Due to heavier than normal vehicle and pedestrian traffic, collection interruptions are expected in Cavendish during the Cavendish Beach Music Festival (July 10-13). Collection drivers will return first thing in the morning on Monday, July 14 to complete impacted areas. To ensure collection, please have carts by the curb at 7 A.M.

Island Waste Management Corporation provides waste management services for all homes and businesses through PEI’s Waste Watch Program.

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Home Exercise Electronics

In case you missed it: PEI's recycling program has expanded to include home exercise equipment and electronics used for sports and physical fitness....
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Medical Sharps

Did you know medical sharps and needles should NEVER be placed in Waste Watch Carts or Blue Bags? FREE sharps containers are available at...
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White Plastic Bags

Did you know coloured plastic bags are NOT accepted in waste carts? Help keep our staff safe by minimizing contact with potential hazards....
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Rotisserie Chicken Containers

Chicken bones go in your Green Cart. If the container has a recycle symbol with a #1-5, it goes in Blue Bag #2. No symbol? Then it's black cart...
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Aluminum Foil

Did you know, Aluminum Foil is RECYCLABLE? If it's clean, place it in Blue Bag # 2 with your containers. If it's dirty, it goes in the black cart....
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Pizza Boxes

Even with grease, pizza boxes are RECYCLABLE! Remove food and liners, flatten/bundle with corrugated cardboard, place under blue bags.
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CHRISTMAS WRAPPING PAPER

Paper gift wrap and tissue paper belong in COMPOST (do not worry about tape).  Cellophane, plastic & foil wrap are WASTE.  Bows, ribbons, string...
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Leader in Sustainability 2024 Recognition

Thanks to YOU, PEI is making an impact! IWMC was to recently be recognized as a Leader in Sustainability for 2024 by Call2Recycle, the country’s leading battery collection and recycling organization. 10,744 kilograms of batteries were diverted from our waste stream and sent for recycling last...

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Sorting into 2025

Sorting into 2025

Start the New Year Right with Waste Watch! What better time than the beginning of the new year to reflect on our daily practices and consider actions we can take to benefit ourselves, our communities, and our environment? For more than 20 years, the Waste Watch Program has been helping to keep...

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