We all need to generate less waste. That's the first step in reducing what goes to Ottawa's landfills. The next is to reuse and recycle more often. The following list describes decomposition times and proper disposal methods:
- Newspapers - 6 weeks = Recycle (Black Box)
- Cardboard box - 2 months = Recycle (Black Box)
- Banana peel - 2 years = Compost
- Cigarette butt - up to 15 years = Garbage
- Plastic grocery bags - 100 years = Reuse or Take it Back! to any Loeb retailer in Ottawa
- Aluminium can - 200 to 500 years = Recycle (Blue Box)
- Disposable diaper - 450 years = Garbage
- Styrofoam cup - up to 1 million years = Garbage
- Plastic bottle - up to 1 million years = Recycle (Blue Box)
- Glass bottle - 1 million years + = Recycle (Blue Box)
clipped from: ottawa.ca 
