Don’t miss it! Double-Up Days are back in two weeks

With all the backyard barbecues, celebrations and stay-cations you may have enjoyed this summer, you may have collected more garbage than usual. Good news: the City of Vaughan’s Double-Up Days are back the weeks of Sept. 17 or Sept. 24, depending on your regularly scheduled collection day. You can place up to six garbage items curbside for pickup – and paid garbage tags are not required.

Before Double-Up Days arrive, make sure you know these important collection reminders: 

• Place your items at the curb in the morning, when possible, and no later than 7 a.m. on your collection day. Crews will not return for items set out late.
• Large or bulky items, such as mattresses, chairs and tables, can be placed curbside, and each piece counts as one item toward the six-item limit. Read the guidelines for setting out large or bulky items for more details. 
  • The City also picks up toilets curbside. Two-piece toilets must be disassembled to be collected. Watch this short video on how to disassemble a two-piece toilet properly.
• Large metal items and appliances, such as dishwashers and refrigerators, are collected by appointment only on Thursdays. Book an appointment and pay through Service Vaughan or call the City at 905-832-2281. For more information, visit the City’s appliance and metal pick-up webpage. 
• All household hazardous waste (such as batteries, cleaners and paint), electronic waste (such as cellphones and laptops) and liquid cooking oils are not collected curbside and must be taken to a York Region waste depot for safe disposal.

Divert garbage by using your blue box and green bin!

Before setting your garbage bags out for Double-Up Days, make sure there are no items bagged that belong in the blue box or green bin. If you don’t know where to dispose of an item, use the online ‘What Goes Where?’ sorting tool to easily check using the search function. You can also download the free Recycle Coach app from the Apple App Store or Google Play for more sorting help. The app also provides waste-less tips and a personalized collection schedule with optional alerts on what to put to the curb each week. 

For more information on waste collection in Vaughan, visit vaughan.ca/waste.

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