| 
|
Refuse & Recycling Do's & Don'ts
RECYCLABLE'S DOS & DON’TS
- NO bagging or sorting required—place materials loose in cart.
- Cart lids must CLOSE completely or else automated trucks cannot pick-up.
- Rinse containers, but labels can be left on.
- Flatten containers and/or breakdown boxes to maximize room.
- NO organic waste (kitchen or yard, including grass clippings, leaves, etc.)
- NO plastic shopping bags, film or packaging.
- NO needles - use biohazard containers available at local vets and pharmacies.
- NO Styrofoam, aluminum foil/plates, medical waste, mirrors, light bulbs, etc.
- Recycle rechargeable and/or cell-phone batteries at City Hall / Civic Works Complex / Eastview Landfill (www.rbrc.org/call2recycle).
- Recycle Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) Bulbs at Home Depot.
Remember....
Set out carts - one or both - only when FULL to save time and energy (especially your own!)
Have carts out and in place no later than 7:00 AM on your scheduled collection day - pick-up times have changed under the new system.
REFUSE DO'S & DON’TS
- NO hot ashes, liquids or Household Hazardous Waste (oil, paint, solvents, pesticides, etc.)
- NO needles — use biohazard containers available from local vets and pharmacies.
- Double-bag all pet waste and litter.
- Cart lids must CLOSE completely or else automated trucks cannot pick-up (i.e. cut tree branches to fit or take to drop-off depots)
- NO construction and/or renovation waste.
- Do NOT take new carts when you move. Leave behind for new residents.
- Lost/damaged/stolen carts, or to request extra /different size cart — call 729-2285
ORGANIC WASTE DO'S & DON’TS
- Do NOT place kitchen or yard waste in blue-lid recycling cart
- Do consider composting at home, to help extend the life of our landfill and reduce greenhouse gas emissions:
- Use bonus Kitchen Collector (delivered inside new carts) as a handy storage container for kitchen waste.
- Grass clippings are actually best left on your lawn to reduce the need for watering/fertilizing or can go in your backyard compost bin as a source of nitrogen (or "greens" in compost lingo).
- Dry leaves can be stored in any handy container/bag and gradually layered into your compost bin as an excellent source of carbon (or "browns" in compost lingo).
- Call toll free 1-866-394-8880 or visit www.resourceconservation.mb.ca for helpful tips.
- Call 729-2285 to register for a free composting basics workshop.
- If you prefer not to home compost, DO take kitchen waste (use bonus Kitchen Collector) and yard waste (leaves, grass clippings, etc.) to community drop-off depots for transfer to Brandon’s large-scale composting site – see list and map on main menu for depot nearest you.
- And last, but also least, if you choose to treat organic waste – kitchen and yard – as household refuse, please ensure that it is tightly bagged before placing in the black-lid cart (NEVER in recycling) …and ensure that cart lid is completely closed.
SPECIAL WASTE PROGRAMS
- Take used oil to Eco Centre at Eastview Landfill.
- Take organic waste to community drop-off depots (see above)
- Check www.brandon.ca/sanitation and Community News City Page for info on:
- Spring / Fall Household Hazardous Waste Events (paint, solvents, etc.)
- New Electronic Waste Program (www.greenmanitoba.ca )
Call 729-2285 for bulky item pick-up (furniture, large branches, etc.)
The following items CANNOT be placed in residential refuse carts.
The Eastview Landfill does, however, provide dedicated sites for drop-off of these types of materials:
- Construction and renovation materials
- 2x4s 2x6s etc,
- drywall
- concrete
- old windows and doors
- Sod
- Large tree stumps and branches
- Automotive waste
- Waste fencing materials
- Old appliances (fridges and freezers must have the refrigerant removed by a qualified and licensed individual)
- Old furniture, beds, mattresses etc
- Metals
- Stones
- Tires
|
