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Rideau Garbage Collection

June 6, 2006

Zone C calendar Zone C (printable PDF)

1. Blue Box - every 2 weeks (see calendar above) - cans/bottles
2. Black Box - every 2 weeks (see calendar above) - paper/cardboard
3. Leaf & Yard Waste - in villages and rural subdivisions is on Blue Box day. Pickup on rural roads is twice in the spring (Apr/May) and twice in the fall (Oct/Nov).
4. Green Bin to begin in Fall 2009 in villages and rural subdivisions - recycles food and compostable garbage.
5. Latex paint - harden the paint with clumping kitty litter or paint hardener, then put in your regular garbage. Recycle empty, cleaned paint can (lid removed) in your Blue Box.
6. CF bulbs (fluorescent) - return to Home Depot or IKEA.
7. Recycling boxes - can purchased at Home Hardware.

Household Special Waste Facility
4475 Trail Rd, off Moodie Dr. north of Bankfield
613-580-2400   Dates - Locations (City of Otttawa)

Examples of household hazardous waste:
energy efficient light bulbs (fluorescent), aerosol containers, barbecue starters, brake fluid, chemicals, cleaners, disinfectants, fire extinguishers, fungicides, furniture stripper, gasoline, herbicides, insecticides, needles, oven cleaners, paint, pool chemicals, propane tanks, stains, turpentine, window cleaner, wood preservatives.

"Take it Back!" retailers accept oil and other products:
City of Ottawa at City of Ottawa under Recycling.

Items in the Take-it-Back! program:
antifreeze, appliances, batteries, building supplies, butane canisters, car parts, computer keyboards, computer monitors, garden pots, gasoline, motor oil, nails and wire, oil filters, paint thinner, peat pots & plastic flats, prescription drugs, propane tanks, scrap metal, styrofoam flats, tires, toner cartridges, used needles and syringes

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