Recycling
Norfolk County recycles using the two-box ‘Simple Sort’ system.
Recycling program transition
As of September 28, 2024, Circular Materials will manage Norfolk County’s recycling program. This transition will not impact recycling collection or what you can recycle. Visit Circular Materials for more information, or read the Norfolk County media release about the transition.
Recycling resources
Learn more about recycling collection in Norfolk County. Download the recycling guide and calendar(PDF).
Be recycle ready
- Norfolk County recycles using the 2-box ‘Simple Sort’ system. Instead of putting all of their recyclables in or beside a recycling box, residents must separate them into two boxes.
- Sort your recyclables before placing them in your small box and tall black box. Place paper products in your small recycling box and containers in your tall black box.
How to put your recycling out for collection
Norfolk County follows the two-box ‘Simple Sort’ system. Please separate materials into two boxes, preferably a small and large box. Do not put all your recyclables into one box or beside a recycling box. Your boxes can be blue or black.
Small box
Acceptable items for small recycling box
- Regular paper bags
- Newspapers
- Flyers
- Shipping and packing boxes
- Egg cartons
- Shoe boxes
- Plastic bags (loose plastic bags should be bundled into one bag and tied shut)
- Boxboard
- Paper fibres
Tall box
Acceptable items for tall black box
- Juice boxes
- Pop cans
- Ice cream tubs
- Shampoo bottles
- Metal aerosol cans
- Glass jars
- Recyclables showing numbers 1-6
- Foil wrap
- Steel and aluminum cans
- Plastic beverage bottles
- Foil food trays
- Milk/juice cartons
Non-recyclable
Unacceptable items for recycling
- Wrapping paper
- Paper/take-out coffee cups
- Envelopes with bubble liners
- Chip or other foil bags
- Plastic straws or wrapping
- Foil-lined cardboard lids
- Wrap for butter, cigarettes
- Plastic paint cans
- Dog/Cat food bags
- Mulch/Fertilizer bags
- Plastic children’s toys
- Plastic cutlery/plates
- Clothes hangers
- Frying pans/cooking sheets
Contact us
Please contact Norfolk Disposal for replacement bins, missed recycling collection, or other recycling questions.
Norfolk Disposal
Email: info@norfolkdisposal.ca
Phone: 1-800-616-0347
Contact Us
ServiceNorfolk
50 Colborne Street South
Simcoe, Ontario
N3Y 4H3
Phone: 519-426-5870 or 226-NORFOLK, extension 0
