Recycling Guide
Recycling is mandatory in the Region of Peel
Securely place only these items in your curbside recycling box, clear bag or container. Please make sure all food and drink containers are empty and rinsed.
- Beverage cartons and boxes
- Flattened cardboard – not to exceed 90 cm x 90 cm (36 in. x 36 in.) Remove plastic wrapping
- Cardboard cartons
- Remove liners, empty and flatten
- Empty aerosol and metal paint cans Remove paint can lids and place in recycling box. Remove aerosol caps and place in garbage
- Aluminum foil plates and trays
- No foil wrap
- Glass bottles and jars
- Place caps in garbage
- Metal food and beverage containers
- Do not flatten cans
- Plastic bags
- Place all plastic bags in one tied plastic bag
- Plastic bottles, jugs and jars
- Place caps and lids in garbage
- Plastic tubs and lids
- Remove lids and place both tubs and lids in recycling box
- Printed paper
- No shredded paper - place with yard waste or in green bin
- Polystyrene foam packaging
Unacceptable Items for Curbside Recycling  |
- Household hazardous waste (HHW)
- Home health care waste
- Plastic tubing for IV bags or dialysis
- Paper and plastic takeout beverage cups and lids
- Shoes and textiles
- Clothes, towels, shoes and linens
- Dishes and cookware
- Pots/pans, plastic cups, drinking glasses, ceramics, plastic and metal utensils, food wrapping and reusable containers
- Plastics
- Plastic egg cartons, clamshell and blister packaging, takeout containers, 15 litre bottles and cookie/chip bags
- Other items
- Household electronics, coat hangers, foam/‘popcorn’ packaging, toys, pails, plant trays, hoses and automotive parts
Recyclable items placed in garbage, grocery or shopping bags will not be collected. Use only transparent (clear or tinted blue) plastic bags. Using bags will help to reduce litter.
Visit wheredoesitgo.ca for instructions on how to dispose of these items.
- Recycling Guide
(293 KB, 2 pgs) - 2012/2013 Waste Management Guide
(1.7 MB, 28 pgs)