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Recoverable materials

Recoverable materials

For single-family dwellings and residential buildings with 8 or fewer units, recoverable materials are collected every two weeks. Collection days vary by sector. Please refer to your calendar.

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 are allowed. If this number is not sufficient to meet needs, certain options are available depending on the type of building.

The Ville de Saint-Lambert offers the possibility of serving buildings with 9 to 19 units per front-loading container with a volume between 2 and 8 cubic yards. The city assumes the costs of container rental and collection.

If you have any questions, please contact the Environment Division at 450-672-4444 or at environnement@saint-lambert.ca.

These buildings will be required to purchase a front-loading container at their own expense. The change of equipment must be made by December 31, 2026, failing which the building will no longer be served by the municipal collection service.

Transition period
Buildings with more than six wheeled bins that have not yet purchased a container must contact the Environment Division to reach an agreement.

To ensure an optimal transition, we suggest that you plan to change your equipment as early as possible, before the December 31, 2026 deadline.

Buildings with containers
Buildings that already have a front-loading container or a semi-underground front-loading container and are not currently served by the City can now be served. Those responsible are invited to contact the City's Environment Division to take advantage of this service. Buildings with rear-loading containers must make the requested equipment change in order to be serviced by the City.

If you have any questions, please contact the Environment Division at 450-672-4444 or at environnement@saint-lambert.ca.
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.

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 submit a request via our online platform. Thank you for your collaboration!

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

To facilitate the work of the proposed collectors, we ask you to respect the following instructions:

  • Put out your bins between 7 p.m. on the day before collection and 5.30 a.m. on the morning of collection. Pick them up, if possible, as soon as the collection is over.
  • Place your bin in your driveway, not in the street or on the sidewalk. Wheels and handles should face your home.
  • Make sure the lid is securely closed and that nothing is placed on top.
  • Leave a clearance of 1 m (3 ft.) all around the bin. If you're taking out several bins at the same time, make sure there's enough clearance between each one.

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

  • 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.

Containers and packaging examples

  • Household cleaning product container
  • Packaging, jar and container of food products
  • Cardboard box
  • Aluminum foil and plate
  • Packaging of takeaway and prepared food
  • Food packaging (cereal bags, cheese packaging, chip bags, cookie bags, etc.)

Printed paper examples

  • 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.

    • 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 who wish to get an additional one can contact the Environment Management division at 450-672-4444 or at 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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