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Collections and residual materials
2025 collection calendar
Problems with collections or bins
Collection not carried out
If a collection has not been made, please wait 24 hours before contacting us. The contractor may have had a problem (mechanical breakdown, delay at the sorting center, etc.) that prevented him from completing his route. Generally, he will come back the next day to collect the addresses he was unable to complete.
If the problem persists, please contact us via our request system for better follow-up.
Order, repair or replace a bin
Blue bin
The blue bin is the property of Éco-Entreprise Québec. All requests for delivery, repair or replacement of recycling bins are handled by Éco-Entreprise Québec.
* If your bin has been damaged by the recyclables collector, please indicate this in the comment section of your request.
If you're moving, leave the bin in place for the next occupant.
Brown bin
The brown bin is the property of the Municipality. The municipality manages all requests for delivery, repair or replacement of recycling bins. To request service, send us a request. If you're moving, leave the bin in place for the next occupant.
Black (or green or grey) bin
The bin belongs to you. It's your responsibility to buy, repair or replace it. If you're moving, you can take your bin with you.
Practical tips
- Place your bins at the curb between 5 p.m. the day before and 5.30 a.m. on collection day.
- Do not remove your bins before 7 p.m. on collection day if they have not been emptied. Our contractor sometimes comes late.
- Set your bins back from the public highway, in your driveway.
- Place your bins with the wheels and handles facing your property, not the road.
- Leave a distance of 60 cm between each bin so that the mechanical arms can grip your bins properly.
- Make sure the lid is closed and nothing is sticking out.
- Don't place excess waste next to or on top of the bins, and make sure no vehicles or objects prevent the bins from being lifted. In winter, remember to remove any excess snow that could interfere with the contractor's work.
Help, my brown bin is crawling!
If you find little white worms in your brown bin, it's because a fly has managed to lay eggs in the meat. Spray with salt or vinegar to kill them.
As a preventive measure:
- Rinse it when empty with water, white vinegar and mild detergent, then let it dry;
- Wrap your materials (place meats or bones wrapped in newspaper in the freezer until collection day);
- Keep your bin lid closed to keep flies out.
Sorting materials
Not sure how to dispose of an item? Consult the ABC des Bacs or download the Ça va où? application.
Changes to the blue bin
Since January 1, 2025, selective collection has been operated province-wide by Éco-Entreprise Québec through its Bac Impact initiative, which means a change in what goes in the blue bin.
To find out what goes in the blue bin, there are three words to remember: Containers, Packaging, Printed matter.
Consult the Bac Impact checklist
Drop-off points
There are many drop-off points in the region for the recovery of various items, such as ink cartridges, batteries, light bulbs, bread clips and eyeglasses.
For a list of drop-off points in the region, consult the MRC directory.
Ecocenters
Special residual materials (those you can't put in your bins for collection) can be recovered at two locations: the Magog Ecocentre and the annual Bolton-Est mobile ecocentres.
Magog ecocenter
Bolton-Est residents have had access to the Magog ecocenter since January 2024.
And as of January 1, 2025, you no longer need an access card to use the Magog ecocenter. All you need is photo ID and proof of residence showing your address in East Bolton (driver's license, tax bill, etc.).
Visit their website for schedules, contact information and materials accepted. Please note that certain items and materials are subject to a fee.
Mobile ecocenters in Bolton-Est
Every spring, on Patriotes Day weekend, the CCE (Comité consultatif en environnement) organizes a mobile ecocenter at Terrio Park.
In addition to containers to collect your special residual materials*, other services are offered on this day:
- Compost distribution
- Tree and shrub distribution
- Distribution of drinking water analysis kits
- Collection of your donations of clothing, objects and furniture still in good condition by the Ressourcerie des Frontières, who will give them a 2nd life.
The next mobile ecocenter will be held in 2026.
*Materials not accepted: HHW (household hazardous waste), waste and recycling included in weekly collections, contaminated soil, asbestos, medicines.
Glass container
As a result of an intermunicipal agreement, Bolton-Est residents can now deposit their glass bottles and containers in the Eastman container dedicated exclusively to glass recycling.
Location
450, rue Principale, Eastman (adjacent to the Appalachian Corridor premises)
Why use the glass container instead of the blue bin?
This container allows for better recycling of glass, as it is not contaminated by other materials. As the material obtained is “purer”, it becomes more interesting for recycling companies. This type of glass can be used to make new bottles, containers, insulation products, abrasives, concrete, etc.
Accepted items
- Bottles (wine, oil, etc.)
- Jars and jars (condiments, jams, etc.)
- Flasks and vials (medicines, cosmetics, etc.)
Before depositing your containers
- Remove caps and lids;
- Rinse containers. It's not necessary to remove labels from containers or metal or plastic collars from bottle tops.
Large waste (bulky items)
Household bulky items or residual materials that are too bulky in size, shape or weight (stove, washer, dryer, hot water tank, mattress, couch or box spring, etc.) can be brought to the Magog ecocenter at any time during their opening hours.
Home collection
If you prefer home collection of your bulky items, you can make an appointment with the Ressourcerie des Frontières, a local organization that gives a second life to nearly 95% of the materials it collects.
To make an appointment :
- By phone: 819 804-1018 (toll-free: 1 855 804-1018)
- By email: info@ressourceriedesfrontieres.com
Home composters and biodigesters
The municipality of Bolton-Est offers a subsidy covering 50% of the cost of purchasing a domestic composter or biodigester, up to a maximum of $60.
This assistance is available to homeowners and permanent tenants, with one subsidy per residence every five years.
This is an interesting alternative or complement to the brown bin.
