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Residual Materials Collection

Whether it's household waste, recyclables, food scraps or yard waste, the Town offers you a wide range of residual materials collections. Don't miss a single date: consult our collections calendar. Let's work together to reduce the tonnage of waste sent to landfill!

Forms

Repairs, Replacements or New Bin Requests for Brown or Green Bins

To repair, replace or request a new green or brown wheeled bin, please fill in the form below. Service will be continuous, not on a set day. An employee will contact you after submitting your form with instructions and an appointment.

Form for Repair, Replacement or Request for wheeled bins

Repairs, Replacements or New Bin Requests for Blue Bins

To repair, replace or request a new blue wheeled bin, make sure you complete the form below. The service is provided by USD Global, a subcontractor of Éco-entreprise Québec, the organization responsible for recovery, and usually takes place on Thursdays. A confirmation will be sent to you by text message.

Form: Blue recycling bin

Claims - Container for Household Waste

The Town cannot be held responsible for theft or breakage of your garbage collection containers. 

The claim will be handled by the garbage collection company. The latter will decide what compensation may be obtained.

Fill out the claim form

Branch collection

To collect branches on a current Thursday, please fill in the form before 11:00 on Wednesday.

Request a collection of branches



Collection calendar

Would you like to know on which day the garbage collectors come? Please check the calendar below.

View full-screen calendar

Regular Collections

Collection Days

HOUSEHOLD WASTE

7 units or less

8 units and more

Wednesday

Tuesday and Friday

RECYCLABLE MATERIALS 


Wednesday

ORGANIC WASTE


Wednesday

If you have a private collection service, collections must occur on the same days as the municipal collections.

Collection Hours

  • Collections begin at 7:00 and typically end around 16:00.
  • Please note that the collection time at your address may vary from week to week.
  • Place your bins outside after 19:00 the evening before or before 7:00 on collection day.
  • All bins must be put away before 23:00 on collection day.

Bin Placement on Collection Day

  • Place your bins after 19:00 the evening before or before 7:00 on collection day.

  • Position bins within your driveway, 15 to 30 cm (6 to 12 inches) apart from each other.

  • Ensure the front of the bin (with the collection type label) faces the street.

  • No bins or bags are allowed on public property (sidewalks or streets) unless specifically authorized by the Town.

  • Leave at least 30 cm (12 inches) between each bin to allow the mechanical arms to pick them up.

  • Make sure no objects or vehicles block access to the bins.

  • All lids must be fully closed and free of debris.

Improperly placed, overweight, or obstructed bins will not be emptied. No bins or containers should be placed on the public roadway.

Missed Collection

Mistakes can happen. Before contacting us, please make sure you followed all collection instructions.

Ask yourself:

  • Did you place the bin out after the truck had already passed?

  • Was the lid open instead of fully closed?

  • Was there any prohibited material inside the bin?

If you answered YES to any of these questions, your bin was non-compliant and you will need to wait until the following week for collection.

  • Check whether other bins on your street are still full.

If so, the truck may still be completing its round.

If you have followed all instructions and by 19:00 your bin has not been emptied, please bring it back in and notify us by email or by leaving a voicemail before 10:00 the next morning, specifying your address and the type of collection:

Email:Info.Collectes@ville.mont-royal.qc.ca
Phone: 514 734-4123

Bins: A User’s Guide

Bin Types

Type

Waste*

Recyclable materials

Green waste

Organic waste

Bin provided by

Resident

EEQ

Town

Town

Volume

Max 120 L

120, 240 or 360 L

360

45L

Color

Other than blue, green or brown

Blue

Green

Brown

Other

Black or green plastic bags


Paper bags


MAXIMUM QUANTITIES

Residentiel

100 L

1 bin

90 kg (200 lbs)

Contents of only one of the 2 bins

Commercial

720 L

4 bins



Institutional

Industrial

720 L

1 container of 8 vg3



* For household waste, the Town recommends the purchase of a standard black bin with a European plug, ideally 120 L.

KEEP YOUR BROWN BIN CLEAN

Line your bin with newspaper.

Sprinkle a small amount of garden lime, baking soda or laundry detergent powder (without bleach) in your brown bin.

Use paper bags for food scraps or any other paper bag (e.g. grocery, popcorn, sugar, flour or potato bags) to dispose of your compostable materials.

Pack wet food scraps (e.g. meat, fish, fruit and vegetables) in paper bags and store in the freezer until collection day.

Rinse your bin regularly with a mild detergent or white vinegar solution and your garden hose after collection.

NO PLASTIC BAGS (BIODEGRADABLE OR NOT) ACCEPTED

Instruction sheet - Brown bin

How to make an economy bin liner

Bin identification

Write your address on the white strips below the bin serial number and make a note of the number. Bins supplied must remain at the address to which they were delivered.

Bin return

Bins (blue, green and brown) stored outside must be placed on the side of the residence, set back 3 m (9' 10") from the front of the building.

Household waste stored outside must be placed in a container so as not to be visible from the street (at least 2 m (6 ft. 7 in.) from any property line).

Sorting Residual Materials

GREEN/FOOD WASTE

FOOD

Fruit and vegetables, meat, poultry, fish and seafood

Dairy products

Grain products such as breads, cakes, cereals, pasta, rice, etc.

Eggs

Nuts and shells

Coffee beans and grounds, coffee filters

Tea and herbal tea bags

Soiled paper and cardboard (newspapers, tissues, paper towels, pizza boxes, napkins, French fry containers, paper muffin tins, bags, etc.).

Dust

Residues with oils, vegetable fats, sauces and dressings

Untreated and extinguished wood ash

Toothpicks

Pet food

Hair and feathers

GREEN

Cleaning, weeding and dethatching residues

Gardening residues, vegetable garden and fruit tree residues

Dead leaves

Branches less than 1 m long and 5 cm in diameter

Chips and twigs

Sawdust and straw

Grass clippings

REFUSED

Liquids

Textiles

Diapers and sanitary products (sanitary towels, dental floss)

Soiled pet litter

Wax paper (ice cream containers)

Dryer foam

Plasticized packaging

Wood and ceramics

Styrofoam

Recyclable materials

Household hazardous waste

RECYCLABLE MATERIALS

Containers 

Jars and bottles, regardless of shape or color

Plastic containers made of PET (no.1), HDPE (no.2), PVC (no.3), LDPE (no.4) or PP (no.5)

Cans and aluminum cans

Lids

Plates, molds

Expanded or extruded PS food containers

Multi-layer containers (beverage cans, frozen food cans, etc.)

Gable top containers (milk, juice)

Soft drink, spring water, food, household, beauty and health containers with a maximum volume of 20 L

Garden pots

Individual PP (no.5) or PS (no.6) coffee capsules and yogurt or dessert tubs

Wrappers

Steel and aluminum foil

Lids

Plastic packaging bags and films, flexible plastics and stretch films (packaging and grocery bags, shopping bags, bread bags, food product bags, dry-cleaning bags, rinsed milk bags and their bags, etc.)

Self-supporting bags (yogurt, sauce)

Corrugated cardboard (large cardboard boxes)

Flat cardboard (cereal boxes, etc.)

Pasteboard (egg cartons, tubes and rolls, etc.)

Kraft paper (brown bag, grocery bag)

Hangers

Prints

Newsprint

Glossy paper (flyers, magazines, journals, etc.)

Fine paper (letterhead)

Telephone jackets

Books

Envelopes with or without windows

File folders

Clean container labels

REFUSED

Furniture

Textiles

Toys

Small electrical appliances

Pots and pans

Ceramic items: crockery, knick-knacks, etc.

Drinking glasses

Light bulbs

Flat glass: windows, etc.

Wood/building materials

Mirrors

Aerosol cans



*These materials can be picked up free of charge by appointment via Info-Collectes.


Bulky Waste and Construction, Renovation and Demolition Residues

How much: Maximum of 5 m3

How to dispose: For CRD residues, in bundles or solid bags weighing less than 25 kg. For bulky waste, doors must be removed and deposited separately.

When: Every 2nd Wednesday (see collection calendar)

You don't need to give your address to benefit from a collection. Trucks travel all over town.

Please note that upholstered furniture, carpets and mattresses are not collected with bulky waste. For proper treatment, please take them to the ecocentre in the Saint-Laurent borough. They are also accepted in household waste collections.

BULKY WASTE - RDD - TIC - CRD

If you have a large quantity of bulky waste, construction, renovation and demolition residues, hazardous materials or electronic appliances, you can bring them to the Côte-des-Neiges ecocenter with proof of address. 

For CRD waste, you have the right to dispose of up to 12 m3 free of charge, and pay for excess volumes.

Côte-des-Neiges Ecocentre

6925 Côte-des-Neiges Road

Montréal (Québec) H3S 2B6

514 872-0384

BULKY ITEMS

WASTE

Appliances with recovered halocarbons

Appliances of all sizes (stove, toaster, etc.)

Non-upholstered furniture (cupboards, bookcases, desks, chairs, filing cabinets, chests of drawers, tables)

Baths

Sinks

Windows

Large cardboard boxes

Mirrors and flat glass

Plastiques rigides et d’emballage

Doors

Hot water tanks

Toilets

Bikes

CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION AND DEMOLITION (CRD) RESIDUES

Aggregates consisting of brick, mortar, stone residues, earth, asphalt and concrete

Asphalt shingles and bituminous concrete

Construction timber[ME1] [ME2]

Ceramics

Electrical wiring

Coating materials

Ferrous metals (steel and cast iron) and non-ferrous metals (aluminum, copper, lead, nickel, zinc and others)

Melamine

Gypsum wallboard

REFUSED

Refrigerators

Freezers

Air conditioners

Cellars

Heat pumps

Dehumidifiers

Water machines

Compost Distribution and Shredding Service

Compost distribution and shredding services are available twice a year, free of charge, at Public Works, 180 Clyde Road.

For compost distribution, you must bring your own containers and the equipment needed to fill them. Limit one visit per dwelling unit and Proof of residence required (e.g. driver's license).

Branches Collection

The Town offers a branches collection service on request every Thursday from April to October only. See the collection calendar. 

To obtain a collection of branches on the Thursday of the current week, please fill out the form by 11:00 on Wednesday at the latest. Requests received after 11:00 will be collected on the Thursday of the following week.

*Branches must be deposited neatly at the curb, with cut ends facing the street, after 19:00 on collection day or before 7:00 on collection day.

Conditions to be met for your branches to be collected:

  • Branches with a diameter greater than 2.5 cm (1 in.) and less than 15 cm (6 in.)
  • A volume of branches of 60 cm (2 ft.) x 60 cm (2 ft.) x 2.5 m (8 ft.)

The underground part (stump and roots) is not accepted as it damages the chipper.

Notes :

  • Branches larger than 15 cm (6 in.) in diameter and/or in large quantities, roots, stumps and tree trunks are not collected by the Town. They must be picked up by a private contractor at the resident's expense.
  • The Ecocentre accepts logs and soil.

Branch collection request

Dead Leaves

How much: No maximum

How: In piles or in paper bags at the curb.

When: Throughout the fall, weather permitting.

Please note that Public Works, which is in charge of this collection, operates on a sector-by-sector basis, with sectors changing from week to week.

Holiday Tree Collection

How much: No maximum

How: At the curb

When: 2nd week of January (see collection calendar)

Appliances containing refrigerants

How much: No maximum

How: Deposited at the curb. Doors must be removed and deposited separately.

When: By appointment with Info-Collectes.