Toronto Garbage Collection Schedule 2026: Pickup & Recycling

✓ Toronto & Scarborough • 2026 address-based collection guide

Know Which Toronto Bins Go Out This Week Before the Truck Arrives

Toronto’s collection system combines a fixed weekday with alternating garbage and recycling weeks. Green Bin organics are normally weekly, while yard waste, electronics, furniture and other special materials follow their own calendar or placement rules.

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This resident guide shows how to find the exact garbage collection Toronto schedule, answer “when is garbage pickup this week,” use the Toronto recycling schedule for 2026, identify a Scarborough District 4 route, prepare each waste stream and contact the correct provider when collection is missed.

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🟢 Green Bin weekly ⚫ Garbage alternate week 🔵 Recycling alternate week 🌙 Day and night routes 📖 Complete resident guide

Toronto Garbage Collection Schedule 2026: Quick Answer

For most eligible Toronto houses, Green Bin organics are collected every week. Garbage and residential recycling are normally collected every other week on alternating weeks. Your exact weekday and calendar pattern depend on the service address and whether the property has daytime or nighttime collection.

Daytime customers should set materials out before 7:00 AM and no earlier than 8:00 PM the night before. Nighttime customers should set materials out after 6:00 PM and before 9:00 PM on the scheduled collection date.

Use the City schedule for garbage, Green Bin, yard waste, electronic waste and oversized items. For residential recycling calendars, missed recycling and Blue Bin service in 2026, use Circular Materials or call 1-888-921-2686.

Garbage Collection Toronto Schedule 2026: How the System Works

The garbage collection Toronto schedule 2026 uses more than one service pattern. Most houses have bi-weekly garbage and recycling collection, weekly Green Bin collection and seasonal yard-waste dates. Toronto also operates separate daytime routes, nighttime routes and schedules for apartments above businesses.

When Is Garbage Pickup This Week in Toronto?

To answer “when is garbage pickup this week?”, you need three pieces of information: the address route, whether it is daytime or nighttime service and whether the official calendar marks the date as garbage or recycling.

1. Confirm the collection weekday. Search the full Toronto street address in the official daytime tool or locate the route group on the correct 2026 map.
2. Check the stream shown for this week. The calendar must specifically indicate garbage or recycling. Green Bin organics normally go out in either week.
3. Look for seasonal symbols. Yard waste and Christmas-tree collection appear only on designated dates.
4. Check the holiday page. Most house routes remain unchanged on holidays, but Christmas and New Year Friday collection moves to Saturday.
5. Use the correct set-out window. Daytime and nighttime routes use different times.

How to Find the Exact Toronto Garbage Collection Schedule

The official collection lookup is the fastest route for a house with daytime collection. Nighttime customers and apartments above businesses should use the specific PDF schedules because their routes are organised separately.

1. Use the complete service address. A postal code covers too large an area to guarantee one collection day.
2. Confirm the property type. Choose between a house, apartment above a business or a larger multi-residential building.
3. Identify daytime or nighttime service. This determines the correct map, calendar and set-out window.
4. Open the matching 2026 calendar. Check the weekday, route number and garbage-versus-recycling pattern.
5. Save reminders. Eligible daytime house residents can use the TOwaste app for schedule reminders. Circular Materials also provides recycling calendars and an app.
6. Request a printed schedule when needed. Toronto 311 can arrange printed schedules, including versions with larger text and icons.

The following official links should be used after identifying the property and route type:

Official Address Schedule 2026 Maps and PDFs TOwaste App

Scarborough Garbage Collection Schedule 2026

The Scarborough garbage collection schedule is part of Toronto’s District 4 daytime collection system for areas east of Victoria Park Avenue. There is not one single Scarborough weekday: the official District 4 map divides the area into eight route groups.

How to Use the Garbage Collection Schedule Scarborough 2026 Map

1. Open the official District 4 map. It covers single-family daytime collection areas east of Victoria Park Avenue.
2. Locate the home using major roads. The map includes Victoria Park, Warden, Kennedy, Midland, Brimley, McCowan, Markham, Morningside, Meadowvale, Steeles, Finch, Sheppard, Highway 401, Ellesmere, Lawrence, Eglinton and Kingston Road.
3. Identify the route label. The property will fall into a group such as Tuesday 1, Wednesday 2 or Friday 1.
4. Open the linked calendar for that group. The route name is clickable in the official one-page PDF.
5. Confirm garbage and recycling weeks. The number in the route name does not itself tell you what to set out on every date.

Use the official District 4 PDF only after understanding that it is a route-selection map rather than a complete collection calendar.

Open Scarborough District 4 Map Open 2026 Route Calendars

Scarborough Transfer Station

Residents needing a depot option can check the Scarborough Transfer Station at 1 Transfer Place. Confirm the exact accepted material, public hours and applicable fees before loading a vehicle.

Toronto Recycling Schedule 2026: Provider, Calendars and New Materials

The Toronto recycling schedule 2026 still generally alternates with garbage for eligible house routes, but residential recycling is no longer managed by the City. Circular Materials is responsible for residential collection, while GFL handles recycling-service inquiries such as missed pickup, cart issues and sorting questions.

What Changed in Toronto Recycling in 2026?

The provincial producer-responsibility system expanded the accepted material list. Current Circular Materials guidance includes several products residents may remember as previously excluded.

Official Toronto Recycling Guide Toronto Recycling Calendars

Daytime and Nighttime Toronto Garbage Collection

Toronto Garbage Collection Schedule by Waste Stream

Proper Toronto Waste Set-Out Rules

Correct spacing and orientation matter because collection crews may use automated lifting equipment and separate trucks for different material.

• Keep every bin visible and accessible.
• Remove bungee cords, straps and ties before collection.
• Keep lids fully closed.
• Do not place bins behind or on top of snowbanks.
• Keep bins away from parked vehicles, poles, trees and fences.
• Do not overfill bins or leave loose garbage beside them without a valid tag.
• Leave separately collected items where crews can see them.

Toronto Green Bin Collection: What Goes In?

Toronto collects Green Bin organics weekly. The program accepts much more than vegetable peels, including meat, bones, dairy, pet waste, diapers and several food-soiled paper products.

Toronto Garbage Bin Sizes and 2026 Fees

Toronto’s residential solid-waste fee is based on the Garbage Bin size. The fee also supports organics, yard waste, oversized items, electronic waste, depots, litter programs and other waste services.

2026 Low-Income Solid-Waste Relief

Qualifying low-income seniors and people living with a disability may be eligible for relief when the household income and other property requirements are met.

Toronto Excess Garbage and Garbage Tags

Ordinary garbage must fit inside the assigned bin with the lid closed. A bag that does not fit requires a valid City Garbage Tag.

• Use a regular-sized bag of approximately 66 cm by 91 cm.
• Attach the tag where the collection crew can see it.
• Place the tagged bag beside the Garbage Bin on garbage week.
• Do not use tags for furniture or other accepted oversized items.
• Do not use tags to dispose of renovation or hazardous waste.

Toronto Yard Waste Collection Schedule

Yard waste is normally collected every other week on garbage collection day from around mid-March to mid-December. Exact dates must be confirmed on the collection calendar. Christmas trees have designated January dates.

Toronto Furniture, Mattress and Metal Item Pickup

Accepted oversized and metal items are placed beside the Garbage Bin on the normal garbage collection day. Toronto does not require a separate appointment or Garbage Tag for standard accepted items.

Oversized Item Safety Rules

• Place accepted items about 0.5 metres from the Garbage Bin.
• Tie down sofa-bed frames so they cannot spring open.
• Wrap bed-bug-infested furniture or mattresses completely in plastic.
• Remove doors from refrigerators, ovens and similar appliances.
• Remove propane cylinders from barbecues.
• Separate loose shelves or heavy components.
• Mark an old empty City bin clearly “For Garbage Pick Up.”
• Clear snow and ice from items in winter.

Toronto Electronic Waste Pickup

Electronic waste must not go inside garbage or residential recycling. Toronto collects eligible unwanted electronics for free on garbage day, and residents can also use participating depots or Community Environment Days.

Toronto Household Hazardous Waste and Toxic Taxi

Paint, fuel, batteries, propane cylinders, chemicals, medication and similar hazardous products must not be placed in a regular bin, recycling cart, Green Bin, drain, toilet or sewer.

Safe Hazardous-Waste Preparation

• Keep products in original, labelled containers whenever possible.
• Seal liquids in non-leaking containers.
• Never mix chemical products.
• Cover battery terminals with suitable tape or keep batteries in original packaging.
• Bundle fluorescent tubes in groups of eight or use the original box.
• Place sharps in a sealed puncture-resistant container marked “needles” or “syringes.”
• Take gasoline in a container that can be left at the facility.

Official Hazardous-Waste Guide Book Toxic Taxi

Toronto Garbage Collection Holiday Schedule 2026

Most 2026 holidays do not change daytime or nighttime curbside house collection. Multi-residential front-end routes and depot opening hours can change independently.

How to Report Missed Toronto Garbage Collection

Wait until the entire collection window ends, confirm the material was scheduled and use the correct provider. The City and residential recycling provider use different reporting paths.

1. Confirm the material was scheduled. Check the official calendar and seasonal symbols.
2. Check set-out compliance. Confirm correct timing, spacing, bin direction and material preparation.
3. Wait until the route closes. Do not report a daytime miss before 5:00 PM or a nighttime miss before 6:00 AM.
4. Report within one business day. Prepare the full address and identify the material that was missed.
5. Leave bins and eligible items outside. Keep them at the normal collection point after submitting the request.
6. Save the request number. City investigations are normally addressed within 24 hours from Tuesday through Friday.

Report Missed City Waste Report Missed Recycling

Toronto Winter Garbage Pickup and Snowbank Rules

Snow and ice can make an otherwise correct set-out inaccessible. Collection crews must be able to reach and move each container safely.

Toronto Drop-Off Depots and Transfer Stations

Toronto operates seven Transfer Stations with public Drop-Off Depots. Accepted material, category-specific hours and fees vary by location.

Know Before Driving to a Depot

• A safe motor vehicle is required; pedestrians and bicycles are not permitted.
• Secure the entire load before travel.
• A deposit is required for paid disposal loads, with a listed minimum of $40.
• City and contracted vehicles receive priority during peak periods from 11:00 AM–1:00 PM and 3:00 PM–5:00 PM.
• Residential recycling is no longer accepted at City depots in 2026.
• Tires are not accepted at Toronto depots until further notice.
• Household hazardous waste and electronics may use separate hours.
• Holiday closures differ from curbside collection rules.

Official Depot Locations Accepted Depot Items

Toronto Waste Item Checker

Select an item for a practical starting path. Use the official Toronto Waste Wizard or Circular Materials list for the final current sorting rule.

Toronto Waste Wizard

Apartments, Condos and Apartments Above Businesses

The house garbage collection schedule does not apply to every multi-unit property.

Common Toronto Garbage Collection Mistakes

Toronto Collection-Day Checklist

Related Trash Pickup Help

Official Toronto Collection Resources

Toronto Garbage and Recycling Schedule FAQs

Your Final Toronto Set-Out Plan

Start with the official address or route-group schedule. Confirm the weekday, daytime or nighttime service and whether the date is a garbage or recycling week.

Set out the Green Bin every week. On garbage week, add the Garbage Bin and any properly prepared oversized items or electronic waste. Add yard waste only when the calendar marks a yard-waste date. On recycling week, use the residential recycling cart and follow Circular Materials’ current material rules.

Use Toronto 311 for City garbage, Green Bin, yard waste, oversized items, electronics, depots and Toxic Taxi. Use Circular Materials/GFL at 1-888-921-2686 for residential recycling service.

Independent Guide Notice

Trash-Pickup.org is an independent resident information website. It is not the City of Toronto, Circular Materials, GFL or a collection contractor. It cannot dispatch a truck, identify a private account or change a collection route.

Verify critical dates, route changes, fees, accepted materials and facility hours through the official source before acting.