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Sky Gate

Garbage & Recycling

Keeping Sky Gate clean, safe, and welcoming starts with using the garbage and recycling areas properly.

Our shared waste rooms are for regular household garbage and approved recycling only. Please take a moment to sort items correctly, flatten boxes, and keep the area tidy for your neighbours and the collection team.

Know Your Bins

Sky Gate has dedicated bins for kitchen scraps, containers, paper/cardboard, and garbage. Using the correct bin helps reduce costs, prevent odours, and keeps the building clean for everyone.

What Goes Where

Kitchen Scraps

Use the kitchen scraps bin for organic food waste only.

  • Fruit and vegetables
  • Meat, bones, nuts, shells, and solidified fats
  • Dairy products
  • Coffee grounds, filters, and tea bags

Do not include: branches, grass clippings, or biodegradable bags/products.

Tin & Rigid Plastic Containers

Place clean, rigid containers in this bin. Items should be rinsed and free of food residue.

  • Plastic bottles, jars, and jugs (no glass)
  • Plastic trays and clamshells
  • Coffee cups and lids (rinsed)
  • Caps, tops, lids, and pumps
  • Soup and milk cartons
  • Tin and aluminum cans
  • Shampoo and detergent bottles
  • Rinsed foil wrap and take-out containers

Mixed Paper & Cardboard

  • Newspapers, inserts, and flyers
  • Magazines, catalogues, and phone books
  • Paper egg cartons and trays
  • Household paper
  • Cereal and paperboard boxes
  • Paper bags
  • Shredded paper
  • Cardboard (flattened)

Please flatten all cardboard boxes before placing them in the bin.

Garbage

Garbage bins are located in the fenced garbage areas and are clearly marked. These are for regular household refuse only. All garbage must be securely bagged and tied before being placed in the bin.

Separate bins are also provided for cardboard — please ensure boxes are flattened before disposal.

Do Not Place These Items in the Bins

Some items cannot go in the garbage or recycling bins and must be handled separately. Please do not dispose of the following in the garbage area:

Furniture, mattresses, and bed frames

Shelving and appliances

Computers and electronics

Batteries

Paint, solvents, chemicals, or hazardous materials

Propane tanks or flammable materials

Renovation or construction debris

Flooring, drywall, wood, tile, or fixtures

Tires or automotive parts

Large seasonal items

Any oversized item that does not fit safely inside the bin

If you are unsure whether something belongs in the garbage or recycling area, please arrange private disposal or ask before leaving it behind.

Large Items Are the Resident's Responsibility

Large items must not be left in the garbage room, beside the bins, in the parkade, hallways, stairwells, loading areas, or any other common property area. This includes furniture, mattresses, appliances, electronics, shelving, bed frames, and similar bulky items.

Residents are responsible for arranging removal at their own expense through a private disposal service, recycling depot, donation pickup, or other suitable arrangement.

Items left behind may result in:

  • Removal costs being billed back to the responsible strata lot
  • Bylaw or rule enforcement
  • Possible fines or other enforcement steps
  • Additional costs to the community if the responsible party cannot be identified

Keeping the Garbage Area Clean

Bag and tie garbage

All household garbage must be securely bagged and tied. Double-bag anything that may leak or create odours.

Flatten boxes

All cardboard boxes must be broken down and flattened before being placed in the recycling container. Unflattened boxes fill the bins quickly and make it harder for others to use the room.

Use the correct bin

Place recyclables, cardboard, glass, and garbage in the correct containers. Mixing materials can contaminate recycling and increase disposal costs.

Do not leave items beside bins

If an item does not fit inside the correct bin, it does not belong in the garbage room. Please remove it privately.

Keep common areas clear

Garbage, recycling, and unwanted items must not be left in stairwells, hallways, parkade areas, lobbies, or other common areas.

Hazardous Materials

Hazardous materials must never be placed in the garbage or recycling bins. This includes paint, solvents, chemicals, pesticides, propane tanks, batteries, flammable materials, and similar items.

Hazardous materials create serious risks

These materials can create fire, safety, environmental, and collection risks. Please take hazardous items to an appropriate depot or disposal facility.

Help Keep Costs Down

Improper disposal affects everyone. Contaminated recycling, dumped furniture, hazardous materials, and overflowing bins can result in extra cleanup costs, additional hauling charges, and increased strata expenses.

A clean garbage area is one of those small things that makes a big difference. Thank you for doing your part.

Report an Issue

If the garbage area is full, blocked, unsafe, has odour concerns, or if you notice dumped items, please report it through the Resident Portal. Include as much detail as possible — building, location, date, time, and a photo if available.

Report via Resident Portal