Garbage and Recycling

Circular Materials Recycling Program - January 2026: 

Beginning on January 1, 2026 Essex-Windsor moved to a single-stream recycling system. Financial and operational responsibility for recycling moved from the municipality to the producers of packaging.

Circular Materials is now responsible for operating Ontario's new recycling system with GFL Environmental managing collection on behalf of Circular Materials. 

This new system will make recycling easier and more convenient for residents. Instead of separating recyclables into blue and red bins, all recyclable materials will be placed together in a single blue cart. The carts also help reduce litter and offer greater storage capacity.

For full details about the transition to single-stream recycling, including delivery schedules, accepted materials, and frequently asked questions, please visit Circular Materials’ Amherstburg webpage

Recycling Cart Exchange Request:

For those interested in exchanging to a smaller 240-litre cart, please visit Circular Materials' page to access the Recycling Cart Exchange Request Form

Starting the week of March 30, 2026, Circular Materials will start to email residents that submitted for a smaller cart. If you submitted a request, please check your inbox.

Recycling Container Take Back Program:

Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority (EWSWA) is offering a "Recycling Container Take Back Program" at EWSWA Depots until April 15, 2026. Residents may drop-off unwanted or incompatible blue/red boxes and cards for free where they will be recycled. Recycle boxes/carts must be empty at drop-off. 

To learn more, please visit the EWSWA website.

Contact Information:

For questions related to missed collections, what you can recycle and recycling carts, please contact GFL Environmental:
Phone: 1-844-415-4351
Email: WErecycling@gflenv.com

For the residential recycling collection dates, please refer to the collection calendar.

Residents are reminded that this recycling program is now managed by Circular Materials, not by the Town of Amherstburg or the Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority.

If you have questions about the upcoming Green Bin Program, residents are encouraged to review the Frequently Asked Questions provided by the County of Essex. The FAQ page offers important details about how the program works and what to expect.

The Town of Amherstburg will begin participation in the Green Bin Program on November 6, 2026.

Yard waste curbside collection occurs every other Monday from the beginning of April to the end of November.  The Municipality is divided in two zones, north and south. Please refer to the Yard Waste Roadside Collection Map to determine which zone you live in.

Place your yard waste curbside the night before your scheduled collection day.

If your pick up falls on a holiday, yard waste will be collected the Saturday prior to the holiday.

The only acceptable containers for yard waste are:  Paper yard waste bags, cardboard boxes, garbage cans/pails.  Note:  cardboard boxes are not returned.

Plastic bags containing yard waste will not be collected.

Tree trimmings must be cut and bundled into four-foot lengths and shall be no larger than two feet in diameter.

Containers and tree trimming bundles are restricted to weights of 45 lbs (20 kg) or less.

If your garbage is not collected on your scheduled day, please contact GFL (formerly Windsor Disposal Services) at 519-944-8009 or the Infrastructure Services at 519-736-3664

The Town has a White Goods collection on the 4th Thursday of every month, with the exception of December 2025 which will be collected on Thursday, December 11, 2025. Residents need to contact the Public Works Department to be placed on the list for collection.

White goods items include:  Stoves, fridges, freezers, washers, dryers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, trash compactors, barbeques, microwaves and other metal items.

Items that are not accepted as White Goods include: Televisions, computers, large furniture or any other electronic items.

Please place the item out to the curbside the night before the collection day.

To schedule a pick-up, please call Infrastructure Services at 519-736-3664 no later than 4pm the Friday before the collection day.

The Town has two collections for Christmas trees in January. The upcoming collection dates for the entire town will be:

• Monday, January 4, 2027
• Monday, January 11, 2027

Please ensure all of the decorations, tree skirts, plastic tree bags, etc. are removed.

Place your tree curbside the night before the collection day.