Recycling

On your scheduled pick-up day, your blue box must be curbside by 8 a.m.

Both our curbside garbage pick-up and blue box recycling collection services are contracted to Bruce Area Solid Waste Recycling. If you have any concerns with your pick-up, please contact them at 1-800-794-9770.

Open the 2024 Blue Box Collection Schedule

Curbside Blue Box Recycling

On your scheduled pick-up day, your blue box must be curbside by 8 a.m.

If you require a blue box, you may purchase recycling bins at the Municipal Administration Centre at 1475 Concession 5, Kincardine, for $14.13 + HST.

What goes in your blue box?

Blue boxes must be used for curbside pick-up. If your blue box is full, extra recyclables may be put in bags and they must be sorted by item.

A variety of glass bottles and jars.

Glass Bottles and Jars

  • Food and beverage containers only
  • Please rinse
A steel can and an aluminum can.

Aluminum and Steel Food & Beverage Containers

  • Place lids inside cans
  • Please rinse
A variety of spiral boxboard containers.

Spiral Boxboard

  • Do not remove metal ends
  • Place inside blue box
A sheet of lined paper.

Fine Paper

  • Computer, white, and light coloured paper
  • Place in clear plastic bag
Empty clear plastic screw top bottles.

Plastic Screw Top Bottles

  • Clean screw top bottles marked on the bottom with the recycling symbol and numbers 1, 2, 4, 5 and 7 may be put in your blue box.
Five recycling symbols numbered 1, 2, 4, 5, and 7.
A variety of boxboard and paper rolls.

Boxboard, Kraft Paper Bags, Paper Rolls, and Paper Egg Cartons

  • Boxboard is non-corrugated cardboard
  • Please remove all wrap, spouts and liners
  • Flatten and place inside larger, non-corrugated box
Newspapers and magazines for recycling.

Newspapers, Inserts, Magazines, Catalogues, and Phone Books

  • Please place together in your blue box or in an untied bag
  • Please note that paper grocery bags will not be left behind as they are recyclable
Wide mouth tub plastic containers.

Wide Mouth Tub Plastic

  • Clean plastic tubs marked on the bottom with the recycling symbol and numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7.
Five recycling symbols numbered 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7.
An empty paint can with an aerosol spray can next to it.

Empty Aerosol and Metal Paint Cans

  • Ensure that aerosol cans are completely empty
  • Please remove lids from paint cans and place inside blue box
  • Cans must be 1 gallon size or less and completely made of metal
  • Please, DO NOT recycle paint cans with a metal top and plastic bottom

Rigid Plastic Packaging

  • Clean rigid plastic packaging marked on the bottom with the recycling symbol and numbers 1 through 7. 
  • Please see important exceptions listed under do not recycle below.
A 20 gallon plastic bucket with lid and handle.

Plastic Pails under 20L size and no metal handles

A clear plastic tray full of cookies.

Plastic inserts

An empty clear plastic clamshell style container.

Clamshell plastic

A single serve plastic cup of yogurt.

Single serve plastic cups

An empty clear plastic moulded package.

Moulded retail packaging or non-medical blister pack (box board and paper removed).

Please don't put these items in your blue box

Here are some examples of items that cannot be put into your blue box for curbside pick-up.

Cardboard recycling is not accepted by curbside blue box pick-up. Please scroll down for the locations of cardboard recycling depots.

A pile of empty plastic bags in various colours.

Plastic Bags

A plastic train and a reusable plastic food container with lid.

Plastic toys and dishware

A disposable coffee cup with lid.

Disposable coffee cups

A set of dishware.

Glassware, pottery, and dishware

A plastic outdoor chair.

Plastic furniture

Cartons of juice and milk.

Milk and juice cartons

An angled plumbing pipe joint.

Industrial plastic

A can of paint.

Plastic paint cans

An empty landscaping pot and planter tray.

Planters and pots

A tetra pak.

Tetra pak

Aluminum pie plates.

Aluminum pie plates and foil

A white styrofoam cup.

Styrofoam

Additional Recycling Services

The Municipality of Kincardine offers some additional recycling programs to the community:

Cardboard recycling depots are located at:

  • Kincardine Waste Management Centre
    437 Sideroad 15, Armow
  • Underwood Public Works Garage
    1240 Concession 6, Underwood
  • Tiverton Public Library
    56 King Street, Tiverton
  • East Parking Lot at the Soccer Fields
    440 Bruce Avenue, Kincardine

There are two yellow film plastics collection bins at each of the two drop off locations:

  • Kincardine Waste Management Centre - regular operating hours
    437 Sideroad 15, Armow
  • East Parking Lot of Soccer Fields - open 24 hours a day
    440 Bruce Avenue, Kincardine

Please get to know which film plastics are acceptable - and not acceptable - for collection in this program. Please remove all food residue, paper/receipts, stickers, and rigid plastic.

DO NOT leave plastics outside the recycling bin and please keep these collection bins free of contamination to help keep this environmentally friendly program operating.

Accepted Film Plastic

Retail and Packaging Bags

Only clean, dry, and empty plastic bags identified by recycling symbols with the numbers 2 or 4 are accepted. Examples of this are:

  • Grocery and retail bags
  • Newspaper and flyer bags
  • Dry cleaning bags
  • Electronic equipment bags
  • These bins are emptied regularly by Grey Bruce Trash Taxi.

Food and Produce Bags

  • Bread 
  • Fresh vegetable and produce bags
  • Frozen vegetable
  • Bulk goods
  • Milk outer bag

Product Packaging and Wrap

  • Water softener and salt bags with their rigid plastic handles removed
  • Toilet paper, napkin, and paper towel overwrap
  • Diaper and feminine hygiene product outer bags
  • Bottled water and soda case overwrap
  • Soil, mulch, etc. garden product bags that are clean and empty

Not Accepted through the Film Plastic Recycling Program

  • Unclean items with food or dirt residue
  • Packaging in contact with meat or dairy
  • Biodegradable or compostable plastic
  • Crinkly, non-stretch wrap, packaging, and bottle seals
  • Agricultural bale, boat, and shrink wrap
  • Beverage rings
  • Stretch cling wrap
  • Chip, cookie, chocolate, and snack bar wrappers
  • Bubble wrap
  • Zipper lock and resealable bags

On December 1, 2020, the Municipality of Kincardine partnered with Second Wind Recycling, for the Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Recycling Service Project. 

Commonly referred to as Styrofoam, EPS is largely used in packaging and food service products. The petroleum based material is composed of 95% air and is not biodegradable. Due to its fragility and low weight, it is a common pollutant in the natural environment. EPS has become even more prevalent with the growth of e-commerce and bulk shipping.

Accepted materials must be clean and dry. All tape, plastic, stickers, cardboard and other contaminants attached to the foam must be removed and dropped off at the Kincardine Waste Management Centre at 437 Sideroad 15.

White, rigid, expanded EPS packaging will be accepted. This packaging is commonly from:

  • Computers
  • Electronics
  • Appliances

EPS materials that are not accepted include:

  • Take-out food containers
  • Meat trays
  • Coffee cups
  • Disposable dishware
  • Packing peanuts/popcorn
  • Construction insulation, blue and pink
  • Polyethylene and Polypropylene packaging
  • Foam bags & wrapping
  • Hot tub cover inserts
  • Pool noodles

Contact Us

The Municipality of Kincardine
1475 Concession 5, R.R.
#5, Kincardine, ON N2Z 2X6
Phone: 519-396-3468
F.: 519-396-8288

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