NB

Saint John

Learn more about your recycling program.

Recycling resources

Learn more about recycling collection in Saint John.

Recycling guide and collection map

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Get in touch

For any recycling inquiries, please contact Miller Waste.

  • Replacement bins.
  • Missed collections.
  • Other recycling questions.

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Be recycle ready

  • Place your recycling bins at the curb by 6 a.m. on your recycling collection day.
  • Sort your recyclables before placing them in your bins.
  • Flatten and break down cardboard boxes to save space on recycling. All cardboard should be flattened to 30″ x 30″.
  • Empty and rinse all containers.
  • Don’t overfill your bins. Keep material below the rim.
  • In the winter, place bins on cleared parts of your driveway. Do not put them on top of snowbanks or icy patches.
  • Glass packaging, flexible plastics, white foam polystyrene, and beverage cardboard are not accepted curbside. Please bring to a redemption centre near you.

Frequently asked questions

You are still able to recycle the packaging and paper materials in the same way you currently do.  There are no changes to the bins you currently use (blue and green).  

Along with the transition of curbside recycling services, Circular Materials is partnering with a network of Eastern Recyclers Association redemption centres to support the recycling of additional materials. This includes glass, flexible plastics, beverage cardboard and white polystyrene foam. Learn more at circularmaterials.ca/redemptioncentres.  

Following transition in 2027, residents can expect a convenient and consistent recycling program across the province. Services will be expanded to those that receive garbage curbside collection, and to multi-unit dwellings.   

Starting May 1, 2024, recycling collection will take place during the day instead of overnight. Please ensure bins are at the curb by 6 a.m. on your collection day.  

    Please contact Miller Waste at 1-833-644-1163 or nb@millerwaste.ca.  

    Their hours of customer service are 7:30 am to 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday.  

    If you have questions about the Saint John recycling program, would like to report an incident with  the service provider Miller Waste, or need to escalate an inquiry, you can reach out directly to Circular Materials at: 

    English inquiries:  customerservice@circularmaterials.ca or 1-877-667-2626.   

    French inquiries: serviceclientele@circularmaterials.ca or 1-877-667-2626. 
     
    Circular Materials will respond within one business day for general inquiries and within two hours for service alerts.  

    New Brunswickers can now bring glass, flexible plastics, ancillary cardboard and expanded polystyrene foam to one of several redemption centres. More details can be found at: www.circularmaterials.ca/redemptioncentres. 

    This collaboration with the Eastern Recyclers Association will provide New Brunswickers a convenient way to recycle materials that have not been part of the program previously.  

      Circular Materials is a not-for-profit organization that is committed to building an efficient and effective recycling system in New Brunswick. As recycling in the province transitions to EPR, Circular Materials supports brand owners in delivering a best-in-class system that continues to provide recycling services to residents and meet their obligations under the Designated Material Regulation.   

      Learn more about Circular Materials at www.circularmaterials.ca/NB.   

      Historically, New Brunswick’s packaging and paper recycling program was operated and funded by entities. Now, under the Designated Materials Regulation, New Brunswick is transitioning to a new model where brand owners – the organizations that produce packaging and paper materials – are 100% responsible for operating and funding recycling the province’s program. Circular Materials is the organization responsible for ensuring producers meet their regulatory requirements. 

      The transition to EPR began in November 2023 and will take place over three years. During the transition, New Brunswick residents will not experience changes to their collection day or the materials they can recycle. When transition to EPR is complete in 2027, residents can expect a convenient and consistent recycling program across the province.