Garbage Day in East York

"garbage day in east york" has no single answer — East York spans several collection routes. enter your postal code for your real one.

East York Doesn't Have One Garbage Day

East York is a big piece of Toronto — east of the Don Valley, north of the old city — and the City doesn't collect it all on one day. It's split across District 3 collection routes, which run on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Two houses a few streets apart can have different days, and even different pickup weeks. So the honest answer to "when is garbage day in East York" is: it depends on your exact address — which is what the lookup above is for.

  east york = Toronto district 3
  collection days: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
  garbage + recycling alternate weeks · green bin every week

Neighbourhoods We Cover in East York

The lookup works for every address in East York, including Leaside, Thorncliffe Park, Woodbine Heights, O'Connor-Parkview, Crescent Town, Pape Village and East Danforth — anywhere with postal codes such as M4B, M4C, M4G, M4H and M4J.

Recycling and Green Bin in East York

Your blue bin recycling goes out on the same weekday as your garbage, just on the opposite week — the green bin goes out every week. As of January 1, 2026, blue bin recycling is collected by Circular Materials, not the City, so a missed recycling pickup goes to Circular Materials at 1-888-921-2686 or circularmaterials.ca/toronto. Garbage and green bin are still City-run through 311 — see our missed pickup guide.

What Time to Put Bins Out

East York has daytime collection. Have your bins at the curb by 7:00 AM on your collection day, and set them out no earlier than 8:00 PM the night before. (Source: toronto.ca set-out tips.)

The Fix for a Two-Week Cycle You Can't Remember

  1. enter your postal code → your day + next date
  2. sign up for SMS reminders → a text the night
     before every collection day (free, no app)

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