Garbage and Recycling
Changes to select Collection Routes coming the week of May 6, 2024. Impacted residents will be informed in mid-April. View map of impacted areas.
Residents can set out up to five containers or bags of garbage each week. Each container must weigh less than 25 kg (55 lbs). Your garbage must be to the curb by 7:00 a.m. on your scheduled collection day, but not before 7:00 p.m. the night before.
There are no changes to waste collection on most holidays. Your waste collection will occur one day later than regularly scheduled if it falls on or after these holidays: Christmas Day (December 25) and New Year's Day (January 1). Use the Recycle Coach app and never miss another collection. With the easy-to-use calendar you can find your upcoming collection schedule simply by searching your home address.
Christmas Tree Collection
The City of Brantford will collect Christmas trees at the curb from Tuesday, January 2 to Friday, January 12, 2024. Place your Christmas tree visible at the curb before 7 a.m. on your scheduled collection day. Please remember to remove ornaments, tinsel, tree stands and plastic bags from your tree. Christmas trees longer than 8’ must be cut in half. Christmas trees that are buried in snow or frozen to the ground will not be collected.
Winter Collection Tips |
With snow and high winds expected over the course of the winter season, here are some reminders when setting out garbage and recycling in winter weather conditions:
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Download Recycle Coach
Keep the City of Brantford clean by disposing of household waste properly. Download and use the free City of Brantford Recycle Coach app to see what goes where and when in your neighbourhood.
Report a missed collection
Residents are reminded that the City’s Collection Contractor has until 5 p.m. to complete collection activities on collection days. Please note that the City will only accept reports of missed collection the morning after a resident’s scheduled collection day.
Report a Garbage, Recycling, Organics or Yard Waste Collection Issue
City of Brantford Municipal Code
Chapter 440 of the City of Brantford Municipal Code regulates landfill and curbside collection of garbage waste in Brantford. Residents must comply by properly preparing their garbage and recycling.
Need more information? Review the full Property Maintenance by-law.