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It sounds obvious, but where do you think that pizza boxes should go? If you said that they should go to the recycling bin because they are made of cardboard, you are wrong. Typically only the top half of the box – the part that’s not soiled with grease, cheese, or other food – can go into your curbside recycling bin. Rethink waste and improve your waste management skills.
Recycling in Canada, just like anywhere, can be complicated.
With so many different types of materials and recycling laws that from vary city-to-city and province-to-province, what can be recycled is not always clear. Use this article as a guide to help you out!
Did you know that in order to be recycled, an item must be clean? This is especially true of containers that once held food. For example, if a plastic peanut butter tub is about to be recycled, it needs to be thoroughly washed first. If not, that one plastic vessel has the potential to contaminate huge amounts of plastic that have been cleaned by other people— and all those plastics will then end up in a landfill rather than actually being recycled.
Additionally, Canada’s low recycling rate can be attributed to plastic waste “from offices, institutions or industries.” Large companies and institutions are less likely to adequately wash plastics while mixing non-recyclable items into recycling bins.
Nation-wide, this items are more difficult or can not be recycle:
Ok, but what can be recycled in Canada?
Mainly? You can recycle glass, aluminum, paper, cardboard, and some plastics!
Each province maintains its own rules as to what kinds of plastics are accepted, as well as if and what kind of electronics can be recycled. Some provinces also accept the recycling of materials such as paint, tires, and even oil.
Here you will find a list of what can be recycled in each Province:
We have a Recycling Program in place for our plastic containers.
On a second order, we collect our empty plastic containers, reprocess them and then reuse them over and over again in new orders.
For free.
Our natural cleaning products are green, sustainable, and approved by Health Canada.
Certified Green Cleaning is environmentally and socially responsible. We protect the environment and develop our communities towards a better and brighter future.
Do you still have questions? Get in touch and we will be more than happy to answer them.