Garbage & recycling — Vaughan, Ontario

When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?

In the City of Vaughan, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by Waste Collection By-law 121-2024 (Consolidated), verified 2026-10-25. Fee: Appliance Collection Fee paid in advance for Large Metal Recovery Items; extra Residual Waste Items require a purchased Paid Residual Waste Tag. Container or bag limit: No more than 3 (three) Residual Waste Items per Eligible Property per Scheduled Collection Day; extra items require a Paid Residual Waste Tag. Accepted or banned: Blue box recyclables, green bin organics, leaf/yard material accepted; hazardous, pathological, trade waste, electronics, tires, liquids banned.

Waste Collection By-law 121-2024 (Consolidated) adopted bylaw
sorting required yes s. 5.0(8)
container or bag limit No more than 3 (three) Residual Waste Items per Eligible Property per Scheduled Collection Day; extra items require a Paid Residual Waste Tag. s. 7.0(1); s. 7.0(2)
accepted or banned Blue box recyclables, green bin organics, leaf/yard material accepted; hazardous, pathological, trade waste, electronics, tires, liquids banned. Schedule A; Schedule B
fee Appliance Collection Fee paid in advance for Large Metal Recovery Items; extra Residual Waste Items require a purchased Paid Residual Waste Tag. s. 9.0(12)(b); s. 7.0(2)
scout note

Establishes the City's curbside collection and regulation system for garbage, recycling and organics ('Waste Material'), including set-out rules and container requirements; replaced Waste Collection By-law 135-2017.

Machine-readable: garbage-recycling.json · Official website: https://www.vaughan.ca/ · Last verified 2026-10-25 · Garbage & recycling across Ontario · Garbage & recycling in other municipalities