The massive moves of 1er July bring their share of inconveniences for the various boroughs of the city, which often end up with inconvenient waste.
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Broken furniture, filled garbage bags, unusual objects, chests with missing drawers, books, food and empty boxes are left on the sidewalks of the metropolis.
This was particularly the case in Cartier, Alexandre-DeSève and Plessis streets. Dozens of garbage bags were also strewn on the ground.
GoRecycle Quebec has also published a notice to remind people to recycle their appliances rather than leaving them on the side of the street.
“These devices will be picked up by street scrap dealers and will be treated illegally,” explains Jules Foisy Lapointe, general manager of GoRecycle. “The gases that are included in these devices, which will be released into the environment, are significant greenhouse gases.”
The gesture of recycling an air conditioner correctly is equivalent to not using 684,932 straws.
More than 300,000 devices are put on the street every year in Quebec.
GoRecycle Québec therefore reminds you that there are more than 250 drop-off points to properly recycle household appliances and other devices.
Philippe Sabourin, administrative spokesperson for the City of Montreal, asks people who move and who have to dispose of their household appliances to do so in an ecological way.
“It is important that everyone does their part for the environment, especially after the 1er July,” he explains. “There is a day when you can put these objects at the curb, but if the by-law is not respected, it is under penalty of receiving a fine.”