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.
Get in touch
For any recycling collection inquiries, please contact GFL. They can be contacted for:
- Replacement bins.
- Missed collections.
- Other recycling questions.
GFL
- c32recycling@gflenv.com
- 1-866-553-4352
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