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The Blue Box A fixture at the end of our driveways and a foundation of our green economy, the Blue Box is a symbol of recycling success. Over 95 per cent of Ontarians participate, and the province’s paper and packaging diversion is the highest in North America. Learn More
aboutgirl-new Who is Stewardship Ontario? We’re a not-for-profit organization funded and governed by the industries that are the brand owners, first importers or manufacturers of the products and packaging materials managed under our recycling programs.

We operate the Blue Box curbside recycling program for printed paper and packaging and the Orange Drop recycling and safe disposal program for hazardous or special waste. Learn more about Stewardship Ontario
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The Blue Box A fixture at the end of our driveways and a foundation of our green economy, the Blue Box is a symbol of recycling success. Over 95 per cent of Ontarians participate, and the province’s paper and packaging diversion is the highest in North America. Learn More
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Orange Drop The Orange Drop Program provides Ontario residents with a free, safe and easy way to dispose of household products that require special handling. Fully funded by industry, this network of convenient drop-off locations accepts nine materials. Learn More
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What's New iStock_000003277430Small-2Mixed-Plastic Recycling Technology Diverts 10,000 Tonnes from LandfillEFS-plastics Inc. makes resin pellets for new consumer products from used margarine containers, yogurt cups, caps, lids and plastic films, including shopping, frozen vegetable and bread bags. With the help of Stewardship Ontario, the Listowel company has expanded its recycling and reprocessing operations.Read Moretim-hortonsTim Hortons and Recycling Team Tests Curbside Collection of Beverage CupsApproximately 395 households in the City of Burlington and 519 homes in the County of Brant have taken part in a three-month pilot recycling program to collect plastic-laminated paper beverage cups in their Blue Boxes. Find out how Stewardship Ontario helped make this happen.Read More
Event Calendar
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Jun 2012
2012 Sustainability Summit – Toronto, Ontario On June 21, 2012, Stewardship Ontario held its second annual Sustainability Summit at the Evergreen Brickworks in Toronto. The summit showcased some of the important recycling innovations taking place in the province and brought together over 150 attendees from industry, government, waste and recycling organizations to learn about each other’s sustainability practices.
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Sep 2011
2011 Conference on Canadian Stewardship – Halifax, Nova Scotia Gemma Zecchini, CEO, Stewardship Ontario spoke at the 2011 Conference on Canadian Stewardship on Tuesday, September 20, 2011. View Gemma Zecchini’s Conference on Canadian Stewardship presentation.
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Sep 2011
Dialogue on the Blue Box Program – September 14, 2011 Lyle Clarke, Vice-President, Innovation and Blue Box spoke about the key cost drivers that will influence operation of the Blue Box Program next year and engage in a discussion about proposed changes to the Blue Box Rules designed to make the process fairer, clearer and more consistent with Quebec and Manitoba.
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Aug 2011
2011 AMO Annual Conference, London, Ontario Stewardship Ontario’s Tamara Burns, VP Operations for the Orange Drop Program and Lyle Clarke, VP Innovation and Blue Box spoke at AMO’s Annual Conference and tradeshow held on Aug. 19th to the 22nd.
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Jun 2011
Sustainable Packaging Summit- June 21, 2011 Stewardship Ontario’s half-day Steward Summit featured guest speakers who shared their experience, insight and information about global trends in sustainable packaging and what it means to consumer and recycling systems in Ontario.
Downloads 2011 Stewardship Ontario Annual Report pdf_cover 2011 marked our eighth year as guardians of Ontario’s Blue Box Program. It was a year in which 75 per cent of Ontario residents said they consider the Blue Box their primary pro-environment effort. As many as nine in ten consider it the main driver of recycling in the province. This past year, our Orange… View Article Download Now