Residual Material Collections
The Town of Sutton cares deeply about the environment and is committed to sound management of its residual material collection. In its ongoing effort to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill, the Town of Sutton, in partnership with the Brome-Missisquoi MRC (RCM), provides its citizens and businesses with various recycling services.
Following new government guidelines, significant changes to your residual material collection will take effect on January 2, 2026. These changes affect all residents of Sutton.
Question, information you don't find in this page?
For further information about the residual material collections, please contact the Public Word and Fixed Assets Department :
- by email at [email protected], or
- by phone at 450 538-2290, option 2
Collection Schedule
2026
Collection instructions
Positioning
It is essential that your bins are correctly positioned to ensure smooth collection operations.
Wheeled bins must be removed on the day of collection.
Please be careful how you arrange your bins:
- On collection day, place your bins at the curb before 7 a.m (6 a.m. for the recycling collection),
- Place your bins at the curb or roadside, with the wheels facing the house.
- Keep a minimum distance of 60 cm (2 ft) between bins or any nearby objects (including other bins).
- Do not place any locking devices or heavy objects on the covers.
- Bins must not weigh more than 91 kg.
In Winter
It is your responsibility to properly remove the snow and ice from your bins or containers to ensure they are collected by our garbage collectors. Remind your snow removal service not to push or blow snow on your bins or containers.
During a winter storm, we strongly recommend that you place your wheeled bins at the curb on the morning of collection. This will reduce the risk of your bins being knocked over by our snow removal crews, prevent breakage and, above all, ensure the safe collection of your materials.
Types of collection
Recyclables (blue bin)
As of January 2, 2026, the Brome-Missisquoi MRC will be responsible for recycling collection in Sutton. Bi-weekly collection will no longer be based on sectors, but on zones.
- Zone 1: Wednesdays
- Zone 2: Thursdays
Please note that recycling collection begins at 6 a.m. (not at 7 a.m. like the other collections). You must therefore put your bin out before 6 a.m.
To report a problem related to the collection of your recyclable materials (blue bins only) - examples: broken, lost, or damaged bin, collection not performed - you must complete this online form from the Brome-Missisquoi RCM:
Submit a citizen request (in French only)
You can also report any issues directly to Sutton Public Works and Fixed Assets Department by phone at 450-538-2290, option 2, or by email at [email protected].
What to put, or not to put, in the recycling bin?
Easy to remember: Containers, Packaging, Printed Matter. That's all there is to it!
Garbage (black bin)
Household waste collection is once a month for each address.
From January 2, 2026, your household waste will be collected on Wednesdays only, one sector per week.
- Sector A: first Wednesday of the month
- Sector B: second Wednesday of the month
- Sector C: third Wednesday of the month
- Secteur D : quatrième mercredi du mois
Note: please make sure you sort your waste so that items deposited in the black bin do not instead go in the recycling bin, the compost bin or to the Ecocenter. Thank you for helping us divert residual materials from landfill!
Organic materials (brown bin)
As of January 2, 2026, the Town will take over the collection of organic materials (compost), previously entrusted to Matrec. Collections will take place at the same frequency. However, the collection day will change.
Your organic materials will be collected on Mondays and Tuesdays, depending on the zone:
- Zone 1: Mondays
- Zone 2: Tuesdays
Collection frequency :
- Bi-weekly, January to April and November to December
- Once a week from May to October.
Large Household Garbage (bulky items)
In 2026, a third large household collection has been added to the usual two collections per sector.
However, the July collection will be by request only: a form will be available online for this purpose, but people can also make the request by telephone or e-mail to the Public Works and Fixed Assets Department (instructions to come in 2026).
We remind you that no bulky items should be left by the roadside outside collection day, on pain of a fine.
Important reminders:
- You must place your large items at the curb the day before or before 7 a.m. on the morning of the collection date.
- The maximum limit is five (5) bulky items per address.
- Building materials, electronics, aggregates, recyclables, tires and hazardous waste (HHW) must be brought to the Cowansville Regional Ecocentre (check details and opening hours).
- Excessive or unaccepted bulky items will not be picked up.
- You will need to remove any uncollected items from the roadside.
- Visit the list of refused items before depositing them at the curb.
Dead Leaves and Christmas Trees
Leaf collection
There are two leaf collection rounds per year, one in the spring and one in the fall. The dates are listed in our annual collection schedule.
Starting in the fall of 2026, collection will be available exclusively upon request: a form will be available online for this purpose, or residents may submit a request by phone or email to the Public Works and Fixed Assets Department (form to come).
You must use paper bags without tape, otherwise your bags will not be collected. Your bags must be at the curb before 7:00 a.m. on the morning of the collection.
Christmas tree collection
Consult the 2026 collection calendar. to find out when Christmas trees will be collected. Please note that trees must be stripped of all decorations.
Glass
The glass collection container is available to all citizens in the parking lot of the source on Route 215.
This collection allows glass to be recycled by separating it from other materials, thereby reducing contamination and facilitating recovery.
- Glass accepted: ONLY glass bottles and food containers are accepted. There is no need to remove labels and caps from bottles.
- Glass refused: ALL other types of material, such as crockery, Pyrex, ceramics, porcelain, window glass, light bulbs, neon lights, are forbidden in the container.
If the container is missing, it is because it's been taken away to be emptied. It will be replaced within a maximum of 24 hours. In this case, please be patient and come back later or the next day. Do not leave any bottles or containers on the ground.
Returnable Beverage Containers
Since 2022, the Quebec government, through Consignaction, has been modernizing and expanding the deposit system for beverage containers.
The current Consignaction sites for the return of returnable containers in the region are :
- in Cowansville: 135 de Sherbrooke street, room 101
- in Bromont: 82 blvd de Bromont, room G-101
- in Farnham: 201 Principale Est Street, room 102
Please note that the IGA H. Després Sutton also accepts the return of certain returnable beverage containers.
To find out which beverage containers are returnable and how much of a deposit is refunded, visit the Brome-Missisquoi MRC's Consignaction page.
Collection of commercial waste and recyclable material
Each business is ranked according to the volume of waste and recycling it generates during the year.
For more information, please contact the Public Works and Fixed Assets Department by telephone at 450 538-2290, option 2, or by e-mail at [email protected].
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Regional Ecocentre of Cowansville
Free
for all MRC residents.
Schedule
Open all year
Monday to Thursday: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
* Closed on Sundays and public holidays.
Address
2500 St-Joseph Road,
Cowansville
Information
Accepted items and refused items
Consult the list of accepted items and refused items at the Ecocentre on the Brome-Missisquoi MRC website.
Ecocentre attendants reserve the right to refuse a citizen who does not comply with the guidelines.
Reuse Space at the Cowansville Ecocentre
Construction, renovation and demolition (CRD) materials and bulky items are stored in a separate space so that they can be offered free of charge to the next person and given a second life.
Consult the conditions on the Brome-Missisquoi MRC website.
How does it work?
Separate your items before coming to the Ecocentre.
Show an ID card and proof of residence.
Separate and put your items in the proper containers.
Residential trailer with maximum volume of 64 ft3
he contents of the trailers accepted at the Ecocentre must have a maximum of 64 ft3,
equivalent to a residential trailer of approximately 4 feet x 8 feet x 2 feet (1,8 m3).