Green box

Green box

Green box is a rigid plastic container used to collect materials such as cardboard, plastics, newspapers and other materials. They were first used in North York, Ontario to supplement the Blue Box (container) in the recycling programs in the late 1980s and 1990s.
Timmins, Ontario unlike much of the rest of Ontario, uses Green Boxes for all materials being recycled.

* Blue Box (container)
* Green bin - composted materials
* Grey box - paper and cardboard
* Recycling bins - boxes with holes to allow users to drop in material for recycling

;See also

* Green box (phreaking)
* Green box (WTO agreement)


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