What You Need To Know About The Green Bin Program In Ottawa

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What You Need To Know About The Green Bin
Program In Ottawa

• Capital Junk Inc.

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• The City of Ottawa is serious about organic
  recycling. That is why they established the Green
  Bin program for their organic recycling campaign.
  Through the Green Bin program, the city is able
  to divert residential organic waste away from the
  landfill.
• The City of Ottawa is serious about organic
  recycling and they consider it as an important
  part of their long-term waste strategy. In fact,
  they have established the Green Bin program for
  their organic recycling campaign.

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• Through the Green Bin program, the city is able
  to divert residential organic waste away from the
  landfill. The organic material that the Ottawa
  garbage collection pickup gathered will then be
  brought into the Orgaworld Canadas indoor
  composting facility. Orgaworld Canada will then
  turn the organic material into compost which will
  be used by the farmers in Eastern Ontario.
  Orgaworld Canada will also be the one to market
  and sell the finished product which is the
  compost. The five percent of the total volume of
  finished compost will go to the city.

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• According to the citys official website, around
  45 percent of the total weight of the garbage
  collected by the City of Ottawa garbage pickup
  consists of compostable organic material. By
  diverting these compostable organic materials,
  the residents can not just help save Earth, they
  can as well help improve the farmers field in
  Eastern Ontario and at the same time help the
  city save millions of dollars for a new landfill
  site.

Where will you get the green bin?

• All residential homes in the Ottawa area are
  eligible and are encouraged to take part in this
  remarkable green movement. The city will be
  providing one green bin for each household.
• For those households whose recycling bin was
  missing, damaged or broken, the city will also
  provide them with a replacement. They just have
  to call 311 to get their replacement green bin.

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What can you put in the green bin?

• The rule of thumb when it comes to the waste
  materials you can put inside the recycling trash
  bin says that you can place all food wastes or
  scraps, paper products, and other similar items
  in the green bin. These items include but are not
  limited to the following

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Paper products and similar items

• Certified compostable plastic liners bags
• Paper baking cups
• Facial tissues
• Cotton swabs with either wooden rod or rolled
  paper
• Coffee filters, grounds
• Butcher paper
• Microwave popcorn bags
• Fast food packaging

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• Paper napkins, plates, and cups
• Flour bags
• Shredded paper
• Sugar bags
• Tea bags
• Parchment paper
• Food-soiled pizza boxes
• Muffin wrappers
• Cardboard boxboard and soiled paper
• Potato paper bags

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Yard waste

• Leaves ( dried or fresh)
• Grass clippings
• Weeds
• Household plants
• Hedge trimmings
• Tree branches and twigs
• Greenery from wreaths
• Flowers and bouquets

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Other items

• Barbeque ashes
• Cold fireplace or wood ash
• Cotton balls
• Floor sweepings, vacuum bags, and vacuum contents
• Animal bedding
• Kitty litter
• Feathers, pet fur, and hair
• Dryer lint
• Wooden toothpicks and popsicle sticks
• Nail clippings
• Homemade play dough

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• Sawdust
• Wood chips
• Pencil shavings
• Hair
• Eggs and eggshells
• Charcoal
• Corn husks or cobs

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When will the city collect the green bin?

• The City of Ottawa garbage collection pickup will
  collect the green bin once a week together with
  all other waste materials. That would be a total
  of 52 weeks per year.

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• Each residential area has a specific pick-up day
  schedule. You can check with your local authority
  to know the schedule of garbage collection in
  your area.
• Each and every household is reminded to place
  their recycling bin outside their residential
  homes on or before seven in the morning during
  their assigned pick-up day schedule. The lid of
  the bin must be locked to prevent insects, pests,
  and animals from entering.

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CONTACT US

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