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

City of Guelph, Ontario has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Waste Management By-law (2019)-20392.

Garbage & recycling — Guelph, Ontario

City of Guelph has 1 adopted bylaw on file, verified against the original document on 2026-06-10.

Waste Management By-law (2019)-20392 adopted bylaw

collection schedule	Garbage: Every other week; Organics: Weekly; Recycling: Regulated Blue Box Collection Service	Schedule L, Note; Table A
sorting required	True	s. 28(a)
container or bag limit	One 240 L Garbage Cart (Grey) per curbside property; One 80 L Organics Cart (Green) per curbside property	Schedule L, Table A
accepted or banned	Non-collectable Waste includes explosives, radioactive material, biomedical waste, hazardous waste, grass clippings (after April 1, 2020)	Schedule C
fee	Applicable User Fees in accordance with the User Fees By-law	s. 25

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City of Guelph By-law (2019)-20392 providing for waste management/collection, as amended.