Garbage and Recycling

Yard waste curbside collection occurs every other Monday from the beginning of April to the end of November.  The Municipality is divided in two zones, north and south. Please refer to the Yard Waste Roadside Collection Map to determine which zone you live in.

Place your yard waste curbside the night before your scheduled collection day.

If your pick up falls on a holiday, yard waste will be collected the Saturday prior to the holiday.

The only acceptable containers for yard waste are:  Paper yard waste bags, cardboard boxes, garbage cans/pails.  Note:  cardboard boxes are not returned.

Plastic bags containing yard waste will not be collected.

Tree trimmings must be cut and bundled into four-foot lengths and shall be no larger than two feet in diameter.

Containers and tree trimming bundles are restricted to weights of 45 lbs (20 kg) or less.

If your garbage is not collected on your scheduled day, please contact GFL (formerly Windsor Disposal Services) at 519-944-8009 or the Infrastructure Services at 519-736-3664

New Recycling Carts: Blue recycling carts are being delivered across the region this fall as Essex-Windsor prepares to transition to a single-stream recycling system beginning January 1, 2026.

This new system will make recycling easier and more convenient for residents. Instead of separating recyclables into blue and red bins, all recyclable materials will be placed together in a single blue cart. The carts also help reduce litter and offer greater storage capacity.

When your cart is delivered, please store it until the new year, as the new system begins on January 1, 2026.

Residents are reminded that this recycling program is managed by Circular Materials, not by the Town of Amherstburg or the Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority.

For full details about the transition to single-stream recycling, including delivery schedules, accepted materials, and frequently asked questions, please visit Circular Materials’ Amherstburg webpage

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Blue Box Recycling (Residents & Eligible Sources): Starting August 28, 2024 the Blue Box Recycling Program is no longer administered by the Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority (EWSWA). Legislative changes have shifted this provincial program’s responsibility to Producers of paper and packaging products. Circular Materials is administering this program on behalf of Producers and has hired Green For Life Environmental Services Inc. (GFL) to provide collection services for the residential recycling program of Essex-Windsor. Residents are encouraged to continue to be great recyclers.

For residential recycling program questions contact GFL directly for: service inquiries / issues, bins / carts, for new builds / homeowners, etc.

Phone: 1-844-415-4351
Email: WErecycling@gflenv.com

For the residential recycling collection dates, please refer to the collection calendar.

The Town has a White Goods collection on the 4th Thursday of every month, with the exception of December 2025 which will be collected on Thursday, December 11, 2025. Residents need to contact the Public Works Department to be placed on the list for collection.

White goods items include:  Stoves, fridges, freezers, washers, dryers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, trash compactors, barbeques, microwaves and other metal items.

Items that are not accepted as White Goods include: Televisions, computers, large furniture or any other electronic items.

Please place the item out to the curbside the night before the collection day.

To schedule a pick-up, please call Infrastructure Services at 519-736-3664 no later than 4pm the Friday before the collection day.

The Town has two collections for Christmas trees in January. The 2026 collection dates for the entire town will be:

• Monday, January 5, 2026
• Monday, January 12, 2026

Please ensure all of the decorations, tree skirts, plastic tree bags, etc. are removed.

Place your tree curbside the night before the collection day.