Recycling makes it possible to transform recovered materials into new products. It is part of the 4R principle, in this order: reduction at source, reuse, recycling, recovery (energy recovery and composting). Four ways to reduce the waste from our resources. The first R, reduction at source, is the most important. Why? The waste that pollutes the least is the one that is not produced.
Unacceptable materials placed in the blue bin can contaminate the other materials, increase processing costs at the sorting centre and jeopardize the second life of these materials.
Checklist on how to recover materials: https://www.tricentris.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/aide-memoire.pdf
Video on the sorting steps:https://www.tricentris.com/dans-mon-bac/
Frequently asked questions: https://www.tricentris.com/faq/
The possibilities for materials that are placed in your blue bin are sometimes amazing. Did you know that the newspapers that you dispose of in your blue bin are used to make animal litter and that glass is used in making concrete blocks?
To find out more: https://www.recyc-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/citoyens/mieux-recuperer/que-deviennent-les-matieres-recuperees
Here’s the rule of thumb: Sort well right from the start. In this bin, place containers, packaging and printed materialsrelated to one or the other of the following 5 categories of materials: paper, cardboard, plastic, metal and glass.
Tip for plastic bags
Metal
Glass
Please note: Not all plastic bags are recyclable.
How to know? If the plastic stretches, the bag goes into the blue bin (for example, grocery bags and sliced bread bags). However, if the plastic is stiffer and doesn’t stretch, dispose of the bag in the garbage (for example, rice bags or cereal bags).
For all waste collections, consult the Town’ s monthly calendar: ville.rosemere.qc.ca
Important note:
Your recycling bin belongs to the City and must therefore remain on site when you move. However, maintenance of the bin is the responsibility of the owner of the dwelling.
Polystyrene foam takes up a lot of room in our garbage bins and landfill sites. Our Ecocentre is now equipped to accept these ‘ugly ducklings’ of the recycling world.
Residents are therefore encouraged to drop off these materials, which will be given a second life in building various kinds of street furniture and other applications.
This new practice applies to only the types of polystyrene foam listed below.
All products must be clean and sorted as indicated on the designated bins at the Ecocentre.
Coffee cups, disposable plates and bowls, meat/fish/poultry trays, egg cartons, etc. (free of food debris).
Box inserts for electronic devices and household appliances, winter plant covers, seedling trays, etc.
Pink, blue and green insulation boards.
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