Small changes can produce big benefits!

Here’s how you can reduce your holiday waste:

Participate in the 2025 Curbside Giveaway Days on the following weekends:

Set-out requirements

• Recycling is collected every Thursday for front-end wheeled bins and every Friday for carts.
• Recycling material must be placed out for collection no later than 7 a.m. on collection day.
• Recyclable materials all mixed together in 96-gallon blue recycling carts or front-end wheeled bins (three to eight cubic yard capacity).
• Items must be placed at the designated collection area approved by the City.

Legislative Requirements - Mandatory Recycling

Ontario Regulation 103 / 94 of the Environmental Protection Act states, in part, that "The Owner of the building that contains six or more dwelling units shall implement a source separation program for the waste generated at the building". This means that recycling in multi-residential buildings is mandatory.

Set-out requirements

• Organic waste is collected every Friday.
• Organic materials must be bagged and bins/carts must be placed at the designated collection area approved by the City by 7 a.m. on collection day.

Set-out requirements

• Garbage is collected once per week, on Tuesday or Friday and must be set out no later than 7 a.m. on collection day.
• Only front-end wheeled bins (three to eight cubic yard capacity) in good condition, can be used to collect garbage.

Garbage responsibilities for residents

• Place all waste materials that do not belong in the recycling or organics into a plastic bag.

Attention property managers! As of Oct. 2, the City is using a new bulky item pickup scheduling tool! Please refer to the User Guide (PDF) to learn how to set up an account, book a pickup and modify or delete your pickup requests.

Benefits of grasscycling:

Annual Collection

The City of Vaughan has specific Christmas tree collection days that are marked on the annual collection schedule. 2022 dates start the week of Jan. 4 and Jan. 11.

Below is a list of general items that are not accepted by the City for waste collection. Alternative disposal options are provided. For any questions or clarification, please contact Environmental Services.