Provincial blue box transition
The District no longer governs the collection or management of recycling. The responsibility for blue box recycling collection and management transitioned to Circular Materials Ontario (CMO) in November 2024, in line with provincial mandates requiring producers to take responsibility for their products’ end-of-life recycling. This is happening across Ontario, not just in Muskoka.
Your recycling services will continue under the management of CMO, including customer service inquiries.
Businesses will need to adjust to new recycling standards under CMO’s management, which will no longer be handled by the District either.
Full details are available on our dedicated Blue Box Transition page.
Questions regarding recycling in your municipality?
Please view information available on Circular Materials' website for your municipality at the external link below.
Bracebridge
Georgian Bay
Gravenhurst
Huntsville
Lake of Bays
Muskoka Lakes
Need to report a missed collection?
Contact GFL at muskoka@gflenv.com or 1-855-344-2439.
Contact Circular Materials for questions regarding the recycling program or collection service at customerservice@circularmaterials.ca or 1-877-667-2626.
What if I don't know if something is recyclable?
Circular Materials provides a list of acceptable and unacceptable items on their dedicated municipal pages. You can also use the Waste Wizard tool to search items by name and learn if it can be recycled or what waste stream it should go in.