Blue Box Recycling
To report a missed collection contact Emterra Environmental at (705) 742-3139. For all other Blue Box Recycling and general inquiries please contact the County at (705) 775-2737.
Remember the Big Three when recycling:
- Have your blue boxes to the road by 7am.
- Sort your materials into 2 boxes, Containers and Papers.
- Use as many boxes as needed, as long as Containers, and Papers are in separate boxes.
- Keep recycling loose in Blue Boxes.
- Bagged recycling will not be collected.
What goes in the box?
Please:
- Empty and rinse all containers
- Flatten all boxes
- Please put all plastic bags in one and tie closed. Place in your paper blue box.
Materials must be kept loose in Blue Boxes, bagged material will not be taken (see exceptions in Papers & Plastic Bags Section).
This helps keep the recycling clean, saves space and makes sorting easier.
Click here for a printable Blue Box Sort Guide
Containers Are: |
Plastic Containers
Metal Containers
Glass Containers
Cartons and Cups
Please no styrofoam. Search for specific items in the Searchable Waste Portal below. |
Papers and Plastic Bags Are: |
Plastic Bags
Stuff all bags inside one and tie
Paper
Boxes
No chips bags, wrappers or liners from cereal/cracker boxes. Search for specific items in the searchable waste portal below. |
Curbside Blue Box Recycling Information
Please sort recycling into Containers and Paper/Plastic Bags and have your boxes to the road by 7:00am on your collection day.
Recycling is collected weekly in Asphodel-Norwood, Cavan Monaghan, Douro-Dummer, North Kawartha, Otonabee-South Monaghan and Selwyn Townships as well as the village of Havelock.
The Municipality of Trent Lakes and the Belmont and Methuen wards of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen please see the depot drop off program.
Windy Day Recycling Information |
Help us reduce blowing litter on windy days:
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Holiday Blue Box Collections |
Collection will occur on all Statutory and Public Holidays with the exception of Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Collection on Christmas Day will be cancelled each year (i.e. will not occur at all) and collection on New Year’s Day will shift by one day, making all collections for the remainder of the week occur one day later, such that Friday’s collection occurs on Saturday. |
Drop-Off Blue Box Information
Blue Box recycling is available at all Transfer Stations in Peterborough County at no charge.
Recycling needs to be placed loose (no bagged materials) in to the containers or papers bin.
Please contact your local Township for hours of operation.
How to get a Blue Box
Regular size Blue Boxes ($6), Tall size ($7) and Blue in the Loo (small recycling containers for the bathroom, $3) are available at the County's Planning and Public Works Department office at 310 Armour Road.