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Recycling
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Changes are coming to Residential Recycling
New Residential Recycling Acceptable List – Coming January 2026!
Changes are coming to Commercial Recycling
What's changing - Collection Day and Frequency
Starting January 2026, your recycling collection day, frequency, and time may change. Please ensure bins are curbside by 7am for collection. You can continue to use your bins as normal on your regular collection day until then. You will receive information in the mail confirming your collection day.
Bin Lids
As we prepare for our January launch, bins at ICI properties will be updated with red lids. These bins are for commercial-source recyclables only. If you have received this notice and your lid has not been updated, please contact us at: 519-228-6678 x243
Will the acceptable items change?
No. While some changes are being made to the list of acceptable materials for residential properties, ICI properties will continue to follow the current list of accepted items. This means you can continue recycling the same materials you do now.
Will my waste collection change?
No, waste collection will remain the same. Only recycling is being affected. This could mean your recycling and waste collection are now on separate days.
What if we share the bin with a residence?
As of January 2026, all residential and commercial recycled material must be kept separate. Please reach out to us and we can give you a separate bin for residential material.
Can I change to a recycling dumpster?
Yes. For options and pricing, please contact Mars Environmental, our commercial division: 1-800-642-BINS marsenvironmental.ca
Why things are Changing
Recycling in Ontario is changing due to updates to the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, which introduced new rules about who is responsible for collecting and processing different types of materials. Under the updated regulations, Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs) are now only responsible for managing residential recycling. As a result, recycling from businesses, institutions, and other non-residential properties (known as ICI: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional) must now be collected separately. To meet these requirements and ensure proper sorting, we’ve introduced dedicated collection routes using separate trucks for ICI properties.
Questions or Concerns?
1-800-265-9799 or info@bra.org
The Municipality of North Perth uses the automated garbage and recycling program that requires residents to use wheelie bins.
If you need to order garbage and recycling wheelie bins, please contact Environmental Services.
- Park it – Place your bins just off the roadway on the shoulder grass or driveway.
- Point it – The arrow on the bin lid must point to the centre of the road.
- Space it – Leave at least 1 meter (or an arms length) of clearance between each bin and any obstacles, such as parked cars, poles and mailboxes.
- All material must fit in the bin and the lid must close.
- No extra materials will be collected. Please recycle when you can!
- Breakdown boxes and flatten your containers to allow for better fit in your bins.
- Have your bins out by 7:00 a.m. on your scheduled collection day. This will ensure they are picked up.
Recyclable material goes in the wheelie bin with the BLUE lid.
Visit the Bluewater Recycling Website for a full list of what can go in your recycling wheelie bin, or use the interactive tool below.
Around North Perth there are recycling depot bins set up for you to use if you have recycling that cannot fit in your wheelie bin. The bins look like blue dumpster bins. This is for RECYCLING ONLY.
Use The Bluewater Material Guide to learn more about proper disposal.
The bins are located at the following locations:
- Steve Kerr Memorial Complex – 965 Binning Street West, Listowel, ON
- Listowel Public Works Yard – 580 Main Street West, Listowel, ON
- Wallace Public Works Shop – 5882 Line 88, Gowanstown, ON
- Kurtzville Arena – 6670 Perth Line 88, Kurtzville, ON
- Elma Logan Recreation Complex – 200 Nelson Street, Monkton, ON
- Elma Landfill – 7080 Road 166, Atwood, ON
Garbage material goes in the wheelie bin with the BLACK lid. Visit the Bluewater Recycling website to see what can and cannot go in your garbage bin.
Contact Us
Municipality of North Perth
330 Wallace Avenue North
Listowel, ON N4W 1L3
Tel: 519-291-2950
Toll Free: 1-888-714-1993
Bluewater Recycling Association
Email BRA
Bluewater Recycling Association, 415 Canada Avenue, Huron Park, ON N0M 1Y0
T: 519-228-6678
Toll Free: 800-265-9799
F: 519-228-6656
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Jennifer Beirnes
Environmental Services Administrative Assistant
Email the Environmental Services Administrative Assistant
Municipality of North Perth, 330 Wallace Ave. N., Listowel, ON N4W 1L3
T: 519-292-2067
Toll Free: 888-714-1993
F: 519-291-1804
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