Garbage Bag Tags
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The bag tag program was started in Oxford County to pay for the collection and land filling of the County’s residential waste. The $2 bag tag helps offset the total cost of the curbside garbage collection program. This also reduces the individual costs for the program as it rewards residents who reduce how much packaging they throw out, along with reusable, recyclable, and compostable materials.
Check the County of Oxford's bag tag vendor list for the locations and addresses of vendors in Woodstock.
Weight Restrictions
- The maximum allowable weight for bags or containers is 20 kilograms (44 lbs).
- Anything weighing more than the allowable weight will not be picked up. You will need to bring it back in for the next pick up day and split it up into lighter bags/containers.
- You may take overweight garbage to the Oxford County Landfill in Salford Ontario.
- Bags or containers weighing more than 20 kilograms cannot be handled by the drivers and will be tagged as overweight.
Using Garbage Bags
The size of garbage bags you use, will determine how many bag tags are required. Scrolls down to determine how many bag tags you need for the size of bags you use.
- If you are placing black or green garbage bags, or white kitchen catcher or plastic shopping bags our at the curb, you must place a bag tag on the top half of each garbage bag and both ends of the tag must be visible. Each garbage bag, whether it is a full or half full bag, must have a bag tag!
Using Garbage Containers
The size of your garbage container will determine how many bag tags are required. Scroll down to determine how many bag tags you need for the size of containers you use.
- If you are using a container to hold your black or green garbage bags, and setting out the container at the curb, each bag inside that container must have a bag tag with both sides of the tag visible. Even if you have a full bag and another bag on top that is half full or a white kitchen catcher, each of those bags must contain a bag tag sticker.
- If you are setting out only white kitchen catcher bags or small plastic grocery bags in your container, place the bag tag on top of the last bag.
One bag tag is needed for:
- Each bag, maximum size of 76 x 96 centimetres (30 x 38 inches) and maximum weight of 20 kilograms (44lbs)
- Each container less than 128 litres in size and the container must be in good repair
Two bag tags are needed for:
- Bags that are larger than 76 x 96 cm (30 x 38 inches) and maximum weight of 20 kilograms (44 lbs)
- Each rigid container between 129 to 240 litres in size and the container must be in good repair
Herbie Curbie containers requires three bag tags.
