WASTE COLLECTION SCHEDULE 2023

Please keep this annual schedule as you will not HOUSEHOLD COLLECTION
be receiving a 2023 Waste Management Calendar. FRIDAY | DAY 1
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GREEN BIN BLUE BIN GARBAGE BIN YARD WASTE

Collection Collection Collection Collection
CURBSIDE COLLECTION TO THE CURB
Your Green Bin, Blue Bin, Garbage Bin, yard waste and oversized items must be set out NO LATER THAN
no later than 7 a.m. and no earlier than 8 p.m. the night before your scheduled collection day.
The lid opening must face the street and the bins must be set out squarely facing the street. 7 A.M.
GREEN BIN ORGANICS OVERSIZED ITEMS
Items that will not fit in your Garbage Bin,
Need a new bin or repairs? • Use a plastic or paper bag for either even when empty, are considered oversized.
Contact 311. container. Compostable bags are not
necessary. Oversized items can be left 0.5 m (2 ft) away
• Do NOT put items in loose. from your Garbage Bin on Garbage day for regular
• You must line your kitchen catcher or • The handle of the bin must be set collection. No tags or appointment required.
outdoor Green Bin. Do not line both. in the locked position.
Furniture
Box springs, dressers, chairs,
BLUE BIN RECYCLING mattresses, patio furniture, etc.
Blue Bin exchange, contact 311. • Ties/bungee cords must be completely Sofa beds
• Put items in LOOSE and not bagged removed before collection. It is not necessary to separate
(except for shredded paper and paper • Put any excess recycling in a clear the metal frame from the sofa.
less than 2 inches on any side). plastic bag beside your Blue Bin. Bags For safety reasons, the frame
• Do NOT line your Blue Bin with cannot be larger than your Blue Bin. must be tied to prevent it from
a plastic bag. • Please flatten and cut down all springing open.
• recycling should fit in your Blue Bin
All cardboard and place in your Blue Bin.
with the lid closed. Excess cardboard should be flattened Wall Units
and bundled to a size that would fit in Separate into lengths
the Blue Bin and placed beside the bin. no greater than 2.5 m (8 ft).

GARBAGE BIN Metal

Appliances, including fridges
Garbage Bin exchange, contact 311. EXCESS GARBAGE and ovens (doors removed),
Fees apply when upsizing your bin. barbecues (no propane tanks).
• Must be put in a regular garbage bag.
• Garbage must fit in your Garbage Bin
• Must have a Garbage Tag. Carpeting, underpad
with the lid closed.
• Garbage Tags can be and linoleum
• Ties/bungee cords must be completely purchased at Items must be tied in rolls
removed before collection.
toronto.ca/solidwastestore no longer than 1.2 m (4 ft) and
REDUCE YOUR WASTE or Toronto Canadian Tire and Shoppers weighing less than 20 kg (44 lb).
AND DOWNSIZE YOUR Drug Mart stores. Tags never expire.
BIN TO SAVE MONEY! • Bags cannot weigh more than Toilets
To downsize your bin, call 311 20 kg (44 lb). If the tank is removable, it must
or visit toronto.ca/311 be separated from the bowl.
Other
YARD WASTE Luggage, skis, lamps, baby
strollers, baby car seats, etc.
• Use a paper yard waste bag or rigid • Secure brush and branches in bundles
open-topped container (learn size no longer than 1.2 m (4 ft), no wider HOUSEHOLD
restrictions at toronto.ca/yardwaste). than 0.6 m (2 ft) and no heavier than
20 kg (44 lb).
HAZARDOUS WASTE
• Yard waste in plastic bags or cardboard
boxes will not be collected. • Diameter of the branches cannot Items such as batteries, cooking oil, medications,
• Grass clippings, sod and soil will not be exceed 7.5 cm (3 in). For branches that bleach, paint and fuel are considered household
exceed this size, make arrangements hazardous waste and will not be collected at the
collected. Remove excess soil
with a private company for collection. curb. For a complete list of household hazardous
from pulled weeds.
waste products and proper disposal options,
ITEMS NOT COLLECTED visit toronto.ca/hhw.
DURING REGULAR CURBSIDE COLLECTION
Tires, paints, solvents, flammable liquids, batteries, compact fluorescent bulbs,
propane tanks and cylinders, pesticides, gasoline, syringes/needles, liquids, sod,
rocks, soil, gravel, renovation and construction materials. For instructions on proper KNOW BEFORE YOU THROW!
household hazardous waste disposal visit toronto.ca/hhw. To find out what waste goes where:
ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED AT DROP-OFF DEPOTS Visit toronto.ca/wastewizard or call 311

Dead animals, sod, grass and clippings, rocks, soil and sand, gravel, bricks, concrete, toronto.ca/waste
cinder blocks, paving stones, asphalt, ammunition, asbestos, etc. Call 311 (TTY: 416-338-0889), email [email protected]
Contact a private company to arrange for proper disposal of these items. or complete an online service request at toronto.ca/311