The Bluewater Recycling Association

The Association was founded by its member municipalities in 1989 when local rural communities had a desire to provide blue box recycling services to its residents but private industry was unwilling to provide that service. Since municipal corporations were not possible then, they created a non-profit corporation governed by elected representative from each member municipality in essence forming a municipal cooperative that remains unmatched to this day.

The unique structure of the Association enables it to operate at arms length from its municipal owners providing a management environment similar to a private company focused on efficiency. Under the watchful eyes of the Board of Directors, made up of independent elected politicians, service remains an equally important component of our decision making process. We like to think that we operate in a gray area that benefits from the best of both worlds, private and public. Since we are owned by the municipalities that we service and you own them, that makes you not only our customer, but one of our owners too.