Operations Committee Will Continue to Weigh Options for Business Recycling After Blue Box Transition

Owen Sound’s Operations Committee put off a decision on how to manage recycling for businesses and institutions after the provincial Blue Box program transitions to producer responsibility in 2026.

Staff discuss the provincial Blue Box transition and recycling collection for non-residential buildings at the City of Owen Sound Operations Committee meeting on October 26, 2025.

The City’s Operations Committee has deferred a decision on how to handle recycling collection for businesses, institutions, and other non-residential sites once the provincial…