What can I recycle?

Household Blue/Green Box Recycling

Following material groups can be recycled at curbside collection or depot drop off:

  • Newspaper (flyers, envelopes, take out food bags, egg cartons (not styrofoam)
  • Telephone Books
  • Magazine and Catalogues (including glossy paper)
  • Office Paper (bond paper, envelopes, kraft paper, etc.)
  • Shredded Office Paper (place in clear/blue bags)
  • Paper Gift Bags/Non shiny wrapping paper
  • Boxboard (cereal boxes, laundry detergent boxes, toy boxes, shoe boxes, etc.)
  • Clean Corrugated Cardboard
  • Aluminum Cans
  • Steel/Tin Cans (no need to remove labels)
  • Glass Jar and Bottles (liquor bottles and glass jars) (Please remove all lids)
  • Gable top beverage cartons (Milk, milk products, juice cartons & Kool-Aid Jammers)
  • Tetra Pak Containers (Beverage  Containers)
  • Coffee Cups & Lids (Tim Horton’s/McDonald’s)
  • Car Seats (cloth & seat belts need to be taken off)
  • PET #1 Plastic (soft drink bottles, some food and personal care product containers)
  • HDPE #2 Plastic containers (milk jugs, Tylenol, Advil, vitamin bottles, some food and personal care products)
  • LDPE #4 Plastic (containers and lids from margarine, yogurt and other food products)
  • PP #5 Plastic (Margarine, yogurt, clean coffee pods, plastic cutlery, prescription pill bottles and other food products)
  • #7 Plastic containers (Ketchup, syrup, margarine containers, straws etc)

    ALL containers should be rinsed and the caps loosened.

    Items not currently accepted:

    • Plastic bags and film
    • Aluminum foil/Foil Containers/Pie Plates
    • Glass from windows
    • Wood
    • Styrofoam
    • Mirrors
    • Ink Cartridges (these can be taken to Staples)
    • Pharmaceuticals (these can be taken to any local pharmacy)
    • Plastic film wrap
    • Dog/Cat food bags
    • Residual Food
    • Beer Can Plastic Rings
    • Inner Bags for Cereal or Crackers
    • Packaging materials (clear plastic shipping pillows and styrofoam peanuts)
    • Under no circumstances are diapers/human waste accepted

    E-Waste

    Depot Drop Off Only:

    • TVs and Radios
    • Computer Monitors (CRT & flat-panel displays)
    • Desktop Computers (CPU/Hard drive, mice, keyboard and cables)
    • Laptops
    • Desktop Printers
    • DVD Players/VCRs/Stereos
    • Phones
    • Scanners/Copiers/Fax Machines
    • Microwaves
    • Batteries (Ex. Household batteries, rechargeable, vehicle , lawnmower, ATV, etc.)

    Household Hazardous Waste

    Depot Drop Off Only

    ENSURE all products left at the depot are in the original container with the original label clear and easy to identify.
    Any materials not in the original container e.g. milk jugs, glass food jars, plastic food container etc will NOT be accepted.

    • Paint cans and Aerosol Paint
    • Fluorescent Light Bulbs
    • Flammable Liquids (Gasoline/Paint Thinner)
    • Pesticides
    • Aerosol Cans (Hair Spray/Lysol Cans/Febreze)
    • Corrosive Liquids (Bleach/Drano)
    • Oxidizing Liquids
    • Compressed Gas (Propane Tanks)
    • Adhesives
    • Fire Extinguishers
    • Toxic Liquids (Lidocane Chloride)

    Batteries

    Depot drop off only. Smaller batteries can be left in the Call2Recycle box located in the depot.

    • Household
    • Rechargeable
    • Vehicle
    • Lawnmower
    • ATV

    Tires

    Drop off at Depot

    Oil, Antifreeze, Filters & Containers

    Used oil, oil filters, antifreeze & any containers can be dropped off at our depot.

    Confidential Paper Shredding Service

    The cost is $10.00/bankers box. Contact the office to set up an appointment.