{"id":37383,"date":"2025-12-18T16:20:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T21:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=37383"},"modified":"2025-12-18T16:20:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T21:20:51","slug":"aurorans-eager-to-switch-out-recycling-bins-but-could-have-to-use-larger-ones-for-a-few-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/aurorans-eager-to-switch-out-recycling-bins-but-could-have-to-use-larger-ones-for-a-few-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurorans eager to switch out recycling bins, but could have to use larger ones for a few months"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Aurora residents are eager to exchange their new 95-gallon recycling bins for 65-gallon models, but could still have to use the large bins for collections for at least a few months of the New Year, according to Mayor Tom Mrakas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mayor Mrakas updated Council last week on where things currently stand in allowing residents to make the recycling switch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Significant changes are coming to recycling collection across Ontario on December 31 when the Province formally takes the responsibility for collections away from municipalities and, instead, moves towards a producer-responsibility model overseen by Circular Materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mayor Mrakas told Council last week that Aurora has topped the list of municipalities requesting the bin change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c39 per cent of all requests to change have been from the Town of Aurora, which equates to about 2,600 requests to change to the 65-gallon,\u201d he said, responding to questions on where things stood from Ward 4 Councillor Michael Thompson. \u201cThey (Circular Materials) have the bins, it\u2019s just a matter of coordinating the exchange and where they\u2019re going to be done. They\u2019re going to notify all residents [and once] we\u2019re all notified when they will be making the exchange, we\u2019ll make sure we put out notification as well to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c[Circular Materials] is saying they would like to see people maybe utilize the 95-gallon for a couple of months, up to three months, and then if they feel there\u2019s a need to exchange to exchange at that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe exchange process will continue for a while.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The option to switch from a 95-gallon to a 65-gallon bin might work for some residents, but not for others, said Ward 3 Councillor Wendy Gaertner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA lot of residents in my neighbourhood are upset that they can\u2019t have a much smaller bin,\u201d she said. \u201cFor example, Mosaics, there\u2019s no place for them to keep even the [next] size down and there are other places in my Ward, and I\u2019m sure all over, where the second-largest bin is still too large.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RETURN THE OLD BOXES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Residents wishing to return their old recycling bins will be able to do so from January 5 \u2013 19 at Aurora\u2019s Joint Operations Centre from 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith Circular Materials set to assume oversight of Ontario\u2019s Blue Box program on December 31, Aurora residents will now be required to use the new recycling carts for all curbside collection,\u201d the Town announced Monday. \u201cStarting December 31, 2025, old blue boxes and any loose recyclables placed at the curb will no longer be collected. To help residents responsibly dispose of their outdated blue boxes, the Town has established convenient drop-off locations where the containers will be recycled by Green for Life (GFL)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cResidents are encouraged to repurpose their old blue boxes, giving them a second life as storage containers, gardening bins, or for other useful household purposes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Joint Operations Centre is open Monday to Friday from 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Residents can also bring their old blue boxes to the Georgina Waste Transfer Station (23068 Warden Avenue) between January 5 and 30 during regular operating hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on upcoming changes to recycling collection in Aurora, including how to request an exchange for the smaller bin, visit www.circularmaterials.ca\/resident-communities\/aurora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brock Weir
Editor
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