Recycling

Residents must only use City of Brantford approved blue boxes to put out recyclable materials that are between 60 L to 87 L in size. The use of large wheeled recycling containers is not permitted at single-family households.

Download and use the City of Brantford Recycle Coach application to see what goes where and when in your neighbourhood.

Collection schedule

All recyclable materials should be set out at the curb for collection by 7:00 a.m. on your scheduled collection day, and not before 7:00 p.m. the night before.

Collection occurs on all statutory holidays except Christmas Day and New Year's Day, in which case, collection will occur one day later.

What goes in which box or bin?

Use the "two-sort" method for your recycling box (or bin in multi-residential units):

Download the Recycle Coach app for more information on what goes where.

No plastic bags

Please do not bag your recyclables.

Leave items loose and empty in your recycling bins.

Cardboard boxes

Flatten and tie large cardboard boxes into bundles no larger than 75 cm x 75 cm x 20 cm (30" x 30" x 8") and place securely beside or between your blue boxes.

Recycling on windy days

Follow these steps to prevent litter in your neighbourhood on windy days:

• Put your waste at the curb by 7:00 a.m. the morning of your collection day, instead of the night before
• Stack blue boxes by placing heavier items on top of loose papers
• Fill boxboard boxes with other boxboard material
• Don't overfill blue boxes with loose materials
• Put garbage bags on the curb instead of garbage cans; garbage cans are more likely to blow around

New or replacement blue boxes

The City provides new or replacement blue boxes to Brantford residents as needed and at the discretion of the City of Brantford, at no cost. There is a limit of one replacement blue box per address per year, if boxes are broken, or missing from the curb. Proof of residency may be required.

Broken blue boxes can only be taken to the Mohawk Street Landfill Site to be disposed of, free of charge.

Blue box replacement locations: 

The Tourism Centre has temporarily suspended its blue box/recycling bin distribution program.