Garbage & recycling — Guelph, Ontario

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

In the City of Guelph, Ontario, collection schedule: Garbage: Every other week; Organics: Weekly; Recycling: Regulated Blue Box Collection Service; sorting required: True; container or bag limit: One 240 L Garbage Cart (Grey) per curbside property; One 80 L Organics Cart (Green) per curbside property; accepted or banned: Non-collectable Waste includes explosives, radioactive material, biomedical waste, hazardous waste, grass clippings (after April 1, 2020). Source: Waste Management By-law (2019)-20392, verified 2026-06-10.

Waste Management By-law (2019)-20392 adopted bylaw
collection schedule Garbage: Every other week; Organics: Weekly; Recycling: Regulated Blue Box Collection Service Schedule L, Note; Table A
sorting required True s. 28(a)
container or bag limit One 240 L Garbage Cart (Grey) per curbside property; One 80 L Organics Cart (Green) per curbside property Schedule L, Table A
accepted or banned Non-collectable Waste includes explosives, radioactive material, biomedical waste, hazardous waste, grass clippings (after April 1, 2020) Schedule C
fee Applicable User Fees in accordance with the User Fees By-law s. 25
scout note

City of Guelph By-law (2019)-20392 providing for waste management/collection, as amended.

Machine-readable: garbage-recycling.json · Official website: https://guelph.ca/ · Last verified 2026-06-10 · Garbage & recycling in other municipalities