• Top Ten Recycling Tips
• Crash course on Plastics Recycling
• The Perfect Blue Box
• Recyclable Material Guide

1. Use a Blue Box for recycling.
The Blue Box is the symbol of recycling in Ontario. It is also the signal for the driver to stop at your home. If your box has been damaged, lost or stolen, please contact your municipal office for a replacement. Using a laundry basket, a five gallon pail or a wooden crate increases the chance of your recyclables being missed.

2. Have your Blue Box out by 8 a.m.
Most weeks the recycling truck stops at your house close to the same time of day. However, weather, holidays and other factors can affect collection times. Please have your box out by 8 a.m. This ensures it is ready for pick-up no matter when the truck arrives.

3. Place your Blue Box in a visible location.
Long grass, garbage bags and mailboxes can hide your box. Please place it where it is visible. If you can see your box when you travel up or down the street then we can see it too.

4. Do not bag your recyclables
Opening bags slows down our collection. Worst of all, bagged recyclables sometimes contain garbage such as cigarette ashes, rotten eggs and even spoiled meat. If bagged please sort items eg: newspapers, plastic, and place with the Blue Box

5. What to do with extra recyclables.
Following "What's new in Blue!" will give you more room in your Blue Box. If you still require more space, put the recyclables you have most of (pop cans, for example) in an open-topped cardboard box. Place the cardboard box AND YOUR BLUE BOX out for collection.

6. Rinse your recyclables.
Sticky items such as mayonnaise and dog food make recycling difficult. Please do your best to clean your empty containers. May people put their recyclables in the bottom rack of their dishwasher. The contianers come out sparkling with little fuss.

7. Rinse your Blue Box.
Your Blue Box can get dirty over time. An occasional blast with a hose will keep it fresh and clean for everyone.

8. Empty your Blue Box.
If the driver leaves an item in your box, it is not accepted in our program. Please remove left over items before your begin refilling your box.

9. How to stop your Blue Box from blowing away.
If high winds or passing cars cause your box to blow away, place a brick in it before you fill it. Our drivers will put the brick back in the box when it is empty.

10. Call the Recycling Hotline at 1-800-794-9770
If you have a question, comment or concern about recycling, call Bruce Area Recycling's Hotline Monday to Friday between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. You can also leave a message 24 hours a day.

For New Types of Plastics Accepted by Bruce Recycling Click HERE!