Northwest Region

NB

Learn more about your recycling program.

More Pickup Locations Now Available for Replacement Blue Recycling Carts

Starting December 1, 2025, residents who need to replace their blue recycling cart can pick one up free of charge at any of the three collection points in the region:

Grand Falls: Northwest Sanitation Services located at 29 chemin Waddell Loop
Edmundston: Gallant General Store located at 833 St François St.
Saint-Quentin: Fero Transfer Station located at 6314 NB-17

Please contact your recycling provider before visiting:

Northwest Sanitation Services (all areas except Saint-Quentin):
recycle_nwss@xplore.net | 1-844-860-5937 / 506-473-5937

Fero (Saint-Quentin):
recycle@fero.ca | 1-800-668-3376

Questions?

For questions related to:

Haut-Madawaska, Edmundston, Vallée-des-Rivières, Grand Falls, Northwest Rural District, Madawaska Maliseet First Nation

Replacement recycling containers.
Missed collections.
What you can recycle.

Please contact:

NorthWest Sanitation Services Ltd.

recycle_nwss@xplore.net

1-844-860-5937 | 506-473-5937

For concerns or other recycling-related questions, please contact Circular Materials:
customerservice@circularmaterials.ca
1-877-667-2626

For questions related to:

Saint-Quentin

Replacement recycling containers.
Missed collections.
What you can recycle.

Please contact:

Fero

recycle@fero.ca

1-800-668-3376

For concerns or other recycling-related questions, please contact Circular Materials:
customerservice@circularmaterials.ca
1-877-667-2626

Recycling resources

Learn more about recycling in the Northwest region.

Recycling guide

https://www.circularmaterials.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Northwest-NB-2026-Recycle-guide-and-calendar-template.pdf

Redemption centre guide

https://www.circularmaterials.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/NB-RC-high-level-material-list-1.pdf

Resident inquiry postcard

https://www.circularmaterials.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Northwest-Region-Resident-Inquiry.pdf

Recycling calendar - Haut-Madawaska

https://www.circularmaterials.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Haut-Madawaska-Recycling-Calendar-2026.pdf

Recycling calendar - Edmundston

https://edmundston.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/lookup/index.html?appid=39d0f58f758843898162bfa576d553bb

Recycling calendar - Vallée-des-Rivières

https://www.circularmaterials.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Vallee-des-Rivieres-Recycling-Calendar-2026.pdf

Recycling calendar - Grand Falls

https://www.circularmaterials.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Grand-Falls-1.pdf

Recycling calendar - Northwest Rural District

https://www.circularmaterials.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Northwest-Rural-District-Recycling-Calendar-2026.pdf

Recycling calendar - Madawaska Maliseet First Nation

https://www.circularmaterials.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Madawaska-Maliseet-First-Nation-Recycling-Calendar-2026-1.pdf

Recycling calendar - Saint-Quentin

https://www.circularmaterials.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Saint-Quentin-Recycling-Calendar-2026.pdf

What’s accepted

Metal Containers

Plastics Containers

Paper

Cardboard

Be recycle ready

Glass, white foam packaging and flexible plastics do not go in your curbside recycling. Take them to a participating 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 medical sharps, do not belong in your recycling. Safely recycle them at a designated drop off location.

What’s not accepted

Books

Toys

Diapers

Pot and Pans

Hazardous Materials

Batteries

Did you receive an oops sticker?

Did you notice a yellow oops sticker on your recycling? This means your recycling had one of the following challenges:

Oversized cardboard was placed in your recycling.
Unaccepted items were included in your recycling.
Harmful materials were found in your recycling.
Incorrect container type was used for recycling.
Materials were not clean, dry, and empty.

How to be recycle ready

Follow these simple tips to ensure your materials are ready for collection and recycling:

- Flatten and bundle your cardboard to save space in your recycling.
- Check what’s accepted for recycling by reviewing the list of accepted materials.
- Keeping hazardous items out of recycling – check with your community for safe disposal methods.
- Use the correct recycling container type.

Place materials clean, dry, and empty in your recycling.

Questions?

For questions about oops stickers, contact your recycling contractor.

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

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