Municipal recycling first emerged in Ontario in the 1980s. Since then, it has transformed into what currently is known as the Blue Box Program, a recycling system that is operated by municipalities ...

Hot and cold beverage cups (coffee cups), deodorant and toothpaste tubes, ice cream tubs, black plastic containers and frozen juice containers will be accepted in Ontario blue boxes by Jan. 1, 2026.

Changes coming to how recycling will be picked up will have an impact on charities and non-profits like food banks. Cambridge ...

Starting next year, Ontarians will be able to recycle more items. The changes come as part of the transition to the new Blue Box system that shifts responsibility of recycling operations and costs to ...

Ontario's recycling program is set to change in the new year, with municipalities no longer responsible for collection or ...

National not-for-profit organization Circular Materials has announced that it will launch a unified material list for recycling – including new materials like black plastic containers – across the ...

Ontario's revamped curbside recycling regime has been so watered down it can no longer reasonably be expected to achieve the ...

Starting Jan. 1, 2026, residents across Ontario will see a major expansion of accepted materials in their blue box system, ...