When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?

Garbage & recycling — Essex, Ontario: Garbage and Recycling (Town of Essex)

In the Town of Essex, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by Garbage and Recycling (Town of Essex), verified 2026-10-23. Fee: White goods collected free of charge; no fee stated for other streams. Container or bag limit: Each household receives one 360-litre wheeled, lidded recycling cart; smaller cart available on request. Accepted or banned: Single-stream recycling accepts paper, cardboard, plastics, cartons, metal, glass. Alcoholic beverage containers excluded from recycling.

Garbage and Recycling (Town of Essex) adopted bylaw

collection schedule	Garbage: weekly (Monday — Wards 3 & 4 south of County Rd 18; Wednesday — Wards 1 & 2 north of County Rd 18). Green Bin: weekly (from October 2025). Yard waste: seasonal Saturdays, Ward 1; other wards per Collection Calendar. White goods: first Thursday of every month.	"weekly schedule" / "first Thursday of every month"
sorting required	yes	"single stream recycling program. All recyclable materials…can be placed together in the designated recycling cart"
container or bag limit	Each household receives one 360-litre wheeled, lidded recycling cart; smaller cart available on request.	"Each household will receive a 360-litre wheeled, lidded recycling cart"
accepted or banned	Single-stream recycling accepts paper, cardboard, plastics, cartons, metal, glass. Alcoholic beverage containers excluded from recycling.	"Do not include alcoholic beverage containers" (repeated across plastic, metal, glass, carton sections)
fee	White goods collected free of charge; no fee stated for other streams.	"free of charge, on the first Thursday of every month"

scout note

rules page: weekly garbage Monday (south of County Rd 18) or Wednesday (north), set out night before, GFL contractor, single-stream recycling cart, green bin via Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority.