Waste and Green Bins

Waste Collection

The Municipality of the District of Chester contracts to have household waste collected every two weeks. Absolutely everything you need to know about this service can be found on the Municipality of the District of Chester's website chester.ca. Look for Waste and Recycling at the bottom of the Home Page on the Municipal website or click here: https://chester.ca/waste-recycling for the direct link.

Village waste collection is on Tuesday morning. The map showing whether your household waste will be collected in Week A or Week B is on pages 6-7 of the Municipality's Waste Collection Calendar)(9.06 MB)  and the weeks are colour-coded in the months of the calendar. You can also refer to the Municipality's Waste Sorting Guide(1.18 MB) . 

Extra Summer Green Bin Collection

We all know how odoriferous (aka stinky!) the green bins can get in the warmer months! In the summer, the Municipality collects green bins every other week, as usual, and the Village contracts for the bins to be collected on the off-weeks to help reduce the aroma. Hint: Try to keep your bin in the shade if you can.

Compostainers/green bins do not require a liner but if you prefer one, please use paper only (so-called "compostable" plastic bags are not permitted). Organics may include garden waste, food scraps, paper towels, wet paper or soiled box board, paper dishes, wooden cutlery, twigs and small brush, etc. In addition to your green bin, you may put out an additional maximum of three (3) paper bags of leaves or bundles of tied brush. 

The Summer 2026 weekly green bin collection dates are June 15-Sept 30.