Barrie Rec Guide, Spring/Summer 2020

BARRIE’S
BARRIE’S
CURBSIDE
CURBSIDE
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
&
LANDFILL
LANDFILL
INFORMATION
INFORMATION
ORGANICS COLLECTION
ORGANICS COLLECTION
City of Barrie residents are encouraged to participate in the
City of Barrie residents are encouraged to participate in the
Curbside Organics Program by separating organic waste from
Curbside Organics Program by separating organic waste weekly
garbage and placing green bins out on their regular weekly
from garbage and placing green bins out on their regular weekly
collection day. If you are a new resident in a single family dwelling
collection day. If you are a new resident in a single family dwelling
and require an organics kit, call (705) 739-4219 to arrange for
and require an organics kit, call (705) 739-4219 to arrange for
delivery or pick one up at the Landfill, City Hall (1st floor), or any
delivery or pick one up at the Environmental Centre, City Hall
City of Barrie Community Centres. Damaged bins can be returned
(1st floor), or any City of Barrie Community Centres. Damaged bins
to the Landfill, 272 Ferndale Drive North where they are recycled.
can be returned to the Environmental Centre, 272 Ferndale Drive
North where they are recycled.
Your green bin will be picked up weekly at the curb on your
regular collection day and must be at curbside by 7 a.m. The split
Your green bin will be picked up weekly at the curb on your
collection truck keeps the materials separated and transports the
regular collection day and must be at curbside by 7 a.m. The split
organics to a facility to be turned into compost. Residents are
collection truck keeps the materials separated and transports the
encouraged to line their bins with paper bags, boxes, newsprint
organics to a facility to be turned into compost. Residents are
and/or certified compostable liner bags. Please see our website
encouraged to line their bins with paper bags, boxes, newsprint
barrie.ca/CurbsideCollection for a complete list of bin liner
and/or certified compostable liner bags. Please see our website
options. Yard waste is not accepted in the organics program so
barrie.ca/CurbsideCollection for a complete list of bin liner
please continue to place in a separate container curbside.
options. Yard waste is not accepted in the organics program so
please continue to place in a separate container curbside.
Certified compostable plastic liners/bags with
approved logos will be accepted.
Certified compostable plastic liners/bags with
approved logos will be accepted.
Paper bags and fibre liners continue to be
acceptable in Barrie’s organics program and
Paper bags and fibre liners continue to be
they do not require specific logos.
acceptable in Barrie’s organics program and
they do not require specific logos.
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE
ACCEPTED THE FOLLOWING INTO THE ITEMS ORGANICS WILL BE BIN:
• All food scraps and leftovers
ACCEPTED INTO THE ORGANICS BIN:
• Meat, bones, rice and dairy products
• All food scraps and leftovers
Vegetables and fruits
• Meat, bones, rice and dairy products
Pastas, breads and grains
• Vegetables and fruits
Cooking oils and grease
• Pastas, breads and grains
Coffee grounds and filters
• Cooking oils and grease
Tea bags
• Coffee grounds and filters
Microwave popcorn bags
• Tea bags
Dryer lint, dust
• Microwave popcorn bags
Hair, pet hair
• Dryer lint, dust
House plants
• Hair, pet hair
Soiled newspaper, paper plates and paper towels
• House plants
Napkins, tissues
• Soiled newspaper, paper plates and paper towels
Paper egg cartons
• Napkins, tissues
Fast food drink cups and trays
• Paper egg cartons
Popsicle sticks, toothpicks
• Fast food drink cups and trays
Wood ashes (cold) and sawdust
• Popsicle sticks, toothpicks
Dried flowers
• Wood ashes (cold) and sawdust
Eggs and eggshells
• Dried flowers
Muffin paper cups
• Eggs and eggshells
Paper take-out cups (cup only) lids must be removed
• Muffin and placed paper in cups your containers (blue) recycling box
• Paper Pumpkins, take-out garden cups fruit (cup& only) vegetable lids must waste be removed
and placed in your containers (blue) recycling box
• Pumpkins, garden fruit & vegetable waste
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL NOT BE
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL NOT BE
ACCEPTED INTO THE ORGANICS BIN:
ACCEPTED INTO THE ORGANICS BIN:
• Plastics of any kind
• Plastics of any kind
Container recyclables
• Container recyclables
Diapers and hygiene products
• Diapers and hygiene products
Medical waste (i.e. bandages, gauze)
• Medical waste (i.e. bandages, gauze)
Construction and demolition waste
• Construction and demolition waste
Sod, soil or rocks
• Sod, soil or rocks
Kitty litter/animal bedding
• Kitty litter/animal bedding
Animal waste
• Animal waste
Vacuum bag and contents
• Vacuum bag and contents
Ceramics
• Ceramics
Drinking straws
• Drinking straws
Styrofoam
• Styrofoam
Treated wood
• Treated wood
Hazardous waste
• Hazardous waste
Dead animals
• Dead animals
Textiles
• Textiles
Yard waste
• Yard waste
Wax
• Wax
Gum
• Gum
Cigarette butts
• Cigarette butts
PREVENT MAGGOTS FROM FORMING IN
PREVENT MAGGOTS FROM FORMING IN
THE ORGANICS BINS:
THE ORGANICS BINS:
• Wrap food wastes in newspaper, boxboard or certified
• Wrap food wastes in newspaper, boxboard or certified
compostable bin liners.
compostable bin liners.
• Freeze or refrigerate food scraps in acceptable liners and
• Freeze or refrigerate food scraps in acceptable liners and
place them in the organics bin when it is ready to be taken
place them in the organics bin when it is ready to be taken
to the curb.
to the curb.
• Keep the lid on the organics bin tightly closed.
• Keep the lid on the organics bin tightly closed.
Place organics out for collection every week on your scheduled
• Place organics out for collection every week on your scheduled
collection day, even if it’s only partially full.
collection day, even if it’s only partially full.
• Rinse and wash out the bins regularly.
• Rinse and wash out the bins regularly.
Line the bottom of your bins with crumpled newspaper,
• Line the bottom of your bins with crumpled newspaper,
boxboard, fibre egg cartons or fibre take-out drink trays to keep
boxboard, fibre egg cartons or fibre take-out drink trays to keep
the material from sticking to the bottom.
the material from sticking to the bottom.
All recycling boxes and green bins placed to the curb for pickup, must not exceed 20kg/45lb.
ALL RECYCLING BOXES AND GREEN BINS PLACED TO THE CURB FOR PICKUP, MUST NOT EXCEED 20 KG/45 LB.
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