The Good Riddance! Guide

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1 des Frontières (at-home pick-up) (compostable organic waste) Mini Eco-Center (key available at the Town Hall during business hours) (recyclable waste) A smaller circle means "in small quantities" (ultimate waste) The number "1" indicates the favoured option -(Barnston) Annual hazardous waste collections The Good Riddance! Guide A Aerosols Air conditioner Aluminum, clean: pie plate, container, foil wrap, etc. (crumple foil wrap into a ball) Ammunition Appliances, household, large and small: oven, stove, refrigerator, freezer, dishwasher, washer, dryer, air conditioner, etc. (Mini : small appliances only) Ashes, wood (cold) Asphalt B Baby items (put 0-5 items in a separate bag marked "0-5") Baby wipes Bag, composite materials: cookies, chips, pet food, etc. Bag, paper (including brown paper bags from the grocery store) Bag, plastic, clean: grocery bag, shopping bag, bread or milk bag, dry cleaner bag, sandwich bag, toilet paper and paper towel bags, etc. (Put into a single bag and tie) Bag, plastic, soiled Bag, waxed paper (Ex: cereal box insert) Ball: golf, tennis, beach, baseball, basketball, soccer, etc. Bark, wood chips Bathroom components: toilet, sink, bathtub, shower, etc. (: reusable only) Battery, small, everyday use (including rechargeable) Battery, vehicle: Eco-Centre: car, truck; Mini : motorcycle, tractor BBQ BBQ briquettes Bed: mattress, box spring Bicycle Bills / invoices Binder, reusable (if not : garbage) Bleach container, rinsed Blinds Bones: meat, fish, poultry Books - Donate books in good condition to the Ayer's Cliff Library! Bottle, glass, clear or coloured (rinse bottle and recycle cap separately) Bottle, plastic, liquid container such as juice, water, softdrink, alcoholic beverage, shampoo, cosmetic product, laundry detergent, bleach, cleaning solution, etc. Box, cardboard, unwaxed: cereal, frozen food, laundry detergent, facial tissues, shoe box, etc. Box, cardboard, waxed: frozen meal, ice cream, frozen juice, etc. Box, cardboard coated with aluminum or plastic: Pringles, nuts, cacao, scouring powder, etc. Box, cardboard or corrugated cardboard, unsoiled (blue bin: flatten) Box, cardboard, soiled with foodstuff or edible fats (ex. pizza box) Box spring, mattress Branches Bread Brick Bubble wrap (for packaging) Bucket, plastic (clean) C Can, metal, rinsed (with or without label) Cap, metal: beer bottle, wine bottle, etc. (remove cap from bottle and recycle separately) Cap, plastic (leave cap on plastic container to ensure it is recycled along with the container) Carbon paper Cardboard insert (found in boxes of cookies) Cardboard coated with aluminum or plastic: Pringles, nuts, cocoa, scrubbing powder, etc. Cardboard, soiled with foodstuff: pizza box, paper plate, napkin, etc. Cardboard, unsoiled: box, tube roll. etc. Cardboard, waxed: frozen meal, ice cream, frozen juice, takeout coffee cup, etc. Carpet Carton, egg (cardboard or clear plastic) Carton, egg (styrofoam) Carton, milk or juice (small and large formats) Cartridge, ink Cassette, audio or video Catalogue Cell phone, CD, DVD Ceramic ( : ceramic from demolition is not accepted) Cereals Christmas decorations, reusable (or else: garbage) Christmas tree, artificial Cigarette butt Cleaners of all types Clothesline, reusable (or else: garbage) Clothing Coffee, grounds and filter Computers and equipment (regardless of working condition) Quebec Provincial Police

2 Concrete Coniferous needles (Ecocentre: in bulk or in large paper bags) Construction, renovation, demolition scrap: gypsum, shingles and other unusable materials Construction, renovation: reusable materials such as doors, windows, baseboard heaters, boxes of nails and screws, electrical wiring, tile,ceramic, sink, toilet, cardboard, plastic, etc. Container, aseptic (Tetra Pak ) Container, glass, coloured or clear, rinsed (with or without label; recycle the cap separately) Container, cream or milk (single serving format) Container, mushrooms, blue or black (except n o 6 plastic) Container, paint Container, plastic: beauty or personal hygiene products: hand cream, shampoo, etc. Container, plastic: food products, rinsed: peanut butter, margarine, ice cream, etc. Container, plastic: fruits and vegetables (tomatoes, strawberries, etc.) (except no 6 plastic) Container, plastic: ready-to-eat meals Container, plastic: reusable (ex. Tupperware ) Container, plastic: yogurt, large format (individual format n o 6 plastic garbage) Container, pressurized Cooked food Cork stopper (including the new synthetic corks) Corn cob Cotton ball or swab Cup, waxed cardboard (e.g. takeout coffee cup) Curtain D Dairy products Dead leaves - Annual collections in the Spring and Fall Detergent container (rinsed) Diaper Directory (telephone, address) Dishes Dishes, paper or cardboard, soiled with foodstuff Dishes, plastic Dishes, styrofoam Drain cleaner Dryer lint E Egg carton, cardboard or clear plastic Egg carton, styrofoam Egg shells ( composting: crush shells before adding them to the ) Electrical or electronic device Electrical wire Envelope, padded Envelope, plain or window Evergreen needles (Ecocentre: in bulk or in large paper bags) Excrement and litter (carnivore pets) Excrement and litter (herbivore pets and chickens) Extinguisher F Fabric Fabric softener sheet Facial tissue Fan, electric Fats and oils, edible Faucets Feathers Fence, snow (rolled) Fertilizer, chemical File folder (: reusable file folders accepted) Fire extinguisher Fish and seafood (excluding the shells of oysters and other mollusks) Flowers and plants, diseased Flowers and plants, free of disease (excluding grass gone to seed and weeds) Fluorescent tube Flyers and Publi-Sac (remove flyers from bag and recycle separately) Foil, aluminium, clean: container, pie plate, foil wrap (crumple the foil into a ball) Food can, rinsed (with or without label) Fruit (peel, flesh, pit) Furniture G Game, inflatable Garden hose (The accepts reusable hoses) Gardening residue: soil, roots, straw, etc. Gift wrap, paper and tissue paper (non-metalic otherwise: garbage) Glass jar or container, clear or coloured, rinsed (with or without a label; remove lid and recycle separately) Glass, drinking Glass, flat Gloves, latex Grass - The Village of Ayer's Cliff encourages grasscycling! Grass, gone to seed, weeds Grease Gutters, metal (The accepts reusable gutters) Gypsum (gyprock)

3 H Hair Hanger, metal Hanger, plastic Hazardous household waste (HHW) Herbicide Hose, garden (The accepts reusable hoses, otherwise garbage) Hot water tank Household appliance (ex: stove, range, oven, refrigerator, freezer, dishwasher, washer, dryer, air conditioner, etc.) I Ink cartridge Insecticide Insulation panel, polystyrene (styrofoam) J Jar, glass, clear or coloured, rinsed (with or without label; recycle cap or lid separately) K Jewelry Knick knacks L Large household items: furniture, mattress, box spring, appliance, modular play structure (dismantled), BBQ, patio furniture, carpet, etc. Leather items: clothing, shoes, boots, gloves, belts, purses, etc. Leftovers (food) Light bulb, compact fluorescent Light bulb, regular or LED Light fixture, lamp Lint, dryer Litter, pet (carnivore) Litter, pet (herbivore, chicken) M Lottery ticket (not a winning one!) Magazine Mattress, box spring Meat, including bones Medication (may also be brought to the pharmacy) Metal: iron, aluminum, copper, etc. Metal cap: beer or wine bottle cap, etc. (remove from bottle and recycle separately) Metal cover or lid (remove from container and recycle separately) Metal objects Metal wire Milk or juice carton, large size or individual portions Mirror Mushroom container, blue or black plastic (except n o 6 plastic = garbage) N Napkin, paper, soiled with foodstuff Neon Netting for fruits and vegetables (ex: onions, oranges) Newspaper O Oil and filter, used Oil tank (empty) Oils and fats, edible Oven, stove P Packaging, clear foldback, for pastries, croissants, etc. (except no 6 plastic) Packaging, composite: chips and cookie bags Packaging, metallic: granola bar, chocolate bar, chewing gum, etc. Packaging, plastic: cheese wrapper, toilet paper, etc. (Gather into a single bag and tie) Packaging, plastic, moulded Packaging, protective, styrofoam (for electronics and delicate items) Paint, stain Paint remover Paper bag (including brown paper bag from grocery store) Paper: letter, photocopy, brown paper, newspaper Paper, photo Paper, shredded (put in a transparent bag and tie), sheets (stapled or loose) Paper, soiled with foodstuff (ex. tablecloth, napkin, paper towel, paper plate, muffin wrapper) Paper, wrapping, including tissue paper (non-metalic) (metalic : garbage) Pasta Patio furniture, PVC (chairs, table, etc.) Pen, pencil, reusable (or else: garbage) Pesticide Pet food packaging Photo paper Pizza box, soiled Pizza box, unsoiled Plants and flowers, disease-free (excluding grass gone to seed and weeds) Plants and flowers, diseased Plastic bag, soiled Plastic bag, unsoiled: grocery bag, shopping bag, bread or milk bag, dry cleaner bag, sandwich bag, toilet paper and paper towel bags (Gather into a single bag and tie) Plastic cap, cover or lid (may be left on plastic containers) Plastic container (food), rinsed: peanut butter, margarine, ice cream, ready-to-eat meal,etc. Plastic container, fruits and vegetables: strawberries, tomatoes, etc. Plastic container (liquid): water, juice, soda, alcoholic beverage, shampoo, cosmetics, laundry detergent, bleach, cleaning solution, etc.

4 T U V W The Good Riddance! Guide Plastic container, reusable (e.g. Tupperware ) Plastic packaging: cheese wrapper, toilet paper packaging, etc. (Gather into a single bag and tie) Plastic plant pot, rinsed (except n o 6 plastic) Plastic straw Plastic wrap, unsoiled (Gather into a single bag and tie) Plate, paper or cardboard, soiled with foodstuff Plate, plastic Play structure, modular (dismantled) Plumbing: rigid or soft pipes (Carlon, PVC, etc.) Poison Polystyrene insulation panel Pool cleaning and maintenance products Pool lining Porcelain objects (broken or not) Pots and pans, metal, including cover Poultry, including bones Pressurized container Propane tank (empty) Publi-Sac (remove flyers from bag and recycle separately) Pyrex R Radio Rice Rocks S Sanitary pad Sawdust Screen, window ( accepts reusable items) Seafood (excluding the shells of oysters and other mollusks) Shells, oyster and other mollusks Shingles Shoes Shower curtain Shower stall, plastic or fiberglass (: must be reusable) Shredded paper (put into a transparent bag and tie) Smoke detector Snow fence (rolled) Soft plastics, clean (gather into a single bag and tie) Soil, contaminated Soil, garden and topsoil Solvents Sports, equipment Spray can Stain, paint Sticker, laminated Stove, oven Straw, drinking (plastic) Styrofoam: cup, bowl, plate, meat tray, egg carton, packaging material (used to protect electronic devices and other fragile items) Syringe Tablecloth, paper, soiled with foodstuff Tablecloth, paper, unsoiled Tablecloth, vinyl, reusable (else: garbage) Tampon, sanitary pad Tarpaulin, polyethylene (The only accepts tarps that are still usable) Tea, herbal or infusions (bags, leaves) Telephone Television Tetra Pak container Textile Tire, automobile (rims removed) Toilet paper Toothpick, wooden Toy Tube, cardboard Tube, cosmetic product or toothpaste Tubing, sugarbush Tupperware and other reusable plastic containers Utensil, plastic, reusable (else: garbage) Utensil, metal Vacuum cleaner dust bag Vegetables (peel, root, flesh, seeds) Vinyl objects Wallpaper rolls Wallpaper, used Waxed cardboard (e.g. takeout coffee cup) Waxed paper (e.g. cereal box insert) Window (The only accepts reusable windows) Window, screen GSI Bring to pharmacy

5 Wire, electrical & metal Wood ashes (cold) Wood chips, bark Wood: natural, painted, stained, melamine, tree trunk, etc. (The accepts usable wood pieces) Wood pieces (maximum size: 2 cm x 60 cm / 0.75" x 23.5") Wrap, foil, clean (crumple into a ball) Wrap, metalic: ex. granola bar, chocolate bar, chewing gum, etc. Important: The Good Riddance Guide can be modified at anytime without prior notice. Recyclables PLASTICS: Put all plastic containers featuring a number surrounded by a triangle in the blue bin, EXCEPT n o 6 plastics. N o 6 plastics cannot be recycled and must be disposed of in the garbage. If you have questions on recyclables, you may contact the Régie de récupération de l'estrie at or consult their website at recupestrie.com (in French only) des Frontières (residential pick-up service for large & regular household items) All household items, large and small, are accepted regardless of their state or working condition. However, please note that unsanitary items will be refused. To schedule a pick-up, please call the toll-free at Additional information (in French only) available on the 's website at - Barnston-RIGDS For access to the in Barnston, you must show proof of residency. Fees are charged for construction, renovation and demolition materials. Fees may be charged for items which are accepted by the Ressourceris free of charge. It is the citizen's responsibility to verify this information.