Population

(July 2011)

Blue Box Program

13,372,996 

No. of local authorities

In 2010, there were 223 municipal residential Blue Box recycling programs reporting to Waste Diversion Ontario serving 394 municipalities

Packaging Supplied

1,364,988 tonnes (2010)

Tonnage recovered

887,242tonnes(2010)

Actual Recycling Rate

65% recycled (2010)  

Members/Turnover

1,100 stewards contributed to the Blue Box Program in 2010/Approx. $80 million CDN (2010) 

Types of packaging

Household packaging and paper