Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blue recycling boxes sit in the snow in Simcoe county, Ontario. The province recently finalized regulations that will change ...

As of Jan. 1, 2026, blue box collection and program operations will transfer over to the producers of recycling products and packaging. It's part of legislation passed by the Ontario government in ...

TORONTO, Dec. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On January 1, 2026, Ontario’s three-year transition to extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging and paper products will be complete and ...

Local businesses are being forced to rethink how they manage recycling after Ontario’s new Blue Box program removed commercial properties from curbside collection.

On Jan. 1, 2026, Ontario will complete its three-year transition to extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging and paper products. Simultaneously, the province will introduce an enhanced ...