Recycling and Blue Box

When Is My Blue Box Picked Up?

Enter your address on the Landfill, Garbage and Recycling page and select "show my schedule" - your pick up schedule will then pop up!

What Goes in the Blue Box?

Papers

• Household paper 
• Boxes, egg cartons, paper tubes
• Newspapers and flyers
• Magazines, catalogues, phone books, soft and hard covered books (remove hard covers)
• Cardboard boxes - flattened

Containers

• Glass bottles and jars
• Plastic bottles, tubs, containers, jugs and pots
• Steel and aluminium cans
• Aluminium foil, plates and trays
• Paint cans (empty)
• Aerosol cans (empty)
• Clear rigid packaging (remove paper an place in paper recycle box)
• Cartons and drink boxes
• Paper cups and their lids (separate)
• Cardboard (spiral cans)
• Ice cream, yogurt and frozen desert containers

What Doesn't Go in the Blue Box?

• Propane tanks
• Plastic bags
• Styrofoam
• Paper towels and tissues (tubes and boxes are recyclable)
• Children's toys
• Ceramic cups and plates

Other Resources

• What becomes what?
• What doesn't belong in your blue box?
• Single Use Swaps
• Sort it Right 

Get the Garbage and Recycling App to find your schedule, report service issues or find out about any temporary disruption is services