Garbage Day in Forest Hill South

forest hill south is on toronto's tuesday collection cycle. below are the actual upcoming pickup dates, straight from the city's collection calendar.

Upcoming Collection Dates in Forest Hill South

Dates are pulled live from the City of Toronto collection calendar for the Tuesday cycle that covers Forest Hill South. Garbage and recycling alternate weeks; the green bin goes out every week. Yard waste rides along on your garbage day from mid-March to mid-December.

Confirm Your Exact Address

Point-sampling of Forest Hill South put all of it on the same Tuesday cycle, but a block or two near the edge of a neighbourhood can sit on a different route. Enter your postal code for the schedule tied to your exact address:

How Collection Works in Forest Hill South

  collection day .... Tuesday
  🟢 green bin ...... every week
  🗑️  garbage ....... every other week
  ♻️  recycling ..... every other week (alternates with garbage)
  🌿 yard waste ..... every other week, mid-March to mid-December

Two houses in Forest Hill South put their bins out on the same weekday, but garbage and recycling take turns — one Tuesday it's garbage, the next it's recycling. That two-week rhythm is exactly what's easy to lose track of, especially after a long weekend nudges everything.

What Time to Put Bins Out

Have your bins at the curb by 7:00 AM on your Tuesday collection day, and set them out no earlier than 8:00 PM the night before. Place them at the curb, not blocking the sidewalk. (Source: toronto.ca set-out tips.)

Missed Pickup in Forest Hill South?

Report a missed garbage or green bin pickup to the City at 311. Blue bin recycling changed hands in 2026 — a missed recycling pickup now goes to Circular Materials at 1-888-921-2686, not 311. See our missed pickup guide for the full breakdown.

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