Solid Waste Management services in Ward 16 are divided into two collection zones – Thursday 1 and Thursday 2.
The following attachments provide further information on the collection schedules for each zone, as well as information on what materials are appropriate for the Blue, Grey and Green bins.  Click on your collection day for more detailed information.

Solid Waste Management – District 2 Collection
What Goes In The Blue Bin
What Goes In The Green Bin
Solid Waste Drop-Off Depots

The 2010/2011 Curbside Collection Calendars will be delivered shortly and will feature a new pull-out poster with photos of items that can and can’t go in the Blue and Green Bins. Residents will also receive with their calendar a special plastic recyclable electronic waste bag to set out unwanted small electronics items such as cell phones, cameras, pagers, computer cables and radios.  Details on how to use the bag and when to set it out are available in the calendar and on the Solid Waste web site http://www.toronto.ca/target70/electronics.htm

Residents in multi-unit buildings will receive their collection calendar in December.  The City also plans to provide an electronic collection program for these residents.

Further information on the City’s Solid Waste Managment services can be found at -http://www.toronto.ca/garbage/single/index.htm

Toronto’s Waste Wizard

Toronto Solid Waste Management Services is pleased to introduce a new searchable database tool available on the City’s website. Found at http://app.toronto.ca/wes/winfo/search.do, and titled “What do I do with.?”, this easy-to-use search tool helps our residents learn what to do with their waste materials.

Users type in the word(s) for the material in question and click on the Search button. A list of all possible options currently available via city services appears. This includes such information as what bin to use, whether it is a household hazardous waste and should be dropped off at a depot, or how to set the item out for collection. For some items, residents are also prompted to consider the reuse option if the material could be donated and a link to the city’s online ReuseIt Guide.

Despite the increased number of recyclable items, there are still some plastics and metal items Toronto can’t currently recycle. For example, plastic blister packs and propane cylinders are a definite NO. We’re glad everyone is enthusiastic about recycling but if you don’t recycle properly, it contaminates the recycling stream, damages equipment and can cause workplace injuries. The new search tool removes the guessing and provides quick solutions.