Welcome to the Canadian Recycling Web Site

The goal of this web site is to promote and enhance recycling in Canada by providing information about metals and minerals recycling and recycling in general. The focus is on recycling in Canada but this site also includes information on events, publications and information sources outside of Canada.

A key feature of this site is the updated Canadian Metals and Minerals Recycling Database, a listing Canadian companies involved in metals and minerals recycling. Is your company in our database? Check out the database to add or change your company's details.

View our Industry Framework for a complete listing of all commodities recycled in Canada and information on the recycling of these commodities.

About Us

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is a federal government department specializing in energy, minerals and metals, forests and earth sciences. At NRCan, we deal with natural resource issues that are important to Canadians. We look at these issues from both a national and international perspective, using our expertise in science and policy. How we manage our land and resources today will determine the quality of life for Canadians both now and in the future.

The Minerals and Metals Sector (MMS) of Natural Resources Canada is one of five sectors in the Department. The others are the Earth Sciences Sector, the Energy Sector, the Canadian Forest Service, and the Corporate Services Sector.

MMS is the federal government's primary source of scientific and technological knowledge, and policy advice, on Canada's mineral and metal resources and on explosives regulation and technology. The Sector comprises four branches: Mineral and Metal Policy, Economic and Financial Analysis, Mineral Technology (CANMET), and Planning and Management Services. MMS devotes a large portion of its resources to science and technology, and houses three of Canada's premier scientific research institutions (the Mining and Mineral Sciences Laboratories, the Materials Technology Laboratory, and the Canadian Explosives Research Laboratory).

MMS has the government lead in promoting the sustainable development and responsible use of Canada's mineral and metal resources. The Sector is a leader in the generation and dissemination of knowledge on the Canadian minerals and metals industry. MMS interacts with a wide range of stakeholders, including the private sector, environmental groups, Aboriginal peoples, provincial and territorial governments, other federal departments and agencies, and international organizations. It also collaborates with and provides research services to governmental, institutional and industrial clients (from mining to manufacturing) for the development of new technology with net economic, environmental and social benefits to Canadians.