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Recoverable materials

Changes to 2025 collections

As of January 1, 2025, major changes will come into effect concerning residual materials collection. Collection areas, frequencies and schedules will be modified. Find out about these changes now so you don't get caught off guard!

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For single-family dwellings and residential buildings with 8 or fewer units, recoverable materials are collected every two weeks.

Since January 1, 2025, recoverable materials are also collected every two weeks for industrial, commercial and institutional buildings (ICIs), as well as apartment buildings with 9 or more units. A maximum of six 360-L recovery bins will be allowed. If this number is not sufficient to meet needs, certain options are available depending on the type of building. For more information, see Changes to 2025 waste collections page.

Collection days vary by sector. Please refer to your calendar.

Consult the dates of the collections

Collections

The bins must be placed at the curb between 7 p.m. the day before and 5:30 a.m. the morning of collection. They must be removed the day after collection.

You must place your bin on your property near the sidewalk. The lid must be tightly closed. No material should protrude out of the bin or be placed beside it. You must leave a clearance of 1 m (3 ft) around the bin.

In order to allow for mechanized collection, only the 360-litre wheeled bin is accepted. Material placed beside the bin will not be collected.

Place your bin properly

Place your bin properly

Collectors can pick up waste materials between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. If they still have not come after this time, please leave your bin at the curb and notify the Environment Management division at 450-672-4444 or at environnement@saint-lambert.ca. Thank you for your collaboration!

What to put in the recycling bin?

CONTAINERS, PACKAGING, PRINTED MATTER. THAT'S IT!

Did you know?

  • A container comes with a cap or a lid.
  • Packaging is used to easily transport a product.
  • Containers and packaging made of degradable plastic should not be placed in the bin. They will contaminate all other recyclable materials.
  • Household cleaning product container
  • Packaging, jar and container of food products
  • Cardboard box
  • Aluminum foil and plate
  • Packaging of takeaway and prepared food
  • Newspapers and flyers
  • Envelopes
  • Lined or squared paper sheets
  • Notebooks
  • Aerosol*
  • Protective polystyrene packaging*
  • Batteries
  • Syringes
  • Garden hoses
  • Plastic chairs
  • Toys
  • Cookware
  • Textiles

*You can dispose of them in the Longueuil agglomeration's ecocentres.

Tips and tricks

  • Empty and lightly rinse out containers.
  • Remove lids from jars and containers (except for small caps).
  • Separate different materials from the same container or packaging (i.e bag of cereals in a cereal box).
  • Crush aluminum sheets into compact balls, even when lightly used, before placing them in the bin.
  • Undo and fold your cardboard boxes.

To obtain a recycling bin

Residents who do not have a recycling bin or wish to purchase one additional at a cost of $100 by contacting the Environment Management division at 450-672-4444 or environnement@saint-lambert.ca.

Moving? Make sure to leave your recycling bin for the next occupants. Recycling bins are the property of the municipality and belong to a specific address.

Lots of good reasons to recycle

The environment and quality of life for future generations have always been top priorities in Saint-Lambert.

Throwing away reusable materials is a wasteful practice that is costly and pollutes our environment. Landfill sites are filled to capacity and waste elimination costs continue to rise. Recycling, on the other hand, creates jobs and enables us to use 10 to 20 times less energy than producing products from new resources.

To attain the objectives set by the Quebec policy that aims to divert 70% of waste to recycling boxes.

According to Recyc-Québec, 85% of the waste we produce could be recycled or reused in other ways. This represents millions of tons of materials that fill our garbage dumps and that might have been reused. So, let’s all think twice before throwing things away. To encourage you to do this, we’ve compiled a list of businesses that will accept a multitude of products for recycling. You can consult the list on the ‘Directory of recyclers’ page.

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