Garbage and Recycling Collection Information and Schedule
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Collection information
As a resident, you are responsible for disposing of solid waste in accordance with the County of Brant's Solid Waste By-law on your weekly collection day. To determine your collection day, view our online Waste and Recycling Collection Map.
Waste and Recycling Collection Map
Please place your garbage and blue box curbside by 7:00 a.m. on your scheduled collection day.
- Each household may set out up to four (4) garbage containers per week.
- There is a weight limit of 20 kg (45 lbs) per garbage container.
- There is no limit to the amount of blue box (recyclable) material you can set out.
Recyclable materials can be placed loosely (co-mingled) in your blue box—no sorting is required. For a list of accepted items, acceptable bins, collection contacts and more, visit the Recycling webpage.
Holiday Collection
Curbside Collection will not occur on Christmas Day and New Years Day only. Curbside collection will occur on all other holidays.
During Christmas and New Year's Day, collection will happen on the following day and the remaining collection that week will subsequently move to the next day. (Example: Wednesdays collection will move to to Thursday, Thursday Collection will move to Friday, ect.)
2025 Holiday Schedule
- Thursday, December 25: No collection. Collection for the remaining of the week will move one day. Thursdays collection will be on Friday and Fridays collection will be on Saturday, December 27.
- Thursday, January 1: No collection. Collection for the remaining of the week will move one day. Thursdays collection will be on Friday and Fridays collection will be on Saturday, January 3.
For more information, view the Annual County of Brant Calendar.
Solid Waste By-law
For complete details on waste collection rules and regulations, view the Solid Waste By-law (PDF).