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Food Scraps & Yard Trimmings Recycling
What to Recycle
Get sorted!With this new food scraps program, residents who now receive yard trimmings collection can recycle even more!
| Yes! Add these items: | |||
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 Fruits and vegetables (e.g. potatoes, corn cobs & husks) |
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Egg and dairy products (e.g. cheese) |
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Bread, pasta, rice & noodles (e.g. flour or grain products) |
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boxes (e.g. pizza delivery, cereal or cracker boxes) |
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Coffee grounds, filters and tea bags |
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Paper towels, paper napkins and paper plates |
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Table scraps and food scrapings |
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Yard trimmings (leaves, grass clippings, flowers & plants) |
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Meat, poutry, fish, shellfish and bones |
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| No! Do not include these items in your Green Can. You may place these items in your regular gabage or recycling instead. | |
 Cereal and crackers liner | |
| Chips and cookie bags | |
| Coffee cups | |
| Cork or Styrofoam cups, meat trays, plates or take-out containers | |
| Dental floss | |
| Diapers, baby wipes | |
| Dirt, rocks or sod | |
| Garden hoses | |
| Glass, metal and plastic or foil (e.g. foil wrap, pouches and pie plates) | |
| Grease or liquids | |
| Make-up remover pads, cotton swabs & balls | |
| Paper cartons or take-out containers | |
| Pet feces or kitty litter | |
| Plastic bags and biodegradable plastics | |
| Plastic wrap and plastic take-out containers | |
| Prunings thicker than 4 inch (10 cm) in diameter | |
| Scrap lumber or sawdust | |
| Vacuum contents and bags |
For more information on the City of Richmond Green Can Food Scraps and Yard Trimmings Recycling program, please call 604-276-4010 or email Garbage and Recycling.
