When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?
In the City of Mississauga, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by Peel Waste Collection By-law 35-2015, verified 2026-10-28. Fee: Commissioner may set fees for Tags; excess on-site garbage may be subject to a collection fee; White Goods require paid fee.
Garbage Carts: once every two weeks; Recyclable Materials: every two weeks (curbside); garbage bags: once per week; front-end garbage: twice per week; front-end recycling: once per week.
s. 3.5(a)-(c); s. 3.6(a)-(b)
sorting required
yes
s. 7.17
container or bag limit
One Organics Cart and one Garbage Cart alternating every other week with one Organics Cart and one Recycling Cart per Residential Unit per Scheduled Collection Day; excess Garbage Receptacles must be Tagged.
s. 3.1(b), (d)
accepted or banned
Recyclable Materials, Organics, Yard Waste, Bulky Items, White Goods must be separated from Garbage; Hazardous/Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste must not be Set Out.
s. 7.17; s. 7.18
fee
Commissioner may set fees for Tags; excess on-site garbage may be subject to a collection fee; White Goods require paid fee.
s. 3.1(e); s. 7.2; s. 7.13
scout note
Region of Peel By-law 35-2015 (collects Mississauga's waste): s.3.4 set out no earlier than 7 p.m. the day before and no later than 7 a.m. on collection day; carts and leftovers off the curb by 8 p.m. s.3.5 garbage carts collected every two weeks; extra garbage needs a tag (s.3.1); three exemption periods a year (s.3.2).
Schedules identify bulky items, service areas, excluded waste and collection requirements; read with subsequent amendments deleting white-goods collection and excluding grass clippings.
Peel Waste Collection By-law 35-2020
Section 16.1.1 allows the Commissioner to adjust waste services and waive requirements during a declared emergency.
Peel Waste Collection By-law 36-2021
Amends collection rules, introduces walk-up collection and removes white goods and grass clippings from accepted curbside waste.
Peel Waste Collection By-law 57-2026
Amends sections 2–7 and 12 after Blue Box producer responsibility. Requires separation of organics, regional recyclables, Blue Box material, yard waste and bulky items from garbage; recycling provisions govern Region-managed materials only.