Recycling

The City of Fredericton offers its residents two recycling programs. Homeowners can participate in the curbside blue box / grey box program. Residents of apartments and multi-family dwellings can take advantage of four recycling depots. More information on each program is listed below.

CURBSIDE

Blue & Grey Box Pick-up Schedule

The Blue/Grey Box provides a convenient way to store materials until collection day. Placed at curbside, the Blue/Grey Box is easy to spot when the recycling truck visits your neighbourhood. The recycling truck will collect each box on alternating weeks. In other words, one week will be grey box week; the next will be blue box week. Partially full boxes should not be placed at the curb. 

For more information please contact the Recycling Hotline at 453-9938 from 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday.  Information about the program can also be found online at www.frswc.ca

How do I use my blue box?
Simply place all plastic containers, plastic shopping bags, all refundable beverage containers (except glass), all tin, steel and aluminum food cans in your Blue Box. When your Blue Box is full, put it out by curbside before 7:00 a.m. on your regular garbage day. 

How do I use my grey box?
Simply place all newspapers, flyers, magazines, catalogues, corrugated cardboard and boxboard, paper envelopes with or without windows, computer paper, scribblers, coloured and white bond paper, phonebooks, paperback books and textbooks in your Grey Box. When your Grey Box is full, put it out by curbside before 7:00 a.m. on your regular garbage day.

Where can I get a blue/grey box?

Blue and Grey boxes can be acquired at City Hall (397 Queen St).

Price $7.35 plus HST = $8.30

RECYCLING DEPOTS

The City of Fredericton also operates four recycling depots for use by residents of apartments and multi-family dwellings.  These depots can be found at the Bishop Drive Convenience, the Fredericton Exhibition Grounds, the Brookside Mall and at the SmartCentre shopping centre.

The depots complement the city's current blue box / grey box curbside recycling program, and take the same recyclable materials.  This includes newsprint, cardboard, boxboard, and paper, as well as metal food cans and plastic materials.