Garbage

Please follow the City of Ottawa special collections calendar for Christmas trees, paint, chemicals.

GARBAGE CHUTES

Please remember that liquids are not permitted in the chutes and that all our refuse placed into the chute should be securely bagged.  This avoids messes and smells within the chutes, collectors and garbage rooms... double bagging our garbage when appropriate. 

GARBAGE ROOMS IN BOTH BUILDINGS ARE ON LEVEL ONE

RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING ARE ENCOURAGED!

ORGANIC RECYCLING

This is to remind everyone about the Green Bin in both garbage rooms. For a couple of years now we have been fortunate to have available to us Organic Recycling done on a weekly basis. Your condo should have a Kitchen Container, small enough to fit easily under the sink. Line it with a few sheets of newspaper and collect your organics (including kitchen scraps like vegetables, fruits, meat, fish, bones, dairy products, coffee grounds and filters, etc.) in it until they need to be taken to the Garbage Room, where the newspaper and contents can be folded up and put in the Green Bin. An alternative to newspaper liners are specially lined brown paper bags designed to fit in your Kitchen Container. A brand called Bag to Earth / Sac au Sol is available for purchase nearby at Massine’s Grocery at Bank and Somerset, but there are doubtless other brands and places to buy them.

Finally, if you do not have a Kitchen Container, go to: https://ottawa.ca/en/residents/garbage-and-recycling/green-bin-and-leaf-and-yard-waste#get-blue-bin-black-bin-or-green-bin  to download a coupon for one that can be claimed at any Canadian Tire store. 

DISPOSING OF LARGE ITEMS

While the garbage/recycling room has information posted regarding disposal of regular garbage & details on the recycling program, residents may still have questions concerning other types of garbage or unwanted items.

Items which are too big for the garbage chute, but will reasonably fit into the big brown metal bin in the garbage room, should be disposed of there. If lifting the lid of the bin is too difficult, these items may be left on the floor beside the bin.

Items which are too large for the bin (mattresses, bookshelves, furniture, etc.) need to be left outside for city curbside pickup, in accordance with the City of Ottawa's 'large bulky item' regulations.

Residents must check the City's pick-up schedule and only leave items out on the evening before collection day. They must also advise the Superintendent before moving large items in the elevator so the protective covers can be put in place prior to the move.

LARGE ITEMS ARE TO BE LEFT FOR PICK-UP BY THE CITY:

Please take your large items to the curb side on the evening of the city pickup:

Garbage placement, at the curb, for your large items on LIsgar

Garbage placement, at the curb, for your large items on Nepean

Written by residents for residents