Garbage and Recycling
Garbage and Recycling
The Municipality of Leamington offers residential curbside collection for garbage, yard waste and white goods. Recycling collection is managed by Circular Materials.
For the current waste collection schedule please consult the Municipality of Leamington's Collection Calendar. Collection Calendars are mailed to residents in January of each year. If you have not received your calendar by February, please visit the Municipal Building to obtain a copy.
What Goes Where?
The Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority provides a search function that allows residents to enter a material or product and receive information on whether it can be recycled curbside, brought to a depot or disposed in the garbage. Find out how to dispose of over three thousand materials and products with the click of a button.
Recycle Coach
Download the Recycle Coach App and never miss a pick-up day! The Recycle Coach App provides collection calendar information including garbage, yard waste and recycling.
| Garbage Collection |
| Residents will receive weekly garbage collection. If you are located in the urban area, collection is on Tuesday or Friday. If you are located in the rural area, collection is on Wednesday or Thursday. Please review the Urban and Rural collection maps to determine your collection day.
In accordance with the Municipality’s Waste Management By-law, residents are required to adhere to the following guidelines when disposing of garbage:
Violations of these guidelines may result in a clean-up charge and/or fine. Residents are encouraged to familiarize themselves with these regulations to avoid penalties. Contact GFL, Windsor branch, at 519-948-8126 or the Municipal office at 519-326-5761 with any questions regarding garbage collection. |
| White Goods Collection |
| White goods include appliances, metal items, hot water tanks, barbeques, bathtubs and sinks. Collection is provided on the third Tuesday of each month. Please consult the Collection Calendar for the scheduled day in each month. Residents must call the Municipal Office at 519-322-2346 one week in advance to arrange for pick up. There is no charge for this service. |
| Recycling Collection |
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Residential Recycling As of August 28, 2024, residential recycling in Leamington is managed by Circular Materials and collection is completed by Green For Life (GFL). Residents will receive bi-weekly recycle collection and must place their recycling curbside before 6:00 am on collection day. Please consult the Collection Calendar to determine your collection day and refer to the program updates here. Residents are asked to contact GFL directly for service inquiries, new bins and general program information at 1-844-415-4351 or by email at WErecycling@gflenv.com.
Business/Not-For Profit Recycling Recycling for businesses and not-for-profits are now covered by the new non-eligible source recycling program being administered by the Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority. Visit the NES Recycling Program website for more information. |
| Yard Waste Collection |
| Residents located in the Urban area will receive weekly yard waste collection from April to November. Please consult the Collection Calendar for collection dates and the Urban yard waste collection maps to determine your collection day.
Yard waste includes grass clippings, leaves, trimmings, brush and branches. Yard waste should be placed curbside the night before collection, or no later than 6:00 AM on your collection day. Yard waste should be placed in paper yard waste bags or cardboard boxes. Plastic bags will not be collected. Yard waste containers cannot weigh over 20 kilograms or 45 pounds and bundles should not exceed 2 feet by 4 feet in size. |
| Leaf Collection |
| During the month of November, Public Works staff pick up leaves from the boulevards in the urban area. Residents may rake leaves onto the grass boulevard adjacent to the curb in front of their property. For more information and to determine the collection day for your street please review the leaf/yard waste collection information for 2024. |
| Christmas Trees |
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Christmas trees are run through a chipping machine and composted. All decorations, tree skirts, plastic tree bags and stands must be removed before placing curbside. Christmas tree collection dates for 2026 are January 2, 5, 6, 9 and 12, 2026. |
| Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority Disposal Locations |
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The Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority operates three Public Drop-Off Depots in Essex County (Windsor, Kingsville and Essex) where residents can drop off a variety of materials including garbage, recyclables, yard waste, electronics and municipal hazardous and special waste. The Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority Regional Landfill is located at 7700 County Road 18 in Essex. The Regional Landfill accepts residential, industrial and commercial garbage as well as yard waste and asbestos waste. Tipping fees may apply and site access is restricted to vehicles having a gross weight of more than 3 tonne or 3,000 kilograms. Visit www.ewswa.org for more information. |
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