Get details about recycling collections
Last updated September 20, 2021
Collection schedules, accepted materials, materials that are not accepted and types of bins that are allowed. Find out how to put out recyclables according to standards.
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.
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Collection schedules
To find out when you should put out recyclables for pickup, visit Info-Collectes.
Acceptable materials
Clean paper and cardboard
- 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
Containers
- 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
Glass recycling
You can also bring your bottles and jars to two drop-off areas (in French). What’s the advantage? Glass won’t pollute other materials in your bin, and is easier to recycle this way.
Unacceptable materials
Fibres
- 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
- All textiles
Glass
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
Metal
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Flexible plastic
- 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.)
Rigid plastic
- All no 6 plastics (polystyrene)
- Compact disc (CD) cases
- 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.)
Number 6 plastics (styrofoam) are not accepted in the collection, but are accepted at the LaSalle ecocentre and the Saint-Laurent ecocentre.
Acceptable containers
- Montréal 67-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
- Clear or blue see-through plastic recycling bags
Collection schedules
To find out when you should put out recyclables for pickup, visit Info-Collectes.
Acceptable materials
Clean paper and cardboard
- 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
Containers
- 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
Fibres
- 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
Glass
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
Metal
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Flexible plastic
- 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.)
Rigid plastic
- All no 6 plastics (styrofoam)
- Compact disc (CD) cases
- 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.)
Number 6 plastics (styrofoam) are not accepted in the collection, but are accepted at the LaSalle ecocentre and the Saint-Laurent ecocentre.
Acceptable containers
- Montréal 67-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
- Clear or blue see-through plastic recycling bags
Collection schedules
To find out when you should put out recyclables for pickup, visit Info-Collectes.
Acceptable materials
Clean paper and cardboard
- 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
Containers
- 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
Fibres
- 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
Glass
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
Metal
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Flexible plastic
- 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.)
Rigid plastic
- All no 6 plastics (styrofoam)
- Compact disc (CD) cases
- 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.)
Number 6 plastics (styrofoam) are not accepted in the collection, but are accepted at the LaSalle ecocentre and the Saint-Laurent ecocentre.
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
Collection schedules
To find out when you should put out recyclables for pickup, visit Info-Collectes.
How-to
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
Clean paper and cardboard
- 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
Containers
- 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
Fibres
- 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
Glass
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
Metal
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Flexible plastic
- 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.)
Rigid plastic
- All no 6 plastics (styrofoam)
- Compact disc (CD) cases
- 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.)
Number 6 plastics (styrofoam) are not accepted in the collection, but are accepted at the LaSalle ecocentre and the Saint-Laurent ecocentre.
Acceptable containers
- Clear or clear blue recycling bag with a minimum capacity of 50 litres and a maximum capacity of 150 litres. No opaque bags.
- Montréal 67-litre bin
- Wheeled 240-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
Collection schedules
To find out when you should put out recyclables for pickup, visit Info-Collectes.
Acceptable materials
Clean paper and cardboard
- 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
Containers
- 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
Fibres
- 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
- Unflattened cardboard boxes, or not in bundles of 25 kg or less
Glass
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
Metal
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Flexible plastic
- 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.)
Rigid plastic
- All no 6 plastics (styrofoam)
- Compact disc (CD) cases
- 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.)
Number 6 plastics (styrofoam) are not accepted in the collection, but are accepted at the LaSalle ecocentre and the Saint-Laurent ecocentre.
Acceptable containers
- Wheeled 240-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
Collection schedules
To find out when you should put out recyclables for pickup, visit Info-Collectes.
How-to
You must put your recyclable materials in a transparent plastic bag. Large cardboard boxes must be disassembled, tied up and placed near the bin or the 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 360 litre or 660 litre rolling bins free of charge to buildings with nine or more dwellings, non-profit organizations, schools and hospitals.
Acceptable materials
Clean paper and cardboard
- 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
Containers
- 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
Fibres
- 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
Glass
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
Metal
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Flexible plastic
- 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.)
Rigid plastic
- All no 6 plastics (styrofoam)
- Compact disc (CD) cases
- 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.)
Number 6 plastics (styrofoam) are not accepted in the collection, but are accepted at the LaSalle ecocentre and the Saint-Laurent ecocentre.
Contenants acceptés
- Wheeled 240-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
- Wheeled 660-litre bin
- See-through plastic recycling bags
- Cardboard boxes fastened in bundles
Collection schedules
To find out when you should put out recyclables for pickup, visit Info-Collectes.
How-to
Large cardboard boxes must be disassembled, tied up and placed near the bin or the bag.
Acceptable materials
Clean paper and cardboard
- 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
Containers
- 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
Fibres
- 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
Glass
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
Metal
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Flexible plastic
- 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.)
Rigid plastic
- All no 6 plastics (styrofoam)
- Compact disc (CD) cases
- 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.)
Number 6 plastics (styrofoam) are not accepted in the collection, but are accepted at the LaSalle ecocentre and the Saint-Laurent ecocentre.
Acceptable containers
- Montréal 67-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
- See-through plastic recycling bags
Collection schedules
To find out when you should put out recyclables for pickup, visit Info-Collectes.
Acceptable materials
Clean paper and cardboard
- 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
Containers
- 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
Fibres
- 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
Glass
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
Metal
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Flexible plastic
- 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.)
Rigid plastic
- All no 6 plastics (styrofoam)
- Compact disc (CD) cases
- 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.)
Number 6 plastics (styrofoam) are not accepted in the collection, but are accepted at the LaSalle ecocentre and the Saint-Laurent ecocentre.
Acceptable containers
- Wheeled 240-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
- Wheeled 660-litre bin
Collection schedules
To find out when you should put out recyclables for pickup, visit Info-Collectes.
Acceptable materials
Clean paper and cardboard
- 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
Containers
- 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
Fibres
- 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
Glass
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
Metal
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Flexible plastic
- 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.)
Rigid plastic
- All no 6 plastics (styrofoam)
- Compact disc (CD) cases
- 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.)
Number 6 plastics (styrofoam) are not accepted in the collection, but are accepted at the LaSalle ecocentre and the Saint-Laurent ecocentre.
Acceptable containers
- Montréal 67-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
Collection schedules
To find out when you should put out recyclables for pickup, visit Info-Collectes.
How-to
Large cardboard boxes must be disassembled, tied up and placed near the bin or the bag.
Acceptable materials
Clean paper and cardboard
- 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
Containers
- 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
Fibres
- 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
Glass
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
Metal
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Flexible plastic
- 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.)
Rigid plastic
- All no 6 plastics (styrofoam)
- Compact disc (CD) cases
- 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.)
Number 6 plastics (styrofoam) are not accepted in the collection, but are accepted at the LaSalle ecocentre and the Saint-Laurent ecocentre.
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
Collection schedules
To find out when you should put out recyclables for pickup, visit Info-Collectes.
How-to
Large cardboard boxes must be disassembled, fastened in bundles and placed near the bin or the bag.
Acceptable materials
Clean paper and cardboard
- 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
Containers
- 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
Fibres
- 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
Glass
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
Metal
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Flexible plastic
- 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.)
Rigid plastic
- All no 6 plastics (styrofoam)
- Compact disc (CD) cases
- 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.)
Number 6 plastics (styrofoam) are not accepted in the collection, but are accepted at the LaSalle ecocentre and the Saint-Laurent ecocentre.
Acceptable containers
- Montréal 67-litre bin
- Wheeled 240-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
- Clear or blue see-through plastic recycling bags
Collection schedules
To find out when you should put out recyclables for pickup, visit Info-Collectes.
Acceptable materials
Clean paper and cardboard
- 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
Containers
- 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
Fibres
- 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
Glass
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
Metal
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Flexible plastic
- 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.)
Rigid plastic
- All no 6 plastics (styrofoam)
- Compact disc (CD) cases
- 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.)
Number 6 plastics (styrofoam) are not accepted in the collection, but are accepted at the LaSalle ecocentre and the Saint-Laurent ecocentre.
Acceptable containers
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
Collection schedules
To find out when you should put out recyclables for pickup, visit Info-Collectes.
How-to
Large cardboard boxes must be disassembled, tied up and placed near the bin or the bag.
Acceptable materials
Clean paper and cardboard
- 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
Containers
- 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
Fibres
- 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
Glass
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
Metal
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Flexible plastic
- 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.)
Rigid plastic
- All no 6 plastics (styrofoam)
- Compact disc (CD) cases
- 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.)
Number 6 plastics (styrofoam) are not accepted in the collection, but are accepted at the LaSalle ecocentre and the Saint-Laurent ecocentre.
Acceptable containers
- Montréal 67-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
Collection schedules
To find out when you should put out recyclables for pickup, visit Info-Collectes.
How-to
Large cardboard boxes must be disassembled, tied up and placed near the bin or the bag.
Acceptable materials
Clean paper and cardboard
- 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
Containers
- 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
Fibres
- 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
Glass
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
Metal
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Flexible plastic
- 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.)
Rigid plastic
- All no 6 plastics (styrofoam)
- Compact disc (CD) cases
- 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.)
Number 6 plastics (styrofoam) are not accepted in the collection, but are accepted at the LaSalle ecocentre and the Saint-Laurent ecocentre.
Acceptable containers
- Montréal 67-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
- Clear or blue see-through plastic recycling bags
Collection schedules
To find out when you should put out recyclables for pickup, visit Info-Collectes.
How-to
Large cardboard boxes must be disassembled, tied up and placed near the bin.
Acceptable materials
Clean paper and cardboard
- 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
Containers
- 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
Fibres
- 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
Glass
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
Metal
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Flexible plastic
- 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.)
Rigid plastic
- All no 6 plastics (styrofoam)
- Compact disc (CD) cases
- 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.)
Number 6 plastics (styrofoam) are not accepted in the collection, but are accepted at the LaSalle ecocentre and the Saint-Laurent ecocentre.
Acceptable containers
- Wheeled 120-litre bin
- Wheeled 240-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
Collection schedules
To find out when you should put out recyclables for pickup, visit Info-Collectes.
Acceptable materials
Clean paper and cardboard
- 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
Containers
- 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
Fibres
- 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
Glass
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
Metal
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Flexible plastic
- 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.)
Rigid plastic
- All no 6 plastics (styrofoam)
- Compact disc (CD) cases
- 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.)
Number 6 plastics (styrofoam) are not accepted in the collection, but are accepted at the LaSalle ecocentre and the Saint-Laurent ecocentre.
Acceptable containers
- Montréal 67-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
- See-through bags
Collection schedules
To find out when you should put out recyclables for pickup, visit Info-Collectes.
Acceptable materials
Clean paper and cardboard
- 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
Containers
- 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
Fibres
- 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
Glass
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
Metal
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Flexible plastic
- 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.)
Rigid plastic
- All no 6 plastics (styrofoam)
- Compact disc (CD) cases
- 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.)
Number 6 plastics (styrofoam) are not accepted in the collection, but are accepted at the LaSalle ecocentre and the Saint-Laurent ecocentre.
Acceptable containers
- Montréal 67-litre bin
- Wheeled 240-litre bin
- Clear or blue see-through plastic recycling bags (except in L’Île-des-Sœurs area)
Collection schedules
To find out when you should put out recyclables for pickup, visit Info-Collectes.
Acceptable materials
Clean paper and cardboard
- 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
Containers
- 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
Fibres
- 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
Glass
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
Metal
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Flexible plastic
- 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.)
Rigid plastic
- All no 6 plastics (styrofoam)
- Compact disc (CD) cases
- 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.)
Number 6 plastics (styrofoam) are not accepted in the collection, but are accepted at the LaSalle ecocentre and the Saint-Laurent ecocentre.
Acceptable containers
- Clear or blue see-through plastic recycling bags
- Montréal 67-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
Collection schedules
To find out when you should put out recyclables for pickup, visit Info-Collectes.
Acceptable materials
Clean paper and cardboard
- 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
Containers
- 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
Fibres
- 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
Glass
- Drinking glasses (wine, water, etc.), sheet glass, mirrors, etc.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent and other)
- Pyrex, porcelain, ceramics and crockery (whole pieces or fragments)
Metal
- Paint, solvent, pesticide, aerosol and other containers
- Scrap metal, pipes, nails, screws
- Pots and pans, muffin tins
- Electronic devices, large and small household appliances
- Items composed of several materials (toys, tools, etc.)
Flexible plastic
- 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.)
Rigid plastic
- All no 6 plastics (styrofoam)
- Compact disc (CD) cases
- 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.)
Number 6 plastics (styrofoam) are not accepted in the collection, but are accepted at the LaSalle ecocentre and the Saint-Laurent ecocentre.
Acceptable containers
- Wheeled 240-litre bin
- Wheeled 360-litre bin
- Wheeled 660-litre bin
- Clear or blue see-through plastic recycling bags
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- Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
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