2 Programs

2.1 Residential Recycling Blue Box Program

The tonnes of residential recyclable materials collected curbside during 2019 totaled 25,426 tonnes. The overall tonnes of recyclables collected in 2019 were slightly lower compared to the 26,011 tonnes collected in 2018.

A monthly summary and comparison of the tonnes collected curbside from the City and the County in 2018 and 2019 is shown in Table 1. Collection of recyclables in the County was carried out under contract in 2019 by Windsor Disposal Services Ltd. Collection of recyclables in Windsor was carried out by Green For Life Environmental Inc.

All materials were processed at the Authority owned Essex-Windsor Material Recovery Facility (MRF), located at E.C. Row and Central Avenue in Windsor where Windsor Disposal Services via contract process delivered materials.

In addition to the residential recyclables collected curbside, 495 tonnes of recyclables were delivered to the Authority’s Public Drop Off Depots in 2019. This is down 33% from 2018 where 735 tonnes were delivered.