Yellow Bags – Small Business
On June 19, 2006 a new pilot program began that offers a garbage pickup option to qualified small businesses and non-residential establishments, who generate residential levels of waste. It's called the Yellow Bag Program.
The Yellow Bag Program also offers those same non-residential establishments/ small businesses an opportunity to:
- Recycle more
- Find a viable, affordable option for the collection of relatively small quantities of weekly waste
- Help the community effort to save valuable landfill space
How to register
To qualify, you must register with the Yellow Bag Program by completing a registration form. Hard copy forms are available by visiting any City of Ottawa Client Service Centre, or calling 3-1-1 (TTY: 613-580-2401) and a registration form can be mailed to you.
Please note, eligibility for all participants will be verified by the City of Ottawa.
Important reminder:
Criteria to qualify to participate in the program
How it works
Where do you purchase the special yellow bags? Price?
How To Set Out Your Garbage
Items Not Collected
Blue and Black Recycling Bins
Yellow Bag Program Registration Form
[html]
Important reminder:
If you have a legally binding waste collection contract with another company, you may be subject to cancellation penalties by participating in this program.
Remember, you may apply to participate in the Yellow Bag Program at any time.
top
Criteria to qualify to participate in the program
- All businesses in your building must be Yellow Bag Program participants. Anyone can register on behalf of your building
- Your building can only generate a maximum of eight bags of garbage per pickup per week, and the equivalent of 15 containers of recyclables. Remember, you can reduce your costs and your garbage volume by taking full advantage of the recycling program,
- One building with one business may participate. One building with several businesses may also participate. The eight-bag maximum per building applies to both scenarios.
top
How it works
- If you qualify, you must purchase and use specially designed yellow bags for curbside pickup, the cost of the bags pays for the entire service.
- Once a week on your regular residential collection day, you set out your garbage and the appropriate recyclables.
- You can dispose up to a maximum of eight bags per pickup
- You can also set out a maximum of 15 recycling bins (blue and black boxes on an alternate week schedule)
top
Where do you purchase the special yellow bags? Price?
- The specially designed yellow bags are available at participating Home Hardware retailers and your local City of Ottawa Client Service Centre. Other retailers interested in distributing the Yellow Bags should call 3-1-1.
- Each bag is $3 and comes in packages of four ($12 per package)
top
How To Set Out Your Garbage
- Garbage is collected once a week.
- Garbage and recycling must be placed at the curb after 6 p.m. prior to your collection day and before 7 a.m. on your collection day.
- Each specially marked yellow garbage bag must weigh less than 15 kg (33 lbs)
- Place garbage on the ground as close as possible to the roadway, but not on a sidewalk or on top of snow banks.
top
Items Not Collected
Here are some examples of items that the City of Ottawa does not collect.
- Appliances
- Waste resulting from building alterations, renovations or construction
- Tires
- Hazardous Waste Products such as needles and syringes, aerosol cans, fire extinguishers etc.
- Contact a private hauler for the proper collection and disposal of these items.
top
Blue and Black Recycling Bins
(Recycling can reduce the number of Yellow Bags)
After your establishment has been registered and the eligibility is verified, call 3-1-1 (TTY:613-580-2401) for a City ID Number to obtain a FREE Blue and Black Box, available at Home Hardware.
Know what week to put out either your blue or black box by consulting your collection calendar, hard copies available at any Client Service Centre or by contacting City of Ottawa.
Information on what goes in the blue box
Information on what goes in the black box
top
|
