Question 1

What day is my collection?

Accepted Answer

Garbage, recycling and the green bin are all picked up on the same day each week — which day depends on your address. Look yours up with the city's 'Find Your Collection Day' tool at portal.belleville.ca/gis/CurbsideWasteCollection

Everything needs to be at the curb by 7 a.m.

Question 2

Do I really need a tag on every garbage bag?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every bag or can of garbage needs a $3.50 garbage tag or it won't be collected — there is no free first bag. The price went up from $3.00 on 18 March 2026; tags bought before that are still valid. Each bag or can must weigh under 50 lb.

Recycling and the green bin are collected free — the tag is only for garbage.

Question 3

Where do I buy bag tags?

Accepted Answer

At around 40 stores across the city — convenience stores, pharmacies, gas stations and grocers, listed on the city's bag-tag page by area (west of the Moira, east of the Moira, north of the 401). You can also order them online from the city, minimum 10 tags, paid by credit card and mailed to you: belleville.ca/home-and-property/garbage-recycling-and-organics/bag-tags/

Question 4

How does recycling work now?

Accepted Answer

Since July 2025, recycling is collected by Environmental 360 Solutions (E360S) under Ontario's producer-responsibility system (Circular Materials). It's two-stream: containers in one box, paper and cardboard in the other — clean, dry and loose, out by 7 a.m. on your collection day.

Question 5

What goes in the green bin?

Accepted Answer

Food scraps and food-soiled paper, in the city-issued bin with the lid closed and latched, out weekly by 7 a.m. No plastic bags of any kind (including 'biodegradable' ones), no pet waste, no diapers, and no yard waste.

Question 6

My pickup was missed — who do I call?

Accepted Answer

It depends on what was missed.

Recycling: contact E360S directly — 1-866-358-3560 (toll-free) or 613-392-7107, or customerservice-eastont@e360s.ca.

Garbage or green bin: the city's Transportation & Operations department — 613-967-3275, or opgeneral@belleville.ca.

Question 7

What happens on holidays?

Accepted Answer

There's no collection on statutory holidays, and the city announces the changed days before each one rather than following a single standing rule. For Canada Day 2026, for example, pickups earlier in the week moved a day earlier and Thursday/Friday stayed put. Check the city's news page before a holiday week: belleville.ca/news

Question 8

When is yard waste picked up?

Accepted Answer

Curbside twice a year, by zone — six zones, each with its own day inside the week. In 2026 that is the week of 19–25 May (spring) and 3–9 November (fall); your zone's exact day is on the city's leaf-and-yard-waste page, and it's out by 7 a.m. like everything else.

The rest of the year, take it to the depot at 75 Wallbridge Cres, on the north side of the Public Works building — Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m.–3:15 p.m. (Wednesdays until 7:15 p.m.) and Saturday 10 a.m.–2 p.m., closed Sundays and holidays.

Christmas trees are collected curbside each January on scheduled days: decorations, lights, tinsel and stands off, and no artificial trees.

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