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Recycling Hotline
For information on the recycling
program, or to report a full depot, call the Recycling Hotline at 778-9917.
Recycling Depot Program
Residents in the Northumberland now have a new recycling
program!
The Northumberland Solid Waste Commission (NSWC) has implemented the recycling depot program for:
- Paper
- Cardboard
- #1 plastic (PETE) containers
- #2 plastic (HDPE) containers
- Plastic
bags
- Metal food cans
- Milk Cartons
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Recycling Depot Locations
City of Miramichi - Sobeys, Bridgeview Plaza
- Atlantic Superstore, Miramichi
Mall
- NBCC-Miramichi, 80 University Ave.
- Beaubear Co-op, 100 Coughlan St.
- NSWC office, 505 Old King
George Hwy.
- Perfectouch Car Wash, 187 King St.
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Rest of Northumberland County - Renous
Renous
Convenience, 39 Schofield St. - Red Bank
Cloud's Convenience, 1925
Micmac Road - Baie-Ste-Anne
Baie-Ste-Anne Arena, 5486 Route 117 - Rogersville
Co-op, 28 rue Boucher St. - Neguac
1175 rue Principal, behind Municipal Building - Brantville
Foodland Roussel, 5320 Rte 11 - Boiestown
Upper Miramichi Fire Hall, 6327 Route 8
- Doaktown
Fairgounds, across from Arena@22 Prospect St - Blackville
175
Main Street - Eel Ground First Nation
47 Church Road - Loggieville
19 Highfield Street, Community Center - Tabusintac
4172 Route 11, Main Street
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Acceptable Materials
Paper • Newspapers
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Flyers
• Magazines and catalogues
• Computer and coloured
paper
• Telephone and softcover books
• Paper egg cartons
Plastic Bags
• Grocery and shopping bags
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Bread and frozen food bags
• Dry cleaning wrap
Milk
Cartons
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Cardboard and Boxboard
• Corrugated cardboard boxes
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Shoeboxes
• Cereal, cracker and other foodstuffs boxes
• All other boxes and cartons except milk cartons
• No waxed or soiled cardboard and boxboard
Metal Food Cans
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Metals cans
• Aluminum cans
• Small metal items including metal caps, tops and lids
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Plastic Containers
All plastic containers have the recycling symbol (three
chasing arrows that form a triangle) on the bottom with a number inside. This number can range from #1 to #7 and identifies
the type of plastic that the container is made of.
Many of the plastic containers we find in the marketplace are made
of either PETE or HDPE. These two types of plastic are highly sought after and are
easily
recycled.
PETE
PETE is quite rigid and is usually transparent. It is commonly used
for water and soft drink bottles, mouthwash bottles, peanut butter jars and salad dressing containers.
Please
redeem your Beverage Containers at any Redemption Center.
HDPE
HDPE is typically more rigid than the #1 plastic and is usually opaque.
Most shampoo, conditioner and body wash bottles are made of #2 plastic as are plastic milk jugs, liquid laundry detergent
bottles and many household cleaning product containers.
Please take a look at the bottom of the plastic containers
and make sure it is #1 or #2 before bringing it to the depot!
Please rinse all containers and remove
lids and caps – No need to remove labels.
Recycling Depot Tips
The recycling depots
are divided into three compartments: one for cardboard (which is actually about half of the depot), one for
paper and one for plastic containers, plastic bags, milk cartons and
metal cans.
To make your trip to the recycling depot easier, separate and store your recyclables
at home the same way: cardboard, paper and mixed plastics and metals.
Use a system of three containers to gather
recyclables at home. Stacking recyclable boxes are available from retailers such as Canadian Tire. Plastic totes with handles
also work well and are available at many retailers in the areas such as Zellers, Wal-Mart and Canadian Tire. Plastic garbage
bags with handles or even cardboard boxes can also work for storing recyclables at home. Decide on a size and style that best
fits the area where you will store the materials.
Flatten cardboard and boxboard at home instead of waiting to
do it at the depot. Flattened cardboard takes up less space at home and in the depot.
Rinse all plastic containers
and metal cans. This prevents any smell from your stored recyclables and ensures that they can be recycled.
Remove and
discard caps from plastic containers. Some plastic lids such as ice cream and sour cream lids are #2 plastic and can be brought
to the recycling depot.
Coffee cups and glass bottles are not accepted at the recycling depot
and must be sorted from the rest of the materials during processing. Unless they can be reused in some way or are accepted
at other recycling centers in the region, both should be discarded with your regular garbage.
Styrofoam
is a #6 plastic and is not accepted for recycling at the recycling depots. Only containers that are marked with the #1 or
#2 recycling symbol are accepted right now.
Please do not leave material lying on the ground outside of the recycling
depots. If you arrive to find the depot is full, please call the NSWC to report it and the depot will be replaced as soon
as possible.
Recycling Hotline: 778-9917
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