page_title: Recycling in Canada
section_title: Materials collected
hierarchical_section_title: Recycling in Canada / Materials collected
caption_attribution_description: Recycling bottles in Kelowna photography by russdionne.com
context_page_description: Since the 1980s, most mid to large municipalities in most provinces have recycling programs. As of 2012, Canada has a recycling rate around 26.8%
context_section_description: The different types of recyclable materials collected include:
  Newspapers, including paper flyers
  Office paper and letter mail
  Envelopes (without bubble wrap inside)
  Glass jars and bottles
  Metal cans – beverage and soup cans
  Books, magazines, telephone books
  Plastics – Type 1 PETE and 2 HDPE and 4 LDPE
  Compostable materials (excluding grease)
  Toys and clothing – for re-sale or re-use
  Motor oil
  Tires – some re-treaded, some mixed with asphalt for road resurfacing; re-used in playgrounds; pylons used for construction and road work crews
  Beer bottles through deposit systems (Beer Store program in Ontario)
  Liquor bottles through deposit systems
  Pop cans and bottles through deposit systems (especially Quebec)
  Ink cartridges
  Cell phone and most batteries (including automotive)
  Fluorescent lamp recycling
  Clothing - some sold for re-use, re-purposed locally or shipped overseas
caption: A bottle-picker in Kelowna, BC in 2010.
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