Your General Waste Bin

You can use your red lid bin for:

• Food and kitchen scraps
• Clothing, shoes, linen and toys¹
• Kitchen crockery and glassware¹, including drinking tumblers, wine glasses and toughened glass, such as Pyrex (wrap first)
• Mirrors and window/windscreen glass and light bulbs² (wrap first)
• Takeaway coffee cups
• Soft plastics, such as bread bags, mail satchels, cling wrap and frozen food packaging³
• ​Polystyrene foam
• Nappies, sanitary and incontinence products
• Animal droppings and kitty litter
• Dust/ashes (wrap or bag first)
• General bric-a-brac¹.

¹ Consider donating or selling items—such as clothing, kitchenware and toys—that are in good, usable condition.
² Light globes can be recycled at the Summerhill Community Recycling Centre and at select Community Recycling Stations.
³ Clean, soft plastic packaging can be recycled at many supermarkets or through our Sort & Save service at Summerhill Waste Management Centre.

Don't place these items in your red lid bin:

• Asbestos and other hazardous materials
• Chemicals, paint and oil
• Batteries
• Appliances and electronic waste (e-waste)
• ​Polystrene (EPS foam)
• Heavy and bulky items, such as furniture, bricks and concrete
• Sharps and medicines, such as syringes and expired medications
• Household recyclables (use your yellow lid bin)
• Garden waste, such as leaves, grass clippings, twigs and prunings (use your green lid bin).