Waste Collection Tools & Tips

Do you have questions about the curbside waste collection services the City provides?

Perhaps you’re new to town or maybe you aren’t quite sure what things go in which colour bag and when to put it at the curb… We can help!

Learn your waste collection schedule at CurbitStJohns.ca/Schedules. Put in your address (just the house address, leave out the A/B/etc.) to learn your regular collection day and your weeks for recycling and yard waste.

While there, sign up for weekly reminders and you’ll receive a text/notification/email (you choose when and how you receive it!) letting you know if we’re collecting garbage, recycling and/ or yard waste – plus you’ll receive an alert if your collection is unexpectedly delayed or cancelled.

Wondering if it’s recyclable?

Learn the basics of curbside recycling at CurbitStJohns.ca. Under the Recycle tab, visit Curbside Recycling, What Happens to Curbside Recycling and Why Not Glass.

Still can’t find an answer? Ask the Waste Wizard (on our website or app). Find out if your item is for curbside recycling blue bags, curbside garbage clear bags, drop off only recycling or garbage, or even if there is a gently-used donation option in the community.

There’s an App for that!

Download our free Curbit StJohn’s app for both Android and Apple to learn your schedule, sign up for reminders or search the Waste Wizard - all from your favourite device.

Contact

Access St. John’s

If you don’t have easy online access, the customer service representatives at Access St. John’s can help with everything we’ve outlined here – give them a call by dialing 311 or 709-754-CITY (2489).

Get Waste Reminders in 6 Languages!

Get waste reminders in English!

Poluchayte napominania ob otchodach na russkom yazyke!

Huòqǔ jiǎntǐzhōngwén fèiwù tíxǐng!

¡Reciba recordatorios de residuos en español! Recevez des rappels de déchets en français!

Rahind-khunhad bare yaad-dahanian punjabi vich prapat karo!

Curbit Waste Reminders are now offered in six languages: English, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, French and Punjabi.

When signing up for waste reminders choose your preferred language and each week we’ll send you messages in that language.

More than 200 St. John’s residents have already signed up for non-English reminders.

Not online?

Request a free Curbit information kit by emailing Curbit@StJohns.ca and you’ll receive:

• Samples of clear bags for garbage

• Samples of see-through blue bags for recycling

• A picture listing of the most common household packaging that is recyclable at the curb --- on both printed paper AND a removable/reusable sticky-decal

• Details on curbside waste collection services and rules, backyard composting and more!

• And for the kids… some stickers and a temporary tattoo

Separate bag for containers

Aluminum Trays e.g. pie plates, baking trays & more

Aluminum Cans e.g. pop cans, beer cans & more

Milk & Juice Cartons

Plastic Trays & Tubs e.g. butter & sour cream tubs, vegetable & fruit trays

Separate bag for papers

Newspaper, Flyers & Junk Mail

Magazines, Catalogues & Phone Books

Writing & Computer Paper e.g. lined, white, coloured

Envelopes paper and plastic window envelopes, but not bubble or insulated envelopes

Books

Remove hardcovers

Clamshell Plastic Trays

Take-out foods, sandwich and berry containers

Plastic Food Containers e.g. ketchup, mustard, yogurt & more

Plastic Cleaning

Product Containers e.g. bleach, liquid laundry detergent, all-purpose cleaner, spray bottles, windshield wash bottles & more

Plastic Toiletries Containers e.g. shampoo, liquid soap, mouthwash, contact lens solution, body wash & more

Plastic Drink Bottles e.g. water, pop, liquor & more

Steel (Tin) Cans e.g. soup cans, bean cans, tuna cans, coffee cans & more

Tetra Pak Containers e.g. juice boxes, soup containers & more

Boxboard e.g. cereal, cracker, detergent boxes, frozen food boxes & more

Egg Cartons

Cardboard, not styrofoam

Take Out Drink Trays

Empty Paper Towel & Toilet Paper Rolls

Just the empty cardboard rolls, not the toilet paper or paper towels themselves

Corrugated Cardboard

Must be in a tied-up blue bag or bundled to no more than 2 ft x 2 ft x 1 ft