Double-Up Days start in two weeks
Are you spring cleaning your home and left with more waste than usual? The City of Vaughan has you covered with Double-Up Days – returning the week of April 1 or April 8, depending on your scheduled garbage collection day.
Here’s everything you need to know about Double-Up Days:
Instead of the regular three-item limit, you can place up to six garbage items curbside, and no paid garbage tags are required.
Place your items curbside on the morning of your collection day, no later than 7 a.m. 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 reserves the right to refuse unsafe, overweight, or oversized items.
The City also picks up toilets curbside. Two-piece toilets must be disassembled to be collected, as shown in this short video.
Large mirrors and glass tables set out for collection must be wrapped in cardboard and clearly labelled “glass.”
Large metal items and appliances, such as dishwashers and refrigerators, are collected by appointment on Thursdays only. Book an appointment and pay online through Service Vaughan or call the City at 905-832-2281.
Household hazardous waste (such as batteries, cleaners and paints) and electronic waste (such as cellphones and laptops) are not collected curbside and must be taken to a York Region Waste Depot for safe disposal.
Are you 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 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 provides waste-less tips and a personalized collection schedule with optional alerts on what to put to the curb each week.
To learn more about the City’s waste collection services, visit vaughan.ca/waste.
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