Blue Box Recycling

Plastic Containers:

• All plastic food and drink containers
• Bakery trays, party trays, plastic egg cartons
• Windshield washer fluid bottles, detergent bottles, toiletry bottles and jars
• Flower pots (less than 12") and trays (including black plastic food and drink containers)

Metal Containers:

• Aluminum/steel cans
• Aluminum foil, trays, burner liners, pie plates
• Aerosol cans (empty with lids on)
• Paint cans (empty with lids off)

Glass containers:

• Clear and coloured food and drink bottles and jars

Cartons and Cups:

• Juice and milk cartons
• Drinking and broth boxes
• Coffee cups (no lids)
• Take-out cold drink cups

Cartons are best recycled when they are kept in their original shape. No flattening is required.

Recycling your food and beverage cartons is easy! Learn about how cartons are recycled

Non-Recyclable Containers:

• Single use disposable plastic cups are garbage (e.g. red solo cups)
• Styrofoam

Plastic Bags:

• Bread, bulk, produce & milk bags (rinsed)
• Frozen fruit/vegetable bags (no zippered pouches)
• Shopping bags
• Dry cleaning bags
• Newspaper, magazine bags (remove papers from bags and recycle)
• Garden soil, manure, water softener and road salt bags
• Over-wrap from toilet paper, napkins, paper towels, water/soft drink cases, diapers

Paper:

• Mail, office paper, envelopes (including window)
• Newspapers, flyers, magazines, catalogues (remove over-wrap)
• Paper bags
• Shredded paper (in a clear plastic bag tied closed)

Boxes:

• Boxes - please flatten all boxes
• Rolls (paper towel, toilet & wrapping paper)
• Bundled cardboard

Non-Recyclable Paper:

• Chip bags
• Wrappers
• Liners from cereal/cracker boxes
• Books
• Most wrapping papers