How do I get a garbage bin Ottawa?

If you have a damaged, broken or missing recycling bin or green bin, you can request a replacement online. Please note that your damaged bin must be placed out by the curb for the exchange to take place. Otherwise, please call 3-1-1 to schedule an exchange.

What if I missed garbage day Ottawa?

Waste collection contractors operate between 7 am and 6 pm; please wait until after 6 pm before submitting a request for missed collection. If your request concerns a missed collection, all material must remain at the curb to be collected once reported.

Can I throw out a mattress Ottawa?

Mattresses can be placed on the curb for regular garbage pick up. If your mattress is too bulky and heavy for you to haul yourself, hiring a junk removal service can save you time and energy on your mattress removal. You may call our office for a free estimate at (613) 825-0707 or book your mattress removal online!

Can I put a couch on the curb Ottawa?

Can we leave the couches at the curb? A: Large items, such as couches and mattresses or other bulky items normally accumulated at residential dwellings that can easily be lifted into garbage trucks, are picked up at the same time as residual curbside garbage (i.e. every two weeks).

What goes in the recycle bin?

According to the City of Calgary, you can put these items in your blue bin:

• Paper and cardboard.
• Plastic jugs and bottles.
• Bags, packaging and food containers.
• Food cans and foil.
• Glass jars and bottles.

What goes in a green bin?

Items Accepted in the Green Bin

• Vegetable scraps and peels, corn cobs and husks.
• Fruit cores, pits, peels.
• Meat, poultry, fish, shellfish (including bones)
• Pasta, bread, grains, cereals, rice, flour.
• Dairy products, eggs (including shells)
• Nuts, nutshells.
• Baked goods, desserts.

What goes in the blue bin?

Blue bins

• Paper, including newspapers, magazines, greetings cards, and envelopes.
• Cardboard.
• Cartons, such as Tetra Pak.
• Plastic bags, bottles, pots, and trays – apart from black plastic, which cannot currently be recycled.
• Food and drink tins and cans, including sweet tins.
• Empty aerosols.

How do I dispose of light bulbs in Ottawa?

Bring fluorescent light bulbs to household hazardous waste depots. Or carefully wrap and tape fluorescent light bulbs in the original cardboard container or wrap them in packing material to prevent breakage and you can dispose them in the regular garbage.

Where does Ottawa garbage go?

According to the City of Ottawa’s statistics, residents produce approximately 200,000 tonnes of household waste annually. This waste is all disposed of at the Trail Waste Facility, with the exception of the previous Township of Osgoode, where waste is transported to the Springhill Landfill near Metcalfe.

Can I put mattress on curb?

Once your mattress is wrapped in plastic, it’s ready to be placed by your trash can on the curb. To be safe, only set your one mattress out next to your trash, instead of multiple mattresses or multiple pieces of furniture.

Where can I pick up my garbage in Ottawa?

Please use the City of Ottawa green bin for organics collection. The bins have been specially designed and tested and are fitted for pick up by an automatic lifter on the collection vehicles. For more details on approved container sizes, visit the City’s Solid Waste Management By-law. devices to confirm your collection day.

How big is the recycling bin in Ottawa?

Please use the City of Ottawa green bin for organics collection. The bins have been specially designed and tested and are fitted for pick up by an automatic lifter on the collection vehicles. A curbside recycling container shall be ranging in size from forty-five (45) L to sixty (60) L, blue or black in colour.

When to report missed garbage collection in Ottawa?

Your bin may not have been collected if it contained prohibited items Waste collection contractors operate between 7 am and 6 pm; please wait until after 6 pm before submitting a request for missed collection. If your request concerns a missed collection, all material must remain at the curb to be collected once reported.

Why is the green bin important in Ottawa?

Organics recycling is an important part of the City of Ottawa’s long term waste strategy. Diverting residential organic waste away from landfill saves the City millions of dollars by reducing the need for a new landfill site. Roughly 45 per cent of Ottawa’s garbage (by weight) is compostable organic material that can be put into the green bin.