As of October 1, 2026, your community’s recycling program will be managed by Circular Materials, a national not-for-profit organization that is committed to building an efficient and effective recycling system in Alberta.
New 360-litre recycling carts will be delivered in September. Please contact your recycling contractor using the contact information below for questions related to your recycling program. Find your 2026/2027 recycling guide and calendar linked below under recycling resources. Click here for recycling cart FAQs.
For questions related to:
Please contact:
E360 Solutions
For concerns or other recycling-related questions,
please contact Circular Materials.
Click to find FAQs, accepted materials, sorting and set-out instructions, and depot information for your community.
Cardboard boxes
Pizza boxes, direct mail boxes, moving boxes, shoe boxes.
✅ Flatten.
Boxboard
Cereal boxes, tissue boxes, egg cartons, rolls from toilet paper and paper towel.
✅ Flatten.
✅ Empty.
Cartons
Soup, broth, egg and sauce cartons.
✅ Empty and free from food residue.
✅ Keep lids on.
Paper
Any colour, including flour bags, prescription bags, paper produce bags.
Notepads, white or coloured loose paper, file folders, other printed materials.
Community newspapers, flyers, brochures and magazines.
Greeting cards and envelopes, gift boxes.
✅ Empty.
✅ Separate from plastic bags used to cover items, remove elastic bands.
❌ Do not include soft or hard covered books/novels.
Hard plastic containers
Laundry detergent and household cleaner jugs, shampoo, body wash, salad dressing, condiment, dish soap, mouth wash bottles.
✅ Empty and free from food residue.
✅ Keep lids on.
PET plastic packaging and containers
Food trays, salad, yogurt, peanut butter, bakery and egg containers, plastic cups, plastic tubs and lids.
✅ Empty and free from food residue.
✅ Keep lids on.
Small item plastic packaging
Hand sanitizer bottles, medication bottles, blister packs, plant pots.
✅ Empty and free from food and residue.
✅ Keep lids on.
Metal containers
Food cans, formula tins, metal lids, cookie, coffee and tea tins
✅ Empty and free from food residue.
Aluminum (foils and trays)
Aluminum foil, pie plates, frozen food trays.
✅ Empty and free from food residue.
More materials will be accepted at all recycling collection points – curbside and depot. These materials include glass containers (where they are not currently accepted), foam packaging, flexible plastic packaging, empty aerosol containers, laminated paper and plastic packaging.
We recognize that curbside recycling carts are a change for some communities, but we encourage you to use your recycling cart for three months to best evaluate your recycling needs. industry research on recycling program transitions shows that three months is the average time for households to assess recycling needs under EPR – particularly given the expanded list of materials that can be recycled.
If after three months, residents find that the 360-litre cart is too large for their needs and they wish to use local depot services only, please contact your local collection contractor to discuss options for opting out of the curbside collection service.
