REFERENCE DOCUMENT Residual Waste Management MRC de Témiscamingue Angliers Béarn Belleterre Duhamel-Ouest Fugèreville Guérin Kipawa Laforce Laniel (TNO) Latulipe-et-Gaboury Laverlochère Lorrainville Moffet Nédélec Notre-Dame-du-Nord Rémigny St-Bruno-de-Guigues St-Édouard-de-Fabre St-Eugène-de-Guigues Témiscaming Ville-Marie 21, rue Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, bureau 209 Ville-Marie (Québec) J9V 1X8 Téléphone : 819 629-2829 / Ligne sans frais : 1 855 622-MRCT (6728) Télécopieur : 819 629-3472 Courriel : [email protected] Site Internet : www.mrctemiscamingue.qc.ca Reference document concerning residual waste management This reference document was written to help citizens improve the way they sort various materials generated from their homes. In addition to the door-to-door selective waste collection for recyclable, compostable materials and garbage, some materials should be deposited elsewhere. Hence, this document is a tool to help you get rid of materials than cannot or should not be deposited in bins for the door-to-door selective waste collection, but rather, sent to the regional EcoCentre in Fabre or one of the Local Relay EcoCentres located on the territory. This document describes 10 categories of the following materials: 1) Ultimate waste (non-reclaimable) 2) Wood 3) Metal 4) Tires 5) Electronic & electric appliances and computer equipment 6) Dry materials 7) Hazardous domestic waste 8) Green residue 9) Reusable objects and items 10) Recyclable materials If you have questions concerning this document, please contact the EcoCentre in Fabre: 641, Hwy 391 St-Édouard-de-Fabre J0Z 1Z0 Tel: 819 634-2233 Business hours: Monday to Saturday 9 am to 4 pm Page 1 de 8 1) ULTIMATE WASTE (non-reclaimable) Materials that cannot be salvaged, reused or recycled Recommended / Required Examples method of disposal Non-reclaimable bulky materials Mattress, furniture, old couch Bathtub, wash basin, toilet Etc. - If the materials mentioned in the columns on the left are too big to fit in Non-reclaimable construction, renovation and the black bin, please bring them to the demolition residue (CRD): EcoCentre or the LRE closest to home. Window with glass Gyproc Styrofoam insulation Wood insulation Floor covering (linoleum, carpet, tiles, ceramic) Ceiling tiles Flat glass (mirror, glass, windshields, etc.) Vinyl Etc. Black bin Other non-reclaimable materials: EcoCentre or Local Farm plastic Relay EcoCentre (LRE) Plastic strapping Styrofoam & plastic coded # 6 Clothing (bags, belts, gloves, shoes) Etc. Furniture Window Styrofoam Clothing Gloves Plastic strapping Mattress Page 2 de 8 2) WOOD Natural wood (with or without nails) Recommended / Required Examples method of disposal - Bring these materials to the regional EcoCentre 2x4, 2x6, 2x8, etc. in Fabre or your Local Relay EcoCentre. Natural Christmas trees Branches (Natural wood is used as structuring material Natural pallets for the composting deck) Natural boards (unpainted) Stumps EcoCentre or Local Trunk Relay EcoCentre (LRE) Christmas tree Branch Spool Boards Pallet Non-natural wood (with or without nails) Recommended / Required Examples method of disposal Glued or laminated wood Painted wood - Bring these materials to the regional EcoCentre Treated wood in Fabre or your Local Relay EcoCentre. Varnished wood Plywood, veneer EcoCentre or Local Bonded board (melamine) Relay EcoCentre (LRE) Aspenite Page 3 de 8 3) METAL Recommended / Required Examples method of disposal Metal electrical appliances (toaster, iron, kettle, coffee maker, etc.) Bicycles - Bring these materials to the regional EcoCentre Air conditioner, furnace, hot water tank in Fabre or your Local Relay EcoCentre. Appliances (stove, refrigerator, micro- wave, washer, etc.) Electrical wires (Christmas lights, EcoCentre or Local extension cords, etc.) Relay EcoCentre (LRE) Ferrous and non-ferrous metals Materials containing more than 75% of metal Metal Scrap metal Appliances 4) TIRES Recommended / Required Examples method of disposal - Bring tires to the regional EcoCentre in Fabre Rimless tires or your Local Relay EcoCentre. Rim diameter must be equal or less than 24.5 inches – combined diameter of tire - When buying new tires, leave the old ones at a must not exceed 48.5 inches garage that is registered with the Programme québécois de gestion intégrée des pneus hors d’usage EcoCentre or Local Rimless tires Relay EcoCentre (LRE) Page 4 de 8 Recommended / Required Examples method of disposal Televisions Radios - Bring these materials to the regional EcoCentre Gaming consoles, sound systems, DVD in Fabre or your Local Relay EcoCentre. players Computers EcoCentre or Local Computer peripheral (keyboards, screens, Relay EcoCentre (LRE) printers, etc.) Etc. Computer Television or screen Computer Printer equipment accessories 6) DRY MATERIALS Recommended / Required Examples method of disposal - Bring these materials to the regional EcoCentre in Fabre or your Local Relay Asphalt shingles EcoCentre. (shingles must not be mixed with any other materials, except nails) Asphalt, cement & bricks - Asphalt, cement & bricks can be brought directly to Entreprises W. Sirard Inc. in Duhamel-Ouest (819-622-0141) EcoCentre or Local Relay EcoCentre (LRE) or Dry materials Entreprises W. Sirard Page 5 de 8 7) HAZARDOUS DOMESTIC WASTE Recommended / Required Examples method of disposal Paint : Primer and paints (latex, alkyd, enamel or others) Stain, varnish, lacquer Aerosol paint containers Used oils : Oils (mineral, vegetable or synthetic) Used oil filters Oil containers Organic hazardous domestic waste : - Bring these hazardous materials to the regional EcoCentre in Fabre or Acetone, adhesive, rubbing alcohol, antifreeze, your Local Relay EcoCentre or at caulking compound, wax, glue, dye, fuel, the municipal garage. (Contact your degreasing agent, epoxy, diluent, ink, gasoline, municipal office to find out where the heating gas-oil, lubricant, methanol, oven cleaner, depot is located in your shoe dye, turpentine, etc. municipality.) Inorganic hazardous domestic waste : Acids, bases, pesticides, oxidants EcoCentre or Local Relay EcoCentre (LRE) Compact lamps and fluorescent lamps : or municipal garage Compact fluorescent lamps Fluorescent lamps High intensity discharge lamps Low pressure sodium lamps UV lamps LED lamps Etc. Rechargeables and non-rechargeable batteries : Alkaline Nickel-cadmium Paint Aerosol Containers Compact Fluorescent Batteries cans containers of oil lamps lamps Page 6 de 8 Recommended / Required Examples method of disposal Batteries and propane cylinders : Automobile batteries and all other types of batteries - Bring batteries to garages that for machinery accept them and bring the cylinders Propane cylinder (small and large) to a propane dealer EcoCentre or Local Relay EcoCentre (LRE) or garage Automobile battery Propane cylinder 8) GREEN RESIDUE Recommended / Required Examples method of disposal If there is too much green residue to fit into your Grass cuttings green bin, bring the residue to the EcoCentre in Falling leaves Fabre. (The residue will be composted on the Garden residue composting deck) Wood residue (sawdust, chips) Green bin or Grass cuttings EcoCentre 9) REUSABLE OBJECTS AND ITEMS (in good condition) Recommended / Required Examples method of disposal Clothing Baby items - All items in good condition and reusable should Sports equipment be brought directly to your nearest family help Furniture centre. Etc. Page 7 de 8 10) RECYCLABLE MATERIALS Recommended / Required Examples method of disposal Paper and cardboard - Place recyclable materials in your blue bin Plastic and plastic bags Tin cans, beverage cans and aluminum - Bring any surplus to the EcoCentre in Fabre plates or ask if your local relay EcoCentre will accept Glass bottles and jars them. Paper Newspapers Blue bin or EcoCentre Cardboard box Milk or juice Tetrahedral package Carton rolls container Tetra Pak Plastic Plastic Windshield Laundry detergent juice boxe bag bottle washer container container Beverage can Tin can Aluminium Glass Wine foil plate Jar bottle (MRCT, 22 juin 2015 /kp) Page 8 de 8.