Waste may be placed loose or in regular garbage bags inside your cart. Typically waste items are made from two or more different types of materials and are combined into one.

All waste must fit inside the cart with the lid completely closed. Overflowing items can fall out when they are being collected making a mess on the street. Overflowing carts may not be collected. Open lids also attract birds and animals. 

If you regularly have extra waste or organics, you can get an extra cart (additional fees will apply).

Materials left outside the cart will not be collected. Carts must weigh less than 90 kg or 200 lbs otherwise the cart cannot be lifted and emptied. Make sure to put nothing but waste in the waste cart. If other items are included, the cart will not be emptied. Extra waste carts are available for an additional monthly fee. Call for details.

• air fresheners

• air filters

• aluminium foil

• baby bottle liners

• bakeware (cookie sheets, muffin tins etc.)

• birth control and contraceptive products

• Bounce sheets

• bows and ribbons (not reusable)

• bricks

• broken glass (wrapped in paper)           

• candles

• carbon paper

• carpet and underlay (must fit inside cart)

• caulking tubes

• CDs and DVDs (or bring to an Enviroservice event)

• ceramics and dishes

• cereal plastic liners

• cigarettes and ashes (cooled)

• cleaning wipes

• clothing (not reusable)

• coffee cups, (paper)

• contact lenses

• cosmetic containers

• cotton balls (soiled)

• crayons

• dental floss

• disposable diapers and wipes

• drink cups (paper)

• dryer sheets

• drywall (must fit inside cart) 

• elastic bands

• fabric

• feminine hygiene items

• flour bags (or any bag that has a lining)

• foil wrappers

• foam (pillows)

• frozen juice cans

• furnace filters

• granola bar wrappers

• grocery bags

• latex gloves

• latex products

• leather

• ice cream cartons

• incandescent light bulbs

• magnets

• make-up remover pads

• matchbooks

• medical waste (or take to a pharmacy for disposal)

• meat tray liners

• metal lids from jars

• metal rods, coat hangers, etc.

• nails, screws, nuts, bolts, etc.

• non-recyclable packaging materials(those without a recycle symbol)

• ointment tubes

• paint cans, emptied or dried

• paper clips

• pens and pencils

• pet food bags

• pet waste in plastic bags

• photos

• plastic film, wrap and bags

• plastic lids or caps

• plastic utensils

• plexiglass

• potato chip bags or containers

• pots and pans (not reusable)

• pottery

• PVC pipe

• Q-tips

• rags

• sand paper

• Saran / plastic food wrap

• sharps (razor blades, broken glass wrapped in paper)

• SOS pads

• static cling wipes

• steel wool

• Styrofoam trays / containers

• Styrofoam egg cartons

• tin foil

• toilet tank / bowl (must fit inside cart)

• toothbrush

• toothpaste tubes

• toys, broken

• treated wood

• utensils (not reusable)

• vacuum bags

• vinyl blinds

• wax

• wine cork (plastic)

• window blinds

Please note: If you have questions about what items are acceptable, call or view the Waste Wizard. 

If you have extra waste occasionally, you can take these materials to the Broadview Enviroservice Station. A fee will apply.