Milton Homes in Halton's First Wave Will Start Hearing About New Wheeled Garbage and Green Carts This Month

A big change is coming to how Halton collects garbage and organics, and the first details are landing in mailboxes now. Halton Region is switching to automated curbside collection using standardized wheeled carts, and the earliest group of households starts hearing about it this month.

What Happened

According to Halton Region, the Region is rolling out automated curbside waste collection that uses wheeled garbage and green carts instead of the current system. Households in phase one of the rollout, about 95,000 of them, will begin receiving information about the program in June 2026.

The Region says carts for phase one will be delivered between January and March 2027, with the new automated collection starting that April. All Halton households are expected to make the switch by 2028.

Key Details

• Halton Region is moving to automated curbside collection using standardized wheeled carts, according to the Region.

• Phase one covers about 95,000 households, which begin receiving program information in June 2026.

• Carts are scheduled for delivery between January and March 2027, with collection starting in April 2027.

• Garbage will continue to be picked up every other week, but limited to one wheeled cart.

• Organics collection stays weekly, using a smaller lidded cart designed to deter pests.

• Residents will have the option to request a smaller garbage cart over the summer.

• All Halton households are expected to transition to the new system by 2028.

Community Impact

For Milton residents, the change means new bins, a new routine and, for some, decisions to make this summer about cart size. Automated collection with standardized carts is meant to make pickup more consistent and reduce strain on collection crews, while the every-other-week garbage limit of one cart is likely to push more households toward sorting organics and recycling. Watching for the Region's mailed information is the simplest way to know when your street is affected.

Background

The wheeled-cart switch is part of a region-wide overhaul of waste collection in Halton that will be phased in over several years across Burlington, Halton Hills, Milton and Oakville. Milton households fall within the broader rollout that the Region aims to complete by 2028.

Source: Halton Region — https://www.halton.ca/

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