Brantford Recycling Info

PLASTIC

All food & beverage plastic* bottles, jugs, tubs and trays with the numbers 1 through 7 on the bottom, can be recycled. This includes clear plastic "clamshell" containers.

*There are exceptions: Please do not include foam plastic packaging (e.g. Styrofoam), plastic bags, plastic wrap (e.g. bubble wrap), and "blisterpak" plastics (e.g. the rigid clear plastic packaging on toys and other products). Clean plastic grocery bags can be taken to the Brantford Food Bank, 1100 Clarence Street South.

PAPER

Household paper: Includes junk mail, writing and computer paper, flyers & envelopes (with windows removed), paper rolls, paper egg cartons, paper bags.
No: tissues, waxed paper or paper towels.

Corrugated cardboard: Must be CLEAN and unwaxed. Remove all food residue from pizza boxes. Tie in bundles no larger than 75 cm x 75 cm x 20 cm (30” x 30” x 8”).

Newspapers, magazines & telephone directories: Includes catalogues, paperback books and hardcover books with covers removed.
Note: Residents are encouraged to donate books to local charities, such as the annual Brantford Symphony Orchestra book sale. For more information regarding the book sale, contact 519-759-8781.

Boxboard boxes:

Includes shoe, cereal, tissue and detergent boxes. Remove liners and plastic windows,then flatten.

CONTAINERS

Cardboard tubes & cans: Frozen juice cans, coffee containers, potato chip containers etc.

Food & beverage glass bottles & jars: Rinse and remove lids. Mason jars can be recycled. No: drinking glasses, dishes, cups, crystal, window glass, light bulbs, glass pots & pans, mirrors, pottery or make-up jars.

Food & beverage metal cans:

Rinse. Put loose lid inside can and pinch closed.
No: coat hangers, cooking pots or pans, utensils, batteries.

Food & beverage plastic bottles, jugs & clamshell containers, 1 through 7:
No: Rubbermaid products, caulking tubes, plastic or foam dishes, motor oil jugs, grocery bags, plastic wrap, Styrofoam, toys, or other durable plastics.
NOTE: Motor oil containers can be disposed of at the Mohawk Street Landfill Site at no charge.

Aluminum foil, trays & pie plates: Rinse to remove food and grease. No: foil or trays with food scraps or grease, foil with paper or plastic lamination (chip bags, foil wrap from butter, blister foil from pill containers or cigarette wrappers).

Empty paint cans: Make sure paint cans are empty or contain no more than 6mm (1/4”) of dried product. Remove lids.
No: cans with more than 6mm (1/4”) of dried product, cans still containing liquid paint, cans larger than 4 litres (1 gallon) or plastic paint cans. All containers that have paint or other household hazardous waste can be taken to Household Hazardous Waste Days.

Milk/juice cartons & boxes: Must be clean, then flattened.

BLUE BOXES: Now available at
City Hall, 100 Wellington Sq., Monday-Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Mohawk Street Landfill Site, 20 Morrison Rd.,Monday - Saturday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Brantford Tourism Centre, 100 Wayne Gretzky Parkway, WEEKENDS ONLY
Broken Blue Boxes can be taken to the Landfill Site for disposal and replacement.

YARD WASTE

Rocks, dirt and sod are not accepted as yard waste and should NOT be included.
Yard waste in plastic bags will not be collected.

HAZARDOUS WASTE

These kinds of wastes should not be thrown away with your regular garbage or poured down the drain where they could cause damage to the environment. Find out more about hazardous waste.

COMPOSTING BIN

Buy the bin that makes your garden more beautiful and helps the environment. Recycling your kitchen and garden waste in your compost bin is easy to do, great for your garden and for the environment.