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Curbside Recycling Collection
Recycling programs help cut the contents of your garbage bags by nearly 50%. Glass, plastic, paper, and other materials are resources, not waste. These recyclable materials can be used to manufacture new products.
For example, glass is used to make concrete blocks and plastic can be transformed into fleece garments. To find out more, consult Recyc-Québec’s Répertoire des produits à contenu recyclé fabriqués au Québec. (directory of Quebec-made products manufactured from recycled materials).
For the curbside collection schedule for your neighborhood,
consult the following links:
Recycling Collection Routes:
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Collection Procedure
Recycling containers must be left by the curb on the right side of your driveway (when facing the road). Containers must be left out by 7 a.m. on the collection day and no earlier than 7 p.m. the day before. If you use plastic bags, they must be transparent.
- Colored bags are considered household garbage.
- Recyclable items can be placed unsorted in the container.
- All plastic, glass, and metal containers must be rinsed before going in the recycling container.
- Any product or material that is not supposed to go in the container is considered a contaminant.
For information or to obtain a container
Customer Service
Telephone: 418 296-4931
Curbside Recycling Printable Guide (French only) |
Recyclable Items and Sorting Procedures
Recyclable |
Preparation |
Non-recyclable |
Paper and cardboard
Newspapers, magazines (including glossy paper), flyers, colored paper, white paper, envelopes, juice and milk cartons, cardboard, cereal boxes, egg boxes, catalogs
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Paper and cardboard must not be soiled. Newspapers are easier to handle when bundled or placed in paper bags. Flatten cardboard boxes to save space |
Laminated paper and cardboard, diapers, and all soiled cardboard |
Glass
Glass jars and bottles of any color |
Rinse bottles and containers. Remove lids and caps before placing in recycling container. It is not necessary to remove labels. |
Pottery; dishes; Pyrex; electric, fluorescent, and neon light bulbs; mirrors and sheet glass (windows); windshields
* Certain materials are accepted by Écobois Manicouagan |
Metal
Tin cans, plates, aluminum foil |
Rinse before placing in recycling container. Fold lids inside cans. Cans may be crushed to save space.
It is not necessary to remove labels. |
Paint cans, aerosol cans, propane gas tanks, and any metal containers that once contained hazardous materials
* Certain materials are accepted by Écobois Manicouagan |
Plastic
 All plastic containers with recycling code numbers 1 through 5, as well as 7. Plastic shopping and grocery bags are recyclable.
Note : Plastics with the number 6 will be refused. In Quebec, facilities for recycling this type of plastic do not yes exist.
Number 6 plastics are mainly found in two categories :
Crystal polystyrene : beer cups, plastic ustensils, small milk containers, individual coffee creamers, etc.
Polystyrene foam : all styrofoam containers.
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Rinse bottles and containers. Remove lids and caps.
It is not necessary to remove labels. It is not nessessay to put plastic bags into another bag. |
All plastic without a recyclable code, plastic wrap, plastic hose, toys, containers soiled with hazardous materials (engine oil, solvents, etc.)
* Certain materials are accepted by Écobois Manicouagan |
* The company in charge of recycling collection is Michel Miller Inc.: 418 296-0064 |
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