Recycling

Recycling and Garbage collection is provided by Miller Waste Systems Inc.

Recycling is collected weekly on a year-round basis and is sorted by Stream #1 and Stream #2 (ask Jarrod about wording)

Route Map     
Recycling Pick-up Calendar



HOW TO SORT YOUR BLUE BOX

Boxes and Paper Products - Stream #1

INCLUDES:

  • Cereal
  • Detergent
  • Cracker & tissue boxes (empty & flatten)
  • Catalogues
  • Computer paper
  • Flyers
  • Envelopes
  • Magazines
  • Phone books
  • White & lighting coloured writing paper
  • Egg cartons
  • Pizza boxes
  • Appliance boxes
  • Packing boxes
Do's and Do Not's

DO flatten and tie cardboard into bundles no larger than 30"x30"x8"
DO place boxes and paper products at the curb in your smaller blue box
DO place shredded paper in a clear plastic bag

DO NOT include Christmas wrapping paper - high ink levels in the paper does not make the paper possible to recycle

Food Drink and Liquid Containers - Stream #2

INCLUDES:

  • Aluminum
  • Tetra pak and gable top containers (drinking boxes, milk cartons, juice containers, etc.)
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Plastic (look for the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 inside the recycling logo)

  • Foil and pie plates
  • Spiral wound cardboard cans
  • Paper cups
  • Ice cream tubs
  • Ridged plastic
  • Empty metal paint cans
  • Empty aerosol cans
Do's and Do Not's

DO make sure containers are empty
DO remove caps/lids
DO flatten plastic and aluminum to reduce size

DO NOT recycle:

  • Ceramics
  • Plastic foam
  • Plastic bags
  • Plate glass
  • Broken glass bottles
  • Foil coated paper
  • Styrofoam - even if it has recycling symbol on bottom