Stewardship Ontario

We’re a not-for-profit organization funded and governed by the industries that are the brand owners, first importers or franchisors of the products and packaging materials managed under our recycling programs. We operate the:

• Blue Box – the curbside recycling program for printed paper and packaging
• Orange Drop – the recycling and safe disposal program for hazardous or special waste

We touch the lives of Ontarians every day—whether they are putting something in their Blue Box or returning unused paint or spent batteries to a depot or retail partner. We work hard to keep many materials out of landfill, and to recover as much value as possible from these materials at the end of their useful life.

We strive to find new ways to turn today’s waste into tomorrow’s consumer products. As a recycling company, it is our social responsibility to drive the future of recovery, collection and recycling initiatives in Ontario. It is not enough for us to concentrate our energies exclusively on collecting and sorting paper, packaging and hazardous or special waste. We must also facilitate recycling partnerships. It’s why we do everything we can to ensure that the materials collected under our programs are transformed into new products right here in Ontario.

By taking this systemic view, we close the loop, the supply chain becomes circular instead of linear and, in the process, we create new green economy jobs. We also develop valuable business opportunities that benefit our province and our country, and we lower the cost of recycling for all involved. Plus, we conserve resources, reduce Ontario’s carbon emissions, cut toxicity and improve the health of our citizens.