Garbage Day in North York
"garbage day in north york" has no single answer — North York spans several collection routes. enter your postal code for your real one.
North York Doesn't Have One Garbage Day
North York is a big piece of Toronto — the middle and north of the city — and the City doesn't collect it all on one day. It's split across Districts 2 and 3 collection routes, which run on Tuesday, 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 North York" is: it depends on your exact address — which is what the lookup above is for.
north york = Toronto districts 2 and 3 collection days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday garbage + recycling alternate weeks · green bin every week
Neighbourhoods We Cover in North York
The lookup works for every address in North York, including Willowdale, Don Mills, Downsview, York Mills, Bayview Village, Newtonbrook, Bathurst Manor, Hoggs Hollow, Flemingdon Park, Parkwoods, Lawrence Manor and Jane and Finch — anywhere with postal codes starting with M2 and M3.
Recycling and Green Bin in North 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
North 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
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