Used paper facial tissues should be placed in plastic bags and can go in the green bin as per regular waste disposal practices.
If you take your used gloves and masks home, throw them away in a garbage bin lined with a plastic bag, and be sure to wash your hands after Residents should dispose of all garbage, including gloves and masks, in waste bins.We are seeing an increase in disposable gloves and masks discarded on the ground in public, especially in grocery store parking lots. Used gloves and masks are garbage and do not belong on the ground.There is no change to curbside garbage and recycling collection. The curbside collection changes are necessary to divert unnecessary waste now, even as other medium- and long-term options to preserve landfill life are being evaluated. There is no one solution to Ottawa’s waste issues. Other options, including waste-to-energy systems, will be explored through the Solid Waste Master Plan, which will come back to Committee and Council later this year. Residents can report illegal dumping online at ottawa.ca/311. Staff will monitor areas across the City that are prone to illegal dumping such as parks, public spaces, rural ditches and receptacles on private property. Municipalities with similar programs reported an increase in illegal dumping of household waste at the beginning, but they indicate it tapered off in the first six months with proactive monitoring, education, and enforcement. Not sure where something goes? Use the Waste Explorer to find out. Sorting items in their curbside blue, black and green bin.Donating gently used items to local charities or community organizations.Visiting the Waste reduction and Education page for tips to reduce waste, video tutorials and more.We encourage residents to reduce their waste by: There will continue to be no limit to how much residents can set out through curbside recycling and green bins. Households can put several smaller bags in containers up to 140 litres. Households will be allowed to place a maximum of three items for curbside garbage collection on collection day. The three-item limit would not apply to people living in properties with more than six residential units or unavoidable farm waste from agricultural properties. The City will share more information with residents before implementation of this new limit.Īround 85 per cent of households already set out three garbage items or fewer on garbage day. The new limit will encourage the remaining 15 per cent to use their blue, black and green bins. N ext year the City of Ottawa will lower its limit for curbside garbage collection to three items on collection day from the current limit of six items. This will help reduce unnecessary waste going to the landfill. The landfill is filling up fast and more than half of what currently goes to the landfill should go in the green, blue or black bin to be recycled. The City’s Trail Road Waste Facility is expected to reach capacity in 13 to 15 years.
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