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When you take blue box materials to any of the County's waste facilities, the site attendant will direct you to labelled bins for disposal. There is no charge for recycling blue box materials. Sites collect recyclables in three streams: Containers, Paper Products and Corrugated Cardboard.
Prepare materials
- rinse containers to remove food or liquids
- remove plastic straws and place in garbage
- leave lids and caps on containers
- place the top of a tin can inside the can to prevent cuts to the sorters
- do not place any sharp objects with your recyclables (e.g. broken glass, knives, needles etc.), as this is a serious health and safety risk to sorters
- do not place materials in plastic bags
Separate materials and place in correct bin
- visit the Blue Box Materials page for acceptable materials and how to sort them
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place items loose in the bins, please do not leave materials in plastic bags
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do not put plastic bags into the bins - they are not recyclable in the programme and contaminate the load
- waste facilities have a dedicated container for plastic bags near the paper bin for your use, or take them home to reuse
Corrugated Cardboard
- corrugated cardboard has a wavy layer between two smooth layers of linerboard
- remove all contaminants (e.g. plastic liners, Styrofoam and food)
- place flattened cardboard into the Cardboard bin
Shredded Paper
- shredded confidential papers can be dumped into the Paper bin - please be sure not to throw in the plastic bag
By-law 4547-03 provides information for disposal at waste facilities.
