Let's maximize our recycling efforts!

Feb 14, 2022

The Edmundston Public Works Department reminds you of the importance of sorting your recyclable materials. By eliminating non-recyclable and/or soiled items from your blue bin, you can avoid contaminating an entire shipment of good recyclable materials.

In March 2020, the Northwest Regional Service Commission and l’Atelier des Copains removed plastic #4 from accepted recyclable materials, a material that mainly makes up plastic bags, which are not accepted in blue bins. Recyclable items should always be rinsed, dried and placed directly in the blue bin to avoid contamination – NOT IN PLASTIC BAGS!

• clean cardboard and paper
• plastics with logo (1,2,3,5 and 7 - milk and juice cartons, food, household products and personal care containers)
• metal tin cans and aluminum items
• paper coffee cups (Tim Hortons type)

Blue bins that give off a strong odour or contain the following items will not be emptied since they contaminate good recyclable items:

• hazardous household waste
• building materials
• styrofoam items
• plastic bags and/or items placed in bags
• glass items (jars, bottles)
• soiled items (diapers, litter, table scraps, green waste and animal carcasses)

Also, during winter, it’s important to remove the snow from the lid of your blue bin and close it properly in order to prevent snow from getting inside.

Please note that if your recycling or garbage bin is in poor condition, or if you need spare parts, contact the Public Works Department at 739.2103.

The City of Edmundston, the Northwest Regional Service Commission and l’Atelier des Copains are asking citizens to cooperate to maximize our recycling efforts. Click on the following links for: the City of Edmundston's 2022 collection calendar and the complete list of recyclable materials accepted by the NWRSC.

We thank you very much for your cooperation.

#goodrecycling

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CONTACT: Public Works Department, 506.739.2103