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Be cart smart!
A quick guide on what can go into your
recycling, green waste and garbage carts
Here’s what can go in your recycling cart under MMBC:
Take these items to a depot
Port Moody’s closest depot is Encorp
2554 Barnet Hwy or 1045A Lougheed Hwy
Coquitlam, B.C. • www.encorp.ca
Newspapers, flyers,
catalogues, magazines
Household paper, paper
gift wrap, greeting cards
w NEW! Hot and cold
beverage cups
w NEW! Milk cartons
and jugs
w NEW! Aseptic boxes and
cartons (eg: soups, sauces)
Frozen dessert boxes
(eg: ice cream)
Boxboard boxes
(eg: cereal boxes)
Shredded paper
Corrugated cardboard
Plastic clamshells,
(eg: for baked goods)
w NEW! Aluminum foil wrap,
including aluminum take-out
and baking containers
Microwavable bowls
and cups
Metal cans and lids
Paper bags with single &
multiple paper layers (eg:
pet food bags with no foil)
Plastic bottles, tubs, jugs
and jars with caps and lids
w NEW! Plastic cold drink
cups and lids
Plastic pails, less than 25L,
(eg: laundry detergent,
ice cream)
Spiral wound paper cans
and lids (eg: frozen juice)
w NEW! Plastic garden plant
pots and seedling trays
Aerosol cans and caps
• Clear and coloured glass bottles
and jars. You can also drop nonrefundable glass off at a depot in Port
Moody; see next page for locations.
2. Plastic bags & overwrap
• Clear or opaque plastic bags for
groceries, dry cleaning, bread,
newspapers and flyers
• Outer bags and wrap for diaper and
feminine hygiene products, paper
towels, tissues, bulk paper products
and soft drink can flats
• Bags for produce, pre-washed salad,
dry bulk foods and frozen vegetables
• Bags for water softener, salt, wood
pellet and garden product bags
• Overwrap on mattresses, furniture
and electronic equipment
3. Plastic foam packaging
• Plastic foam containers, trays
for food and cushion packaging
used to protect electronics, small
appliances, etc
Moulded boxboard, (eg:
egg cartons, beverage trays)
Never forget to put out your recycling! Get a reminder
the day before collection with our Solid Waste App.
Sign up at www.portmoody.ca/solidwasteapp
Telephone books
1. Glass bottles and jars
About Multi-Material BC (MMBC)
Starting May 19, 2014, businesses that supply packaging and
printed paper to BC residents will be responsible for collecting
and managing these materials so they can be recycled. MultiMaterial BC (MMBC), a non-profit organization acting on behalf
of these businesses, will work with the City of Port Moody on
its residential recycling program. Find out more about MMBC
at www.recyclinginbc.ca or www.portmoody.ca/mmbc.
When you’re preparing your
recyclables, remember to:
Green waste cart
Garbage cart
• Empty and rinse containers.
• Remove caps, pumps and lids; place loose in cart.
• Put metal lids inside cans and squeeze slightly.
• Return deposit containers to depot for refund.
• Place newspapers and flyers loose in collection
container, not inside plastic or paper bags.
• Remove plastic wraps.
• Remove and discard liners (from items like cereal boxes).
• Tie shredded paper firmly in a clear plastic bag
(no opaque, coloured or black bags).
• Remove plastic wrap from cardboard flats. Flatten
and tie flats into bundles no larger than 8” thick by
30” wide by 30” tall.
Where to recycle your glass
You can no longer put glass in your recycling
cart. For right now, drop off your glass at any one
of these four temporary depots set up by the City:
1. Heritage Mountain Community Centre,
200 Panorama Place
2. Westhill Park, 200 Westhill Place
3. Heritage Shoppers Village, 221 Ioco Road
4. 3001 St Johns Street
Depots will be in place until the end of March, 2015.
Call Operations at 604.469.4574 with any questions.
Starting in the spring of 2015, the City will pick up
non-refundable glass at the curb on a montly basis.
We’ll provide single family homes with a separate
glass bin, while multi-family homes will get a large
cart for their garbage rooms. Watch for updates
closer to the rollout in the paper, in your mailbox
and online at www.portmoody.ca/recycle.
• Fruits & vegetables
• Broken dishes
• Meat, fish, bones
• Worn and unusable clothing & footwear
• Dairy & eggshells
• Sanitary waste and diapers
• Coffee grounds & filters
• Unrecyclable plastics and household metals
• Tea bags & leaves
• Pet waste and cat litter
• All spoiled food
• Non-paper gift wrap, like foil, ribbons or bows
• Oil, butter, sauce, dressing
• Padded envelopes, plastic shipping envelopes, bubble
packaging
• All food-soiled papers like paper towels & napkins
• Grass clippings, leaves, weeds
• Branches up to 4” round
• House plants
• Pizza boxes, with food
Reuse or donate
Think about donating gently used items to a local thrift
store - it keeps valuable items out of the landfill and gives
them another life! This includes items like hardcover and
paperback books, and metal and plastic toys.
• Rubber bands
• Straws, non-paper insulating wraps
• Foil-lined cardboard take-out container lids
• Foil bags, foil wrap with paper, foil lined bags
• Stretch plastic wrap for meat, poultry, fish or cheese
• Blister packs (eg: chewing gum, pills)
• Crinkly cellophane wrap (eg: for tea, floral arrangements
• Zipper-lock bags, potato chip or snack bags
• Multi-layer or laminated plastic, packaging (eg: for
bacon, deli meats, cheese slices)
Have a question about where to dispose something? Contact the City of Port Moody’s Operations Department at 604.469.4574
or email recycle@portmoody.ca
Disposal & recycling resources
There are several ways to get rid of items that can’t be handled by our curbside collection program
Various resources
Encorp
Wastech Services
2554 Barnet Highway or 1045A Lougheed Highway
Coquitlam • www.encorp.ca or 604.473.2400.
1200 United Boulevard, Coquitlam.
www.wastech.ca or 604.521.1715
Beverage
containers
Computers and
electronics
Electronic
toys
Clear and coloured
glass bottles & jars
Styrofoam
Small appliances
and power tools
Plastic bags
and overwrap
Gypsum drywall
(charges apply)
Large quantities
of construction/
demolition waste
(charges apply)
Large quantities
of garbage
(charges apply)
Mattresses
(charges apply)
Large quantities
of yard waste
Batteries. Call 2 Recycle.
www.call2recycle.org or 1.877.723.1297
for recycling locations at retail stores.
Medications (expired/unused). Post
Consumer Pharmaceutical Stewardship
Association. See www.medicationsreturn.ca
for locations.
(charges apply)
Propane tanks
(includes up to six
disposable canisters)
For general recycling information, contact RCBC at www.rcbc.ca or 604.732.9253.
Light bulbs, tubes, ballasts and fixtures.
LightRecycle. www.lightrecycle.ca or
604.732.9253 for drop-off locations.
Motor oil disposal (up to 10L containers).
VAP Brake & Clutch, 2910 St. Johns St.,
Port Moody. 604.461.2999.
How to get rid of your large items Contact Smithrite Disposal Ltd. at 604.529.4030.
Tires (including bike tires). Tire
Stewardship BC. 604.732.9253 or
www.tirestewardshipbc.ca. Most retailers
will also take back your used tires.
Furniture (no items with glass mirrors or doors)
$75 each
Appliances, including stoves, washing machines & dishwashers (no items containing CFC’s)
$50 each
Toilets
$35 each
BBQ grills - propane tanks must be removed
$35 each
Household hazardous waste, including
paints, pesticides, gas and solvents.
Biggar Bottle Depot, 2577 Kingsway Ave.,
Port Coquitlam. 604.945.3313. Go to
www.productcare.org for more locations.
Push mowers - oil & gas must be removed
$35 each
Mattresses & box springs - must be dry and relatively clean
$40 each
TVs, desktop computers, terminals and monitors, desktop printers, fax machines, DVD & VCR players
$35 (up to
three items)
Identify yourself as a Port Moody resident and request a large item pick up. Put your item(s) out on the scheduled
pickup date. Place items neatly within three feet of the curb, leaving space between any waste collection carts.
Finally, pay Smithrite as directed by their staff.
Have a question about where to dispose something?
Contact the City of Port Moody’s Operations Department
604.469.4574
recycle@portmoody.ca