When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?
In the Township of Selwyn, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by By-law 2019-088 Waste By-law (Collection, Removal and Disposal of Garbage and Other Waste Material) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-23. Fee: Bag Tag and landfill tipping fees are set by the Township's applicable User Fees and Charges By-law. Collection schedule: Garbage and Non-Recyclable Rubbish: once each week. Accepted or banned: Unaccepted Waste includes mattresses and box springs, explosives, manure; hazardous/liquid industrial waste banned. Recyclable Rubbish accepted at landfill.
By-law 2019-088 Waste By-law (Collection, Removal and Disposal of Garbage and Other Waste Material)
adopted bylaw
collection schedule
Garbage and Non-Recyclable Rubbish: once each week
s. 3.2
sorting required
yes
s. 5.1
container or bag limit
Residential: not more than two (2) Containers per collection; commercial/industrial/institutional: not more than four (4) Containers per collection; effective September 1, 2021, one (1) additional Bag Tag affixed to the extra Container permitted.
s. 3.6
accepted or banned
Unaccepted Waste includes mattresses and box springs, explosives, manure; hazardous/liquid industrial waste banned. Recyclable Rubbish accepted at landfill.
s. 1.12; s. 3.11
fee
Bag Tag and landfill tipping fees are set by the Township's applicable User Fees and Charges By-law.
s. 1.1; s. 9.1
scout note
Township of Selwyn waste by-law: set-out between 6pm prior day and 7am collection day, residential limit of two containers plus one bag-tagged extra container, bag tags, landfill tipping fees via User Fees by-law. Repeals 2012-082.
Landfill Site - Township of Selwyn
adopted bylaw
accepted or banned
Hazardous waste does not belong in the garbage or blue box recycling.
Hazardous waste does not belong in the garbage or blue box recycling.
scout note
rules page: Smith Landfill location, clear bags required for curbside and landfill, double charge for opaque bags, two annual landfill passes ($10 replacement), household hazardous waste depot days.