almost 20 years of expansion, Laidlaw Inc. filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in June 2001. Currently in Ontario, Canada industry compensates municipalities for approximately 50% of the net costs to operate the blue box program. The blue box system and variations of it remain in place in hundreds of cities around the world. See also References Humphries, Dianne N. (1997). We recycle' – The Creators of the Blue Box Program. Pollution Probe. Citations External links Blue Box Recycling City of Winnipeg, Canada The Blue Box Story Durham Sustain Ability (Canada) Waste containers Recycling in Canada