Fundy-St. Martins
Learn more about your recycling program.
Get in touch
For any recycling collection inquiries, please contact Fero. They can be contacted for:
- Replacement bins.
- Missed collections.
- Other recycling questions.
Fero
- recycle@fero.ca
- 1-800-668-3376
Be recycle ready
- Sort your recyclables into two separate containers – Blue Box for Paper & Cardboard, and the Green Box for Plastic, Metal & Milk Containers.
- Place them loose into the boxes, do not bag your items. The only item that can be in a bag is shredded paper.
- Place your recycling bins at the curb by 7 a.m. on your regular collection day.
- Flatten and break down cardboard boxes to save space on recycling.
- Large quantities of cardboard (6 or more boxes) – bundle & tie so they are no larger than 30” x 30” x 8” (76 cm x 76 cm x 20 cm).
- Give containers a quick rinse and remove caps.
- Leave labels on containers.
- Rinse containers thoroughly. Remove caps.
- Look for the recycling symbol with 1, 2, or 5
- Milk, juice jugs
- Yogurt containers, sour cream, cottage cheese tubs
- Ice cream tubs (plastic)
- Ketchup, oil, vinegar and salad dressing bottles
- Peanut butter containers
- Shampoo bottles
- Bleach and detergent bottles
- Beverage containers (no glass)
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Milk Cartons:
- Milk, cream and buttermilk cartons
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Metal Containers:
- All food & pet food cans
- Aluminum pie plates
- Clean aluminum foil
- Pop cans
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DO NOT INCLUDE:
- x Styrofoam
- x Plastic bags or plastic wrap
- x Chocolate bar wrappers
- x Chip bags
- x Vinyl siding
- x Aerosol cans
- x Paint cans
- x Toys, garden hoses, or furniture
- x Tetra paks – soup
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Paper:
- Newspaper
- Office paper
- Catalogues, phone books
- Magazines, flyers, brochures and glossy paper
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Cardboard:
- Flatten all boxes
- Large quantities of cardboard (6 or more) bundle & tie so they are no larger than 30″ x 30″ x 8″ (76 cm x 76 cm x 20 cm)
- Packaging boxes
- Appliance boxes
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Cereal and cracker boxes
(remove inner bag) - Tissue boxes
- Egg cartons
- Paper towel cores
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Do not include:
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x Coffee cups
x Food contaminated paper or cardboard, e.g. pizza boxes, donut boxes (they belong in compost)
x Milk cartons (they belong with Containers or green recycling box)
x Waxed cardboard
x Wax paper
x Gift wrap
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x Coffee cups
Recycling resources
Learn more about recycling collection in Dufferin County.