Frequently asked questionsĪre coffee cups from coffee shops recyclable? is open to drop-off recyclables 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The City of Peterborough's Material Recycling Facility is 390 Pido Rd. You can use the online tool below to find the day of your collection schedule, changes due to holidays, whether a particular item is recyclable in Peterborough, and how your blue box materials need to be sorted. N.: call 70.įrequently Asked Questions about recycling Collection schedule and What Goes Where

Hazardous Waste Depot, 400 Pido Rd.: open Wednesday to Saturday, 8 a.m.

Please use only proper blue boxes (22-, 16- and 6-gallons) for setting recyclables to the curb for collection. the morning of your collection.īlue boxes shouldn't be any heavier than 22 kg (50 lbs) when full.

the night before your collection day and no later than 7 a.m.

You should put out recycling no earlier than 6 p.m. Put in chip bags, cheese wrappers or stretch wrap.Stuff all plastic film into one bag and tie the top of the bag.Place paper items in a grocery bag to reduce blowing.Put light items on the bottom so they won't blow out.Put in ceramics, china or non-container glass.Remove lids from coffee cups – the lids are garbage.

Rinse containers if they are excessively soiled.Food and beverage cartons (e.g., milk, juice and soup containers) and coffee cups (lids go into the garbage).All plastic food and beverage containers.Steel and aluminium cans, aluminium foil and pie plates.You sort materials into two streams – a container box and a paper box.ĭownload and print our Waste Management Guide (pdf) or search by item using our online sorting wizard. If we missed your recycling, let us know Materials sorting Recyclable materials are not accepted in garbage collection. For issues regarding recycling collection, please call the Recycling Collection Contractor at 70. Recycling is one way that we contribute to environmental sustainability and reduce the amount of waste that goes to the landfill, which in turn decreases long-term costs by extending the life of the landfill site.

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