Recyclable materials

Your recyclable materials that the Town collects are sent to the Tricentris sorting centre.

What are leafcycling and grasscycling?

Basically, it’s taking our cue from nature and letting leaves, flowers, stems, blades of grass and other types of yard waste decompose in the soil where they grew.

Plastic bags contaminate the compost and take several hundred years to decompose. By prohibiting these environmentally-damaging bags, Rosemère is taking a further step towards its vision of a green town and toward respecting Rosemerites' ecological values. This initiative is in line with residents' desire to preserve the country charms of our territory, protect our environment and focus on sustainable development. By following our lead, you are doing your part to make your city greener.

What are leafcycling and grasscycling?

Basically, it’s taking our cue from nature and letting leaves, flowers, stems, blades of grass and other types of yard waste decompose in the soil where they grew.

Plastic bags contaminate the compost and take several hundred years to decompose. By prohibiting these environmentally-damaging bags, Rosemère is taking a further step towards its vision of a green town and toward respecting Rosemerites' ecological values. This initiative is in line with residents' desire to preserve the country charms of our territory, protect our environment and focus on sustainable development. By following our lead, you are doing your part to make your city greener.

A community measure that makes a difference

In September 2016, the Town of Rosemère introduced organic waste pick-ups in all residential, commercial and institutional sectors. This initiative seeks to significantly reduce the quantity of domestic waste sent to landfill sites, allowing the recovery of organic waste as compost. It will also make it possible to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and, in the process, help meet Québec objectives in the fight against climate change.

2,300 metric tons: our annual goal!

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  • It’s winter and the organic waste collection truck has just passed. With your coat and boots on, you go out to the curb to bring in the brown bin. You dust off the snow from the top and pull a bit harder on the handles......

  • Biodegradable, compostable, reusable or paper… It may be hard to distinguish between the various bags intended for composting and to buy the right product, when you don’t know the properties of each one. In fact, there is a wide range of different types of bags......

  • Being ecological is popular and a lot easier than it once was. Today’s generation is increasingly aware of the importance of preserving the environment and protecting the nature that surrounds us. Small, simple measures can make a huge difference. In other words, our lifestyle can......

GREEN WASTE

Do you know what to do with your green waste?

You can dispose of green waste in large paper bags, or use an additional, reuseable container (it must not be blue or black). You must identify the reusable container with the sticker provided by the Town. If you have more than one container, you can contact the Technical Services and Public Works Department for additional stickers. The contents will be picked up weekly, at the same time as your brown bin.