Blue Box material is collected once every week on your collection day.

Blue Box & Clear Plastic Bag curbside collection information

To make curbside recycling easier and to reduce neighbourhood litter on windy days, there are new options for curbside recycling collection:

Blue Box

• You can mix papers, containers and bundled plastics in one Blue Box.
• Use Blue Boxes that are 85 litres (22 gallons) or less. The dimensions of Halton Region Blue Boxes are:
  • 40 cm length x 51 cm width x 54 cm height (15.5” x 20” x 21”).
  • Over-sized containers can pose a health and safety risk to collection crews, who manually lift the bins. Larger boxes will not be collected.
• Tie corrugated cardboard in bundles no larger than 120 cm x 120 cm x 30 cm (4’ x 4’ x 1’) and place beside your Blue Box.

Clear Plastic Bag only

• Place all recyclable materials in clear plastic bags.
• You can mix papers, containers, and plastics in one plastic bag.
• Please tie off clear plastic bags and place next to other materials for curbside collection.
• There is no limit to the number of clear plastic bags collected each week.

Blue Box & Plastic Bag

• If you choose to use both, you can place your plastic bag beside your Blue Box or inside the Blue Box on top of loose materials.

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Acceptable Blue Box materials

• Plastic bags (clean, dry and empty)
• Plastic overwrap (clean, dry and empty)
• Metal pots, pans and baking sheets
• Disposable, rigid, plastic containers and packaging
• Single use plastic plates, cups and coffee cup lids (no cutlery)
• Plastic food and beverage containers
• Plastic bottles
• Plastic plant pots and trays
• Boxed beverage containers (Tetra Paks®, milk and juice cartons)
• Empty metal paint cans (dry and lids removed)
• Aluminum foil, trays, metal food and beverage cans
• Glass bottles and jars
• Cardboard cans
• Boxboard - flattened cereal, detergent and tissue boxes, etc. (liners go in garbage)
• Newspapers, flyers, fine paper, magazines and books, envelopes (including plastic windows)
• Corrugated cardboard – tie in bundles no larger than 120 cm x 120 cm x 30 cm (4 ft x 4 ft x 1 ft)

Printable list of acceptable items for apartments (PDF file).

Printable list of acceptable items for single family households (PDF file).

The printable list of acceptable items is also available in other languages:

• French version of printable list of acceptable items (PDF file)
• Spanish version of printable list of acceptable items (PDF file)
• Polish version of printable list of acceptable items (PDF file)
• Punjabi version of printable list of acceptable items (PDF file)
• Urdu version of printable list of acceptable items (PDF file)
• Simplified Chinese version of printable list of acceptable items (PDF file)

Put Waste in it's Place

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Pick up an additional Blue Box

Each year, Halton residents may pick up 1 free Blue Box from the locations below.

• Halton Waste Management Site
  5400 Regional Road 25, Milton
  Open: Monday - Saturday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
• Halton Regional Centre
  1151 Bronte Road, Oakville
  Open: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Robert C. Austin Operations Centre
  11620 Trafalgar Rd, Georgetown
  Open: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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Replace a broken Blue Box

Broken Blue Boxes can be returned for a free exchange to:

• Halton Waste Management Site
  5400 Regional Road 25, Milton
  Open: Monday - Saturday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
• Halton Regional Centre
  1151 Bronte Road, Oakville
  Open: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Robert C. Austin Operations Centre
  11620 Trafalgar Rd, Georgetown
  Open: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Broken Blue Boxes are recycled into new containers.

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Recycling information and tips

Information

• Put recycling out by 7 a.m. and no earlier than 5 p.m. the evening before your collection day.
• Place recyclables in a Blue Box or clear plastic bag only. Recyclables in cardboard boxes, grocery bins, laundry baskets or garbage cans will not be collected.
• There is no limit to how many Blue Boxes or clear plastic bags of recyclable material that can be placed for collection.
• You can mix all recyclable material into the same Blue Box or clear plastic bag.
• Corrugated cardboard is to be tied in bundles no larger than 4 ft x 4 ft x 1 ft (120cm x 120 cm x 30 cm).
• Bundle all plastic bags and plastic overwrap in one plastic bag and tie shut.
• Plastic, glass and metal materials must be empty, rinsed clean and dry.
• Paper material with food residue should be placed in the Green Cart.

Tips

• Do not overfill your Blue Box.
• Maximize space in your Blue Box by partially squeezing cans, bottles and cartons.
• To minimize litter on windy days, bundle and tie newspaper and place on top of your Blue Box or place material in a clear plastic bag for curbside collection.

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