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Learn more about your recycling program.
Recycling program
Recycling education
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Beverage cup pilot
Recycling program
Recycling education
Trivia
Beverage cup pilot
Recycling program
Recycling education
Trivia
Beverage cup pilot
Questions?
Miller Waste
miller.ottawa@millerwaste.ca
1 (613) 749-2222
They can be contacted for:
Replacement bins.
Missed collections.
Other recycling questions.
Recycling resources
Learn more about recycling collection in The Nation.
Recycling guide
https://www.circularmaterials.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/The-Nation-Recycling-Guide-Print-Ready.pdf
What’s accepted
Metal Containers
Plastics Containers
Paper
Cardboard
Glass
Be recycle ready
Give containers a quick rinse before putting in your recycling.
Place materials clean, dry and loose in your recycling.
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.
What’s not accepted
Books
Toys
Diapers
Pot and Pans
Hazardous Materials
Batteries
Find out more about Ontario's recycling program
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Latest news
July 3, 2024
Toronto Residents Can Now Recycle Hot and Cold Paper Beverage Cups at Home
Circular Materials is pleased to announce that, beginning July 3, 2024, Toronto residents can recycle both hot and cold paper-based and plastic-lined beverage cups at home and other eligible locations.
March 26, 2024
Ontario’s Transition to EPR Nears One-year Milestone
Building on achievements in 2023, July 1, 2024, will mark the one-year milestone since Circular Materials, a national not-for-profit producer-led organization, kick-started Ontario’s transition to extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging and paper material – the first step towards enhanced recycling across the province. This underscores Circular Materials’ commitment to technological advancements and strategic innovation that will help to enhance and harmonize recycling across the province.
September 14, 2023
National Integration for Blue Box in Canada
We are pleased to share an update on a nationally integrated approach that is being developed to support Canada’s transition to extended producer responsibility (EPR).
