Municipal recycling first emerged in Ontario in the 1980s. Since then, it has transformed into what currently is known as the Blue Box Program, a recycling system that is operated by municipalities ...

On Jan. 1, 2026, Ontario will complete its three-year transition to extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging and paper products. Simultaneously, the province will introduce an enhanced ...

There will still be black and blue boxes for recycling lining Ottawa-area streets and you will still have to place them curb-side by early on garbage day, but starting Jan. 1 those curb-side leftovers ...

There have been numerous sightings, including several observed first-hand by this Nugget reporter, of people pushing the blue ...

Given the back-and-forth during the election on blue box recycling… I get the sense this debate is bound to take off here in the next couple of years. More municipalities across Canada are moving ...

Councillors unanimously support recycling collection at 2,700 properties not included in new blue box guidelines until end of ...