Recycling & Waste

The City of St. Catharines is also known as The Garden City. As such, the Corporation of the City of St. Catharines prides itself on assisting to maintain the image of a clean, green city with opportunities for citizens to reduce, reuse and recycle.

The City is working diligently to achieve a waste diversion rate of 65 per cent by 2012 -- a target established by the Region of Niagara, which oversees recycling and waste collection in St. Catharines and Niagara's 11 other lower-tier municipalities.

Click on the appropriate link in the menu to the left to learn more about the waste disposal, recycling and composting services available to residents.

Recycling in Public Spaces

People in public spaces, such as streets, parks, baseball diamonds and sports arenas generate a significant amount of waste.

The City of St. Catharines is currently involved in public space recycling pilot program to reduce the amount of garbage bound for landfill and help reach that 65 per cent waste diversion target.

Recycling bins are now located throughout the downtown to help achieve that goal, including receptacles outside City Hall and Market Square.

Click here to visit Niagara Region for more information