Weekly Curbside Blue Box collection is provided to all residential and commercial properties located on existing residential collection routes. Commercial properties wanting to participate in the curbside collection program should contact the Operations Department - Public Works at 519.449.2451, to confirm if they are on an existing route.
Blue Box material and other divertable materials are also accepted for drop off at the Biggars Lane Landfill and Paris Transfer Station; please refer to Landfill and Transfer Station page for more details.
Set out your acceptable blue box materials at the curbside by 7:00 am on your collection day.
Guidelines and Restrictions
Check out our guidelines and related information about the blue box system here: Blue Box Do's and Don'ts.
- Unlimited Blue Box containers can be set out
- Materials that are set out late (after collection vehicles have been by your location) will not be picked up until the following collection day
- Rollout carts, or roll out totes will not be picked up, containers must be acceptable in accordance with Solid Waste Bylaw
- All acceptable blue box materials can be placed loose together in the blue box, there is no need to separate the materials
- The maximum weight per container is 20 kg (45 lbs), including the material and container
This image shows how a single stream blue box should be prepared:
Acceptable and Unacceptable Materials
Type of Material
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Acceptable
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Unacceptable
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How to Dispose
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Plastics
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- Food, beverage containers and bottles, household cleaning and personal hygiene product bottles (laundry/ dish soap) made of mixed plastics (#1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7)
- Clear and black "Clam shell" type fruit/deli/prepared food, bakery and take-out containers
- Plastic plates, cups, and coffee cup lids
- Single serving plastic food containers (ie. yogurt containers) (remove film or foil lids and discard)
- Plastic plant pots & trays
- Single use coffee pods (coffee must be removed)
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- 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
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- Remove lids, place recyclable lids in blue box.
- Rinse out residue.
- Place loose in the Blue box (please do not crush).
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 Glass
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- Food and beverage containers, jars and bottles
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- Window glass and mirrors
- Light bulbs
- Drinking glasses and cups
- Ceramics, dishes, ovenware
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- Remove lids, place recyclable lids in blue box.
- Rinse out residue.
- Place loose in the Blue box.
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 Metal
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- 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 plates
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- Automotive parts
- Metal pots and pans
- Scrap metal
- Hazardous waste containers
- Propane cylinders
- Wire
- Batteries
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- Remove lids, place inside can.
- Rinse out residue.
- Place loose in the Blue box (please do not crush).
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 Mixed Paper
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- **NEW** Hot & cold beverage cups
- Magazines, Ad mail, Newspapers and flyers
- Phone books
- Paper back/ hard cover books
- Printer or photocopy paper
- Tetra Pak™ drink and soup cartons
- Gable Top type cartons (milk and juice)
- Ice Cream Cartons
- Cardboard can (ie. juice/ chip containers)
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- Waxed paper
- Gift wrapping
- Butcher paper
- Photographs
- Diapers
- Paper beverage trays
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- 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.
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 Box Board
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- Packaging made of Boxboard (i.e. Cereal, cracker and tooth paste boxes, paper towel and toilet paper rolls etc.)
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- No waxed boxboard, or soiled, oil stained or painted boxes
- Check if the box is waxed, scratch the outside. If white residue is present it is waxed and not recyclable
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- Remove all inner and outer packaging materials and plastics.
- Break down smaller boxes and place inside larger boxes or in a paper bag.
- Simply place neatly in or beside your blue box
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 Cardboard
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- Packaging made of clean corrugated cardboard
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- No waxed cardboard or soiled, oil stained or painted boxes
- Check if the box is waxed, scratch the outside. If white residue is present it is waxed and not recyclable
- No grease-stained pizza boxes
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- 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 loose or secure bundles with packing tape, twine is no longer required.
- Place neatly beside, under or in your blue box.
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