Local Municipalities Working Together to Prepare for Transition to New Provincial Recycling Program

This summer, the nine member municipalities of the Centre and South Hastings
Waste Services Board will join communities throughout Ontario in the province-wide transition to
producer-responsibility residential recycling collection.

This transition follows provincial legislation requiring businesses that sell packaging and paper
products to be responsible for collecting, processing and recycling those materials.

Beginning July 17, 2025, the management of local blue box recycling programs will transition
from Quinte Waste Solutions to Circular Materials Ontario (CMO). CMO has contracted E360
Solutions to provide curbside residential recycling collection to the member municipalities.

This change will come into effect for the City of Belleville, City of Quinte West, Madoc Township,
Municipality of Centre Hastings, Municipality of Marmora and Lake, Municipality of Tweed,
Prince Edward County, Township of Stirling-Rawdon, and Tyendinaga Township- on July 17,
2025.

What does this change mean for local waste and recycling services?

• Curbside residential recycling collection will continue in all nine member municipalities.
• Your curbside collection day may change starting in July. Any changes to your collection
service will be communicated by your municipality starting this spring.
• All recyclable materials currently collected will continue to be collected. Additional
materials may be collected at the discretion of Circular Materials Ontario and E360
Solutions.
• Residents will still have access to household hazardous waste (HHW) disposal at the
HHW depot, located on Wallbridge Crescent in Belleville, and through mobile community
events hosted in each member municipality.
• Industrial, commercial and institutional (ICI) collection (i.e. places of worship, BIAs and
not-for-profit organizations) is currently handled a variety of ways across the nine member municipalities. Any changes to your local ICI collection will be communicated by
your municipality starting this spring.