Beginning January 1, 2024, Niagara Region’s residential recycling program will no longer be managed by the Region and responsibility for the program will be taken on by Circular Materials.
Circular Materials will be responsible for residential Blue and Grey box material collection and replacement of recycling containers (Blue & Grey Boxes), in accordance with the Province's new Blue Box regulation.
As of January 1, 2024, replacement blue boxes will NO LONGER be available at Lincoln Town Hall or at other municipal facilities in Niagara region.
Starting in the new year, if residents have recycling program questions or require new or replacement Blue or Grey Boxes, they will need to contact the collection contractor for their area:
- GFL Environmental Inc. – Grimsby, Lincoln, Pelham, Thorold, Wainfleet, West Lincoln: 1-855-769-3760 or niagararecycling@gflenv.com
For information about what is accepted in the Blue and Grey Box, residents can visit Circular Materials’ website. Niagara Region will also continue to promote program information on the Region’s Waste App.
Niagara residents should experience very little change to their recycling routines. There will be no change to collection days, frequency, or collection time. Residents should continue to have materials at the curb by 7 a.m. on collection day. Residents can also continue to use the same Blue and Grey Boxes and recycle the same materials (with the exception of books).
This transition does not affect other waste services. Niagara Region will continue to collect garbage, Green Bin, leaf and yard waste and large household items and distribute Green Bins and Kitchen Catchers. At this time, the Region will continue to provide recycling collection to industrial, commercial, and institutional industrial properties and operate drop-off depots which will continue to accept Blue and Grey Box material. For these services, continue to contact Niagara Region’s Waste Info Line at 905-356-4141 or 1-800-594-5542, wasteinfoline@niagararegion.ca or Niagara Region’s website.