City offering more bulk furniture collection

A couch sits on a curb in Windsor, Ont., on Wednesday, July 19, 2017. (Christie Bezaire / CTV Windsor)

There will be more opportunities for Windsor residents to take advantage of the city’s bulk item collection system.

Instead of the current collection system, which is done once a month in four different zones, city crews will pick up bulk furniture and other unwanted items at the curb twice a month.

As of Aug. 1, collection will be done in Zones 1 and 2 on the first and third Friday of the month and Zones 3 and 4 will be done on the second and fourth Fridays.  There is no bulk collection on a fifth Friday.

“We feel with the more frequent collection we’ll be able to better accommodate those residents who need us but forget to sign up until it’s too late,” says Environmental Services Manager Anne Marie Albidone. “Now when residents see that first week of pickup at a neighbour’s they might be reminded and have time to call and make the second week instead.”

Specific criteria outlining what items are acceptable and not acceptable are outlined on the City of Windsor website in the Residential Bulk Furniture Collection pages.

There is a maximum of two items per pickup, and the cost for the service is $20 per item.

To book a pickup, call 311 Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., excluding holidays, and 311 staff will advise you of available dates.  A credit card will be accepted over the phone, or cash and debit can be accepted at our Customer Care Centres though appointments must still be booked first by calling 311.

For complete details, including schedules, tips and restrictions, visit our Residential Bulk Furniture Collection pages.