Solid Waste Management

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Solid Waste Management

Recycling and waste services are provided to residential properties across the city. Services include collection of blue box recycling, green bin organics, garbage (known as residual waste), leaf and yard waste (including Christmas trees), and appliance and metal recovery items. Please have your material out for collection by 7 a.m.

COVID-19 service updates:

Littering and dumping are prohibited in Vaughan

For the safety and well-being of everyone in the community, including front-line staff, the City of Vaughan is reminding residents that littering and illegal dumping are prohibited and may be subject to a $205 fine. Private propery that is not kept clear of litter, waste and debris may be subject to a fine of $5,000 for each offence. Learn more.

Help make waste collection safer for front-line staff.

Used masks, gloves, tissues and wipes must be bagged as garbage. Do not place these items in the Blue Box - they will be left behind by waste collectors to ensure their safety.

To protect waste collectors in Vaughan during the COVID-19 pandemic, citizens are asked to carefully bag all garbage and green bin waste in plastic bags to safely contain the material. Read more about how to dispose of items safely.

Please do not flush any disinfectant/baby wipes or gloves down the toilet as these can damage plumbing and can cause sewer blockages and backups. For more tips, visit the What not to flush page.

Double-Up Days added

During the weeks of March 24 or March 31, Double-Up Days will be offered on regular collection days, allowing up to six items of garbage to be put out without tags. Previously scheduled Double-Up Days during the weeks of April 7 or April 14 will continue.

The City asks that large or bulky items, such as furniture, be held and not placed outside for pick-up to help collectors manage the additional garbage volumes.

To assist in prioritizing this essential service, leaf and yard waste collection will be deferred until the week of May 19.

Joint Operations Centre Service Updates:

The City's Joint Operations Centre, 2800 Rutherford Road, is closed to the public as of March 16, until further notice. The following counter services will be impacted: green bin and blue bin exchange and purchase; garbage tag sales and new homeowner bin distribution.

Garbage Tags

To continue to serve you, the City will sell garbage tags over the telephone through our Access Vaughan Call Centre. If you require tags, please call 905-832-2281 and staff will mail out these items. Payment will be taken over the telephone through Visa, MasterCard and American Express.

Blue Boxes and Green Bins

Blue boxes and green bins are available for purchase at most home improvement stores. Waste containers purchased at stores must similar to those provided by the City. Vaughan allows for blue boxes to range in size from 53 litres/14 gallon to 121 litres/32 gallon. Green bins must be 46.5 litres/13 gallons and designed for manual collection.

For more information, visit vaughan.ca/COVID19.

York Region Service Updates:

Effective Friday, March 27, York Region’s Public Waste Depots are only accepting garbage and Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) at their respective sites, until further notice. For more information about York Region’s response to COVID-19 and temporary service disruptions and closures please visit york.ca/covid19 and york.ca/closures