
Acceptable materials
Raw, cooked or spoiled food
- Animal food
- Cookies, sweets and desserts
- Dairy solids (cheese, butter and yogurt)
- Eggs and shells
- Fish and bones, seafood and shells
- Fruits and vegetables (including Halloween pumpkins)
- Grain products such as pasta, bread, rice
- Meat and poultry (with or without bones)
- Nuts and shells
- Spices and herbs
- Tea, herbal tea and coffee residues with the bags or paper filters
Soiled paper and cardboard waste
- Boxes from greasy food (pizza, chicken, etc.)
- Cardboard fruit baskets (without the handle)
- Paper tablecloths, paper crockery
- Paper tissues and towels, table napkins
Unacceptable materials
Recyclables materials
- Cardboard
- Glass
- Metal
- Paper
- Plastic
Green waste
- Dead leaves
- Gardening waste
- Grass clippings
- Waste from vegetable gardens and trees
Other materials
- Batteries, biomedical waste
- Chewing gum
- Construction and renovation debris
- Crystal, porcelain, ceramics
- Diapers and hygienic products
- Fabrics, wood, cork, wax, hot ashes, cigarette butts
- Liquids (soup, milk, juice, coffee, etc.)
- Non-plant based oils and greases
- Paints and hazardous household waste
- Pet litter and bedding
- Polystyrene and plastic films
- Soil, rock, sand
- Toilet paper (used)
Acceptable containers
- Brown bin provided by the borough
- Compostable plastic bags certified by the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (the Québec standards organization) placed inside your brown bin
- Paper bags placed inside your brown bin
Legislation
Collection schedules
Buildings with eight or fewer dwellings
To find out when to put out your brown bin, visit Info-collectes.
Buildings with nine or more dwellings
Food waste collection is being implemented gradually from 2021 to 2024 in all buildings with nine or more dwellings as well as neighbourhood institutions, industries and businesses.
To see areas where the collection is being implemented, see our article.
Exception: If your area does not yet have food waste collection, you can put your food waste in the garbage can.
Community composting sites
If you live in another district, you can compost in community composting sites across the borough. To register or for more information :
- Notre-Dame-de-Grâce area, 514-486-2727
- Côte-des-Neiges area, 514-738-7848
Residents of buildings with more than nine dwellings have priority.
Acceptable materials
Raw, cooked or spoiled food
- Animal food
- Cookies, sweets and desserts
- Dairy solids (cheese, butter and yogurt)
- Eggs and shells
- Fish and bones, seafood and shells
- Fruits and vegetables (including Halloween pumpkins)
- Grain products such as pasta, bread, rice
- Meat and poultry (with or without bones)
- Nuts and shells
- Spices and herbs
- Tea, herbal tea and coffee residues with the bags or paper filters
Soiled paper and cardboard waste
- Boxes from greasy food (pizza, chicken, etc.)
- Cardboard fruit baskets (without the handle)
- Paper tablecloths, paper crockery
- Paper tissues and towels, table napkins
Unacceptable materials
Recyclables materials
- Cardboard
- Glass
- Metal
- Paper
- Plastic
Green waste
- Dead leaves
- Gardening waste
- Grass clippings
- Waste from vegetable gardens and trees
Other materials
- Batteries, biomedical waste
- Chewing gum
- Construction and renovation debris
- Crystal, porcelain, ceramics
- Diapers and hygienic products
- Fabrics, wood, cork, wax, hot ashes, cigarette butts
- Liquids (soup, milk, juice, coffee, etc.)
- Non-plant based oils and greases
- Paints and hazardous household waste
- Pet litter and bedding
- Polystyrene and plastic films
- Soil, rock, sand
- Toilet paper (used)
Acceptable containers
- Brown bin provided by the borough
- Compostable plastic bags certified by the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (the Québec standards organization) placed inside your brown bin
- Paper bags placed inside your brown bin
Legislation
This service is not offered in this borough.
Collection schedules
Buildings with eight or fewer dwellings
To find out when to put out your brown bin, visit Info-collectes.
Buildings with nine or more dwellings
The food waste collections for buildings with nine or more dwellings, factories, businesses and institutions takes place on Mondays (red zone), Tuesdays (blue zone), Thursdays (green zone) and Fridays (yellow zone).
See Info-collectes.
Acceptable materials
Raw, cooked or spoiled food
- Animal food
- Cookies, sweets and desserts
- Dairy solids (cheese, butter and yogurt)
- Eggs and shells
- Fish and bones, seafood and shells
- Fruits and vegetables (including Halloween pumpkins)
- Grain products such as pasta, bread, rice
- Meat and poultry (with or without bones)
- Nuts and shells
- Spices and herbs
- Tea, herbal tea and coffee residues with the bags or paper filters
Soiled paper and cardboard waste
- Boxes from greasy food (pizza, chicken, etc.)
- Cardboard fruit baskets (without the handle)
- Paper tablecloths, paper crockery
- Paper tissues and towels, table napkins
Unacceptable materials
Recyclables materials
- Cardboard
- Glass
- Metal
- Paper
- Plastic
Green waste
- Dead leaves
- Gardening waste
- Grass clippings
- Waste from vegetable gardens and trees
Other materials
- Batteries, biomedical waste
- Chewing gum
- Construction and renovation debris
- Crystal, porcelain, ceramics
- Diapers and hygienic products
- Fabrics, wood, cork, wax, hot ashes, cigarette butts
- Liquids (soup, milk, juice, coffee, etc.)
- Non-plant based oils and greases
- Paints and hazardous household waste
- Pet litter and bedding
- Polystyrene and plastic films
- Soil, rock, sand
- Toilet paper (used)
Acceptable containers
- Brown bin provided by the borough
- Compostable plastic bags certified by the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (the Québec standards organization) placed inside your brown bin
- Paper bags placed inside your brown bin
Legislation
Collection schedules
Buildings with 20 or fewer dwellings
To find out when to put out your brown bin, visit Info-collectes.
Buildings with 21 or more dwellings
You can compost in community composting sites across the borough. To register or for more information, call 514-404-8577 or write to [email protected].
Acceptable materials
Raw, cooked or spoiled food
- Animal food
- Cookies, sweets and desserts
- Dairy solids (cheese, butter and yogurt)
- Eggs and shells
- Fish and bones, seafood and shells
- Fruits and vegetables (including Halloween pumpkins)
- Grain products such as pasta, bread, rice
- Meat and poultry (with or without bones)
- Nuts and shells
- Spices and herbs
- Tea, herbal tea and coffee residues with the bags or paper filters
Soiled paper and cardboard waste
- Boxes from greasy food (pizza, chicken, etc.)
- Cardboard fruit baskets (without the handle)
- Paper tablecloths, paper crockery
- Paper tissues and towels, table napkins
Unacceptable materials
Recyclables materials
- Cardboard
- Glass
- Metal
- Paper
- Plastic
Green waste
- Dead leaves
- Gardening waste
- Grass clippings
- Waste from vegetable gardens and trees
Other materials
- Batteries, biomedical waste
- Chewing gum
- Crystal, porcelain, ceramics
- Diapers and hygienic products
- Fabrics, wood, cork, wax, hot ashes, cigarette butts
- Liquids (soup, milk, juice, coffee, etc.)
- Non-plant based oils and greases
- Paints and hazardous household waste
- Pet litter and bedding
- Polystyrene and plastic films
- Soil, rock, sand
- Toilet paper (used)
Acceptable containers
- Brown bin provided by the borough
- Compostable plastic bags certified by the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (the Québec standards organization) placed inside your brown bin
- Paper bags placed inside your brown bin
Legislation
Collection schedules
Buildings with eight or fewer dwellings
To find out when to put out your brown bin, visit Info-collectes.
Buildings with nine or more dwellings
The food waste collection is included in the household waste collection. You can put table scraps in your regular garbage can.
Acceptable materials
Raw, cooked or spoiled food
- Animal food
- Cookies, sweets and desserts
- Dairy solids (cheese, butter and yogurt)
- Eggs and shells
- Fish and bones, seafood and shells
- Fruits and vegetables (including Halloween pumpkins)
- Grain products such as pasta, bread, rice
- Meat and poultry (with or without bones)
- Nuts and shells
- Spices and herbs
- Tea, herbal tea and coffee residues with the bags or paper filters
Soiled paper and cardboard waste
- Boxes from greasy food (pizza, chicken, etc.)
- Cardboard fruit baskets (without the handle)
- Paper tablecloths, paper crockery
- Paper tissues and towels, table napkins
Unacceptable materials
Recyclables materials
- Cardboard
- Glass
- Metal
- Paper
- Plastic
Green waste
- Dead leaves
- Gardening waste
- Grass clippings
- Waste from vegetable gardens and trees
Other materials
- Batteries, biomedical waste
- Chewing gum
- Construction and renovation debris
- Crystal, porcelain, ceramics
- Diapers and hygienic products
- Fabrics, wood, cork, wax, hot ashes, cigarette butts
- Liquids (soup, milk, juice, coffee, etc.)
- Non-plant based oils and greases
- Paints and hazardous household waste
- Pet litter and bedding
- Polystyrene and plastic films
- Soil, rock, sand
- Toilet paper (used)
Acceptable containers
- Brown bin provided by the borough
- Compostable plastic bags certified by the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (the Québec standards organization) placed inside your brown bin
- Paper bags placed inside your brown bin
Legislation
This service is not offered in this borough.
Collection schedules
Buildings with eight or fewer dwellings
To find out when to put out your brown bin, visit Info-collectes.
Buildings with nine or more dwellings
The food waste collection is included in the household waste collection. You can put table scraps in your regular garbage can.
Exception: Two areas have food waste collections:
1. The area east of Highway 25 and north of Rue Sherbrooke.
2. The area bordered to the west by Avenue Rougemont, to the north by Avenue Souligny, to the east by Highway 25 and to the south by the Saint Lawrence River.
For these two areas, visit Info-Collectes to find out when to put out your brown bin.
Acceptable materials
Raw, cooked or spoiled food
- Animal food
- Cookies, sweets and desserts
- Dairy solids (cheese, butter and yogurt)
- Eggs and shells
- Fish and bones, seafood and shells
- Fruits and vegetables (including Halloween pumpkins)
- Grain products such as pasta, bread, rice
- Meat and poultry (with or without bones)
- Nuts and shells
- Spices and herbs
- Tea, herbal tea and coffee residues with the bags or paper filters
Soiled paper and cardboard waste
- Boxes from greasy food (pizza, chicken, etc.)
- Cardboard fruit baskets (without the handle)
- Paper tablecloths, paper crockery
- Paper tissues and towels, table napkins
Unacceptable materials
Recyclables materials
- Cardboard
- Glass
- Metal
- Paper
- Plastic
Green waste
- Dead leaves
- Gardening waste
- Grass clippings
- Waste from vegetable gardens and trees
Other materials
- Batteries, biomedical waste
- Chewing gum
- Construction and renovation debris
- Crystal, porcelain, ceramics
- Diapers and hygienic products
- Fabrics, wood, cork, wax, hot ashes, cigarette butts
- Liquids (soup, milk, juice, coffee, etc.)
- Non-plant based oils and greases
- Paints and hazardous household waste
- Pet litter and bedding
- Polystyrene and plastic films
- Soil, rock, sand
Acceptable containers
- Brown bin provided by the borough
- Compostable plastic bags certified by the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (the Québec standards organization) placed inside your brown bin
- Paper bags placed inside your brown bin
Legislation
Collection schedules
Buildings with eight or fewer dwellings
To find out when to put out your brown bin, visit Info-collectes.
Buildings with nine or more dwellings
The food waste collection is included in the household waste collection. You can put table scraps in your regular garbage can.
Acceptable materials
Raw, cooked or spoiled food
- Animal food
- Cookies, sweets and desserts
- Dairy solids (cheese, butter and yogurt)
- Eggs and shells
- Fish and bones, seafood and shells
- Fruits and vegetables (including Halloween pumpkins)
- Grain products such as pasta, bread, rice
- Meat and poultry (with or without bones)
- Nuts and shells
- Spices and herbs
- Tea, herbal tea and coffee residues with the bags or paper filters
Soiled paper and cardboard waste
- Boxes from greasy food (pizza, chicken, etc.)
- Cardboard fruit baskets (without the handle)
- Paper tablecloths, paper crockery
- Paper tissues and towels, table napkins
Unacceptable materials
Recyclables materials
- Cardboard
- Glass
- Metal
- Paper
- Plastic
Green waste
- Dead leaves
- Gardening waste
- Grass clippings
- Waste from vegetable gardens and trees
Other materials
- Batteries, biomedical waste
- Chewing gum
- Construction and renovation debris
- Crystal, porcelain, ceramics
- Diapers and hygienic products
- Fabrics, wood, cork, wax, hot ashes, cigarette butts
- Liquids (soup, milk, juice, coffee, etc.)
- Non-plant based oils and greases
- Paints and hazardous household waste
- Pet litter and bedding
- Polystyrene and plastic films
- Soil, rock, sand
- Toilet paper (used)
Acceptable containers
- Brown bin provided by the borough
- Compostable plastic bags certified by the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (the Québec standards organization) placed inside your brown bin
- Paper bags placed inside your brown bin
Legislation
Collection schedule
Buildings with eight or fewer dwellings
To find out when to put out your brown bin, see Info-Collectes.
Buildings with nine or more dwellings, companies, businesses, organizations and schools
The food waste collection is included in the household waste collection. You can put table scraps in your regular garbage can.
Rules to be respected
- Place the brown bin in the alley with the wheels facing the building before 8:00 a.m. on the morning of collection.
- If access to the alley is not possible or there is no alley, place the brown bin in front of the building.
Acceptable materials
Raw, cooked or spoiled food
- Animal food
- Cookies, sweets and desserts
- Dairy solids (cheese, butter and yogurt)
- Eggs and shells
- Fish and bones, seafood and shells
- Fruits and vegetables (including Halloween pumpkins)
- Grain products such as pasta, bread, rice
- Meat and poultry (with or without bones)
- Nuts and shells
- Spices and herbs
- Tea, herbal tea and coffee residues with the bags or paper filters
Soiled paper and cardboard waste
- Boxes from greasy food (pizza, chicken, etc.)
- Cardboard fruit baskets (without the handle)
- Paper tablecloths, paper crockery
- Paper tissues and towels, table napkins
Unacceptable materials
Recyclables materials
- Cardboard
- Glass
- Metal
- Paper
- Plastic
Green waste
- Dead leaves
- Gardening waste
- Grass clippings
- Waste from vegetable gardens and trees
Other materials
- Batteries, biomedical waste
- Chewing gum
- Construction and renovation debris
- Crystal, porcelain, ceramics
- Diapers and hygienic products
- Fabrics, wood, cork, wax, hot ashes, cigarette butts
- Liquids (soup, milk, juice, coffee, etc.)
- Non-plant based oils and greases
- Paints and hazardous household waste
- Pet litter and bedding
- Polystyrene and plastic films
- Soil, rock, sand
- Toilet paper (used)
Acceptable containers
- Brown bin provided by the borough
- Compostable plastic bags certified by the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (the Québec standards organization) placed inside your brown bin
- Paper bags placed inside your brown bin
Legislation
This service is not offered in this borough.
Collection schedules
Buildings with eight or fewer dwellings
To find out when to put out your brown bin, visit Info-collectes.
Buildings with nine or more dwellings
The food waste collection is included in the household waste collection. You can put table scraps in your regular garbage can.
Acceptable materials
Raw, cooked or spoiled food
- Animal food
- Cookies, sweets and desserts
- Dairy solids (cheese, butter and yogurt)
- Eggs and shells
- Fish and bones, seafood and shells
- Fruits and vegetables (including Halloween pumpkins)
- Grain products such as pasta, bread, rice
- Meat and poultry (with or without bones)
- Nuts and shells
- Spices and herbs
- Tea, herbal tea and coffee residues with the bags or paper filters
Soiled paper and cardboard waste
- Boxes from greasy food (pizza, chicken, etc.)
- Cardboard fruit baskets (without the handle)
- Paper tablecloths, paper crockery
- Paper tissues and towels, table napkins
Unacceptable materials
Recyclables materials
- Cardboard
- Glass
- Metal
- Paper
- Plastic
Green waste
- Dead leaves
- Gardening waste
- Grass clippings
- Waste from vegetable gardens and trees
Other materials
- Batteries, biomedical waste
- Chewing gum
- Construction and renovation debris
- Crystal, porcelain, ceramics
- Diapers and hygienic products
- Fabrics, wood, cork, wax, hot ashes, cigarette butts
- Liquids (soup, milk, juice, coffee, etc.)
- Non-plant based oils and greases
- Paints and hazardous household waste
- Pet litter and bedding
- Polystyrene and plastic films
- Soil, rock, sand
Acceptable containers
- Brown bin provided by the borough
- Compostable plastic bags certified by the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (the Québec standards organization) placed inside your brown bin
- Paper bags placed inside your brown bin
Legislation
Collection schedules
Buildings with eight or fewer dwellings
To find out when to put out your brown bin, visit Info-collectes.
Buildings with nine or more dwellings
The food waste collection is included in the household waste collection. You can put table scraps in your regular garbage can.
Exceptions: In some areas (in French), the food waste collection is offered .
Commercial streets excluded
- Avenue du Parc
- Avenue Papineau
- Rue Saint-Hubert.
Homes and businesses located on these streets benefit from garbage collection twice a week.
Acceptable materials
Raw, cooked or spoiled food
- Animal food
- Cookies, sweets and desserts
- Dairy solids (cheese, butter and yogurt)
- Eggs and shells
- Fish and bones, seafood and shells
- Fruits and vegetables (including Halloween pumpkins)
- Grain products such as pasta, bread, rice
- Meat and poultry (with or without bones)
- Nuts and shells
- Spices and herbs
- Tea, herbal tea and coffee residues with the bags or paper filters
Soiled paper and cardboard waste
- Boxes from greasy food (pizza, chicken, etc.)
- Cardboard fruit baskets (without the handle)
- Paper tablecloths, paper crockery
- Paper tissues and towels, table napkins
Unacceptable materials
Recyclables materials
- Cardboard
- Glass
- Metal
- Paper
- Plastic
Green waste
- Dead leaves
- Gardening waste
- Grass clippings
- Waste from vegetable gardens and trees
Other materials
- Batteries, biomedical waste
- Chewing gum
- Construction and renovation debris
- Crystal, porcelain, ceramics
- Diapers and hygienic products
- Fabrics, wood, cork, wax, hot ashes, cigarette butts
- Liquids (soup, milk, juice, coffee, etc.)
- Non-plant based oils and greases
- Paints and hazardous household waste
- Pet litter and bedding
- Polystyrene and plastic films
- Soil, rock, sand
Acceptable containers
- Brown bin provided by the borough
- Compostable plastic bags certified by the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (the Québec standards organization) placed inside your brown bin
- Paper bags placed inside your brown bin
Legislation
This service is not offered in this borough.
Collection schedules
Buildings with eight or fewer dwellings
To find out when to put out your brown bin, visit Info-collectes.
Buildings with nine or more dwellings, companies, businesses, schools and organizations
The food waste collection is included in the household waste collection. You can put table scraps in your regular garbage can.
New collection in two sectors
In sectors 1 and 2 (in green), the food waste collection is now available for buildings with nine or more dwellings, companies, businesses, schools and organizations.
Consequently, there is only one household waste collection, on Fridays.
Ville de Montréal
Acceptable materials
Raw, cooked or spoiled food
- Animal food
- Cookies, sweets and desserts
- Dairy solids (cheese, butter and yogurt)
- Eggs and shells
- Fish and bones, seafood and shells
- Fruits and vegetables (including Halloween pumpkins)
- Grain products such as pasta, bread, rice
- Meat and poultry (with or without bones)
- Nuts and shells
- Spices and herbs
- Tea, herbal tea and coffee residues with the bags or paper filters
Soiled paper and cardboard waste
- Boxes from greasy food (pizza, chicken, etc.)
- Cardboard fruit baskets (without the handle)
- Paper tablecloths, paper crockery
- Paper tissues and towels, table napkins
Unacceptable materials
Recyclables materials
- Cardboard
- Glass
- Metal
- Paper
- Plastic
Green waste
- Dead leaves
- Gardening waste
- Grass clippings
- Waste from vegetable gardens and trees
Other materials
- Batteries, biomedical waste
- Chewing gum
- Construction and renovation debris
- Crystal, porcelain, ceramics
- Diapers and hygienic products
- Fabrics, wood, cork, wax, hot ashes, cigarette butts
- Liquids (soup, milk, juice, coffee, etc.)
- Non-plant based oils and greases
- Paints and hazardous household waste
- Pet litter and bedding
- Polystyrene and plastic films
- Soil, rock, sand
- Toilet paper (used)
Acceptable containers
- Brown bin provided by the borough
- Compostable plastic bags certified by the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (the Québec standards organization) placed inside your brown bin
- Paper bags placed inside your brown bin
Legislation
Collection schedules
Buildings with eight or fewer dwellings
To find out when to put out your brown bin, visit Info-collectes.
Buildings with nine or more dwellings
The food waste collection is included in the household waste collection. You can put table scraps in your regular garbage can.
Acceptable materials
Raw, cooked or spoiled food
- Animal food
- Cookies, sweets and desserts
- Dairy solids (cheese, butter and yogurt)
- Eggs and shells
- Fish and bones, seafood and shells
- Fruits and vegetables (including Halloween pumpkins)
- Grain products such as pasta, bread, rice
- Meat and poultry (with or without bones)
- Nuts and shells
- Spices and herbs
- Tea, herbal tea and coffee residues with the bags or paper filters
Soiled paper and cardboard waste
- Boxes from greasy food (pizza, chicken, etc.)
- Cardboard fruit baskets (without the handle)
- Paper tablecloths, paper crockery
- Paper tissues and towels, table napkins
Unacceptable materials
Recyclables materials
- Cardboard
- Glass
- Metal
- Paper
- Plastic
Green waste
- Dead leaves
- Gardening waste
- Grass clippings
- Waste from vegetable gardens and trees
Other materials
- Batteries, biomedical waste
- Chewing gum
- Construction and renovation debris
- Crystal, porcelain, ceramics
- Diapers and hygienic products
- Fabrics, wood, cork, wax, hot ashes, cigarette butts
- Liquids (soup, milk, juice, coffee, etc.)
- Non-plant based oils and greases
- Paints and hazardous household waste
- Pet litter and bedding
- Polystyrene and plastic films
- Soil, rock, sand
Acceptable containers
- Brown bin provided by the borough
- Compostable plastic bags certified by the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (the Québec standards organization) placed inside your brown bin
- Paper bags placed inside your brown bin
Legislation
Collection schedules
Buildings with eight or fewer dwellings
To find out when to put out your brown bin, visit Info-collectes.
Buildings with nine or more dwellings
The food waste collection is included in the household waste collection. You can put table scraps in your regular garbage can.
Acceptable materials
Raw, cooked or spoiled food
- Animal food
- Cookies, sweets and desserts
- Dairy solids (cheese, butter and yogurt)
- Eggs and shells
- Fish and bones, seafood and shells
- Fruits and vegetables (including Halloween pumpkins)
- Grain products such as pasta, bread, rice
- Meat and poultry (with or without bones)
- Nuts and shells
- Spices and herbs
- Tea, herbal tea and coffee residues with the bags or paper filters
Soiled paper and cardboard waste
- Boxes from greasy food (pizza, chicken, etc.)
- Cardboard fruit baskets (without the handle)
- Paper tablecloths, paper crockery
- Paper tissues and towels, table napkins
Unacceptable materials
Recyclables materials
- Cardboard
- Glass
- Metal
- Paper
- Plastic
Green waste
- Dead leaves
- Gardening waste
- Grass clippings
- Waste from vegetable gardens and trees
Other materials
- Batteries, biomedical waste
- Chewing gum
- Construction and renovation debris
- Crystal, porcelain, ceramics
- Diapers and hygienic products
- Fabrics, wood, cork, wax, hot ashes, cigarette butts
- Liquids (soup, milk, juice, coffee, etc.)
- Non-plant based oils and greases
- Paints and hazardous household waste
- Pet litter and bedding
- Polystyrene and plastic films
- Soil, rock, sand
- Toilet paper (used)
Acceptable containers
- Brown bin provided by the borough
- Compostable plastic bags certified by the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (the Québec standards organization) placed inside your brown bin
- Paper bags placed inside your brown bin
Legislation
Collection schedules
Buildings with eight or fewer dwellings
To find out when to put out your brown bin, visit Info-collectes.
Buildings with nine or more dwellings
The food waste collection is included in the household waste collection. You can put table scraps in your regular garbage can.
If you wish to participate in the food waste collection, please speak to your building manager or superintendent first.
Acceptable materials
Raw, cooked or spoiled food
- Animal food
- Cookies, sweets and desserts
- Dairy solids (cheese, butter and yogurt)
- Eggs and shells
- Fish and bones, seafood and shells
- Fruits and vegetables (including Halloween pumpkins)
- Grain products such as pasta, bread, rice
- Meat and poultry (with or without bones)
- Nuts and shells
- Spices and herbs
- Tea, herbal tea and coffee residues with the bags or paper filters
Soiled paper and cardboard waste
- Boxes from greasy food (pizza, chicken, etc.)
- Cardboard fruit baskets (without the handle)
- Paper tablecloths, paper crockery
- Paper tissues and towels, table napkins
Unacceptable materials
Recyclables materials
- Cardboard
- Glass
- Metal
- Paper
- Plastic
Green waste
- Dead leaves
- Gardening waste
- Grass clippings
- Waste from vegetable gardens and trees
Other materials
- Batteries, biomedical waste
- Chewing gum
- Construction and renovation debris
- Crystal, porcelain, ceramics
- Diapers and hygienic products
- Fabrics, wood, cork, wax, hot ashes, cigarette butts
- Liquids (soup, milk, juice, coffee, etc.)
- Non-plant based oils and greases
- Paints and hazardous household waste
- Pet litter and bedding
- Polystyrene and plastic films
- Soil, rock, sand
- Toilet paper (used)
Acceptable containers
- Brown bin provided by the borough
- Compostable plastic bags certified by the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (the Québec standards organization) placed inside your brown bin
- Paper bags placed inside your brown bin
Legislation
Select a borough
Boroughs
Ahuntsic-CartiervilleAnjouCôte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-GrâceLachineLaSalleLe Plateau-Mont-RoyalLe Sud-OuestL'Île-Bizard–Sainte-GenevièveMercier–Hochelaga-MaisonneuveMontréal-NordOutremontPierrefonds-RoxboroRivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-TremblesRosemont–La Petite-PatrieSaint-LaurentSaint-LéonardVerdunVille-MarieVilleray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
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