City of Ottawa's Green Bin Program - recycling organic waste and transforming it into compost

It’s time to feed your green bin!

Collection of Ottawa’s green bins has started. Together, we can use our green bins to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill by 45 per cent. Learn more about your green bin here, check out our YouTube videos, and join us on Facebook and Twitter.

RETHINK GARBAGE, and help Green Bin Ottawa feed the land not the landfill.

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Green Bin Updates, Videos, Pictures, Interactive Polls and Twitter Updates

Twitter

03-02-2010

Yes! We take paper cups RT@spaghetti_p: hey can I put disposable coffee cups in the green bin? The paper ones I mean

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Twitter

02-02-2010

Shout out to 8th Orleans Beaver colony for an awesome green bin night! gb bball, sorting relay & origami liner craft. We love the spirit!

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Twitter

28-01-2010

Yes, it is! Put it in. RT@kevcutler: @greenbinottawa Is butcher paper okay for the green bin?

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Twitter

27-01-2010

RT @mel_lyon: Happy to be participating in Ottawa's Green Bin Organic Recycling program

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Twitter

26-01-2010

Hate to burst the bubble but gum doesn't break down in compost ... or your stomach. Most candy is fine :) RT@capitalyoga What about gum?

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Twitter

26-01-2010

Hi! Bi-weekly in winter - weekly in spring, summer, fall RT@ReelRoula: Do u guys pick up the green bin every 1 or 2 weeks

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Twitter

25-01-2010

Cardboard containers that are food soiled can go in green bin RT@scottslater -- can milk / oj containers go in the green bin too?

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Twitter

25-01-2010

oj & milk should be put in blue bin (rinsed) RT@scottslater -- can milk / oj containers go in the green bin too?

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Twitter

25-01-2010

Thx for the question! If it's cardboard/paper and food soiled, it's fine. RT@kimmmarion can ice cream containers go in the bin...

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Twitter

22-01-2010

For helping to spread the word FF#@green_grrl, @twohandsfull, @TheMagicFridge, @ottawastart

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Twitter

22-01-2010

RT@SallyDowe Hi there! We can’t take floss or plastic q-tips as they contain synthetics. Wooden Q-tips and cotton balls are fine.

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Twitter

22-01-2010

RT @TheMagicFridge: @greenbinottawa taken 3 weeks to fill a bag of "regular" garbage, thx 2 the green bin! First black bag of '10 @ cur ...

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Twitter

22-01-2010

Yes, your green bin can take the wax - just not the plastic wrap. Thanks! RT@offhandremarks: wax from gouda/babybel?/

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Twitter

21-01-2010

Yep, throw paper plates & cups in! RT@green_grrl: what kind of paper cups can go in the green bin? Coffee cups?

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Green Bin Updates

11-01-2010

Dog feces not an acceptable material for green bin

The City of Ottawa has recently been informed by Orgaworld Canada that their current Ministry of Environment Certificate of Approval issued by the Ministry of the Environment for their composting facility does not include dog feces as an acceptable material.The certificate does allow for the receipt and handling of other small pet feces, as long as it is included as a part of cat litter and small animal bedding materials. For more information visit ottawa.ca.

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Video

05-01-2010

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Poll

04-01-2010

When you use your Kitchen Container (the beige bin), do you prefer to:

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GreenBinOttawa.ca

It’s time to feed your green bin!

Use the left and right arrows to browse:

Twitter

Yes! We take paper cups RT@spaghetti_p: hey can I put disposable coffee cups in the green bin? The paper ones I mean

Twitter

Shout out to 8th Orleans Beaver colony for an awesome green bin night! gb bball, sorting relay & origami liner craft. We love the spirit!

Twitter

Yes, it is! Put it in. RT@kevcutler: @greenbinottawa Is butcher paper okay for the green bin?

Twitter

RT @mel_lyon: Happy to be participating in Ottawa's Green Bin Organic Recycling program

Twitter

Hate to burst the bubble but gum doesn't break down in compost ... or your stomach. Most candy is fine :) RT@capitalyoga What about gum?

Twitter

Hi! Bi-weekly in winter - weekly in spring, summer, fall RT@ReelRoula: Do u guys pick up the green bin every 1 or 2 weeks

Twitter

Cardboard containers that are food soiled can go in green bin RT@scottslater -- can milk / oj containers go in the green bin too?

Twitter

oj & milk should be put in blue bin (rinsed) RT@scottslater -- can milk / oj containers go in the green bin too?

Twitter

Thx for the question! If it's cardboard/paper and food soiled, it's fine. RT@kimmmarion can ice cream containers go in the bin...

Twitter

For helping to spread the word FF#@green_grrl, @twohandsfull, @TheMagicFridge, @ottawastart

Twitter

RT@SallyDowe Hi there! We can’t take floss or plastic q-tips as they contain synthetics. Wooden Q-tips and cotton balls are fine.

Twitter

RT @TheMagicFridge: @greenbinottawa taken 3 weeks to fill a bag of "regular" garbage, thx 2 the green bin! First black bag of '10 @ cur ...

Twitter

Yes, your green bin can take the wax - just not the plastic wrap. Thanks! RT@offhandremarks: wax from gouda/babybel?/

Twitter

Yep, throw paper plates & cups in! RT@green_grrl: what kind of paper cups can go in the green bin? Coffee cups?

Green Bin Updates

Dog feces not an acceptable material for green bin

Video

Poll

When you use your Kitchen Container (the beige bin), do you prefer to:

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