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How the Green Bin is used in other municipalities

27 November 2020

A review of 15 Ontario Green Bin programs and three other Canadian programs found that all municipalities have a material mix that includes food, soiled paper, cooking oils and grease and household plants. In addition to this, one-half of municipalities allow pet waste. Only two municipalities allow diapers and incontinence products. See the table below for the details.

Highlighting two municipalities with different permitted materials

Two municipalities – City of Toronto and Niagara Region – are highlight below as representing two diverse programs in terms of the materials permitted in the Green Bin.

Toronto


Toronto allows diapers and sanitary products, pet waste and non-degradable plastic bags in the Green Bin.

Learn more about Toronto’s Green Bin program

View a poster about what goes in Toronto's Green Bin






Hamilton

Hamilton does not allow diapers or pet waste and has recently banned yard waste from their program.

Learn more about Hamilton's Green Bin program

Municipality

Food waste, soiled paper, cooking oils & grease, Household plants

Pet waste

Diapers, incontinence products

Yard waste

City of Toronto



X
X

Region of York

X
X
X

City of Guelph

X
X


Region of Niagara

X
X


City of Ottawa

X
X

X

Simcoe County

X
X


City of St Thomas

X
X

X

Region of Waterloo

X
X


City of Barrie

X



Dufferin County

X



Region of Durham

X



City of Hamilton*

X



Region of Halton

X



City of Kingston

X


X

Region of Peel

X



City of Vancouver

X

X

City of Calgary

X
X

X

City of Halifax

X

X