Lanark Highlands
Learn more about your recycling program.
Recycling program transition
As of January 1, 2025, Lanark Highlands’ 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.
Recycling resources
Learn more about recycling collection in Lanark Highlands.
Be recycle ready
- Curbside recycling is collected on Fridays. Remember to place blue boxes at the curb by 7:00 a.m.
- Flatten cardboard to save space in your bins and ensure it is collected.
- Give containers a quick rinse to remove any residue and ensure they are ready for recycling.
What’s accepted
- Open and empty/clean paint cans (no plastic with metal tops and/or bottoms or handles)
- Tin cans, aluminum cans, pie plates, trays and foil wrap (no foil with paper or plastic laminate)
- Clear and coloured glass food and beverage bottles and jars scraped and rinsed clean
- Plastic food and beverage containers
- Milk and juice cartons, ice cream containers rinsed and clean
- #4 Film Plastic: grocery and shopping bags, outer wrap from cases of water and toilet paper/paper towel packages (put all of these in one bag – “a bag of bags”)
- Newspaper, magazines, catalogues, flyers and junk mail
- Boxboard: cereal boxes, cracker boxes, tissue boxes, “paper” egg cartons, toilet paper/paper towel rolls
- Office paper
- Cardboard – flattened and bundled
- Car tires and car parts
- Dirty flower pots
- Pots and pans
- Zippered plastic bags, solar blankets and fiberglass feed bags
- Styrofoam, sponge foam and foam sheeting
- Bubble wrap
- Small or large appliances, electronics
- Hard-cover books
- Plastic or metal strapping, window pane glass & construction material
- Picture frames
- Hangers
- Oil containers
- Compost
- Glass or ceramic dishes, Tupperware and Rubbermaid
- Plastic toys
- Diapers