Other Acceptable GreenCart Liners
- paper towels
- newspaper/flyers
- cardboard
- paper bags
- paper food waste bags
If you choose to line your GreenCart with bags, please ensure you are using and purchasing acceptable GreenCart liners. Not all liners sold in stores are accepted for use in Halton's GreenCart program. Halton Region does not accept plastic products or plastic liners in the GreenCart.
If purchasing liners, ensure you only select certified compostable liners with the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) logo on the box, as shown below:
Certified compostable liner bags with the BPI logo are made from plant-based materials, so they compost easily.
Acceptable GreenCart Bags
The following bags are accepted in Halton Region's GreenCart program.
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Retail Location
Store quantities and availability may vary
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BioBags
BioBag Canada Inc.
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- Burlington Health Foods
- Connon Nurseries
- Fantasy Fruit Market
- Foodstuffs
- Goodness Me Natural Health Food Market
- Green Rooms Inc.
- Horn of Plenty (Dundas)
- Lee Valley
- Marilu’s Market
- Organic Garage
- Sheridan Nurseries
- www.ecolifeproducts.ca
- Whole Foods Market
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BIOSAK Compostable Brown Bags
W. Ralston (Canada) Inc.
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- Bass Paper
- Canadian Tire
- Costco
- Cristello’s Village Market
- Dominion
- Home Depot
- Home Hardware
- Fortinos
- Loblaws
- Longo’s
- Mary Lou's Market
- Oakville Town Centre Pharmacy
- Price Chopper
- Real Canadian SuperStore
- Rona
- Shoppers Drug Mart
- Sobey’s
- Swish Clean-it
- Whole Foods Market
- Zellers
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Great Value Compostable Kitchen Garbage Bags
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Bio-Life
AL-PACK Enterprises Ltd.
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Tuffguy Compostable Kitchen Organics Bags
Dorfin
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Tuffguy Compostable Kitchen Organics Bags
Dorfin
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Bag-to-Earth ® Paper Food Waste Bags
Prescott Paper Products
(paper bags do not require the BPI logo)
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- Canadian Tire
- Cristello’s Village Market
- Home Hardware
- Langford IDA
- Longo’s
- Mountainview Pharmacy
- Real Canadian SuperStore
- Walker's Place IDA
- Whole Foods Market
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Rona ECO
Rona
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Compostable Kitchen Bags
Compostable Green Bin Liners
No Name
 
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Husky
Poly America LP
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Bag To Nature
Indaco Manufacturing Ltd.
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Quikki Compostable
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AL-PACK Compostable
AL-PACK Enterprises Ltd.
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Glad Compostable/Biodegradable
Glad
 
Please note: This is not the same as the Glad Recycling Green Bags for Kitchen Organics which are NOT accepted in the GreenCart because they are made from regular plastic.
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- A&P
- Food Basics
- Home Depot
- Loeb
- Longo's
- Lumsden
- Price Chopper
- Sobeys
- Wal-Mart
- Zellers
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Unacceptable Bags
GreenCarts lined with unacceptable bags will not be collected.
The following bags are not accepted in the GreenCart:
- plastic shopping bags
- gabage bags
- plastic green or blue recycling bags
- oxo-biodegradable plastic bags
GreenCarts lined with unacceptable bags will not be collected.
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