Garbage & recycling — Wellington County, Ontario

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

In the County of Wellington County, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by County of Wellington By-law 5942-25 - Curbside Collection (repeals 5670-20) and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-19. Fee: User fee for waste collection recovered through purchase of County user-pay bags; price set by County and subject to change.

County of Wellington By-law 5942-25 - Curbside Collection (repeals 5670-20) adopted bylaw
collection schedule Garbage bi-weekly at single-family Residential Dwelling Units and ICI serviced units; weekly may be provided at downtown ICI upon request; recycling once per week from ICI units in downtown areas only. s. 4.20; s. 4.21; s. 4.22; s. 4.44
sorting required yes s. 4.23; s. 4.30; s. 4.45; s. 5.1
container or bag limit Garbage: no limit to user-pay bags; organics: max six green bins per serviced unit per week; recycling: limit two carts per ICI unit; required green bin max 45 L and recycling cart 240 L. s. 4.24; s. 4.30; s. 4.31; s. 4.45; s. 4.46
accepted or banned Banned: biomedical/pathological, explosive/ignitable, hazardous, liquid/gaseous, live animals, sealed drums, radioactive, PCB, out-of-County waste; recyclables accepted: paper, glass, metal, rigid plastic. Schedule "B"; Schedule "C"
fee User fee for waste collection recovered through purchase of County user-pay bags; price set by County and subject to change. s. 4.59
scout note

County-run curbside collection of garbage, organics and recycling for member municipalities: set-out by 7:00 am (6:00 am in some zones), 18 kg max per bag/container, user pay bags, no ignitable material.

Curbside Collection and User Pay Garbage Bags (Solid Waste Services) adopted bylaw
container or bag limit Each garbage bag and green bin must not exceed 18 kg (40 lbs); items over this limit will not be collected "each garbage bag and green bin does not weigh more than 18 kg (40 lbs)"
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rules page: curbside placement rules (within 1 m of curb, 18 kg/40 lb limit per garbage bag and green bin, oops sticker) and yellow user-pay garbage bag system sold at retailers/online.

Curbside rules - User Pay Garbage Bags adopted bylaw
fee Charged per unit (bag) of garbage; residents purchase user pay bags. same rate per unit (bag) of garbage
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rules page: garbage must be in yellow County user-pay bags; where to buy (retailers or online).

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