That's going to be a lot garbage for a large family.
Yeah but we have the green bin recycling program here. The green bin collection will be weekly. This is what's allowed. Problem is I don't use it - too lazy to separate everything. There's also black box and blue box recycling.
What Can Go in the Green Bin?
* Baking ingredients, herbs and spices
* Bread, cereals, crackers and grains
* Candy and gum
* Chips, popcorn and nuts
* Coffee grounds and filters
* Cookies, cakes, muffins and pastries
* Dairy products (cheese, sour cream)
* Dough
* Eggs and egg shells
* Fruits and vegetables
* Jams, Jellies, Marmelades/chutney
* Leftover cooking oils, lard, shortening, fat, butter and margarine
* Meat, fish, shellfish, poultry, pork bones and scraps
* Nuts and shells
* Pasta, beans, rice and couscous
* Peanut butter
* Pet food
* Pits (all types)
* Salad dressing, mayonnaise, vinegar, sauces, marinades, dips and gravy
* Seeds
* Tea and tea bags
Yard waste:
* Branches, twigs and hedge trimmings
* Leaves
* Plants and weeds
* Grass clippings
Other acceptable items
* Animal bedding (e.g. bird and hamster cages)
* Barbeque Ashes
* Butcher’s meat wrap
* Cold fireplace ash
* Cotton balls
* Dryer lint
* Floor sweepings, vacuum bags and vacuum contents
* Food-soiled paper towels, napkins and tissues
* Food-soiled pizza boxes (pizza boxes should not go in black bin)
* Household plants, including soil
* Kitty litter
* Microwave popcorn bags
* Paper coffee cups, plates and muffin wrappers
* Pet fur, hair and feathers
* Soiled paper, boxboard and cardboard
* Sugar, flour and potato paper bags
* Waxed paper, cardboard and cold drink cups
* Wooden popsicle sticks and toothpicks
* Wood chips, sawdust and untreated wood scraps (less than four inches in any dimension)
Not allowed in the green bin:
* Plastic bags of any kind (even the compostable varieties aren’t allowed)
* Diapers and sanitary products (as they contain plastics)
* Dog feces
