Collection of Green Bin organic waste in our low-rise buildings will begin by 30th of January and will be every Thursday thereafter. If you have requested a kitchen bin, it will be delivered to you the week of 20th of January.The green bins will be situated beside the blue and black recycling bins in the upper garage.
Place these items in your green bin:
- Food waste or scraps
- Baking ingredients, herbs and spices
- Bread, cereals, crackers and grains
- Candy and gum
- Chips, popcorn and nuts
- Coffee grounds and filters
- Cookies, cakes, muffins and pastries
- Dairy products (cheese, sour cream)
- Dough
- Eggs and egg shells
- Fruits and vegetables
- Jams, jellies, marmalades or chutney
- Leftover cooking oils, lard, shortening, fat, butter and margarine
- Meat, fish, shellfish, poultry, bones and scraps
- Nuts and shells
- Pasta, beans, rice and couscous
- Peanut butter
- Pet food
- Pits (all types)
- Salad dressing, mayonnaise, vinegar, sauces, marinades, dips and gravy
- Seeds
- Tea and tea bags
Other acceptable items
- Animal bedding (e.g. bird and hamster cages)
- Butcher’s meat wrap
- Cold fireplace ash
- Cotton balls
- Dog feces (must be contained in a sealed, leak-proof bag)
- Dryer lint
- Floor sweepings, vacuum bags and vacuum contents
- Food-soiled paper towels, napkins and tissues
- Food-soiled pizza boxes only (clean pizza boxes should go in the black bin)
- Household plants, including soil
- Kitty litter (soiled)
- Microwave popcorn bags
- Paper coffee cups, plates and muffin wrappers
- Pet fur, hair and feathers
- Soiled paper, boxboard and cardboard
- Sugar, flour and potato paper bags
- Waxed paper, cardboard and cold drink cups
- Wooden popsicle sticks and toothpicks
- Waxed paper
- Other soiled paper products
- Tissues and paper towels (soiled or clean)
- Coffee cups (wax lined)
Extracted from City of Ottawa Green Bin and leaf and yard waste website page.
If you are unsure of what to put in your recycling bins, you can visit the City of Ottawa Waste Explorer and enter the item you wish to know about, including items for the blue and black boxes. A permanent link to the Waste Explorer will be available on the column of this website.