WATERLOO REGION — The blue box program, which has been run municipally for 40-plus years, is set to go private and regional staff are working to iron out the details with the companies who take ...

Opposition critics have slammed the government for taking too long to implement the changes, but Yurek defended the timeline as realistic. “When we looked at creating the blue box program we actually ...

Ontario’s shrinking landfill space could run out faster than expected if the Ford government retreats from long-held plans to ...

The planned curbside recycling shakeup is meant to save cities money and encourage manufacturers to make more eco-friendly, reusable packaging.

The Region of Waterloo officially transfers management of the Blue Box program on March 2 as part of a provincewide initiative to shift the burden of processing recyclables onto producers.

This particular program began in 2013 in response to complaints about downtown traffic boxes getting tagged with graffiti. As of this year, more than 600 boxes — almost a quarter of the 2,467 in ...

The program also has a pay-what-you-can option for those on lower incomes. "The idea for the country food box was modelled after the Inuit tradition of the feast," she said.