Recycling Eligibility Checker

Ontario’s Blue Box Program is changing how it works. Instead of the handling recycling, producers of blue box materials (like plastic bottles and cardboard boxes) will now be fully financially and operationally responsible for collecting, processing, and recycling these materials. This is a transition called Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act (RRCEA) and upheld by Ontario Regulation 391/21: Blue Box.

Producers of blue box materials (like plastic water bottles and cardboard boxes) will now be financially and operationally responsible for the collection, processing, and recycling of these materials. With this transition, producers can work with Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs) to meet their obligations.

However, this new model only covers materials from eligible residential sources, excluding those from industrial, commercial, or institutional sources (there are some exceptions to this).

If in doubt about your property’s eligibility for curbside recycling service,  you can use this tool to confirm its eligibility.

Should you have any questions about this tool or questions/comments about the new program, please email the Solid Waste Team at waste@muskoka.on.ca or call 705-645-2100.