What goes in your black box
- Paper and cardboard must be clean.
- Your black box should not weigh more than 15 kg when full.
- Have a specific item? Check the Waste Explorer.
Recyclable
- Newspaper and flyers
- Magazines and catalogues
- Corrugated cardboard
- Telephone books
- Cereal and cracker boxes (remove liners)
- Shoe and laundry detergent boxes
- Writing and computer paper, paper pads, advertising mail
- Hard and soft cover books
- Paper egg cartons, toilet paper and paper towel rolls
- Gift wrapping paper and greeting cards
- Clean paper shopping bags or paper packaging
- Frozen dinner boxes
- Clean pizza boxes only
Non-recyclable
- Waxed paper (can go in the green bin)
- Cereal and cracker box liners, chip and cookie bags and canisters
- Chocolate bar and candy wrappings
- Wooden clementine and orange crates
- Foil wrapping paper, bows, ribbons
- Paper and cardboard lined with foil
- Fast food drink cups
- Tissues (can go in the green bin)
The following materials are considered organic waste and will be accepted in the green bin
- Soiled paper products
- Soiled tissues
- Food-soiled pizza boxes
- Wax paper
Find out what happens to the stuff in your blue and black box.