Green bins arriving at homes in South-West Oxford and Woodstock this fall

Organic waste collection starts January 2026 in these municipalities on a six-day collection cycle with regular garbage pick-up

Green bin containers for organic waste collection are being distributed to homes in the Township of South-West Oxford and City of Woodstock this fall ahead of the program start in these communities on January 5, 2026.

One 45-litre green bin for setting out at the curb, along with a 7-litre kitchen container for food scraps, will be delivered to 24,000 residences across the two municipalities throughout October and November. Each bin contains a sorting guide and information sheet along with samples of acceptable compostable bin liners or bags if residents choose to use these. 

Bins are being distributed to single-detached, semi-detached, townhouses and apartments with five units or less along existing garbage collection routes. Larger multi-residential units and apartment buildings in Woodstock and South-West Oxford will be eligible to join the organics collection program later in 2026, but property owners must first complete the online enrollment form opening November 1, 2025, at www.oxfordcounty.ca/multi-res.

Residents living above businesses in the City of Woodstock’s downtown core must arrange for delivery of their green bin kit by contacting the County at info@wasteline.ca or 1-800-755-0394, ext. 3159.

Green bins will be collected along with regular household garbage on a rotating six-day collection cycle. This type of schedule moves your collection day forward one day from week to week, skipping weekends and holidays. Collection schedules will be posted online and mailed out with Oxford County’s Wasteline newsletter in November. The collection schedule will also be included in the Woodstock City Services Calendar and the SWOX Talks e-newsletter.

If you are a resident of Woodstock or South-West Oxford and haven’t received your green bin by November 30, please contact Oxford County at info@wasteline.ca or 1-800-755-0394, ext. 3159. 

Green bin organic waste collection and six-day collection cycles start in May 2027 for Blandford-Blenheim, East Zorra-Tavistock, Norwich, Ingersoll, Tillsonburg and Zorra.

For more information on upcoming program changes visit Speak Up, Oxford! at www.oxfordcounty.ca/new-waste-collection.

Quick facts

• Organics, or green bin, programs collect food scraps and other biodegradable waste, excluding leaf and yard waste. Only Oxford County-issued green bins can be used for organic waste collection. Bag tags are not required for organic waste set-out. 
  
  
• Beginning in January 2026 in all Oxford County municipalities, blue box recycling collection will move to a new province-wide recycling program operated by Circular Materials. For more information for your municipality, including potential changes to what goes in the blue box, watch for future updates at www.circularmaterials.ca/city-of-woodstock or www.circularmaterials.ca/south-west-oxford
  
  
• Small businesses, commercial properties, and not-for-profit and public sector organizations will not be included in the new provincial program when it fully launches in January 2026. To fill this gap, Oxford County is starting a new curbside recycling collection program for these groups. To learn more or register your business, visit www.oxfordcounty.ca/business-recycling.
  
  
• Multi-residential buildings in Blandford-Blenheim, East Zorra-Tavistock, Norwich, Ingersoll, Tillsonburg and Zorra that would like to register for organic waste collection starting in 2027 can fill out the online enrollment form beginning November 1, 2025.