Recycling in Toronto cont.

So then the blue bin aka recyclable stuff. All goes to one same bin... Another difficult one for me. Not for some parts, but again some weird stuff to be put in one and the same bin. I remember having to separate glass, cardboard, metal, bio, magazines, garbage and recyclable that you burn into different places. The following list is also copy paste from the same place where the previous one was (Toronto city website)

So you should recycle

Beverage and food containers

Rinse clean and recycle

• Clamshell containers (hinged, clear plastic containers used for food  items such as berries and take-out)
• Clear fruit and vegetable containers
• Clear take-out food containers
• Moulded bakery item trays
• Plastic plates and glasses
• Egg cartons
• Cold beverage cups/lids
• Plastic bottles and jugs (lids on)
• Milk/juice cartons and boxes (put plastic tops and straws in garbage)
• Glass bottles and jars (put lids in garbage)
• Aluminum cans
• Plastic food jars, tubs and lids (e.g. margarine, yogurt, ice cream, sour cream containers)

• Metal cans (place lid inside can and pinch closed)
• Cardboard cans (e.g. frozen juice, refrigerated dough, chips, nuts, powdered drink mix – put plastic pull-off strips in garbage; place metal ends inside cardboard can and pinch closed)
• Aluminum trays, pie plates and roasting pans

Home and personal product containers

Rinse clean and recycle

• Plastic bottles (lids and sprayers screwed on tight)
• Plastic kitty litter tubs with plastic handles
• Plastic laundry detergent tubs and lids

• Aerosol cans (empty; put caps in garbage)
• Metal paint cans & lids (empty, separate lids from cans)

Foam polystyrene and plastic retail shopping bags

Rinse clean and recycle

• Foam food and protective packaging (e.g. drinking cups, egg cartons, meat trays, takeout food containers, electronics packaging)

• Plastic retail shopping bags without drawstrings, metal detailing or hard plastic handles (remove receipts: place all plastic bags in one retail or grocery plastic bag and and tie handles together)

Paper

Not contaminated with food or chemicals

• Bags, rolls, junk mail, writing/computer paper, envelopes, window envelopes
• Shredded paper (put in clear plastic bag and tie closed)
• Gift wrap, cards (no ribbons, bows, foil wrap)
• Newspapers, flyers, telephone directories, magazines, catalogues, soft/ hardcover books (remove plastic covers, liners, over-wrap and put in garbage)

• Boxboard boxes (e.g. cereal, tissue, detergent, egg cartons – flatten; remove liners, plastic windows and put in garbage)
• Corrugated cardboard (clean, unwaxed, flattened; pizza boxes must be empty; remove plastic over-wrap from pop/water cases and put in garbage)