What's Changing and Why
Learn about the upcoming changes to Norfolk County’s waste collection program, including new waste carts, organics collection, collection schedules and what residents need to do to prepare.
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Waste collection changes
Bi-weekly garbage collection
Weekly green cart collection for food and organic waste
Weekly recycling collection (no change)
Properties will receive two new carts: one for garbage and one for organic waste. These carts are designed for use with automated waste collection vehicles. Once the program begins, residents must use their supplied carts to ensure waste collection. Residents should continue using their current recycling containers.
Carts will be delivered to properties from August 24 to September 25, 2026. Read more about cart delivery.
Starting Monday, September 28, 2026, Norfolk County's waste collection program will transition to weekly collection for organic waste (green cart) and recycling, and bi-weekly garbage collection (grey cart).
Your new collection schedule
- Organic waste (green cart) and recycling will be collected every week
- Garbage (grey cart) will be collected every other week (bi-weekly)
Use our collection schedule tool for the NEW collection schedule for your property.
Why the change?
In recent audits, Norfolk County found that 40-45% of your garbage could be diverted to organic collections. Many Norfolk residents already compost their own organic waste. However, Norfolk has never had an organic waste green cart program.
In making this change, Norfolk is helping all residents make environmentally sustainable living decisions and divert a large portion of their weekly waste.
Watch the video below to learn more about why these changes are happening.
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