Garbage and Recycling

The Town of Essex offers residential curbside garbage collection on a weekly schedule:

• Monday Collection - all properties south of County Road 18 (Wards 3 and 4)
• Wednesday Collection - All properties north of County Road 18 (Wards 1 and 2)

Place garbage out for collection the night before your scheduled collection day. Large items and furniture (but not white goods) can be put out on any regular garbage day.

If your garbage is not collected for any reason other than noted above, please contact GFL Environmental at 519-944-8009. They are contracted by the Town of Essex for garbage collection.

The Essex-Windsor region is undergoing changes to its recycling program beginning January 2026. Circular Materials will implement a new single stream recycling program. All recyclable materials including paper, cardboard, newspaper and catalogues, cartons, plastic containers, metal containers, and glass bottles and jars can be placed together in the new recycling cart. 

Beginning in October 2025, the Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority launched a weekly, curbside collection program, the Green Bin Program, to help residents keep food waste and other organics out of our local, Essex-Windsor Regional Landfill. 

Please refer to the Collection Calendar for weekly Green Bin collection dates.

Learn more about the Green Bin Program

For green bin inquiries, including missed pickups, please contact Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority at 1-800-563-3377 or online at the link below.

Green Bin Program Online Service Request

The Town of Essex offers residential curbside collection of seasonal yard waste, including leaves, grass clippings, tree trimmings and garden waste.

The Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority collects yard waste through the compostainer program in Ward 1 (Essex Centre) on scheduled Saturdays. Please consult the Collection Calendar for schedules and details.

Essex Ward 1 Compostainer Program Information

If you live in Wards 2, 3 or 4, consult the Collection Calendar for schedules and details regarding acceptable yard waste containers and collection services. 

If your yard waste is not collected for any reason other than noted above, please contact GFL Environmental at 519-944-8009. They are contracted by the Town of Essex for yard waste collection.

White good are collected, free of charge, on the first Thursday of every month. Only metal items will be collected.

Please complete the White Goods Collection Form to request pick-up no later than noon on the Wednesday before your scheduled collection day.

White Goods Collection Form

 White goods include:

• appliances
• metal items
• hot water tanks
• barbecues
• metal bath tubs, metal sinks, etc.

For further questions, please contact 519-776-7336 ext. 1100 or 1101.

Drop off your consumer electronics, including computers, cellphones, televisions, printers, scanners, and digital cameras, at the Computers for Kids E-waste Drop Off Bins at the Harrow and Colchester South Community Centre (243 McAffee Street, Harrow) and the Essex Centre Sports Complex (60 Fairview Avenue, Essex).

Drop off your consumer electronics at the Essex Windsor Solid Authority Regional Recycling Depot at 7700 County Road 18, Essex.

Drop off your consumer electronics and other recyclables at the Essex Waste Depot (the Dome) at 14028 Pinkerton Sideroad.

Residents may drop off live Christmas trees at one of the designated municipal locations identified below, from December 26 - January 31.

Co-An Park Parking Lot
11071 Conession 11, McGregor Centre

Harrow & Colchester South Community Centre
243 McAffee Street, Harrow Centre (south end of parking lot)

Kinsmen Field House Parking Lot
120 Fairview Avenue West, Essex Centre

The EWSWA encourages residents to take advantage of the three depots in the Essex-Windsor region. 

Learn more about the EWSWA Drop-Off Depots

Essex Depot
7700 County Road 18
(located at the Essex-Windsor Regional Landfill)

Kingsville Depot
2021 Albuna Townline
(County Road 31)

Windsor Depot
3560 North Service Road