Township of Rideau Lakes - What is Recyclable

The Township of Rideau Lakes is partnering with the Elgin Lions Club and Westport Lions Club to recycle your old eyeglasses to provide recycled eyewear free of charge to people in developing countries. For more info see the Eyeglasses Recycling Page.

NEW: Rideau Lakes recycles Plastics #1 to #7. Note that this DOES NOT include plastic bags (grocery/milk), film wrap or hay wrap

TO PROLONG THE LIFE OF OUR WASTE SITES, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE PRACTICE THE 3 R’S.
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE
IT IS NECESSARY TO FLATTEN ALL PLASTICS AND METAL CONTAINERS BEFORE RECYCLING THEM. IF EVERYONE FLATTENS THEIR PLASTICS & METAL CONTAINERS THERE WILL BE A SAVINGS OF SPACE, TIME AND MONEY. IT WILL MAKE YOUR RECYCLING PROGRAM MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE.

RECYCLING PRODUCTS:

BLUE BAG #1 (Metals/Plastics)

Aluminum cans
Metal & tin cans
Aluminum foil trays
Aluminum foil (no food debris)
Plastic containers labelled with recycling numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 ONLY (i.e./ water bottles, pop bottles, yogurt and margarine containers, shampoo bottles, etc)
NO styrofoam, NO Plastic bags, NO Plastic Wrap, NO Wood Pellet Bags

BLUE BAG #2 (Fibres/Paper)

Fibres and papers consisting of:

Newsprint
Old corrugated cardboard (OCC)
Magazines
Catalogues
Cereal Boxes
Telephone books
Printer/Copier paper
Mail
Soft covered books
Hard covered books without covers
Tissue boxes, toothpaste boxes, paper towel tubes
Cardboard egg cartons (NO styrofoam egg cartons - put in waste bag)
NO wrapping paper (put in waste bag)

YOU MAY BUNDLE and TIGHTLY TIE THIS MATERIAL INSTEAD OF BAGGING IT IF YOU LIKE (it must be tied, if it is loose it won’t be picked up)

BLUE BAG #3 (Glass)

Clear and coloured glass (clean)
NO lids - put lids in Bag #1 (metal/plastic)

Remember to return all deposit bottles to your local bottle return retailer.

WASTE - CLEAR BAG (must have a bag tag for curbside pickup)
(all non-recyclable material)

All other household waste (no hazardous waste)
Food products containing meats, bones, oils, etc.
Styrofoam food trays (even if they have a number on them)
Waxed paper
Wrapping paper
Plastic grocery bags, plastic film wrap, food wrap
Soiled containers
Mirrors, drinking glasses, incandescent lightbulbs
Milk/juice cartons, tetra paks/juice boxes

COMPOST - BACKYARD COMPOSTER

Food scraps including fruit and vegetable peelings, coffee grinds, breads, egg shells, tea bags, etc.
NO meat, bones, oils, etc.

For more information regarding composting, google “composting”

HARZARDOUS WASTE (Save for Depot Days)

Fluorescent bulbs
Used oil/gas
Paint, paint cans
Aerosol cans
Cleaning products (i.e. javex, bleach, etc.)
Batteries

(see the Household Hazardous Waste Page)

SOUTH ELMSLEY RECYCLING HOURS:
The depot is now closed. Please put your recycling out for curbside pickup (see the Waste Pickup page for schedule)

RE-USABLE BINS

At the Portland landfill site you will find re-usable bins for items that you no longer have any use for, but are not exactly garbage. This will be at the discretion of the waste attendant.

You know the saying – “one person’s trash is another person’s treasure” - save the space in the landfill sites for garbage!

IMPORTANT--
FLATTENING YOUR CANS AND PLASTICS

By flattening your plastics and cans, the recycling bins won’t fill up as fast and we won’t be paying to recycle air. This will help to decrease transportation costs.

WINDOWS

Window panes are not recyclable due to the coating on the glass.

HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE

Household waste must be in a transparent bag and set out for curbside pickup with one (1) bag tag affixed to each bag. There is a 2 bag limit per week and a 40 lb weight limit per bag.

Commercial waste must be taken and disposed of at the landfill site during regualar hours of operation.

Revised: January 2009

2012 CALENDAR

Our 2012 Calendar will keep you informed of events, hours of operation, waste collection schedules, meetings and more. See the 2012 Calendar Page