City of Windsor Garbage Collection Helper: 2026–2027 Calendar, Green Bin, Blue Cart and Drop-Off Depot
This Windsor guide is built for the exact resident question: “Is my garbage, Green Bin, recycling or yard waste going out today, and what changed in 2026?” Start with the City’s official Waste Collection Schedule Map, then use the local action cards below for bi-weekly garbage, weekly Green Bin, Blue Cart recycling, yard waste, diaper disposal, sharps, bulk items and the Public Drop-Off Depot.
Quick Answer: How to Check the City of Windsor Garbage Collection Day
Use the City of Windsor Waste Collection Schedule page or the Waste Collection Schedule Map. The 2026–2027 calendar runs from April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2027. You can view your calendar online, use the Recycle Coach app, download a PDF by area, or request a replacement calendar through 311.
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Use the official schedule map
Search or click your collection area to see your garbage, recycling and yard waste days. The City’s map also offers extended calendar, iCal and PDF download options.
Know the 2026 system
Windsor shifted to bi-weekly garbage collection with weekly Green Bin service. Blue Cart recycling is also bi-weekly through the new single-stream system.
Set out correctly
Place containers out by 6 a.m. only on your scheduled collection day. Do not set them out before 6 p.m. the evening before collection.
If your old habit was “garbage every week,” update that now. The main 2026 rhythm is: Green Bin every week, regular garbage every two weeks, Blue Cart recycling every two weeks, and yard waste on the calendar dates marked for your area.
What Windsor Residents Usually Need Today
Most people are not here for a generic waste article. They need to know what to put out, what changed, or where to take something that cannot go curbside.
I need my pickup day
Open the City schedule map or Recycle Coach and confirm whether your area has garbage, Green Bin, Blue Cart, yard waste or a holiday change.
I am confused by bi-weekly garbage
Garbage is every other week, while Green Bin organics are weekly. Use the calendar rather than guessing from old weekly collection habits.
I have renovation or special waste
Use the Public Drop-Off Depot, Household Chemical Waste Depot, or the correct program. Renovation debris, grass clippings, yard waste, cardboard and fluorescent tubes are not regular garbage.
My waste was not collected
Check time, container rules, unacceptable materials, yard-waste prep, recycling service contacts and whether it was your scheduled collection day.
Official Windsor Waste Collection Calendar, Map and Recycle Coach Options
The City gives residents several ways to view collection days. This is helpful because Windsor has area calendars such as 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4A and 4B, and the correct calendar can depend on postal code and location details.
Waste Collection Schedule
Use this page for the collection calendar, PDF area chart, Recycle Coach instructions, 311 replacement calendar request and set-out rules.
Open City schedule pageWaste Collection Schedule Map
Use the map tool to view your next garbage, recycling and yard waste collection days and download an extended calendar, iCal file or PDF.
Open schedule mapThe City’s 2026–2027 Waste Collection Calendar is valid from April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2027. If you downloaded an older PDF or your browser is showing last year’s version, refresh the page and use the official current calendar.
Windsor Waste Streams: Garbage, Green Bin, Blue Cart and Yard Waste
The easiest way to avoid mistakes is to treat Windsor waste as separate streams. Each stream has its own schedule, container expectations and service contact.
🗑️ Garbage
Regular garbage is collected every two weeks. Garbage should go out only on your scheduled day and only after checking the current collection calendar.
Do not put renovation debris, yard waste, cardboard, fluorescent tubes, sharps, chemicals, oil, appliances or other restricted items into regular curbside garbage.
🟢 Green Bin organics
Green Bin collection is weekly for organic waste. The program launched in Windsor as part of the Essex-Windsor Green Bin system and is designed to reduce landfill waste.
Use EWSWA guidance for accepted food waste, organics, delivery, repair, replacement and Green Bin questions.
🔵 Blue Cart recycling
Windsor moved to a single-stream Blue Cart recycling system in 2026. All acceptable recyclable materials go together in the new cart instead of being separated into red and blue boxes.
For missed recycling, what can be recycled, or recycling cart questions, the official recycling contact is GFL through Circular Materials.
Green Bin every week. Garbage every other week. Blue Cart every other week. Yard waste follows the paper-bag dates in your area calendar. The map and Recycle Coach keep all four straight.
Windsor Set-Out Rules: What to Do Before Collection Morning
A correct calendar is not enough. Windsor collection can occur anytime from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. for residential collection, while yard waste can run from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. on the scheduled day. Set-out timing and preparation matter.
Pickup-ready setup
- Check the Waste Collection Schedule Map or your area PDF.
- Place containers out by 6 a.m. on your scheduled collection day.
- Do not set containers out before 6 p.m. the evening before.
- Place street collection containers at the road’s edge.
- For alley collection, place containers at the alley’s edge on the ground or on a stand no higher than 16 inches.
- Keep containers visible and accessible.
- Keep yard waste separate from garbage.
- Use official recycling and Green Bin rules for those streams.
Common no-collection triggers
- Putting waste out on the wrong week.
- Putting waste out after 6 a.m.
- Putting containers out too early.
- Mixing yard waste or cardboard into garbage.
- Putting sharps into garbage or recycling.
- Putting hazardous chemical waste into garbage.
- Placing renovation debris as regular curbside waste.
- Using the wrong contact path for missed recycling.
If needles or sharps are found in garbage or recycling, the City says waste collection will be suspended. Use the Ontario Sharps Collection Program route instead of curbside garbage, recycling or the Household Chemical Waste Facility.
Windsor Public Drop-Off Depot: When Curbside Is the Wrong Place
The City’s Public Drop-Off Depot is the main official path for many materials that should not go in regular curbside garbage. Check the live City page before loading your vehicle because hours, fees, accepted materials and holiday closures can change.
Central Avenue and E.C. Row area
The Public Drop-Off Depot is located at the Public Works / Environmental Services area near Central Avenue and E.C. Row. Use the official page for current directions, fees and hours.
Open Public Drop-Off DepotCheck before driving
The City lists spring, summer and fall hours from March 30, 2026, to November 28, 2026, as Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Sundays and most statutory holidays.
Shorter winter window
The winter schedule listed for December 1, 2025, to March 28, 2026, is Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., closed Sundays and most statutory holidays.
Tipping fees may apply for some materials. Appliances, renovation material, tires, yard waste, cardboard, recyclables, metal and other special materials may have different rules or fees. Confirm the live page before you go.
Windsor Green Bin Program: Weekly Organics Collection
Starting the week of October 21, 2025, Windsor began weekly Green Bin collection for food waste and organics, alongside the change to bi-weekly regular garbage collection. The City points residents to EWSWA for detailed Green Bin program guidance.
Organics go every week
Use the Green Bin for accepted food waste and organic materials such as food scraps, coffee filters and other accepted organics listed by EWSWA.
No separate 2026 tax-bill charge
The City clarified that Windsor residents are not facing a new or additional Green Bin charge on the 2026 property tax bill. Use official City sources for cost updates.
Use EWSWA for Green Bin help
EWSWA provides Green Bin FAQs, what-goes-in guidance, delivery information, repair/request details and seasonal tips.
Open EWSWA Green BinWindsor Blue Cart Recycling: Single-Stream System and GFL Contact
Windsor’s Blue Box recycling changed in 2026. Essex-Windsor moved to single-stream recycling, meaning acceptable recyclables go together in the Blue Cart instead of being separated into red and blue boxes.
One Blue Cart system
Acceptable recyclable materials now go together in the Blue Cart. Do not use old sorting habits without checking current Circular Materials guidance.
GFL handles recycling questions
For missed recycling collections, what can be recycled, or recycling cart questions, Circular Materials lists GFL Environmental at WERecycling@gflenv.com or 1-844-415-4351.
Open Circular Materials WindsorCheck accepted materials
Do not treat the Blue Cart like a second garbage bin. Food waste, diapers, needles, chemicals, electronics, motor oil, yard waste and garbage do not belong in recycling.
Windsor Yard Waste Collection: Paper-Bag Calendar Dates and Late-Day Pickup
Yard waste follows your official calendar. The City says your scheduled yard waste collection day is identified by the paper bag symbol, and yard waste collection can occur anytime between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. on your scheduled day.
Look for the paper bag
Do not assume yard waste is collected with every garbage day. Find the paper bag symbol in your Windsor collection calendar or use the schedule map.
Open yard waste pageOut by 6 a.m., not before 6 p.m.
Place yard waste at the curb before 6 a.m. on the scheduled day and not before 6 p.m. the evening before collection.
Yard waste is not garbage
Grass clippings, yard waste and other unacceptable materials should not be placed in regular garbage. Use the official yard waste or depot route.
Special Waste in Windsor: Sharps, Diapers, Chemicals, Appliances and Renovation Debris
Special waste is where many no-collection problems start. If something is sharp, hazardous, bulky, metal, appliance-related, renovation-related or chemically unsafe, it likely needs a special program, depot or disposal route.
Do not put needles in garbage or recycling
The City says collection will be suspended if needles or sharps are found in garbage or recycling. Use the Ontario Sharps Collection Program route.
Open sharps disposalUse the diaper pilot if eligible
Windsor offers a diaper disposal pilot with a free drop-off option and registered curbside support for approved households. Follow the current City instructions for clear/translucent bags and registration.
Open diaper collectionUse Household Chemical Waste Depot
Hazardous waste should never be thrown in garbage or flushed down a drain. The City lists the Household Chemical Waste Depot at the North Service Road East and Central location.
Open HCW DepotConstruction debris, grass clippings, yard waste, cardboard, fluorescent tubes, appliances, tires, oil and many hazardous or special items require another route. Use the City unacceptable materials page before placing questionable items curbside.
Bulk Items, Appliances, Metal and Renovation Waste in Windsor
Windsor’s waste calendar includes guidance on needles, bulk items and reasons waste may not be collected. For bulky or heavy items, do not assume curbside pickup. Check the official unacceptable materials page and depot page first.
Fridges, freezers and AC units
The City’s unacceptable materials guidance points residents to the Public Drop-Off Depot for refrigerators, freezers, window air conditioners and dehumidifiers, with a listed fee for those items.
Metal items can use depot route
The City lists metal items as materials to bring to the Public Drop-Off Depot free of charge. Confirm current rules before driving.
Use special disposal
Renovation and construction debris are not regular curbside garbage. Concrete, dirt, brick, railway ties and similar materials have special depot rules and fees.
Open unacceptable materialsWaste Collection by Property Type in Windsor
Collection details can differ by property setup. A single-family home, alley-service address, apartment building, condo, business, student rental or private-hauler property may not all follow the same practical steps.
Use the road’s edge
For street collection, the City says to place garbage containers at the road’s edge. Keep them visible and accessible by 6 a.m.
Check alley placement height
For alley collection, the City says to place containers on the ground or on a stand no higher than 16 inches at the alley’s edge.
Ask your building first
Shared bins, private pickup, property-managed diaper or recycling rules and waste rooms may not match single-family curbside instructions. Ask your landlord or property manager before using curbside assumptions.
Windsor Weather, Wind, Snow, Alley Access and Missed Collection Problems
Windsor collection is not only a calendar issue. Wind, snow, parked cars, alley access, blocked containers, wrong set-out time and unacceptable materials can all turn a normal collection day into a missed pickup problem.
Secure containers
Keep lids secured, avoid loose material and do not place light yard waste or recycling where it can blow into the street before collection.
Keep access clear
Collection staff need safe access. Do not bury containers behind snowbanks or hide them behind parked vehicles, fences or construction material.
Use the right route
Most avoidable misses happen when residents mix streams: garbage with yard waste, recycling with garbage, sharps in carts or depot material at the curb.
New Windsor Resident Checklist: Set Up Garbage, Green Bin, Blue Cart and Depot Rules
If you just moved to Windsor, do this before your first collection morning. It will prevent old-calendar mistakes, wrong-week garbage, recycling contact confusion and unnecessary depot trips.
Set your collection calendar
- Open the Waste Collection Schedule Map.
- Find your area calendar or postal-code PDF.
- Download the 2026–2027 PDF or iCal file.
- Install or use Recycle Coach if you prefer app reminders.
- Save 311 and 519-974-2277 ext. 3121 for City waste questions.
Plan special waste properly
- Separate garbage, Green Bin, Blue Cart recycling and yard waste.
- Use the Public Drop-Off Depot page for bulky, metal, cardboard, renovation and depot materials.
- Use Household Chemical Waste guidance for hazardous materials.
- Use the sharps program for needles.
- Use Circular Materials / GFL for Blue Cart recycling questions.
Official Windsor Garbage Collection Links
Use these official resources for final decisions because collection dates, accepted items, fees, depot hours, recycling contacts and Green Bin rules can change.
City of Windsor Garbage Collection FAQ
How do I check my City of Windsor garbage collection day?
Use the City of Windsor Waste Collection Schedule page or the Waste Collection Schedule Map. You can also use Recycle Coach, download your area PDF, or request a replacement calendar through 311.
Is Windsor garbage collected every week?
No. Windsor moved to bi-weekly regular garbage collection starting the week of October 21, 2025. Weekly Green Bin collection runs for organics.
What time should Windsor garbage be put out?
The City says to place containers out by 6 a.m. only on your scheduled collection day and not before 6 p.m. the evening before collection.
What time can Windsor collection happen?
Residential collection can occur anytime between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the scheduled day. Yard waste collection can occur anytime between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.
Where is the Windsor Public Drop-Off Depot?
The Public Drop-Off Depot is in the Central Avenue and E.C. Row area near the City’s Environmental Services/Public Works facilities. Use the official Public Drop-Off Depot page for current directions, fees, accepted materials and hours.
Who handles missed recycling or Blue Cart questions in Windsor?
For missed recycling collections, what can be recycled, or recycling cart questions, Circular Materials lists GFL Environmental at WERecycling@gflenv.com or 1-844-415-4351.
Does Windsor have weekly Green Bin collection?
Yes. Windsor began weekly Green Bin collection for food waste and organics alongside the change to bi-weekly garbage collection. Use EWSWA for detailed Green Bin guidance.
Can I put sharps or needles in Windsor garbage?
No. The City says collection will be suspended if needles or sharps are found in garbage or recycling. Use the Ontario Sharps Collection Program instead.
Is yard waste collected with garbage in Windsor?
No. Yard waste follows the paper-bag symbol on your collection calendar. It should be out by 6 a.m. on your scheduled yard waste day and not before 6 p.m. the previous evening.
Can I put renovation debris or cardboard in Windsor garbage?
No. Renovation and construction debris, grass clippings, yard waste, cardboard and fluorescent tubes are listed as unacceptable garbage materials. Use the correct depot or recycling route.
Who do I call for Windsor garbage collection questions?
For general waste and collection questions, contact 311. The City also lists 519-974-2277 ext. 3121 for detailed waste inquiries.
Editorial and Source Verification Note
This independent City of Windsor garbage collection guide was refreshed for garbage-collection.org using official City of Windsor waste and recycling pages, the 2026–2027 collection calendar guidance, Waste Collection Schedule Map, Public Drop-Off Depot, Household Chemical Waste, yard waste, sharps, unacceptable materials, residential diaper collection, EWSWA Green Bin resources and Circular Materials Windsor recycling guidance.
Always verify live details with the City of Windsor, Recycle Coach, EWSWA, Circular Materials, GFL, your property manager or your private hauler before setting out waste, reporting a missed collection, using the Public Drop-Off Depot, disposing of hazardous waste or relying on any fee or seasonal hour.
Final Windsor Resident Summary: Bookmark This Before Collection Morning
The safest way to use the City of Windsor garbage collection schedule is to open the official schedule map, choose your area or address, then confirm whether the date includes bi-weekly garbage, weekly Green Bin, Blue Cart recycling or yard waste.
Put containers out by 6 a.m. on your scheduled day and not before 6 p.m. the night before. Remember that residential collection can run until 5 p.m., and yard waste collection can run until 10 p.m.
If the item is a chemical, sharp, appliance, tire, oil, fluorescent tube, cardboard, renovation material, yard waste or bulky item, do not guess. Use the official depot, recycling, Green Bin, sharps, diaper or hazardous-waste route instead of regular garbage.