Garbage & recycling — Richmond Hill, Ontario

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

In the City of Richmond Hill, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by By-law 18-19 Waste Collection By-law (Richmond Hill) and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-25. Accepted or banned: Prohibited: Non-Collectible Waste; recyclables, organics, yard waste, Christmas trees, and metal items as garbage. Schedule "C" lists non-collectible materials.

By-law 18-19 Waste Collection By-law (Richmond Hill) adopted bylaw
collection schedule Low/Medium Density: Garbage once every second week on the Scheduled Collection Day; Recyclable Materials and Organics once a week on the Scheduled Collection Day. Multi-Residential: Garbage, Recyclable Materials and Organics once a week on the Scheduled Collection Day. s. 7.7; s. 8.4(a)
sorting required yes s. 5.1(b)
container or bag limit Low Density: three (3) Garbage Items; Medium Density: six (6), nine (9), twelve (12), fifteen (15), or eighteen (18) Garbage Items depending on Dwelling Units; excess requires Garbage Tag; no limit on Recyclable Materials, Organics or Yard Waste containers; Multi-Residential: equivalent of thirty-six (36) kilograms of Garbage per Dwelling Unit per week. s. 7.3; s. 7.4; s. 7.5; s. 7.6; s. 8.3
accepted or banned Prohibited: Non-Collectible Waste; recyclables, organics, yard waste, Christmas trees, and metal items as garbage. Schedule "C" lists non-collectible materials. s. 5.1(a)-(f); Schedule "C"
fee Additional Multi-Residential Collection: Owner pays associated costs or fees; if Town Contractor collects, Owner pays associated service fee. Garbage Tags available for purchase from Town. s. 3.1(f); s. 8.6; s. 1.1(s)
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Establishes requirements for collection and handling of waste in Richmond Hill; repeals By-law 159-07. Enacted by Council Feb 25, 2019. Possibly amended since.

Garbage Tags and Bins - City of Richmond Hill adopted bylaw
container or bag limit three items each garbage collection day garbage limit is three items each garbage collection day
fee Garbage tags are sold in sets of five for $12.75. Garbage tags are sold in sets of five for $12.75.
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rules page: limit three garbage items per collection day; extra items need tags, $12.75 per set of five; green bin and kitchen catcher prices.

Garbage and Recycling at Your Home - City of Richmond Hill adopted bylaw
collection schedule Recycling (blue box): weekly; Organics (green bin): weekly; Garbage and large items: every other week; Yard waste: every other week Apr 14–Oct 9, weekly Oct 13–Dec 11; Appliances: monthly by appointment only Recycling (blue box) administered by Circular Materials - weekly collection; Organics (green bin) - weekly collection; Garbage and large items - collection every other week; Yard waste - every other week on garbage collection day (April 14 to October 9); weekly on your collection day (October 13 to December 11); Appliances - collected monthly by appointment only
sorting required yes Houses in Richmond Hill are provided with curbside collection for recycling (blue box), organics (green bin), garbage and yard waste
container or bag limit Garbage: limit of 3 items per collection day (bag, can max 125L/33gal, bundle max 1.2m/4ft, or furniture piece); items above limit require a garbage tag; blue box and green bin: no limit on number set out Limit of (3) three items each garbage day. A garbage item means a bag, garbage can (max. 125L/33gal), bundle (max. 1.2m/4ft) or a piece of furniture or other large item; Items above the three-item limit must have a garbage tag attached; There is no limit to the number of blue boxes or bundles of cardboard you set out; There is no limit to the number of green bins you can set out
accepted or banned Banned: plastic bags in blue box, soil/sod/grass clippings in yard waste, reusable flip-lid containers; e-waste not collected curbside Plastic bags are not accepted in the blue box; Soil, sod and grass clippings are NOT ACCEPTED [in yard waste]; Reusable containers with attached flip lids are not accepted [in garbage]; E-waste is not collected through curbside pickup
fee Large appliances collected free of charge; items above 3-item garbage limit require a garbage tag (fee amount not stated) Large appliances and metal items are collected free of charge by appointment only; Items above the three-item limit must have a garbage tag attached
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rules page: weekly blue box and green bin, garbage every other week, seasonal yard waste schedule, monthly appliance pickup by appointment, holiday rules.

Machine-readable: garbage-recycling.json · Official website: http://www.richmondhill.ca/ · Last verified 2026-10-25 · Garbage & recycling across Ontario · Garbage & recycling in other municipalities