Compo RecycleThe 3-Way Collection Innovator

Municipality of Saint-Donat

We recommend that you put your bins out the evening before collection day.

• 

  Recycling
  Once every two weeks, at the same time as the brown bin

• 

  Composting
  Once every two weeks, at the same time as the blue bin. From mid-June to mid-October, the brown bin collection takes place every week

• 

  Waste
  Once every two weeks, alternately with the blue and brown bins

At your service:

• 

  Bulky items collection
  Once a month, free of charge...

• 

  Green residues
  Raking residues and leaves

• 

  Ecocentre
  For items that do not belong to the bins

• 

  Hazardous household waste
  Paint, paint stripper… take it to the ecocentre

• 

  Environmental Day
  Every Spring

Objectives

The "Plan d'action 2010-2015" of the Quebec government, with regard to residual materials management, is to reduce the volume of residual materials sent to landfills to 700 kg per person; recycle 70% of residual paper, cardboard, plastic, glass and metal; transform 60% of all residual organic materials via biological processes; recycle or recuperate 80% of dry materials such as concrete, bricks and asphalt; send to sorting centres 70% of construction, renovation and demolition materials from the construction sector.

Useful information

• Maps of collection sectors
• Collection schedule
  
• Matter of Thought
  

Remember to visit the site Your Oldies, My Goodies to give or find reusable goods on line.