– If you have extra garbage to get rid of, take advantage of the City of Vaughan’s Double-Up Days the week of Sept. 16 or Sept. 23! Depending on your scheduled collection day, you can place up to six garbage items curbside with no paid garbage tags required.

Here’s everything you need to know to make the most of Double-Up Days:

City of Vaughan Committee and Council meetings continue in September, with in-person and virtual attendance options for the Mayor and Members of Council and the public.

Public consultation remains a vital part of the planning and city-building process. There are many ways you can participate in meetings and have your say, including:

Speaking in person

It’s harvest season and you may be getting ready to make homemade jams, sauces and more! When you are cleaning up, it’s important to remember food scraps, like tomato or grape skins, go in the green bin, not in the garbage or down the drain.

Approximately 60 per cent of all food waste in Ontario is sent to landfills, where it creates methane, a harmful greenhouse gas that pollutes our environment. By putting food scraps in the green bin, you’ll help create nutrient-rich fertilizer for farmers’ fields that grow our food.

Have a question about a service in Vaughan? Want to know more about a City program? The Service Vaughan team is standing by ready to respond to your inquiries. The City of Vaughan’s contact centre can be reached by phone at 905-832-2281 (toll free at 1-844-832-2112), email at service@vaughan.ca, online at vaughan.ca/ServiceVaughan or in person at Vaughan City Hall (2141 Major Mackenzie Dr.).