Collection times

Container type

• blue boxes purchased from the City of Vaughan
• similar sized blue boxes purchased at retail stores, 53 to 121 litres (14-32 gallons), with no attached lids or wheels

• cardboard boxes
• garbage bags (any colour) and garbage containers (any colour) 
• containers with attached or detachable lids 
• wheeled containers and oversized containers
• Used clothing or household items – these may be donated to a private organization of your choice or consider participating in the City’s Curbside Giveaway, during applicable months. 

• The total weight of any one container and contents must not exceed 20.5 kilograms (45 pounds).

• Cardboard must be broken down, flattened and bundled to a maximum of 0.6 metres by 0.6 metres by 0.3 metres (maximum two feet by two feet by one foot), and placed beside the blue box.
• Place collectible waste materials at the curb for collection (on or beside the driveway). Do not place collectible materials on the road, as it may pose a hazard to traffic.  
• Keep waste materials separate from your neighbours.  
• Ensure waste is properly set out in the winter months.
• Do not overfill the contents of the blue box. Purchase additional boxes if needed.

• Place the blue box recycling out for collection in the morning, no later than 7 a.m. rather than the night before.
• Place heavier items on top of lighter items.
• Do not overfill the blue box. Purchase additional boxes, if needed.
• Flatten small cardboard boxes, fold aluminum trays and flatten plastic bottles and beverage cartons to save space.
• Bundle cardboard and newspapers
• Take blue boxes in as soon as possible after collection to prevent the empty box from blowing away.
• Write the home address on the blue box so that it is easier to return if blown away.

• Contact the sender directly and request that they remove your name and address from the mailing list.
• Contact Canada Post and fill out a form to stop marketing mail.