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Which day is collection?
Ottawa, Hamilton and Guelph publish their collection calendars by address zone. The check reads the collection day for the address and the schedule for recycling and green bin.
Report check: Garbage, recycling and green bin. Entry reviewed 20 Oct 2026; each source below shows its own data date.
How a report shows itsample, made-up home
Collection is on Tuesdays. Recycling and garbage alternate weeks.
Where we read it
- Toronto
- Ottawa
- Hamilton
- Guelph
- Other Ontario
the town's own records– not in our reports there yet
Published byCity of OttawaCity of HamiltonCity of Guelph
What the record is
The calendar is the City's own record of which zone each street is in and which day that zone is collected, with the alternating weeks for recycling where the City alternates.
The report line gives the collection day and the schedule. Toronto and other cities give the day through their own address lookups or apps rather than as open data.
Where it runs
What the report reads for this check depends on what each municipality publishes.
What we read in each town5 towns, each with its source and date
| City | What the report reads |
|---|---|
| Toronto | Not in our reports here yet. City of Toronto's collection calendar isn't in open data we can use. The municipal website (or its waste app) gives the collection day for an address. City of Toronto |
| Ottawa |
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| Hamilton |
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| Guelph |
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| Other Ontario | Not in our reports here yet. The municipality's collection calendar isn't in open data we can use. The municipal website (or its waste app) gives the collection day for an address. List of Ontario municipalities |
Sources
- City of Ottawa Solid Waste Collection Calendar: data date Apr 2026
- City of Hamilton Waste Collection Days: data date Nov 2023
- City of Guelph Solid Waste Collection Days: data date Jun 2025
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Check one address
This check is in the full report, with the other 54 checks, for any Ontario home.
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