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 ...

No changes will be made to the list of materials collected in the blue box, nor will there be changes to the blue box collection schedule from July 1, until completion of the transition to the new ...

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

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 ...

WATERLOO REGION — The blue box celebrates its 35th anniversary Wednesday. The program launched widely in Kitchener in 1983 with 31,000 homes separating recyclables from their household waste for ...

Ontario’s overall waste diversion rate has stalled and about 70 per cent of our waste materials continue to end up in landfills. The transition of municipalities to the new Blue Box program will be ...

WATERLOO REGION — The highly popular blue box program, which started in Kitchener more than 40 years ago, is going private as part of a provincewide standardization that makes waste producers ...