Smooth Rock Falls
Learn more about your recycling program.
Recycling program transition
As of January 1, 2025, Smooth Rock Falls’ recycling program will be managed by Circular Materials, a national not-for-profit organization that is committed to building an efficient and effective recycling system in Ontario.
Be recycle ready
- Place recyclables at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on your collection day.
- Rinse all containers and bottles and remember to remove all lids and caps from glass and plastic containers.
- Place recyclables loosely in your recycling bin. Do not place in bags.
- Do not crush the cans,
- Flatten cartons and boxes (30” x 30”) to save space in your recycling bin and ensure they are collected.
- Do not compact recyclables tightly in the blue box.
- Clean and rinse your blue box regularly to remove any residue.
- Space the containers 2 feet apart and place the side with numbers and metal handle facing the road.
What’s accepted
- Stationery and computer paper
- Metal cans and containers
- Flat and corrugated cardboard
- Newspapers and magazines
- Flyers, pamphlets and leaflets
- Paper bags (untreated)
- Books and telephone directories
- Cereal, crackers and pizza boxes (clean)
- Egg, milk, juice, whipped cream cartons and juice boxes (remove the straw)
- Thin paper
- Envelopes and greeting cards
- Non-metallized wrapping paper
- Tissue, soap & shoe boxes
- Soft drink cans (rinsed)
- Tins cans (rinsed and push the lids inside)
- Aluminum foil (clean)
- Aluminum plates (clean)
- Bottles, jugs, vats, buckets and trays. All plastic containers labeled 1, 2, 4, 5 & 6.
- Tissue paper, paper towels
- Thermal paper
- Diapers
- Waxed cardboard and waxed paper
- Boxes of ice cream
- Cellophane
- Metal wrapping paper
- Soiled paper and cardboard
- Stickers
- Plates and paper cups
- Take-out containers
- Bags of sugar, flour, potatoes, popcorn
- Batteries
- Galvanized sheet metal
- Pressurized containers, spray cans
- Vehicle parts
- Nails, bolts, screws
- Paint containers
- Mirrors, windows and flat glass
- Crystal
- Pottery, ceramics, cups
- Porcelain
- Dishes and broken glasses
- Electric light bulbs & fluorescent tubes
- Jars and empty glass bottles of any color
- Plastic grocery bags
- Plastic packaging
- Bubble wrap/packaging
- Milk bags, bread bags
- Cereal and cracker bags
- Straws, “Ziploc” closure bags
- Rubber
- Laundry baskets, shower curtains
- Watering hoses
- Pool tarps, plastic chairs
- Toys
- Chip or candy bags
- Cheese and meat packaging/wraps
- Soiled packaging
- Plastic glasses and utensils
- Contaminated waste, food or articles
- Engine oil bottles
- Chemical containers
- Plastic toys or sporting goods
- Stuffed animals
- Electronic devices or batteries
- Compact discs or DVDs
- Wood or wooden crates
- Clothes hangers, clothing
- Garden waste, gardening tools
- Pet food bags
- Tents
- All medical waste
- Compost
- Pots and pa