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Recycling collection in Sutherland and parts of Brighton rescheduled to Thu, Oct. 8.
October 7, 2026 - 9:53 am
- Sutherland and parts of Brighton (Underhill, Delainey, Schmeiser, Newton & Tufts)
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Recycling collection in Lakeridge and parts of Briarwood rescheduled to Wed, Sept. 30.
September 28, 2026 - 6:07 pm
- All of Lakeridge, Brookshire Crescent and Blackburn Crescent & Terrace
- Blue
- The collection vehicle has experienced a mechanical breakdown
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Collection crews will be collecting green carts in Lawson Heights on Saturday, September 12.
September 11, 2026 - 2:50 pm
- A Green Cart collection attempt was made today in Lawson Heights. If your cart was not collected, please leave it at the curb.
- Please place your cart out by 7 a.m. for pickup on Saturday
- Green
- Unexpected issues at the City’s truck storage facility. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
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Some garbage (black cart) and organics (green cart) collections for Thursday, September 10 have been postponed.
September 10, 2026 - 11:15 am
- Caswell Hill, Confederation Park, Hudson Bay Park, Mount Royal, Pacific Heights, Westmount postponed to Sat, Sept 12
- River Heights postponed to Fri Sep 11; Lawson Heights, Lawson Heights Urban Centre, Silverwood Heights postponed to Sat Sep 12
- Please ensure you roll your cart out on collection day and leave it there until 6 p.m.
- Unexpected operational impacts at the City’s truck storage facility
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Garbage collection in Silverspring for Wed Aug 12 rescheduled to Sat Aug 15.
August 12, 2026 - 3:05 pm
- Silverspring
- Please place your cart out by 7 a.m. for pickup on Saturday
- Please securely store your cart as soon as possible after collection has occurred
- Black
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Garbage collection affected by construction in Nutana rescheduled for Tuesday, August 4.
August 3, 2026 - 10:29 am
- GARBAGE ROUTE 1 - Avalon, Buena Vista, Exhibition, Haultain, Nutana, Queen Elizabeth
- Please leave your carts out until they are collected
- Garbage collections on the 700 blocks of Lansdowne Ave., Dufferin Ave., 10th St. E. and 11th St. E. will be completed on Tuesday
- Black
- Road construction is preventing collection trucks from entering front street/back lanes
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Garbage collection in City Park for Wed Jul 29 rescheduled to Sat Aug 1.
July 29, 2026 - 3:53 pm
- City Park
- Please place your cart out by 7 a.m. for pickup on Saturday
- Please securely store your cart as soon as possible after collection has occurred
- Black
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Waste collection trucks not returning to carts blown over due to storm.
July 9, 2026 - 10:11 am
- Please ensure your cart is placed upright and accessible for collection on your scheduled pickup day.
- If your cart was not collected because it was blown over when the truck drove by, we will not be returning to collect it.
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Garbage collection in Aspen Ridge and Forest Grove for Wed, July 1st rescheduled to Sat, July 4th.
July 1, 2026 - 12:49 pm
- GARBAGE ROUTE 6 - Aspen Ridge, City Park, Downtown, Evergreen, Forest Grove, Riversdale, Silverspring, West Industrial
- Please ensure you roll your cart out on collection day and leave it there until 6 p.m.
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Garbage collection missed on Wed May 20 in Aspen Ridge. Collection rescheduled for Sat May 23.
May 20, 2026 - 2:10 pm
- Aspen Ridge
- Please place your cart out by 7 a.m. for pickup on Saturday
- Please securely store your cart as soon as possible after collection has occurred
- Black
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