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Recycling

Recycling helps keep our community clean and sustainable—learn how to properly sort and set out your materials in the County of Brant.

On this page:

  • Acceptable Recycling Materials
  • Recycling Containers
  • Recycling Program and Contact

Acceptable Recycling Materials

County of Brant residents can place all acceptable blue box materials together—loose and co-mingled—into their blue box. There's no need to sort materials. See below for a list of acceptable and unacceptable items.

Box Board
Acceptable Box Board:

Packaging made of boxboard including cereal and cracker boxes, toothpaste boxes, paper towel and toilet paper rolls, etc.

Unacceptable Box Board:

No waxed box board, soiled, oil stained or painted boxes

How to Properly Recycle:

  • Remove all inner and outer packaging materials and plastics
  • Break down smaller boxes and place insider larger boxes or in a paper bag
  • Simply place neatly in or beside your blue box

Cardboard

Acceptable Cardboards:

  • Packaging made of clean corrugated cardboard
  • Maximum bundle size of 0.8m x 0.8m x 0.25m (32” x 32x” x 10”)
  • Secure cardboard that is too big to fit loose in the blue box with masking tape, packing tape or light string

Unacceptable Cardboards:

  •  No waxed cardboard or soiled, oil stained or painted boxes
  • No grease-stained pizza boxes

How to Properly Recycle:

  • Remove all inner and outer packaging materials and plastics
  • Pieces should be smaller than 0.8m x 0.8m x .25m (32" x 32" x 10")
  • Leave small pieces loose in your blue box and secure bundles with packing tape or twine
  • Place neatly beside, under or in your blue box
Glass

Acceptable Glass:

Food and beverage glass containers

Unacceptable Glass:

  • Window glass and mirrors
  • Lightbulbs
  • Drinking glasses and cups
  • Ceramics, dishes and ovenware

How to Properly Recycle:

  • Remove lids, place recyclable lids in blue box
  • Rinse out residue
  • Place loose in the blue box
Metals

Acceptable Metals:

  • Steel and aluminum food and beverage containers only
  • Metal lids
  • Empty food and personal hygiene aerosol cans
  • Empty and dry paint cans (lids removed)
  • Clean aluminum foil and pie foils

Unacceptable Metals:

  • Automotive Parts
  • Metal pots and pans
  • Scrap Metal
  • Hazardous Waste Containers
  • Propane Cylinders
  • Wire
  • Batteries

How to Properly Recycle:

  • Remove lids, place recyclable lids in blue box
  • Rinse out residue
  • Place loose in the blue box
 Mixed Paper

Acceptable Mixed Paper:

  • Hot and cold beverage cups
  • Magazines, ad mail, newspapers and flyers
  • Phonebooks
  • Paper back and hard copy books
  • Printer or photocopy paper
  • Tetra Pak™ drink and soup cartons
  • Gable Top type cartons (milk and juice)
  • Ice Cream Cartons
  • Cardboard can (examples juice and chip containers)

Unacceptable Mixed Paper:

  • Waxed paper
  • Gift Wrapping
  • Butcher Paper
  • Photographs
  • Diapers
  • Paper Beverage Trays

How to Properly Recycle:

  • Remove and discard plastic caps
  • Rinse out residue
  • Place loose in the Blue Box (please do not crush)
  • Do not bundle or bag mixed paper. Simply place them neatly in your blue box or in paper bags to reduce blowing litter
  • Shredded paper must be compacted
 Plastics

Acceptable Plastics:

  • Food, beverage containers and bottles, household cleaning and personal hygiene product bottles (laundry / dish soap) made of mixed plastics
  • Clear and black "clam shell" type fruit/deli/prepared food, bakery and takeout containers
  • Plastic plates, cups and coffee cup lids
  • Single serving plastic food containers (example yogurt containers - please remove film or foil lids and discard)
  • Plastic plant pots and trays
  • Single use coffee pods (coffee must be removed)

Unacceptable Plastics:

  • Plastic Cutlery
  • Styrofoam™ (#6) meat trays, packaging materials and cups
  • Grocery / bread bags
  • Plastic wrap / films
  • Plastic toys and tools
  • Hazardous waste containers
  • Motor oil bottles
  • Blister Packaging

How to Properly Recycle:

  • Remove lids, place recyclable lids in blue box
  • Rinse out residue
  • Place loose in the blue box (do not crush)

Recycling Containers

An acceptable "Recycling Container" includes blue boxes offered for sale by the County of Brant. 

Blue Boxes and Blue Box Lids are available for purchase at any County of Brant Customer Service Office or Solid Waste Facility.

  • Blue Box: $10.00
  • Blue Box Lid: $3.50
  • Please note that all sales of blue boxes are final; returns, exchanges, and refunds are not accepted.

If you have purchased a new construction home, a free blue box is available to you through Emterra at 1-888-597-1541 or customercareont@emterra.ca

Residents may also use the following containers for setting out blue box materials, provided they meet the criteria below:

Rigid Plastic Containers

  • Must not bend or give when lifted
  • No taller than 21 inches and no wider than 24 inches
  • Must have a rim around the top for lifting
  • No lids or wheels allowed

Clear Plastic Bags

  • Maximum size: 50 litres (13 gallons)
  • Must be securely tied

Cardboard Boxes

  • Must not bend or collapse when lifted
  • No taller than 21 inches and no wider than 24 inches

Recycling Program and Contact 

The County of Brant's Blue Box Recycling Program is managed by Circular Materials and operated by Emterra Environmental, the company responsible for curbside recycling collection.

If you have any questions, concerns, or service issues related to your recycling collection, please contact Emterra Environmental directly:

  • Email: customercareont@emterra.ca
  • Phone: 1-888-597-1541
  • Circular Materials website.
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