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Recycling

Blue bag recycling collection is an easy, efficient and eco-friendly way to recycle. Using blue bags allows a higher volume of recyclables to be placed out with greater ease so residents can recycle more:

What goes in the blue bag?

Aluminum Cans

Aluminum Foil

Books

Bleach Jugs

Cardboard Egg Cartons

Detergent Boxes

Dish Soap Bottles

Drink Bottles

Envelopes

Fabric Softener Bottles

Flattened Boxes

Flyers

Greeting Cards

Magazines and Inserts

Milk Bottles

Milk Cartons

Newspapers

Plastics with recycle number 1 & 2

excluding hinged plastic containers 1 & 2

Windshield Washer Jugs

Tetra Paks

Plastics

  • Plastics with recycle number 1 & 2 (excluding hinged plastic containers 1 & 2)
  • Bleach jugs
  • Dish soap bottles
  • Drink bottles
  • Fabric softener bottles
  • Milk bottles
  • Plastics
    • Bottles
    • Tubs and jugs
  • Windshield washer jugs

Metals

  • Aluminum cans and foil
  • Aluminum containers
  • Tin cans and lids

Clean Paper/Cardboard

Please make sure that all paper and cardboard products are clean when recycling.

  • Books
  • Flattened boxes
  • Cardboard egg cartons
  • Detergent boxes
  • Envelopes
  • Flyers
  • Greeting cards
  • Magazines and inserts
  • Milk cartons
  • Newspapers
  • Tetra Paks

Note: Shredded paper goes in the organics (green) bin.

Blue bag placement

  • Do not park in front of the blue bags and carts until they have been collected
    • Remember, angle parking in a cul-de-sac is not permitted. Items will not be collected.
  • Have your blue/clear bag out by 7 a.m. on your collection day
  • Place your recyclables at the curb/snowbank
  • Keep your blue bag one metre (an arm's length) from your carts

Once collected, bagged recyclables are processed at a materials recovery facility and sorted according to type: metal, plastics and fibres (cardboard). The items are then recycled.

Contact Us

Waste Services
6623 52 St, 
Lloydminster, AB. T9V 3T8
Phone: 780 874-3700
Email: Send us a message

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