The Green Bin Program

Starting in late 2009, over 240,000 homes in the City of Ottawa will begin to receive a new Green Bin. The Green Bin Program is part of the City of Ottawa’s long-term plan for solid waste management. Today, City recycling programs help to divert a third of all residential waste from landfill. The Green Bin Program will add organics to the list of recyclable materials, potentially doubling diversion rates.

Organic materials collected by the City through the Green Bin Program will be sent to a state-of-the-art processing plant and converted into nutrient-rich compost ideal for agricultural use. By collecting organic waste in this way, residents can help the City of Ottawa feed the land and not the landfill. Read More...

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Recycling

Every time you place materials in your black or blue box you accomplish at least three good deeds for the day. First, you are diverting waste from the landfill, and thus extending its life. Second, you are ensuring materials such as aluminium and paper that have many lives, can be used and reused to their fullest. And third, you are helping to save money. In the last eight years the sale of recyclable materials has provided close to $53 million in revenue to the City of Ottawa. Click on the links below to find out what can be recycled.

What goes in your Blue Bin?

What goes in your Black Bin?

Collection Schedule:

Stonebridge recycling, Green Bin and garbage pick-up takes place on Mondays.

Click here for the Stonebridge Collection Schedule

All material (garbage, recycling, leaf & yard) must be at the curb no earlier than 6:00 p.m. the evening prior to your collection day and no later than 7:00 a.m. on your collection day.

• Garbage is collected once a week, on Mondays
• Recycling : Collected on an alternate week schedule, on Mondays
• Leaf and yard material : Leaf & yard waste is collected seasonally throughout the year

Why You Should Stoop and Scoop"  - Dog Waste: It's Your Business

Dogs are great companions, and as a dog owner, by complying with the City of Ottawa's Animal Care and Control By-law and removing waste left by your pet, you will help eliminate a major source of pollution. 

Click here for the reasons why you must stoop and scoop!