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Apartment and condo organics program

The Multi-family organics pilot program allows residents of multi-family properties (condos, apartments, etc.) are permitted to bring food and pet waste to the Recycle Depot for disposal.

  • Material can be dropped off at the Recycle Depot into organics cubes during business hours.
  • Residents are responsible for storing and transporting their own material. 
  • There is no fee for residents to use the program.
  • Plastic, yard waste and any other contaminants are not accepted. 
  • Organic material can be stored in compostable bags, paper bags, newspaper or loose. Acceptable compostable bags must have one of the below labels:

    Organic symbols that can be placed in the green organics cart

 

The pilot may be cancelled at any time should the program pose significant challenges or risks to operations, safety or contamination levels of organic material.

What to bring to the Depot

MaterialExamples
Food
  • Leftovers such as meat, fish, dairy, produce and breads (remove from containers or bags)
  • Bones, shells, seeds, pits and peels
  • Sauces, jams and dressing (no containers)
  • Cooking oils and fats (let hot oil & fat cool, absorb with paper material first)
  • Coffee filters, grounds and tea bags
Paper, cardboard and wood
  • Greasy pizza boxes
  • Napkins, paper towels and tissue
  • Parchment paper
  • French fry boxes
  • Fast food paper wrapping like hamburger wrappers and paper straws
  • Greasy kraft paper bags
  • paper muffin liners
  • Popsicle sticks
  • Toothpicks, wooden skewers, stir sticks and chopsticks
Pet waste
  • Pet waste/feces and cat litter (only compostable bags)
  • Bedding made of organic materials
  • Pet fur, hair and feathers
  • Pet food and treats
Yard materials

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