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Grand Bay-Westfield

Learn more about your recycling program.

Questions?

Fero
1-800-668-3376

They can be contacted for:

  • Replacement bins.
  • Missed collections.
  • Other recycling questions.

Recycling resources

Learn more about recycling collection in Grand Bay-Westfield.

Curbside recycling coming soon to Ward 1 residents!

Beginning May 1, 2025, Ward 1 residents in the Town of Grand Bay-Westfield will move to a more efficient and effective curbside recycling program using dual stream blue and green bins. Learn more about these changes here.

There will be no changes to the current schedule for Ward 2 residents.

What’s accepted

Metal Containers

Plastics Containers

Paper

Cardboard

Glass

Be recycle ready

  • Glass, white polystyrene foam and flexible plastics do not go in your curbside recycling. Take them to a redemption centre near you for recycling.
  • Give containers a quick rinse before putting in your recycling.
  • Place materials clean, dry and loose in your recycling. Only shredded paper can be bagged.
  • Flatten and bundle cardboard to save space.
  • Lids and labels can remain on containers.
  • Have your recycling to the curb by 7 a.m. on collection day.
  • Hazardous materials, like batteries and sharps, do not belong in your recycling. Take them to a designated drop off location for safe handling.

FAQs

 
Where are Grand Bay-Westfield Wards 1 and 2?

On January 1, 2023, as part of the provincial local governance reform process, the new local government of Grand Bay-Westfield was formed. It includes theformer/legacyTown of Grand Bay-Westfield (Ward 1) and the portion of the former Local Service District of Westfield West focused on areas along Brittain and Campbell Roads (Ward 2).

 
When will ward 1 residents receive their new bins?

Ward 1 residents will receive their new green and blue bins beginning April 14, 2025. Each bin will include a sorting guide, a redemption centre brochure and the new recycling collection schedule.

 
Who do I call with recycling questions?

Please contact Fero at 1-800-668-3376 or recycle@fero.ca.

Their hours of customer service are 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday.

If you have questions about the Grand Bay-Westfield recycling program, would like to report an incident with the service provider Fero, or need to escalate an inquiry, you can reach out directly to Circular Materials at:

English inquiries: customerservice@circularmaterials.ca or 1-877-667-2626.

French inquiries: serviceclientele@circularmaterials.ca or 1-877-667-2626.

Circular Materials will respond within one business day for general inquiries and within two hours for service alerts.

 
Are apartment buildings included in the program?

Multi-family dwellings (apartments and condos) are included in the New Brunswick extended producer responsibility program for packaging and paper voluntarily. Property owners and managers who are registered in the program will be contacted by Fero, and the property owner or manager will receive recycling information to share with tenants.

 
Will the recycling collection schedule change for Ward 2 residents?

There will be no changes to the current schedule for Ward 2 residents.

 
Where can added materials be recycled?

New Brunswickers can now bring glass, flexible plastics, ancillary cardboard and expanded polystyrene foam to one of several redemption centres. More details can be found at: env-wwwcircularmaterialsca-mar30live.kinsta.cloud/redemptioncentres.

This collaboration with independent redemption centres and the Eastern Recyclers Association’s network of redemption centers will provide New Brunswickers a convenient way to recycle materials that have not been part of the program previously.

 
Who is Circular Materials?

Circular Materials is a national not-for-profit organization that is committed to building an efficient and effective recycling system in New Brunswick. As recycling in the province transitions to EPR, Circular Materials supports brand owners in delivering a best-in-class system that continues to provide recycling services to residents and meet their obligations under the Designated Material Regulation.

 
Why is Circular Materials managing our program?

Historically, New Brunswick’s packaging and paper recycling program was operated and funded by entities. Now, under the Designated Materials Regulation, New Brunswick is transitioning to a new model where brand owners – the organizations that produce packaging and paper materials – are 100% responsible for operating and funding recycling the province’s program. Circular Materials is the organization responsible for ensuring producers meet their regulatory requirements.

What’s not accepted

Books

Toys

Diapers

Pot and Pans

Hazardous Materials

Batteries

Find out more about New Brunswick’s transition to extended producer responsibility.

Latest news

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Key milestone reached in the Yukon’s transition to extended producer responsibility

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Circular Materials joins the Circular Plastics Taskforce

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Circular Materials marks key milestone in enhancing recycling across Alberta

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