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GARBAGE CART & TIPS TO REDUCE YOUR WASTE RECYCLING DEPOTS & TAKE-BACK PROGRAMS BLUE CART – PAPER, PLASTIC & METAL GREEN CART – FOOD SCRAPS & YARD WASTE BEARS & WILDLIFE – LOCK IT RIGHT! CART & COLLECTION INFO SORT IT RIGHT! INSIDE: it all goes! Find out where P RT COQUITLAMRT P CITY OF CITY WASTE SORTING & SERVICES WASTE Why is CONTAMINATION a problem? Contamination is when the wrong items are put in waste carts or when items are not prepared properly (e.g. rinsed). Carts that are contaminated: May be rejected – which means the contents are trashed Drive up costs – they cost more to process, fetch less revenue, and Households can result in fi nes and higher fees may be fi ned Can be dangerous to staff – if hazardous materials such as up to $300 for chemicals or medical waste are included ongoing sorting problems We currently divert about 66% of household waste from the landfi ll – our target Why is PLASTIC a problem? is 80% Plastic and plastic-type bags (even biodegradable ones) cause costly damage to sorting machinery. That’s why plastic bags – and everything in them – ARE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE LANDFILL without being sorted. Never put plastic bags in your Re-use bags or take to a depot. green and blue cart! Place items directly into your cart. The only exception is putting shredded paper in clear plastic bags in your blue cart. Not sure where it goes? Search on your device or desktop Find out where it goes by using the search WASTE-LINE tool in the free PoCo Waste-Line app or at portcoquitlam.ca/sortitright. SORT IT RIGHT! Get the free PoCo Waste-Line app Use the search tool, see your collection schedule, get alerts, report problems to the City and more. Download it for free today at portcoquitlam.ca/wasteline. Use the app’s Report a Problem function to report issues with any City service, from a missed pickup to a broken streetlight. You can also report problems to portcoquitlam.ca/report or to 604.927.5311. Check the back cover for more helpful waste-sorting resources! Waste Collection in Port Coquitlam The City of Port Coquitlam provides fully automated waste collection services to more than 18,000 single-family homes, along with some multi-family and business properties. • All single-family homes automatically receive City waste services, paid for on their property tax bills. • Multi-family complexes and businesses are responsible for arranging their own waste services. Waste Carts Three types of carts are provided for waste sorting, identifi ed by their lid colours. Sizes provided depend on the property type and needs. • GREEN CART: Food waste, food-soiled papers and yard trimmings. Sizes: 120L, 240L and 360L • BLUE CART: Recyclable paper, metal and plastic. Sizes: 240L and 360L • GARBAGE CART: Whatever can’t go in the green or blue cart or be returned to a depot or return-it centre. Sizes: 120L, 240L and 360L Larger or extra carts available for a fee. Call 604.927.5420 or get a Service Level Change form at portcoquitlam.ca/waste (Waste Cart & Collection Info page). Depots A variety of items not accepted in carts must be taken back to depots, return- it centres or take-back programs. Details are provided later in this guide. Setting Out Your Carts When to set Move unlocked carts to the 11 12 1 street between 5:30-7:30 am out carts 10 2 9 3 on your collection day. 8 4 Put carts away and secure 7 6 5 them by 7 pm. CART & COLLECTION INFO Set-out/set-back service If you have physical diffi culties moving your carts to the curb and back, you may apply for set-out/set-back service to have City crews do this for you. Download an application form at portcoquitlam.ca/waste or call 604.927.5496. Please note: medical documentation may be required for approval of request. 3 m (10 ft) from overhanging objects How to set out carts (e.g. trees, gutters, • Place carts along the edge of the road, with wheels basketball hoops) against the curb (if there is one). • Place carts so they open towards the street. • Ensure lids are closed. (Overfl owing carts may not be picked up.) 1 m (3 ft) 1.5 m (5 ft) • Ensure adequate space around carts: between carts from vehicles - At least 1 m (3 ft) between carts - 1.5m (5 ft) away from parked vehicles - 3 m (10 ft) above carts from overhanging objects When temperatures dip below zero, Report missed pickups to Cold Weather your green cart may be picked up later Missed [email protected], Collection to allow contents to thaw. Hazardous Pickup? 604.927.5496 or through the road conditions can also cause delays. PoCo Waste-Line app Don’t be a BEAR TARGET One meal from a waste cart or fruit tree is enough to bring a bear back again and again. Secure attractants to keep your neighbourhood safe and avoid a fi ne. LOCK IT UP Keep bears away SET IT OUT Secure bear from these items! Set out unlocked attractants in a • Garbage and food scraps carts at curb garage or shed, • Drink containers 5:30-7:30 am or with an • Diapers on collection day, • Greasy barbecues approved cart Ensure attractants are Pick ripe fruit, and secure again lock. inaccessible to wildlife remove fallen fruit • Grease barrels by 7 pm. • Pet food and bird seed • Ripe fruit and berries • Petroleum and chemical products 11 12 1 10 2 • Compost piles 9 3 8 4 7 5 TIP: Freeze food scraps until 6 collection day so their odour Secure carts, Lock outdoor Clean BBQ after doesn’t attract bears. even if empty fridges and freezers each use More tips and info: portcoquitlam.ca/bears SEE A BEAR? Bear sightings are closely tracked. If you see a bear, call the Provincial Conservation Offi cer Service 24-hour toll-free hotline at 1.877.952.RAPP (7277) or go to rapp.bc.ca. Only aggressive bears are destroyed, as a last resort. How to use your waste cart locks BEARS & WILDLIFE – LOCK IT RIGHT! The City has distributed wildlife-resistant cart locks to homes that receive City waste services in bear-prone areas and don’t have an approved lock. Proper The locks are effective if used properly. Check the steps below. positioning of Step-by-step video and other info: portcoquitlam.ca/lock cart lock Hook the curved ends of Lay both pieces of Place the looped 1 each strap under the lip 2 the lock fl at on top 3 end of the clasp of the cart on both sides of the lid. over the hooked of the cart, as close to end of the other the handles as possible. strap, then push down the lever to close the lock. Please note: the lock must fi t snugly enough that it doesn’t The fi nal step is to slide To remove the lock, take slide. If it is too 4 the pin into the clasp to 5 out the pin, push in the loose, unclasp secure the lock. safety latch, and lift the the lock and turn the loop to the right to lever. tighten, or to the left to loosen. Don’t forget to remove locks before setting the cart out at the curb! GREEN CART: FOOD SCRAPS | FOOD-SOILED PAPER | PLANT & YARD WASTE What’s stopping you from recycling your food waste? IT’S EASY – HERE’S HOW: 1 COLLECT 2 EMPTY 3 SET OUT food scraps and food scraps and green carts at food-soiled paper in food-soiled paper the curb between a pail, newspaper, into your green 5:30-7:30 am on paper bag or other cart, along with collection day. Food is banned container. plant/yard waste. from the landfi ll. Putting it in the garbage may result AVOID THE YUCK – WITHOUT PLASTIC BAGS OR LINERS in a fi ne. PAPER FOOD LUNCH BAG SCRAPS BAG Freeze meat and Periodically rinse fi sh waste until Use paper bags or both cart and collection day liners made of 100% kitchen pail with a natural fi bres mild detergent or Set out your Wrap scraps in newspaper Line your vinegar solution cart on every or used paper towel kitchen pail with collection day, newspaper even if not full More tips and info: portcoquitlam.ca/greencart Accepted in Green Carts Visit portcoquitlam.ca/greencart for the complete list GREEN CART – FOOD SCRAPS & YARD WASTE GREEN CART – FOOD SCRAPS & YARD All leftover foodFruits, vegetables, Meats, bones and Rice, pasta and Dairy, eggs and Household grease, e.g. seeds and pits shellfi sh baked goods eggshells bacon fat, cooking oil PAPER FOOD LUNCH BAG SCRAPS BAG Food-soiled uncoated Food-soiled uncoated Paper bags or liners Butcher’s, wax and Wooden toothpicks, Plant/grass trimmings, papers, coffee fi lters paper plates, cups made of 100% parchment paper chopsticks, skewers leaves, fl owers, branches and tea bags and pizza boxes natural fi bres up to 3” dia. x 40” long Not Accepted Check this guide to learn how to properly Plastic bags/liners – Diapers or sanitary/ Pet waste or Treated or Rocks or soil even biodegradable cleaning wipes kitty litter stained wood dispose of these items or compostable BLUE CART: PAPER | PLASTIC | METAL RINSED AND DRY Accepted in Blue Carts Visit portcoquitlam.ca/recycling for the complete list Sugar Paper, envelopes, Cardboard and Moulded boxboard Gable-top and Shredded paper in clear Paper bags – single magazines, catalogues boxboard boxes Tetra Pak cartons plastic bags (the only and multi-layer (not plastic bag allowed) foil or plastic lined) Paper gift wrap and Frozen dessert boxes Paper and plastic Hard plastic Plastic clamshells Pails – less than 25L cards drink cups and lids containers (any code) and trays Garden pots and trays Coffee pods (remove Metal cans and lids Foil wrap, containers Spiral-wound cans for Empty aerosol cans lids and put in garbage) (with labels) and plates chips, juice etc.