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 ...

TORONTO, Dec. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On January 1, 2026, Ontario’s three-year transition to extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging and paper products will be complete and ...

The rollout of the new system has been hit and miss in parts of Toronto and Ontario. Circular Materials chief executive Allen ...

The province’s new blue bin recycling system is experiencing a few growing pains in Mississauga and the mayor and city councillors say they’re hearing about it from scores of frustrated residents.

Ottawa residents wanting new blue and black recycling bins were told they’d have to pay for them, but the new provincial ...

As the transition to the new recycling program across Ontario gets off to a rocky start, the company that has taken over the ...

Windsor-Essex residents can now combine all recyclables into a single blue cart instead of having to separate them into the familiar red and blue boxes, as new curbside recycling rules took effect on ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. TORONTO, Dec. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On January 1, 2026, Ontario's three-year transition to extended producer ...

(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Nearly 400 communities have transitioned to a new residential recycling program that makes recycling easier and more efficient across the province – at no cost to ...