Wondering about your green bin? It will soon be on its way to you

Green bins are set to be delivered, starting later this month. A full schedule is available on our website.

The Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority (EWSWA) will soon begin sending out green bins to single-family homes.

Around 120,000 homes will receive one, as Windsor looks to reduce food waste and keep organic foods out of the landfill. The ‘Green Bins are Coming’ campaign begins July 21, where kits will be dropped off to single-family homes in the region. Delivery will continue into October.

The kits will include a 120-litre green bin, a seven-litre kitchen catcher, a how-to-guide, and a sample of compostable bags.

“This is an opportunity for us to really reduce the amount of [garbage] tonnage,” said Gary McNamara, Tecumseh mayor.

“We’re talking the organic matter, the stinky portion of the landfill that generates a lot of methane gases.”

The bin will also have a sticker on it, reminding you to write your address in the designated spot on the bin, as it is linked to a tracking system for repairs and replacements.

Phase one includes Essex, Lakeshore, LaSalle, Tecumseh, and Windsor.

Phase two will include Amherstburg, Kingsville, and Leamington and will see green bin delivery in Fall 2026.

Here’s the full schedule for delivery:

The week of July 20

• Zone 4A in Windsor

The week of July 27

• Zone 4B and 3B in Windsor

The week of Aug. 3

• Zone 3A and 3B in Windsor

The week of Aug. 10

• Zone 3A and 2B in Windsor

The week of Aug. 17

• Zone 2B and 1B in Windsor
• Essex Wards 1, 2, 3

The week of Aug. 24

• All of Tecumseh
• Area 3 in Lakeshore
• Essex Ward 4
• Lakeshore Area 1 and 2
• LaSalle on Friday

The week of Aug. 31

• Lakeshore Area 1 and 2
• LaSalle on Friday

The week of Sept. 7

• LaSalle on Friday
• LaSalle on Tuesday
• Zone 2A in Windsor

The week of Sept. 14

• Zone 2A, 3A, 1A in Windsor

The week of Sept. 21

• Zone 1A in Windsor

More information on the green bins can be found here or by downloading the Recycle Coach app.

When collection starts in the fall, only the official EWSWA Green Bin will be picked up.