Why can’t I put plastic bags and plastic wrappers in my recycling tote?

Film plastic material (plastic bags, plastic wrap, bubble wrap) and snack wrappers (potato chip bags, cookie bags) are not accepted in the curbside recycling program. These materials get tangled in sorting equipment requiring lengthy shut-downs and expensive delays. Plastic bags also tangle other materials making it difficult to separate and sort recyclables. Please take plastic bags and wrappers to a Recycling Centre to be properly handled and recycled.

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1. Where can I get my recycling or garbage pick-up schedule?
2. Why wasn't my recycling collected?
3. What belongs in my curbside recycling tote?
4. Why can’t I put glass in my recycling tote?
5. Why can’t I put styrofoam in my recycling tote?
6. Why can’t I put plastic bags and plastic wrappers in my recycling tote?
7. Can I get a different tote?
8. Can I opt out of the program?
9. How is the curbside pick-up program funded?
10. I just moved in. How do I get my recycling and garbage collected?
11. I just built a house. How do I get included in the collection pickup?