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WHY COLLECT ORGANIC ? HOW TO PREPARE YOUR BROWN BIN ACCEPTED WASTE SOLUTIONS TO THE MOST Organic waste is household food waste and garden waste. FREQUENT PROBLEMS Until now, we referred to that kind of thing as garbage. The KITCHEN WASTE: Kitchen Waste Other Waste Organic waste collection will contribute to reducing the We recommend two methods to dispose of kitchen waste: ODOURS amount of residual waste going to . It also allows us to Fruits and vegetables Non-waxed paper plates METHOD 1: Line your small kitchen bin with recover a valuable resource and transform it into nutrient-rich newspaper or a paper and fill it with food • Use paper or line the bottom of your brown bin and compost for gardens and landscaping. Eggshells Paper towels waste and other organic materials. Wrap the your kitchen bin with newspaper. newspaper into a secure bundle or close the bag Fish and Seafood Tissues • Rinse the bin with water and mild detergent or vinegar COLLECTION DAY: tightly and transfer it to your brown bin. after each use. The organic waste collection starts on January 7, METHOD 2: Line your wheeled brown bin Meat and poultry Animal food • Sprinkle a bit of baking soda in the brown bin and the 2013. The weekly pick-up will take place on with a large . Place food waste including bones kitchen bin. Mondays, starting at 7 a.m. The wheeled and other organic material directly into your Milk products Condiments • Add a layer of green waste on top of food waste. brown bin should be placed at the curb only small kitchen bin. Transfer the contents into • Store your bin in a shady place out of the sun. after 6 p.m. the evening before. the bag in your wheeled brown bin. Close your Bread, pasta and Household garbage pick-up will take place once a week, brown tightly. Soiled newspapers • Put your bin out for every collection, even if it contains cereal products on Thursdays. Non-plasticized NOTE: The use of newspapers or paper bags in the bins is not only a small amount of waste. food packaging mandatory, but it is strongly recommended for sanitary Nutshells (e.g. pizza boxes, • Keep the cover of the kitchen bin and of the wheeled brown reasons. All food waste, wrapped or not, must be deposited in BROWN BIN READY FOR PICK-UP: flour bags) bin well closed at all times. the wheeled brown bin for the collection. Coffee and tea bags Placed at end of the driveway BAGS : The food waste bags are made from all-natural FRUIT FLIES Wheels are facing the house Green Waste materials and are designed to decompose The cover is closed and unlocked completely into the soil. They contain no • Wrap your meat, chicken and fish in newspapers Garden and yard waste and are available in small size for or a paper bag before putting them in the bin. PLASTIC BAGS PROHIBITED kitchen use and large size for lining the • Close the bag tightly after each use. Under no circumstances will plastic bags wheeled bin. You can purchase bags locally Weeds, thatch, mulch • Sprinkle some salt in the bin or spray with vinegar, (including biodegradable, compostable in grocery stores, hardware stores, if needed. or those made of cornstarch) be accepted pharmacies and big box outlets. Twigs and small branches from shrubs or hedges in the organic waste pick-up. (diameter less than 2 cm, length less than 1 m) GREEN WASTE: : FROST Green waste may also be PROHIBITED WASTE • In winter, to prevent the waste from sticking, line the STARTER KIT deposited in the brown bin. If Plastic bags bottom of your brown bin with newspapers or a piece Inside your wheeled brown bin, you will find; needed, you may dispose of Tree branches surplus green waste in other (including of cardboard. biodegradable or Diapers and • 5 large bags for the 120 liter bin placed next to the • Avoid putting liquids in the wheeled bin. compostable bags) sanitary products • a small kitchen bin brown bin. Use either a rigid (for use on the counter or other suitable location) such as an empty Dryer lint Soiled pet SMALL ANIMALS • a reminder list sticker for the small bin garbage can or place in paper bags or cardboard boxes. • package of 5 small bags for the kitchen bin Waxed paper Dead animals • Take the same precautions as with household garbage. • a poster specifying how to dispose of different types of Note : Surplus green waste will only be collected between household waste : organic, recyclable, garbage, bulk items, the months of April and November Plasticized wrappings Recyclable materials • Apply a menthol cream around the cover. Information: branches, hazardous waste, etc. Public Works Styrofoam Hazardous household Department WHO OWNS THE BROWN BIN? Wood and ceramic waste The brown bin remains the property of the Village of Senneville For more information: 514 457-6020 EXT. 180 and must be left behind when you move. Textiles www.villagesenneville.qc.ca