Garbage & recycling — Southwest Middlesex, Ontario

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

In the Municipality of Southwest Middlesex, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by Bylaw No. 2018/025 Collection and Disposal of Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-19. Fee: Bag tags $1.75 each; collection service fee of $150.00 for waste not in approved receptacles. Collection schedule: Weekly for residential, multi-residential, Downtown Core commercial, and commercial/institutional premises generating 5 or less tagged bags per pickup. Container or bag limit: Commercial/Institutional premises: 5 or less tagged bags per pickup; household waste must be in clear plastic bags with a bag tag.

Bylaw No. 2018/025 Collection and Disposal of Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials adopted bylaw
collection schedule Weekly for residential, multi-residential, Downtown Core commercial, and commercial/institutional premises generating 5 or less tagged bags per pickup. Section A. 1(a)-(d), 2(a)-(d)
sorting required yes Section C. 14-15
container or bag limit Commercial/Institutional premises: 5 or less tagged bags per pickup; household waste must be in clear plastic bags with a bag tag. Section A. 1(d); 1(a)(v)
accepted or banned Accepted: e-waste, clean wood/brush, scrap metal, yard waste, tires. Banned: municipal-pickup bagged household waste, municipal blue box items, hazardous waste, shingles, biomedical/radioactive/explosive. Schedule "A" 1-2
fee Bag tags $1.75 each; collection service fee of $150.00 for waste not in approved receptacles. Schedule "A" 4(a); Section E. 2(a)
scout note

Municipality of Southwest Middlesex by-law establishing the solid waste and recyclables collection system: bagging and set-out rules, accepted and prohibited materials, bag tags, fees and penalties.

Garbage and Recycling (Southwest Middlesex) adopted bylaw
collection schedule Weekly curbside garbage and recycling collection; bins at curb by 7:00 a.m. on collection day "weekly curbside garbage and recycling collection"
sorting required yes "Garbage (green bin) and recycling (yellow bin) must be placed in the waste management bin"
container or bag limit 95 gallon collection carts "The 95 gallon collection carts must be placed at least three feet away"
accepted or banned Transfer station not accepted: bagged household waste, hazardous waste, asphalt shingles, concrete/asphalt, bio-medical/radioactive/explosive waste "Materials Not Accepted" section under Transfer Station
scout note

rules page: weekly curbside garbage and recycling by Waste Management, 95-gallon carts out by 7 a.m., 3 ft clearance; Trillium Transfer Station Saturdays 9-4, ID and cash, rates from $10 min, pickup $30; accepted and not-accepted items.

Machine-readable: garbage-recycling.json · Official website: http://www.southwestmiddlesex.ca/ · Last verified 2026-10-19 · Garbage & recycling across Ontario · Garbage & recycling in other municipalities