29 | Friday, May 29, 2015 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com What goes in your GreenCart Bread, toast, Cake, cookies, pie, cereal, baked muffins and candies goods and pizza Coffee grounds and filters, tea bags Fruit Eggs and egg shells (no plastic, elastics or stickers) (no containers) Dairy products, cheese and yogurt Meat, fish and shellfish (including bones) Nuts and nutshells Pasta, rice, couscous, potatoes, oatmeal, flour and grains Vegetables, corn cobs and husks and salads (no plastic, elastics or stickers) Sauces, mayonnaise, salad dressing, syrups, jams and jellies (no containers) Fats and oils, lard, gravy, butter and margarine (no containers) Soiled paper towels, facial tissues, paper towel rolls, toilet paper rolls and paper napkins Paper coffee cups (no lids), paper plates, paper take-out food containers, paper egg cartons, microwave popcorn bags, muffin papers, paper pizza liners and slice trays Houseplants Hair and pet hair, feathers Shredded paper Other acceptable items include: Construction paper, waxed paper, freezer paper, meat and fish paper, parchment paper, popsicle sticks and toothpicks What does not go in your GreenCart The following materials do not go in the GreenCart. Instead, reuse them, recycle them, take it back, or place inside your regular garbage bag or can. Plastic shopping bags Black and clear plastic take-out containers Plastic cutlery and stir sticks Styrofoam Diapers and sanitary products Pet waste Fruit stickers Take back plastic shopping bags to stores for recycling! For a list of Take It Back! Halton partners that recycle plastic shopping bags, visit halton.ca/takeitback. Space provided through a partnership between industry and Ontario municipalities to support waste diversion programs. PW-15013