Starting the week of October 21, 2025, the EWSWA will provide 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. This program in 2025 will start in Essex, Lakeshore, LaSalle, Tecumseh and Windsor (Phase 1). To make sure residents are ready, a Green Bin will be delivered to approximately 120,000 single-family homes from July to October this year. Click on the button below to find when your Green Bin delivery is scheduled. To find out when your collection program begins, check your municipal calendar or download the Recycle Coach app and request Green Bin Program notifications.

By putting food waste in the Green Bin, you can reduce your garbage by up to 50%. Your efforts will help to:

• Create renewable energy and fertilizer for next year’s crops.
• Reduce greenhouse gases that are created when organics are unnecessarily landfilled.
• Extend the life of our local, Essex-Windsor Regional Landfill, which avoids high costs of a new one.
• Save taxpayers money that is spent on garbage services.
• Foster a shared sense of environmental responsibility to support this agriculturally-rich region.

Note: Amherstburg, Kingsville, and Leamington will start their Green Bin Program in fall 2026, so they will get their Green Bins delivered in 2026.