{"id":204298,"date":"2025-10-11T03:46:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T03:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/204298\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T03:46:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T03:46:27","slug":"heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-recycle-carts-coming-to-windsor-essex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/204298\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s what you need to know about the new recycle carts coming to Windsor-Essex:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/windsor\/article\/blue-box-program-in-windsor-essex-transitioning-to-new-recycling-carts-in-2026\/\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/windsor\/article\/blue-box-program-in-windsor-essex-transitioning-to-new-recycling-carts-in-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">new recycling system coming to Windsor-Essex<\/a>\u00a0next year that includes shifting to new recycle carts.<\/p>\n<p>What you need to know about recycle carts:<\/p>\n<p>New System:\u00a0Windsor-Essex is transitioning to Ontario\u2019s new extended producer responsibility (EPR) recycling system.<br \/>\nProducer Responsibility:\u00a0Starting Jan. 1, 2026, producers will be responsible for the cost and operation of recycling programs, not municipalities.<br \/>\nCart Delivery:\u00a0New blue recycling carts are being delivered to homes this month.<br \/>\nSingle-Stream Recycling:\u00a0All recyclable materials can be combined into one cart. No more sorting into separate boxes.<br \/>\nOne Cart Per Household:\u00a0Each household receives one cart.<br \/>\nAdditional Carts:\u00a0Extra carts are available, if needed. Residents can request a second cart through GFL customer service if they repeatedly require more space.<br \/>\nFlatten Recycling:\u00a0Residents are asked to break down or flatten their recyclables to maximize cart space.<br \/>\nCollection Frequency:\u00a0Collection will occur every other week (bi-weekly).<br \/>\nOld Bins No Longer Accepted:\u00a0Old blue and red boxes will not be accepted after the final pickup at the end of December.<br \/>\nCollection Method:\u00a0Carts are collected by a hydraulic arm, which is why smaller bins are no longer accepted.<br \/>\nService Provider:\u00a0GFL Environmental will handle collection on behalf of Circular Materials, the provincial organization managing the new program.<br \/>\nContact for Questions:\u00a0For questions or concerns, residents can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gflenv.com\/\" title=\"https:\/\/gflenv.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">contact GFL<\/a>.<br \/>\nSimplified and Consistent Recycling:\u00a0The new system aims to make recycling simpler and more consistent across Ontario, with a unified list of accepted materials.<br \/>\nNew Accepted Materials:\u00a0The list of accepted materials will expand to include items like hot and cold beverage cups, deodorant and toothpaste tubes, ice cream tubs, black plastic containers, and frozen juice containers.<br \/>\nTransition Period:\u00a0There may be a learning curve and some initial confusion as the region adjusts to the new system.<br \/>\nWheeled Carts:\u00a0The new carts have wheels, making them easier to roll to the curb.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There\u2019s a\u00a0new recycling system coming to Windsor-Essex\u00a0next year that includes shifting to new recycle carts. What you need&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":204299,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[49,48,295,66],"class_list":["post-204298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-environment","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204298"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204298\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/204299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}