The Township of Madoc is committed to providing a high level of service when it comes to your household waste.
Changes are coming to recycling collection activities in Madoc Township.
With the Province of Ontario’s shift in responsibility for recycling to producers instead of municipalities under the Blue Box Regulation effective in Madoc Township on July 17, 2025. This also means a change in how you replace or purchase blue bins.
If you need to replace your blue bin you can call E360 at 1 (866) 358 – 3560 and they will guide you fromt here. If you need to replace bins, you can replace them with any type of blue recycling bin that you might find in a big box store or any hardward store, etc.
This does not mean that blue box recycling program will cease on that date. In fact, the collection and processing of recycled materials will continue. However, Quinte Waste Solutions, which is owned and operated by the Municipality of Madoc Township and eight other local municipalities, will no longer provide the service.
Instead, the blue box recycling program for the Municipality of Madoc Township will be managed by Circular Materials Ontario (CMO). CMO has selected E360 Solutions to provide blue box recycling collection service for The Township of Madoc.
If you pickup has been missed or you have any other concers you can call E360 at 1(866) 358- 3560
“What does this mean for Madoc Township residents?
Your residential recycling materials will still be picked up and removed. Beginning July 21, 2025, your collection day may change. Please find your collection day using this map. Click here to view the map.
All materials previously collected will continue to be collected. Visit the Circular Materials Ontario website to see the material that will and won’t be accepted.
Household waste (garbage) will not be affected by this change.
Phone: 1 866 358 3560
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Things are a little different for industrial, commercial and institutional (ICI) property owners. As of July 17, 2025, the onus will be on ICI locations to set up and cover costs for their own recycling systems by self-hauling recycling to a waste drop-off or obtaining private collection. Recycling can be dropped off at Madoc Landfill & Recycling Depots on Mondays, Wednesdays & Saturdays when they are open.
Separate bins will be available to accommodate industrial, commercial and institutional property owners who will be responsible for the disposal of their recycling after July 17, 2025.
ICI properties include:
See below information regarding “Non-Eligible Properties”
Only eligible portions of mixed-use properties will have their recycling collected by E360 Solutions. For example, residential portions of a mixed-use building will be collected; however, commercial portions will need to take their recycling to the nearest municipal waste site or arrange for private pickup. Click here to see a diagram for more information.
What is happening to Ontario’s Blue Box Program?
In 2021, the Ontario government passed a new regulation that shifts the financial and operational responsibility of blue box recycling programs to producers – those that produce and supply blue box materials to residents. In this new extended producer responsibility framework, producers will become fully responsible for collecting and recycling blue box materials.
As a result, blue box recycling programs among local municipalities in the Quinte region will be managed by Circular Materials, which is the administrator of the common collection system and a not-for-profit organization that is committed to building an efficient and effective recycling system in Ontario.
Circular Materials selected E360 Solutions to provide ‘blue box’ recycling service to the Municipality of Centre Hastings.
Why is the program changing?
Historically, Ontario’s blue box programs were operated by municipalities who were responsible for paying about half of the costs of the program, with producers responsible for the other half. Now, under the new blue box regulation, Ontario is transitioning to a new model where producers – the organizations that produce the products and packaging – are 100 per cent responsible for operating and funding the program.
Why isn’t recyclable material from industrial, commercial, and institutional properties getting picked up?
Industrial, commercial, and institutional properties are considered non-eligible sources under the provincial blue box regulation (O.Reg. 391/21). As a result, municipalities would be responsible for paying 100 per cent of the costs of collecting blue box materials produced by ICI properties.
The Municipality of Madoc Township decided in September 2024 not to assume responsibility for collecting recyclable material from non-eligible sources due to the high costs associated with such a program. Collecting this small amount of material would have a disproportionately high cost given the small quantity and that the sources are very wide spread across Madoc Township.
When will these changes take effect?
Circular Materials will begin managing blue box programming among local municipalities as of July 17, 2025.
The Municipality of Centre Hastings will begin opening up the Madoc Landfill & Recycling Depot – which Madoc Township uses to receive non-eligible recycling material on Mondays, Wednesdays, & Saturdays beginning on June 18, 2025.
What does extended producer responsibility (EPR) mean?
Extended producer responsibility (EPR) is a framework in which producers – the businesses that produce and supply paper and packaging to residents – are responsible for managing the end-of-life management of these materials. EPR enables innovation, operational efficiencies, increased standard levels, and access to materials. It is recognized as one of the most effective mechanisms to improve recycling rates.
What are the advantages of this new framework?
EPR is recognized as one of the most effective mechanisms to improve recycling rates and advance a circular economy where materials are collected, recycled, and returned to producers for use as recycled content in new products and packaging. EPR creates a financial incentive for producers to reduce packaging and creates larger economies of scale for the collection and processing of recyclables.
NON-ELIGIBLE PROPERTIES
Effective July 17, 2025, recycling collection will no longer be provided to properties or organizations that have been deemed non-eligible under the provincial guidelines. This includes certain commercial, industrial, and institutional properties.
This change is part of a province-wide shift to a producer responsibility model for recycling. Under this new model, producers of packaging and printed paper will be responsible for the operation and funding of Blue Box programs. Please note that this decision was made by the Province of Ontario, not the Township of Madoc.
As a result, your organization will be responsible for managing your own recycling. You have the following options:
We understand that this change may be inconvenient, and we encourage you to begin making arrangements in advance of the transition date to ensure there is no disruption in your recycling practices.
Additional information about the Blue Box Transition Program can be found on the Province of Ontario’s website or by visiting https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/210391