Our raison d'être
Responsibly disposing of certain waste materials can be confusing, time consuming, and inconvenient.
We found ourselves wondering if there is an easier way to responsibly "throw out." The idea for Le Bon Bac was thus born!
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Meet Our Founders
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Successful recycling is challenging for many reasons. There is confusion on ‘what’ and ‘how’ to recycle, lack of transparency on what happens to your waste and the inconvenience related to properly disposing of those hard-to-recycle materials like batteries and aerosol cans.
Let us help you make the best decision with what to do with your waste, reduce the chance of it ending up in landfills and create value out of your garbage. Le Bon Bac will also help you learn and participate easily in reuse programs offered in Montreal, like opting for a reusable takeout container next time you order-in.
Throw better
Le Bon Bac is about education, transparency and, above all, convenience. We make it easy to understand what is recyclable with us, where your waste has gone and how it is being recycled by our partners.
And throw less
By signing-up for Le Bon Bac, you have access to Montreal based reuse initiatives to reduce your generated waste with minimal effort.
What we collect:
All flexible plastic food packaging. What does 'flexible' mean? Plastic packaging like chip bags, pasta bags, cereal bags - If you can squash it in your hands, it's flexible.
Tips to improve the circularity and the quality: empty food and drinks from the packaging and rinse them before placing in our bin.
Styrofoam in all forms (trays, packing peanuts, etc.)
Tips to improve the circularity and the quality: empty food and drinks from the packaging and rinse them before placing in our bin.
All shipping materials, including mailers, bubble wrap and strapping.
Tips to improve the circularity and the quality: Remove any stickers before placing in the bin.
Clothes in poor condition that can’t be donated (ex: torn, stained, well worn).
Tips to improve the circularity and the quality: empty pockets and rinse all clothing before placing in the bin.
Shoes, boots and sandals in poor condition that can’t be donated.
Tips to improve the circularity and the quality: Give shoes a good shake to remove dirt, small rocks, and other particles before placing in the bin.
Kids' plastic toys in poor condition that can be donated, with or without electronic components.
Tips to improve the circularity and the quality: Remove all batteries before placing in the bin.
Any of the following common household batteries only:
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Alkaline batteries under 12V (D, C, AA, AAAA, N, 9-Volt and button/coin)
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Nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries found in devices like smartphones, laptop computers and portable power tools
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Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd) batteries found in devices like portable electronics, power tools and photography equipment.
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Cellphones, cameras, wires, laptops, earphones and computer screens. Remove all batteries before placing in the bin.
We do NOT accept televisions or larger electronic items.
All empty aerosol spray cans (ex: sunscreen, shaving cream, cooking oil).
Tips to improve the circularity and the quality: Empty the contents of the spray cans before placing in the bin.
All household light bulbs.
We've partnered with Bo to make it easier for you to return your reusable Bopaq takout container. When you're done, just drop the container in our bin and we will take care of getting it back to Bo.
What we do
How does it work?
1. Pick your service
Sign-up for Le Bon Bac’s monthly pick-up service by choosing among the three plans available and creating your account. Once complete, we will deliver your Le Bon Bac bin and bags within 5 business days so that you can start collecting.
2. Sort &
bag
Start sorting and collecting your waste in your Le Bon Bac bags. Not sure ‘what’ and ‘how’ to sort? Just check the markings on the bag to see what you can put it in.
3. Pick-up day
Once a month, on your designated pick-up day, place your bags in your bin just outside your door before 9am. Our driver will collect your filled bags and leave empty ones so that you can keep collecting.
4. Recycling & reuse
All waste is brought to our facility for processing before being shipped to our partners for reuse or recycling. Stay tuned to our social media channels to track your waste’s journey and how it is given new value!
Our partners:
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Le Bon Bac accepts materials not accepted by municipal recycling curb-side collection. This includes batteries, aerosol cans, plastic aluminized flexible packaging (think chip bags and coffee bags!) and even shoes!
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We also collect reusable takeout containers from Bopaq and ensure they are returned and kept in circulation.
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Once you sign-up for our services, we will deliver a Le Bon Bac bin and bags within 5 business days of your registration. You can then start collecting and sorting your waste! On your designated pick-up day, place your filled bags in our bin just outside your door, before 9am. Our team will come and take just the bags and leave empty ones in your bin so that you can keep going.
We pick-up your collected materials once a month. When signing-up you’ll be asked to select your preferred collection day. Don’t worry, we will remind you a few days before your designated pick-up day to put your bin and bags outside your door.
Yes, there is a fee for Le Bon Bac's pick-up service. Please see our plans page for more information.
Yes, we have provided you with marked bags to help you sort your waste appropriately. Why? Clean and well-sorted waste helps guarantee a higher quality end material that can be successfully reprocessed and used to make something else.
We have partnered with GoZero to help recycle your collected waste. Go Zero is a Quebec based company that has developed innovative, transparent and sustainable methods to recycle materials that are typically categorized as “non-recyclable”. GoZero works directly with manufacturers and provides 100% recycled raw material needed for new products - creating value out of your waste.
If you are putting your reusable Bopaq take-out container in our bin, rest assured we will get your container(s) back to them.
You can sign up for Le Bon Bac's services by visiting our sign-up page. If you have any additional questions, feel free to send us an email at info@lebonbac.com.
Le Bon Bac is a local start-up and we are excited to grow and offer our services across Montreal. At this time, we are offering our collection service in Outremont. Please sign-up and stay tuned for our arrival in your neighborhood.
Please send us an email at info@lebonbac.com and we will see if we can help you.
We do not have a minimum requirement. Please note that all collected materials should fit within the bin, no extra bags on the side please. For larger pick-ups, please reach out to us info@lebonbac.com for coordination.