Toronto residents receiving Friday collection will continue to receive regularly scheduled garbage, recycling and organics collection during the holidays (this applies to collection on both Friday, December 24 and December 31).
Residents receiving curbside collection are reminded that they may set out any unwanted electronics (E-waste) at the curb on scheduled garbage collection
In 2010, Toronto also expanded its waste diversion collection services for multi-residential buildings to include E-waste. Some buildings have ordered free E-boxes to place in common areas. Residents can bring their electronic items to this centralized location, and building management will arrange for free City pickup. Other buildings have provided free E-waste bags to residents. Residents should check with their Superintendent or building management to see how the building is handling E-waste.
For a complete list of eligible electronic items and proper set out instructions, visit WeWantIt.ca or call 311.
Natural Christmas trees will be collected in January on residents’ scheduled garbage collection day. Residents can check their collection calendars for their collection day. Tree bags, tinsel, ornaments, nails, tree skirts, stands, etc., must be removed before placing the tree at the curb. The City will not collect Christmas trees set out in plastic bags or tree bags. Trees should be clear of snow and ice and easily accessible.
The 100,000 Christmas trees collected annually are shredded and made into finished compost. Christmas trees diverted from landfill each year help toward achieving Toronto’s goal of 70 per cent diversion.
To prevent damage to Blue, Garbage and Green Bins and for winter safety reasons, residents are asked to ensure bins don't interfere with snow plows that need to clear both roads and sidewalks. Place collection bins at the foot of the driveway, if you have one. Or shovel out a clearly visible, accessible spot for collection bins. Do not put bins behind or on top of snow banks, on the sidewalk or road.
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