Recycling Collection Services
Emterra is a Canadian recycling company providing scheduled recycling collection and pickup for homes, businesses, and municipalities across British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
Our recycling services cover curbside household pickup, commercial bin programs sized to your volume, and coordinated municipal collection. An Emterra representative can help you set up a new recycling program or improve the one you have.
Request a QuoteAlready an Emterra customer? Contact Customer Service to discuss service improvements, request additional recycling capacity, adjust your collection schedule, or make other updates to your existing program.
What Recycling Collection Services Include
Recycling collection is a scheduled pickup service that removes sorted recyclable material from a property on a set frequency and delivers it to a processing facility for recovery.
An Emterra recycling collection program typically includes:
- Containers sized to your material volume, from household carts to commercial bins
- A collection schedule set around how quickly your material accumulates
- Sorting guidance for the materials accepted in your region
- Reporting on collected volumes where required for compliance or diversion targets
- A single point of contact for schedule changes and service issues
Programs vary by province and municipality. Accepted materials and available container sizes are confirmed when your program is set up.
Municipal Recycling Services
Emterra operates recycling and collection contracts for cities, towns and regional districts, including curbside collection, depot operations and material processing. Municipal programs are built around the service standards and diversion targets set in the contract.
Municipal services include:
- Curbside recycling and organics collection routes
- Recycling facility and transfer station operation
- Cart and container distribution
- Collection data and diversion reporting
- Public education support through Recycle Right
For full municipal service details, visit our municipal solutions.
Residential Recycling Pickup
Household recycling pickup follows a scheduled collection day set by your municipality. Emterra collects residential recycling in communities where we hold the municipal contract, so your schedule and accepted materials are determined by your city or region.
To check your collection day and what goes in your bin, visit curbside collection.
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FAQs About Recycling Collection Services
What are Recycling Collection Services?
Recycling collection services are scheduled pickups of sorted recyclable material from a property, delivered to a processing facility for recovery rather than to landfill. Programs are set up around the type and volume of material a site produces, and the collection frequency needed to keep it contained. Emterra provides recycling collection for households, businesses, and municipalities across British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
How Much Does Commercial Recycling Collection Cost?
Commercial recycling pricing depends on container size, collection frequency, material type, and location. There is no flat rate because a site producing two bins a month and a site producing daily cardboard volume need different service plans. Request a quote and an Emterra representative will price the program against your actual volume.
How Often is Recycling Collected?
Frequency is set by volume. Residential curbside collection follows the schedule set by your municipality, usually weekly or biweekly. Commercial collection is scheduled around how quickly your containers fill, ranging from a single monthly lift to multiple pickups per week.
What Materials Can Be Recycled Through Emterra?
Accepted materials vary by province and by the municipal program in place. Most Emterra programs accept paper, cardboard, and rigid plastic, metal, and glass containers. Materials such as electronics, tires, batteries, and hazardous waste are handled through separate streams. Confirm accepted materials for your location before setting up service.
Do You Provide the Recycling Bins?
Yes. Emterra supplies containers as part of the service, sized to your program. Options range from household carts and totes to front-end bins, roll-off bins, and compactors for higher-volume commercial sites.
Which Areas Does Emterra Service?
Emterra operates across British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Service availability varies by community, since residential collection depends on the municipal contract in place. Confirm coverage for your address on our locations page or when you request a quote.