What Goes in the Blue Bin?哪些物品可以放入可回收蓝色垃圾箱？

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       Items That Always Go in RecyclingGlass

• Bottles, jars (lids on)
  
  

Plastics

• Tubs, lids
• Clear food containers/clamshells
• Disposable plates, cups, berry containers (black items are garbage)
• Detergent, hand soap, shampoo bottles (lids, sprayers, pumps – on tight)
• Beverage bottles (lids on)
• Cat litter tubs with plastic handles
• Plastic paint pails (empty; remove metal handles, handles are garbage)
• Clear compact disk cases (empty; black cases are garbage)
  

Note: black plastic items cannot be recycled (put in garbage).

Soft, stretchy plastics

• Milk bags (inner and outer)
• Bread bags (non-foil)
• Zipper lock bags (e.g. for sandwiches, freezer)
• Bulk food/produce bags
• Frozen fruit/vegetable bags (no stand-up pouches)
• Grocery/retail shopping bags
• Dry cleaning bags
• Newspaper/flyer, magazine bags (separate item from bag; recycle separately)
• Garden soil/manure/compost/road salt bags
• Diaper/feminine hygiene outer bags
• Over-wrap from toilet paper, napkins, paper towels, water/soft drink cases
  

Note: remove product before recycling.

Metal

• Aluminum/steel cans
  (place lid in can and pinch closed)
• Aluminum trays, burner liners, pie plates, roasting pans
• Cookie tins
• Aerosol cans (empty; put plastic caps in the garbage)
• Paint cans (empty; remove lids and recycle separately)
  

Paper

• Bags
• Advertising mail, fine paper, envelopes (including window)
• Newspapers, flyers, directories, magazines, catalogues (remove over-wrap, recycle separately)
• Gift wrap, tissue paper, cards (no ribbons, bows, foil wrap)
• Shredded paper (put in clear plastic bag, tie closed)
• Soft/hard cover books
  

Cardboard

• Boxboard (e.g. cereal, tissue, detergent, shoe; remove liners, flatten, no freezer boxes)
• Corrugated cardboard (clean, unwaxed, flattened; pizza boxes must be empty; remove over-wrap from water/soft drink cases, recycle separately)
• Rolls (toilet, paper towel, wrapping paper)
• Milk/juice cartons and boxes (straws are garbage)
• Cans (e.g. chips, nuts, frozen juice – place metal end in can and pinch closed; pull-off strips are garbage)
  

Foam polystyrene

• Foam food and protective packaging
  (e.g. drinking cups, egg cartons, meat trays, takeout food containers, electronic packaging).
  

Note: black foam items cannot be recycled (put in garbage).

ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED IN THE BLUE BIN

Medical waste

• Needles are hazardous waste and must not be put in garbage. Take to a Drop-off Depot.
• Plastic catheter/colostomy bags and tubes are garbage
  

Plastic

• Caulking tubes
• Motor oil jugs
• Paint cans
• Packing peanuts
• Binders
• Toys
• Black plastic takeout containers, black garbage bags, black plant trays and flower pots (other colours accepted)
• Cassettes, CDs, DVDs
  

Plastic packaging

• Black plastic
• Household cling wrap
• Biodegradable containers/film (e.g. compostable plastic bags)
• Laminated plastic film (e.g. chip bags, stand-up resealable pouch bags)
• Pre-packaged items (e.g. meat, cheese)
• Bubble wrap
• Plastic squeeze tubes for home and personal products (hair, body etc.)
• Single-serve coffee and tea pods
  

Glass

• Drinking glasses, dishes, cups, crystal
• Ceramics, pottery
• Window glass
• Light bulbs
• Mirrors
• Pots, pans
  

Metal

• Propane/helium cylinders and tanks
• Tools, scrap metal, auto parts
• Coat hangers
• Pots, pans, small appliances
• Electronics
• Binders
  

Textiles

• Clothes, shoes
• Carpets, curtains
• Bedding
  

Aluminum

• Foil food wrap, potato chip bags
• Metallic gift wrap and bows
  

Paper products

• Waxed cardboard and paper
• Ribbons
• Soiled tissues and napkins (these go in the Green Bin)
  

Wood

• Crates for fruit
• Renovation waste is garbage and must be taken to a Drop-off Depot.
  

Other items

• Cables, hoses, ropes
  

Household Hazardous Waste

• Proper disposal of household hazardous waste items such as propane/helium tanks, batteries, compact fluorescent light bulbs, pesticides, oil, etc. means taking these items to a Drop-off Depot.
• These types of items must never be put in recycling or garbage.
• The Toxic Taxi provides free pick-up of 10 to 50 litres/kilograms of household hazardous waste from Toronto residents. Book an appointment online or by calling 311.
  

Note: Some of these items can be recycled at Drop-off Depots or Community Environment Days.