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This package contains 12 posters. We recommend you post them monthly as shown on this cover sheet.

Tips1. Rotate posters monthly.2. Keep all posters for reuse annually.3. If you need more poster sets, please call 311.

Recycling and WasteReduction Poster Series

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your New Year’s resolution!

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50%OF THE WASTE YOU PRODUCE IN YOUR HOMEIS ORGANIC.

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You produce very little garbage when you use your

Green Bin and Blue Bin.

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GROCERIES IN, ORGANICS AND RECYCLING OUT

Pack it in and pack it out!

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Decrease

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Feed your Green BinFinished compost is used in Toronto’s gardens and parks.

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Recycle on the go!There are thousands of recycling bins on our streets.

Put recycling in its place.

I am Canadian!

I pledge toreduce, reuse, recycle.

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Trim your picnic waste with reusables.

REMEMBER TO RECYCLE ON THE GOThere are recycling bins throughout our parks.

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Make it a habit.

REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE

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Did you know?The average person’s lunch generates over

30 kgs (66 lbs) of waste per year.

Trim your waste with reusables.

Recipe for a Waste-Free Lunch

Put a recycling bin in every room and watch your recycling increase and waste decrease.

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GreenCart• Turkey, ham & meat,

including bones• Breads• Gingerbread• Latkes, fruits &

vegetables• Paper napkins• Paper plates & cups

Garbage• Plastic film• Bubble wrap• Wrapping paper• Ribbons & bows

Christmas Trees: Christmas tree collection occurs in January (urban areas only). Check your Waste Management Calendar or www.halton.ca/waste for exact dates. Remove all tinsel, lights, decorations and plastic bags before collection. Ensure trees do not become stuck or frozen in snow banks.

Blue Box• Juice boxes &

Tetra Paks• Aluminum foil

& trays• Plastic plates & cups• Plastic take-out

containers

Space provided through a partnership between industry and Ontario municipalities to support waste diversion programs

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For ideas on how to make your holidays

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Please practise the 3Rs during the holidays.

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Green Bin• meat, including bones• breads• cakes, cookies• fruits, vegetables• paper napkins• paper plates

Garbage• plastic film, overwrap,

bubble wrap• foil gift wrap• ribbons, bows• aluminum foil• dishes, glasses• wooden fruit crates

Blue Bin• aluminum trays, pie

plates, roasting pans• cookie tins• plastic disposable

cups, plates• foam food and

protective packaging• paper gift wrap, cards

(no foil wrap)

Not sure how to dispose of an item? Use the WASTE WIZARD at toronto.ca/recycle or call 311.Christmas tree collection occurs in January. Remove all tinsel, lights, decorations and plastic bags before collection.