The County of Wellington looks after all Solid Waste Services within the Town of Erin. 
For more information please contact County of Wellington Solid Waste Services at (519) 837-2601 or toll free at 1-866-899-0248.
The County is responsible for garbage and recycling pick up (all Solid Waste Services) in the Town of Erin/County of Wellington as well as the operation of the transfer stations where residents can bring their garbage and recycling.
Urban pickup takes place weekly on Thursdays unless a holiday falls on that day, then it is rescheduled to the following Saturday. Notice is advertised in the local newspaper and on the Town's website.
BI-WEEKLY RURAL PICK-UP is on Thursdays unless a holiday falls on that day, then it is rescheduled to the following Saturday. Notice is advertised in the local newspaper and on the Town's website.
Recycling and garbage must be put out by 7 am on the pickup day and must be in "yellow" County garbage bags - $1.75 per large bag and $1 per small bag (sold in packages of 10). Bags can be purchased at Hillsburgh Foodland, TimBR Mart, Erin ValuMart and Erin Budson Store, Erin Express Variety & Video and at Brisbane Corner Gas?PetroCan.
Large items can be taken to any County Waste facility (the closest site is the Belwood Transfer Station).
The Belwood site is located at
8585 Wellington Road 19 in the Township of Centre Wellington, just west of
Wellington Rd. 26 - turn left at the stop sign at the top of Belwood village.
Town of Erin residents can take their waste to any of the County sites. For location and hours of operation please contact contact the County of Wellington at (519) 837-2601 or toll free at 1-866-899-0248. (if you are experiencing difficulty, please hit "0" and an operator will assist you).
Garbage and recycling pick up in our
URBAN areas is on
Thursdays. Please have your garbage and recycling at the curb by
7:00 a.m. In order for garbage to be picked up it must be placed in the
yellow County of Wellington garbage bags. These garbage bags are available for sale at local grocery stores for $17.50 for 10 large bags and $10.00 for 10 small bags.
Rural garbage and recycling is picked up every other week. Click
HERE for the rural pick-up calendar.
Please check out the County website for more information at
www.wellington.ca or call the number noted above. Blue boxes for recycling are available at the Town Office at no charge,
limit of two per household. Please make sure to put your address on your blue boxes so that they can find their way home after a windy day. If you are not in a pick-up area, you can take your recyclables to the Transfer Station.
Private contractors can be hired to pick up rural garbage.
Your County Councillor is:
County Councillor Ken Chapman
15 Kenneth Avenue, Erin, ON N0B 1T0
Tel: (519) 833-2244
Click HERE for the map showing where your garbage and recycling is to be placed for pickup.
Click HERE for the calendar of Rural Pick Up Days within the Town of Erin
LOCAL RECYCLING can be taken to Erin Auto Recyclers at 9572 Sideroad 17 just north of the Village of Erin- Click HERE for more info.
For Electronic Recycling:
Ontario Electronics Stewardship is the industry organization responsible for implementing the
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Program, according to the Waste Diversion Act, 2002. The WEEE Program was developed with Waste Diversion Ontario (
www.wdo.ca). Help keep unwanted electronics out of landfill. Click
HERE for more info....
Unwanted Refrigerators and Freezers:
visit - The Great Refrigerator Roundup for more details...