Use our residential recycling and disposal search tool to help you find where and how to dispose of items.

Find an item by using search, viewing all items in the A-Z Listing, by narrowing down the item by category, or by featured items.

Residential recycling and disposal search tool

Cardboard boxes

How to recycle cardboard boxes

Recycle empty and clean cardboard boxes:

  • In your blue cart
  • At a community recycling depot

Special instructions

  • Remove as much tape and labels as possible from the box and put in the garbage.
  • Remove plastic wrapping (e.g. from drink flats) and bundle with other plastic bags for recycling.
  • Flatten cardboard and fold or cut as needed - all material must be inside blue cart with the lid closed.
  • Take extra large cardboard pieces to a community recycling depot.

If you are a business with boxes to recycle, see our Business Waste resources for options

Community recycling depot locations listed below:

  • Remove any  plastic windows from the box and put in garbage. Bundle with other plastic bags for recycling.
  • Remove as much tape and labels as possible from the box and put the tape in the garbage.
  • Shake out crumbs or take a used napkin to wipe out any icing or food residue.
  • Remove plastic wrapping (e.g. from drink flats) and bundle with other plastic bags for recycling.
  • Flatten cardboard and fold or cut as needed - all material must be inside blue cart with the lid closed.
  • Take oversized cardboard pieces that do not fit in your blue cart to a community recycling depot.

Map of community recycling depots

drop-off/landfill-throw-n-go-facilities,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null,undefined/null