When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?
In the Town of East Gwillimbury, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by By-law No. 2010-073 Waste Collection By-law and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-23. Fee: Annual levy on ratable property; $25.00 per excess container. Container or bag limit: Residential garbage containers: max two (2) per collection day; commercial/institutional/farm: max four (4); no limit on Blue Boxes/Green Bins. Accepted or banned: Prohibited: hazardous waste, ammunition, batteries, explosives, tires; accepted: SSO items in Schedule B.
Residential garbage containers: max two (2) per collection day; commercial/institutional/farm: max four (4); no limit on Blue Boxes/Green Bins.
s. 5.5; s. 5.6; s. 6.6
accepted or banned
Prohibited: hazardous waste, ammunition, batteries, explosives, tires; accepted: SSO items in Schedule B.
Schedule "A"; Schedule "B"
fee
Annual levy on ratable property; $25.00 per excess container.
s. 2.3; s. 8.3
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East Gwillimbury by-law establishing the collection, removal and disposal of garbage, yard waste, blue box recyclables and source-separated organics; definitions, prohibited waste and schedules. Posted on the town by-law page; may be amended since.
Collection Schedule
adopted bylaw
container or bag limit
More than two bags/items require a collection tag.
More than two bags/items require a collection tag
fee
Collection tags can be purchased at the Civic Centre, Sports Complex, Health and Active Living Plaza, Holland Landing Library, and Mount Albert Library Customer Service desks.
Collection tags can be purchased
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2026 waste calendar, collection day map, tags sold at civic locations.
Garbage, Recycling and Green Bin
adopted bylaw
collection schedule
Garbage: every other week on your scheduled collection day; recycling: every other week.
Garbage Collection; Recycling
container or bag limit
Residents can place up to two bags/items and up to five additional bags with collection tags, for a total of seven items on their scheduled collection day.
Collection Limits
accepted or banned
Green bin material must be bagged and tied using compostable or paper bags; organic waste in black garbage bags will not be collected.
Green Bin Collection
fee
Collection tags cost $11.50 (plus tax) for a sheet of five tags.
Collection tags cost $11.50 (plus tax) for a sheet of five tags
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rules page: biweekly garbage; set out by 7am, not before 8pm prior night; 2 free bags/items plus up to 5 tagged (7 total); 22 kg max per bag; collection tags. Collected by GFL under contract; York Region runs depots.