How to Recycle Plastic in Canada
Recycling plastic in Canada depends on where you live and the type of material. This guide explains what is accepted, how to prepare it, and where to drop it off.
Can plastic be recycled?
Yes, plastic is recyclable in most Canadian municipalities through curbside programmes or drop-off depots.
Rigid plastic bottles, jugs, and containers are commonly accepted. Flexible films, styrofoam, and black plastic are accepted in fewer programs.
Preparation tips
Rinse containers, leave caps on if local programme allows, and check resin codes against your municipality's list.
Why recycling plastic matters
Diverting plastic from landfills reduces environmental impact, conserves raw materials, and supports Canada's circular economy. Many provinces have extended producer responsibility programmes that make recycling convenient and often free.
Cities with Plastic drop-off
Below are Canadian cities with locations that accept plastic. Click a city to see addresses, hours and materials accepted.
Abbotsford
BC
Acadia Valley
AB
Acheson
AB
Acme
AB
Advocate
NS
Airdrie
AB
Alix
AB
Alliance
AB
Alma
QC
Amherst
NS
Amisk
AB
Amos Comenius Memorial
NL
Annapolis Royal
NS
Anselmo
AB
Antigonish
NS
Ardmore
AB
Ardrossan
AB
Area B (Bella Bella)
BC
Area C (Cobble Hill)
BC
Area C (Inkaneep/Willowbrook)
BC
Area E (Beaverdell/West Boundary)
BC
Area O (Lower North Thompson)
BC
Area P (Rivers and the Peaks)
BC
Arichat
NS
Ashmont
AB
Assiniboia
SK
Athabasca
AB
Atholville
NB
Atikameg
AB
Aylesford
NS
Baddeck
NS
Baie Verte
NL
Baie-D'Urfé
QC
Banff
AB
Barrhead
AB
Barrington
NS
Bassano
AB
Bath
NB
Bathurst
NB
Bay Bulls
NL
Bear Canyon
AB
Bear Lake
AB
Bearhills Lake
AB
Beauharnois
QC
Beaumont
AB
Beaver Lake
AB
Beaver Lake Cree Nation
AB
Bedford
NS
Beiseker
AB
Belleville
ON
Bellis
AB
Beloeil
QC
Bentley
AB
Beresford
NB
Berry Mills
NB
Bertrand
NB
Big Valley
AB
Blackfalds
AB
Blenheim
ON
Blueberry Mountain
AB
Bluehills
AB
Bluffton
AB
Blumenort
AB
Bodo
AB
Boischatel
QC
Bonanza
AB
Bonavista
NL
Bonnyville
AB
Botha
AB
Botwood
NL
Bouctouche
NB
Bow Island
AB
Bowden
AB
Bowen Island Municipality
BC
Boyle
AB
Bragg Creek
AB
Brampton
ON
Bridgewater
NS
Brocket
AB
Brooklyn
NS
Brooks
AB
Bruderheim
AB
Brule
AB
Buffalo Head
AB
Buffalo Lake
AB
Burdett
AB
Burgeo
NL
Burnaby
BC
Burnt Islands
NL
Busby
AB
Byemoor
AB
Cadomin
AB
Cadotte Lake
AB
Caledon
ON
Caledonia
NS
Calgary
AB
Calgary
AB
Calling Lake
AB
Camrose
AB
Candiac
QC
Canmore
AB
Canning
NS
Canso
NS
Cap Pelé
NB
Caraquet
NB
Carbon
AB
Cardston
AB
Caroline
AB
Carseland
AB
Carstairs
AB
Castor
AB
Cereal
AB
Chambly
QC
Champion
AB
Chandler
QC
Chase
BC
Chauvin
AB
Cherhill
AB
Chester Basin
NS
Chestermere
AB
Cheticamp
NS
Chilliwack
BC
Chipewyan Lake
AB
Châteauguay
QC
City of Cold Lake
AB
City of Lacombe
AB
City of Langley
BC
Clairmont
AB
Clarence East
NS
Claresholm
AB
Clear Prairie
AB
Cleardale
AB
Clearview
ON
Cluny
AB
Coaldale
AB
Cocagne
NB
Cochrane
AB
Cold Lake
AB
Coleman
AB
Colinton
AB
Conception Bay South
NL
Conklin
AB
Consort
AB
Coquitlam
BC
Corner Brook
NL
Coronation
AB
Courtenay
BC
Cow Lake
AB
Cowansville
QC
Cowley
AB
Craigend
AB
Craigmyle
AB
Crammond
AB
Cranbrook
BC
Cremona
AB
Creston
BC
Crossfield
AB
Crossroads
AB
Crowsnest-Pincher Creek
AB
Czar
AB
Dalhousie
NB
Darnley
PE
Dartmouth
NS
Dartmouth - Burnside
NS
Darwell
AB
Dawson Creek
BC
Daysland
AB
DeBolt
AB
Deadwood
AB
Deer Lake
NL
Deerhill
AB
Delburne
AB
Delta
BC
Demmitt
AB
Derby Junction
NB
Derwent
AB
Development Corporation
NL
Devon
AB
Dewberry
AB
Diamond Valley
AB
Didsbury
AB
Dieppe
NB
Digby
NS
Dixonville
AB
Doaktown
NB
Donalda
AB
Doris Creek
AB
Drayton Valley
AB
Driftpile
AB
Drumheller
AB
Drummondville
QC
Duffield
AB
Dunmore
AB
Dunstable
AB
East Preston
NS
Eastern Passage
NS
Eckville
AB
Eden Valley
AB
Edgerton
AB
Edmonton
AB
Edmundston
NB
Edson
AB
Elk Point
AB
Elkford
BC
Elkwater
AB
Elmsdale
NS
Elmworth
AB
Emonton
AB
Enchant
AB
Enderby
BC
Enoch
AB
Entrance
AB
Erskine
AB
Esquimalt
BC
Etzikom
AB
Eureka River
AB
Everdell
AB
Fair Isle
NB
Fairview
AB
Falher
AB
Faraway
AB
Faust
AB
Ferintosh
AB
Fernie
BC
Fishing Lake Metis Settlement
AB
Flatbush
AB
Fogo
NL
Foremost
AB
Forestburg
AB
Fort Chipewyan
AB
Fort McMurray
AB
Fort Saskatchewan
AB
Fort St. John
BC
Fort Vermilion
AB
Fortune
NL
Fox Creek
AB
Fredericton
NB
GLACE BAY
NS
Gabriola
BC
Gadsby
AB
Gaetz Creek
AB
Gander
NL
Gatineau
QC
Gem
AB
Gibsons
BC
Gift Lake
AB
Gilwood
AB
Gleichen
AB
Glenwood
AB
Glovertown
NL
Gold River
NS
Golden
BC
Goodridge
AB
Goodwood
NS
Goose Lake
AB
Gore
QC
Granby
QC
Grand Falls-Windsor
NL
Grand Sault
NB
Grande Cache
AB
Grande Prairie
AB
Grande-Rivière
QC
Grassland
AB
Grassy Lake
AB
Greenwich
NS
Greenwood
BC
Greenwood
NS
Grimshaw
AB
Gros Morne
NL
Grouard
AB
Grovedale
AB
Guelph
ON
Gundy
AB
Gunn
AB
Guy
AB
Guysborough
NS
Guysbourgh
NS
Gwynne
AB
Hairy Hill
AB
Halifax
NS
Halifax - Spryfield
NS
Halkirk
AB
Hamilton
ON
Hampton
NB
Hanna
AB
Hants Co.
NS
Hants County
NS
Hanwell
NB
Happy Valley–Goose Bay
NL
Hardisty
AB
Harmon Valley
AB
Hartfield
NB
Harvey Station
NB
Hattonford
AB
Hawk Hills
AB
Hay Lakes
AB
Hays
AB
Heart River
AB
High Level
AB
High Prairie
AB
High River
AB
Highway Placentia, NL Placentia Green Depot
NL
Hilda
AB
Hilda Lake
AB
Hilgartner
AB
Hillcrest
AB
Hillspring
AB
Hines Creek
AB
Hinton
AB
Horn Hill
AB
Hornby Island
BC
Hughenden
AB
Hussar
AB
Hylo
AB
Ingram Port
NS
Inkerman Ferry
NB
Innisfail
AB
Innisfail
AB
Inverness
NS
Irma
AB
Iron Springs
AB
Irricana
AB
Irvine
AB
JC Ernhardt Memorial
NL
Janvier
AB
Jarvie
AB
Jasper
AB
Jean Cote
AB
Jens Haven Memorial
NL
Joggins
NS
Joussard
AB
Juan de Fuca Electoral Area
BC
Kamloops
BC
Kananaskis
AB
Kapasiwin
AB
Kearney
ON
Keephills
AB
Kensington
PE
Kingston
ON
Kitscoty
AB
L'Isle-aux-Coudres
QC
La Corey
AB
La Crete
AB
La Pocatière
QC
La Prairie
QC
La Ronge
SK
La Scie
NL
Labrador Straits
NL
Lacombe
AB
Lafond
AB
Lake Charlotte
NS
Lake Louise
AB
Lakedell
AB
Lambton Shores
ON
Lamont
AB
Langdon
AB
Larry's River
NS
Laval
QC
Lawrencetown
NS
Leduc
AB
Lequille
NS
Leslieville
AB
Lethbridge
AB
Lewisporte
NL
Lillydale
NS
Lindbrook
AB
Linden
AB
Little Buffalo
AB
Little Smoky
AB
Lloydminster
AB
Lomond
AB
London
ON
Long Lake
AB
Longueuil
QC
Louisbourg
NS
Lower Brighton
NB
Lower Sackville
NS
Lower South River
NS
Lumby
BC
Lunenburg
NS
Lyons Brook
NS
Lévis
QC
Mackay
AB
Magrath
AB
Mallaig
AB
Manning
AB
Mannville
AB
Manola
AB
Marathon
ON
Marie Reine
AB
Marieville
QC
Markham
ON
Marlboro
AB
Marten Beach
AB
Marwayne
AB
Marystown
NL
Maskwacis
AB
Maskwascis
AB
Mayerthorpe
AB
Meadowview
AB
Mecca Glen
AB
Medicine Hat
AB
Memramcook
NB
Merritt
BC
Meteghan Center
NS
Michichi
AB
Milk River
AB
Millet
AB
Millicent
AB
Milo
AB
Milton
ON
Minburn
AB
Mirabel
QC
Miramichi
NB
Mission
BC
Mississauaga
ON
Mississauga
ON
Mississippi Mills
ON
Moncton
NB
Mont-Joli
QC
Mont-Tremblant
QC
Montcerf-Lytton
QC
Montréal
QC
Moon Lake
AB
Morinville
AB
Morley
AB
Mossleigh
AB
Mount Pearl
NL
Mulhurst Bay
AB
Munson
AB
Muriel Lake
AB
Mushuau Innu Natuashish
NL
Myrnam
AB
Nampa
AB
Nanaimo
BC
Nanton
AB
Neil's Harbour
NS
Neuville
QC
New Dayton
AB
New Fish Creek
AB
New Germany
NS
New Glasgow
NS
New Minas
NS
New Sarepta
AB
New Wes Valley
NL
New Westminster
BC
Niagara Falls
ON
Nicolet
QC
Nisku
AB
Niton
AB
Nobleford
AB
Nordegg
AB
North Rustico
PE
North Sydney
NS
North Vancouver
BC
O'Chiese
AB
Obed
AB
Odanak
QC
Okotoks
AB
Olds
AB
Onoway
AB
Orion
AB
Oromocto
NB
Ottawa
ON
Overlander
AB
Owl River
AB
Oxford
NS
Oyen
AB
Paddle Prairie
AB
Paradise
NL
Paradise Valley
AB
Parkcourt
AB
Parrsboro
NS
Peace Hills
AB
Peace River
AB
Peavine
AB
Peerless Lake
AB
Peers
AB
Pemberton
BC
Penticton
BC
Perryvale
AB
Perth Andover
NB
Peterborough
ON
Petit-Rocher
NB
Pibroch
AB
Picture Butte
AB
Pincourt
QC
Pinedale
AB
Plamondon
AB
Ponoka
AB
Port Alberni
BC
Port Au Choix
NL
Port Aux Basques
NL
Port Elgin
NB
Port Hawksbury
NS
Port Hood
NS
Port Hope Simpson
NL
Porters Lake
NS
Potton
QC
Powell River
BC
Preston
AB
Prince George
BC
Prince Rupert
BC
Provost
AB
Prévost
QC
Pugwash
NS
Puskwaskau
AB
Quebec
QC
Québec
QC
Rainbow Lake
AB
Rainier
AB
Ranfurly
AB
Raymond
AB
Red Deer
AB
Red Earth Creek
AB
Redcliff
AB
Redcliff/Cypress
AB
Redwater
AB
Regina
SK
Reno
AB
Rich Lake
AB
Rich Valley
AB
Richmond
BC
Richmond Hill
ON
Rideau Lakes
ON
Rigaud
QC
Rigolet
NL
Rimbey
AB
River Ryan
NS
Riverhead
NL
Rivière-Verte
NB
Robb
AB
Robert’s Arm
NL
Rochfort Bridge
AB
Rocky Mountain House
AB
Rockyford
AB
Rockylane
AB
Roddickton
NL
Rosebud
AB
Royce
AB
Rumsey
AB
Ryley
AB
Saanich
BC
Sackville
NB
Saddle Lake
AB
Saint John
NB
Saint Quentin
NB
Saint-Alban
QC
Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska
QC
Saint-Francois de Madawaska
NB
Saint-Honoré
QC
Saint-Isidore
QC
Saint-Jean-Baptiste
QC
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
QC
Saint-Joseph-du-Lac
QC
Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon
QC
Saint-Louis-de-Kent
NB
Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil
QC
Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis
QC
Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts
QC
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts
QC
Sainte-Catherine
QC
Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier
QC
Sainte-Julie
QC
Sainte-Marie
QC
Sainte-Thècle
QC
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
QC
Salt Spring Island Electoral Area
BC
Sandy Bay
AB
Sangudo
AB
Saskatoon
SK
Savoie Landing
NB
Schuler
AB
Scotch Creek
BC
Scotland
ON
Seabrook
NS
Seba Beach
AB
Sedgewick
AB
Seven Persons
AB
Sheet Harbour
NS
Shelburne
NS
Sherbrooke
QC
Sherbrooke
NS
Sherwood Park
AB
Shubenacadie East
NS
Sibley’s Cove
NL
Siksika
AB
Skiff
AB
Slave Lake
AB
Smith
AB
Smoky Lake
AB
Southern Gulf Islands Electoral Area
BC
Spedden
AB
Spirit River
AB
Springdale
NL
Springhill
NS
Spruce Grove
AB
Spryfield
NS
St George
NB
St Stephen
NB
St-Eustache
QC
St. Alban's
NL
St. Albert
AB
St. Anthony
NL
St. Edouard
AB
St. John's
NL
St. John’s – Cowan Avenue
NL
St. John’s – Torbay Road
NL
St. Lewis
NL
St. Lina
AB
St. Michael
AB
St. Paul
AB
St. Peter's
NS
Standard
AB
Stellarton
NS
Stephenville
NL
Stettler
AB
Stirling
AB
Stony Plain
AB
Strathmore
AB
Sturgeon County
AB
Sturgeon Heights
AB
Sturgeon Lake
AB
Summerford
NL
Summerside
PE
Sunchild
AB
Sundre
AB
Sunny Valley
AB
Sunnybrook
AB
Sunset House
AB
Surrey
BC
Sussex
NB
Swan Hills
AB
Sydney
NS
Sylvan Lake
AB
Taber
AB
Tangent
AB
Tatamagouche
NS
Teepee Creek
AB
Therien
AB
Thorhild
AB
Thorsby
AB
Three Hills
AB
Three Mile Rock
NL
Thunder Bay
ON
Thunder Lake
AB
Tiger Lily
AB
Tilley
AB
Timberlea
NS
Timmins
ON
Tofield
AB
Tomahawk
AB
Toronto
ON
Torrington
AB
Town of Bonnyville
AB
Town of Castor
AB
Town of Cochrane
AB
Town of Mundare
AB
Town of Onoway
AB
Town of Stettler
AB
Town of Valleyview
AB
Tracadie
NS
Trent Hills
ON
Trochu
AB
Trois-Rivières
QC
Trout Lake
AB
Truro
NS
Truro Industrial Park
NS
Tsuutina
AB
Tulliby
AB
Twillingate
NL
Two Hills
AB
Valleyview
AB
Vancouver
BC
Vanderhoof
BC
Vaudreuil-Dorion
QC
Vaughan
ON
Vauxhall
AB
Vega
AB
Vegreville
AB
Vermilion
AB
Vermillion
AB
Vernon
BC
Victoria
BC
Viking
AB
Vilna
AB
Vimy
AB
Vincent Lake
AB
Vulcan
AB
Wabasca
AB
Wainwright
AB
Wallaceburg
ON
Walsh
AB
Waltham
QC
Wandering River
AB
Wanham
AB
Warburg
AB
Warner
AB
Warrensville
AB
Wasaga Beach
ON
Waskatenau
AB
Waskesiu Lake
SK
Water Valley
AB
Waterloo
ON
Waterloo
QC
Weaver
NB
Weberville
AB
West Arichat
NS
West Buck Lake
AB
West Kelowna
BC
West Lincoln Township
ON
Westlock
AB
Westmark
AB
Wetaskiwin
AB
Whispering Hills
AB
Whitecourt
AB
Whitelaw
AB
Whitemud
AB
Whitney Lake
AB
Wildwood
AB
Willingdon
AB
Windsor
ON
Windsor
NS
Winfield
AB
Woking
AB
Woodstock
ON
Woodstock
NB
Worsley
AB
Yankee Flats
AB
Yarmouth
NS
Youngstown
AB
Zama
AB
Frequently asked questions
Can I put plastic in my curbside recycling bin?
It depends on your municipality and the type of plastic. Use our city and material pages to find accepted curbside items and nearby drop-off locations.
Do I need to pay to recycle plastic?
Many recycling programmes in Canada accept plastic for free, especially when covered by extended producer responsibility programmes. Some landfills or private facilities may charge for certain items.
How do I prepare plastic for recycling?
Common preparation steps include rinsing, flattening, removing food residue, and separating different material types. Check the preparation tips above for specific guidance.