Household waste
Are you wondering what you can throw in the garbage at home? Or at what time you should put out the trash? Find practical information about household waste collections here.
Garbage that is picked up during household waste collections is not sorted. Instead, it is taken directly to the landfill.
To reduce the impacts of landfilling on the environment, remove all items from your household waste that can be recycled, reused or converted.
The materials you throw in the garbage can are non-recyclable waste. These include non-hazardous household items that can’t be recycled, such as a toy that can’t be repaired, a broken broom or a rug that’s too soiled to be usable.
Household garbage should not include containers, packaging and printed matter, all of which are accepted in the recycling bin (except for spray cans, protective styrofoam and compostable and biodegradable plastics).
For bulky objects, construction debris and green waste, there are special collections offered on a regular basis as well as door-to-door collections.
For hazardous household waste (toxic products, oil, etc…) and other materials that are not included in door-to-door collections, please refer to the services offered at Montréal’s seven ecocentres and travelling collections.
When you check whether an item should be thrown in the trash, you are helping to take care of the environment.
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