Garbage & recycling — Howick, Ontario

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

In the Township of Howick, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by Changes coming to Howick's curbside garbage & recycling pickup and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-26. Fee: No additional cost for the carts. Collection schedule: Collection schedule remains the same. Container or bag limit: Required carts: one waste cart and one recycling cart per household.

Changes coming to Howick's curbside garbage & recycling pickup adopted bylaw
collection schedule Collection schedule remains the same. Your collection schedule will remain the same.
sorting required yes The blue cart is exclusively for recycling
container or bag limit Required carts: one waste cart and one recycling cart per household. Each household will receive one waste cart and one recycling cart.
accepted or banned Recycling accepts plastics and packaging, metal and aluminum, clear and coloured glass. plastics and packaging, metal and aluminum, clear and coloured glass
fee No additional cost for the carts. There is no additional cost for the carts.
scout note

rules page: Details of 2026 cart transition, cart delivery July 6-25, end of bag tags, extra recycling container requests.

Garbage, Recycling & Landfill - Township of Howick adopted bylaw

rules page: From Aug 3 2026 (west) / Aug 10 (east) cart-based automated collection: 64 gal garbage cart, 95 gal recycling cart, no bag tags; Waste Management contractor; landfill minimum fee $10 once scale operational; Circular Materials recycling.

Machine-readable: garbage-recycling.json · Official website: http://www.howick.ca · Last verified 2026-10-26 · Garbage & recycling across Ontario · Garbage & recycling in other municipalities