How to prepare and set out your garbage collection
Garbage Collection
How to set out and prepare your recycling
Recycling Collection
What Day is my Collection?
Garbage and recycling collection will occur on either Tuesday or Wednesday, depending on where you live in the Town of Tillsonburg. You can confirm your collection day by address on the County of Oxford website.
Tuesdays (grey)
- Area west of Broadway and north of Concession Street West
Wednesdays (green)
- All areas east of Broadway and south of Concession Street
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Bag tags are available for purchase online, at local stores and the Customer Service Centre.
Bag tags are part of the County's user-pay system. Rather than sharing the costs of curbside garbage collection with all your neighbours, bag tags mean you only pay for the waste you generate.
Place your bag tag around the neck of the garbage bag, sticking the ends of the tag to one another. This will help prevent the tags coming off in wet or cold conditions.
The materials section of the Oxford County Waste Management website will help you decide what should be disposed of in a garbage bag, what is recyclable, and what items are considered "special waste" to be disposed of separately to prevent hazardous materials from entering the landfill.
When it comes to curbside garbage collection, there are a few things to keep in mind.
- Make sure to set out your garbage and recycling by 7:00 a.m. the morning of your pickup.
- Place the garbage bag(s) beside the curb, making sure they are clearly visible.
- Ensure a bag tag is attached to each garbage bag.
- Use a garbage bag. Loose garbage in a container will not be collected.
- Keep the weight of garbage bags under 20 kg (44 lbs)
- Black or green garbage bags work best. White garbage bags can be difficult to see in the winter, and the County's pink bag tags are difficult to see on orange or clear bags.
- Broken or damaged bags may not be collected.
- Use standard garbage containers purchased from a hardware or home improvement store. Do not set your bags in "homemade" or makeshift containers that can present safety hazards.
If your garbage was not collected on your scheduled collection day, you can report the issue through the Town's online service portal. Before submitting a report, please ensure your garbage was set out by the required time and meets all collection requirements.
To report a missed collection, please use the Town's online portal. Our team will review your request and follow up as needed.
If the collection occurred less than 24 hours ago, please allow some time for routes to be completed before reporting a missed pickup.