Inverness

For more information, please contact your regional representative and waste reduction educators.

Paper Rural: Collected every week Paper and Corrugated Cardboard: Place in a blue bag for recycling : Paper Recyclables: Dry & Clean Paper Newspapers Flyers Glossy Magazines Catalogues Envelopes Paper egg cartons Paperbacks Phonebooks Shredded Paper Corrugated Cardboard: Appliance Boxes Pizza Boxes

Recyclables Rural: Collected every week Blue Bag Recyclables: Put in a blue bag for recycling : All Deposit Bearing Containers* Other plastic bottles & containers Glass Bottles and Jars Steel & Aluminum Cans Clean Aluminum Foil & Plates Milk Containers Mini Sips & Tetra Juice Packs* Grocery Bags Retail Bags Bread Bags Dry Cleaning Bags Frozen Food Bags Bubble Wrap All Plastics Clean and Dry All Deposit Bearing Containers* All deposit bearing containers can be returned to Enviro-Depot™ locations for refund. Click here to find a location near you.

Organics Backyard Composter Place the following items in your organics green cart Food Waste: Fruit & vegetable peelings, Bread, Rice, Pasta, Coffee Grounds, Filters, Tea Bags, Eggshells Yard Waste: Excess leaves, Brush and Plants Soiled Paper: Cereal Boxes (remove inner liner), Shoe Boxes, Cracker & Cookie Boxes, Paper Towel Rolls, Food Napkins, Paper Towels, Tissue Boxes (remove plastic) and Soiled Paper Not for organics bin: No ashes No waxed/film packaging No corrugated cardboard (e.g. pizza boxes) No plastic bags (including biodegradable) No glass No decorations or wire wreaths No newspapers, magazines No paper or Styrofoam drinking cups No rocks, logs or tree trunks No soil/sods

Garbage Collected every week Place for collection in a clear or see-through blue bag: Aerosol Cans (empty) Aluminum foil, soiled Ashes (cold) Broken glass (wrapped) Carbon paper Ceramics Cloth items Coffee cups, disposable Diapers, disposable Dishes Floor sweepings Frozen juice cans Latex gloves Light bulbs Packaging, non-recyclable Paint cans, empty or dry Pet/animal waste Plastic wrap, soiled Plastics, non-recyclable Potato chip bags Styrofoam Toothpaste tubes Toys, broken Vacuum cleaner bags Wallpaper Motor oil containers Certain electronics are not accepted for curbside collection, including TVs, computers, monitors, printers, telephones, fax machines, cell phones and audio/video playback systems. Visit the Electronics Recycling page to learn how to properly dispose of these items.