What's Accepted
You can also refer to the List of accepted recyclables (pdf)in printable format.
Curbside Collection
Residents who have questions about recycling or who want to report a missed collection can contact the GFL team at:
1-888-796-4352 or
c29recycling@gflenv.com
- Recycling is collected curbside every other week.
- Blue curbside carts are provided by GFL Environmental Inc.
- Please separate your materials: one side for paper, and the other for acceptable recyclables made of plastic, glass and metals.
- Place your recyclables at the curb no earlier than 7 pm on the eve and no later than 7am on the morning of a pick up.
See when your next collection will be using the Recycle Coach tool. You can also download the app for easy access to this information and to get notifications.
Circular Materials is managing recycling programs across the province. GFL Environmental Inc. has been retained to handle recycling collection at the curb and at recycling depots in West Nipissing.
Recycling Depots
Municipal recycling drop-off depots across Ontario will be closing or changing operations effective January 1, 2026, as part of Ontario’s transition to a producer-funded Blue Box recycling system operated by Circular Materials. Under this new system, responsibility for recycling shifts from municipalities to producers.
Curbside recycling will remain the primary method of collection. While some unstaffed recycling depots (public recycling bins) will be discontinued, residents will continue to have access to recycling services at municipal landfill sites and select depot locations.
Recycling Drop-Off Locations Remaining Available
Residents will continue to have access to recycling services at the following locations:
- Sturgeon Falls Landfill
- Verner Landfill
- Field Landfill
- Kipling Landfill
- Lavigne Landfill
- River Valley Landfill
- Crystal Falls Depot (boat launch on Crystal Falls Road)
- Monetville Depot (7198 Highway 64)
- Muskosung Landfill
Recycling Depots to Be Discontinued
The following unstaffed recycling depots (public recycling bins) will be discontinued as of January 1, 2026:
Verner Depot – Bins located at the Verner Arena will be removed. Residents can drop off recycling at the Verner Landfill.
Field Depot – Bins located at 106 Larocque Street will be removed. Residents can drop off recycling at the Field Landfill.
All Landfill Sites have recycling bins for cardboard, newspapers, glass, tin, aluminum and plastics. They are accessible during landfill hours of operations.