Frequently Asked Questions

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Program: Batteries , Hazardous and Special Products , ITT/AV , Lighting , Tires

Topic: Collection systems , Municipalities , PRO , Where to Recycle map
Business hours are taken from Google Maps. If the information on Google Maps is incorrect, update your Google account information by following these steps. Note: there may be a delay between the time you update your information in Google and it showing on RPRA’s map.

If the information on Google Maps is correct and not showing on the Where to Recycle map, request to change it through the map directly by:

looking up the location,

clicking the location,

clicking the ‘Report an issue for this location’ link, and

filling out the form by providing the correct business hours.
Program: Batteries , Hazardous and Special Products , ITT/AV , Lighting , Tires

Topic: Collection systems , Municipalities , PRO , Where to Recycle map

Only your PRO can update collection site addresses. Ask your PRO to remove the old address from their collection network and add the new address.

The Compliance Team is unable to make changes to the address of a site that has been reported.
Program: Batteries , Hazardous and Special Products , ITT/AV , Lighting , Tires

Topic: Collection systems , Municipalities , PRO , Where to Recycle map
Collection site names are taken from Google Maps. If the name is wrong, request to change it through the map directly by:

looking up the location,

clicking the location,

clicking the ‘Report an issue for this location’ link, and

filling out the form by providing the correct name.
Program: Batteries , Hazardous and Special Products , ITT/AV , Lighting , Tires

Topic: Collection systems , Municipalities , PRO , Where to Recycle map

Collection sites for batteries, electronics, household hazardous waste, lighting, and tires that are reported by producers, or PROs on their behalf, appear on the map.

Collection sites that are considered private (e.g. a recycling bin inside a business that is not accessible to the public) do not appear on the map.
Program: Batteries , Hazardous and Special Products , ITT/AV , Lighting , Tires

Topic: Collection systems , Municipalities , PRO , Where to Recycle map
A collection site is required to:

accept all used materials that are designated under the program the collection site operates under*,

accept materials dropped off free of charge, and

accept materials dropped off during regular business hours.

The amount and type of materials a collection site must accept varies by which recycling program they operate under.

*More information on what materials must be accepted for each recycling program can be found here.
Program: Batteries , Hazardous and Special Products , ITT/AV , Lighting , Tires

Topic: Collection systems , Where to Recycle map

Under Ontario’s circular economy laws, businesses that produce or supply batteries, electronics, household hazardous waste, lighting, and tires are required to provide recycling locations and report them to RPRA. Only locations reported to RPRA appear on the map.

Recycling locations you’re already aware of that don’t appear on the map most likely collect materials not listed above or are operated by a municipality who aren’t required to report recycling locations to RPRA.
Program: Blue Box

Topic: Collection systems , Where to Recycle map

Blue Box materials (i.e., products and packaging made of metal, glass, paper, flexible plastic, rigid plastic, and beverage containers) are typically collected directly from residences through the provincial Blue Box Program. RPRA’s Where to Recycle map displays public locations for recycling materials that don’t belong in your Blue Box (e.g., batteries, electronics, household hazardous waste, lighting and tires).

For more information on recycling Blue Box materials, visit Circular Materials’ website. Circular Materials is the administrator of Ontario’s Blue Box collection system.
Program: Batteries , Hazardous and Special Products , ITT/AV , Lighting , Tires

Topic: Collection systems , Where to Recycle map
No. Recycling drop-off locations displayed on the map cannot:

charge the public a fee to drop off materials that the location accepts.

refuse the drop-off of materials displayed on the map.

If you are charged a fee or refused drop off, you can report an issue about that specific location to RPRA (see our other FAQ for further instructions).
Program: Batteries , Hazardous and Special Products , ITT/AV , Lighting , Tires

Topic: Collection systems , Where to Recycle map

RPRA’s Where to Recycle map displays locations across Ontario where the public can drop off used materials to be recycled, such as batteries, electronics, household hazardous waste (e.g., paint, antifreeze, pesticides), lighting and tires, for free. Materials collected at these locations are reused, refurbished, recycled, or properly disposed of to help keep them out of landfill, recover valuable resources and protect our environment. Learn more here.
Program: Batteries , Hazardous and Special Products , ITT/AV , Lighting , Tires

Topic: Collection systems , Where to Recycle map
If you experience an issue when dropping off your recyclables at a location displayed on the map, click the ‘Report an Issue’ link on that specific location. This link will open a form for you to fill out about the issue. RPRA’s Compliance Team will review the issue reported and take action, as necessary.

You may report an issue to RPRA because the recycling location:

Charges you a fee to drop off materials accepted for recycling.

Refuses to accept your materials for recycling (only applicable if your materials are in line with the examples provided on the map).

Displayed on the map does not actually exist.

Is not open to the public or does not accept the materials during its business hours.