Skip to content

Local rules, pickup programs and accepted items can change by city.

Home / Local rules

Local rules by city

Junk-disposal rules in 20 major Canadian cities

Start with the city where the item is located. Municipal pickup, item limits, depot fees and building rules can change dramatically from one city to the next.

Browse locally

Province → city

Open your province and choose a city alphabetically.

Alberta2 cities

Calgary Edmonton View Alberta overview →

British Columbia2 cities

Surrey Vancouver View British Columbia overview →

Manitoba1 city

Winnipeg View Manitoba overview →

Nova Scotia1 city

Halifax View Nova Scotia overview →

Ontario9 cities

Brampton Hamilton Kitchener London Markham Mississauga Ottawa Toronto Vaughan View Ontario overview →

Quebec4 cities

Gatineau Laval Montreal Quebec City View Quebec overview →

Saskatchewan1 city

Saskatoon View Saskatchewan overview →

Why the city comes first

Toronto may collect a mattress at the curb, Calgary generally sends an oversized mattress to an Eco Centre, Winnipeg charges for a requested large-item pickup, and Vancouver uses a facility-based mattress-recycling route. Those are materially different answers to the same question.

Property typeHouse, condo, apartment and privately serviced properties may not share one collection route.

Item typeMattresses, fridges, electronics and renovation debris often split into different programs.

Timing and limitsSome cities book pickup, some use regular garbage day, and others require self-haul.

Ontario

9 of the 20 covered cities

Open the local guide for the city. Mississauga and Brampton intentionally share one Peel Region rulebook because the same regional waste system serves both cities.

Toronto

Curbside oversized-item collection for eligible City-serviced properties

View local guide →

Ottawa

Regular curbside bulky-item collection, with a three-item garbage limit

View local guide →

Mississauga

Free regular-day bulky collection under Peel Region rules

View local guide →

Brampton

Free regular-day bulky collection under Peel Region rules

View local guide →

Hamilton

Booked curbside bulk pickup with item and property limits

View local guide →

London

Free booked curbside pickup, up to four bulky items per request

View local guide →

Markham

Every-other-week bulky collection with no appointment for eligible curbside homes

View local guide →

Vaughan

Bulky items on garbage day; metal appliances by paid appointment

View local guide →

Kitchener

Region of Waterloo monthly bulky-item collection for eligible properties

View local guide →

Quebec

4 of the 20 covered cities

Open the local guide for the city. Mississauga and Brampton intentionally share one Peel Region rulebook because the same regional waste system serves both cities.

Montreal

Year-round bulky and CRD collection with borough-specific schedules

View local guide →

Quebec City

Booked bulky collection plus five permanent ecocentres

View local guide →

Laval

Reservation-based bulky collection plus a monthly scheduled collection

View local guide →

Gatineau

Registration-only bulky pickup plus ecocentres

View local guide →

Alberta

2 of the 20 covered cities

Open the local guide for the city. Mississauga and Brampton intentionally share one Peel Region rulebook because the same regional waste system serves both cities.

Calgary

Oversized items go to City Eco Centres or cleanup events rather than beside the black cart

View local guide →

Edmonton

Eco Stations plus free seasonal Big Bin Events for many bulky items

View local guide →

Manitoba

1 of the 20 covered cities

Open the local guide for the city. Mississauga and Brampton intentionally share one Peel Region rulebook because the same regional waste system serves both cities.

Winnipeg

Paid requested large-item pickup, with separate pricing for refrigerant appliances

View local guide →

British Columbia

2 of the 20 covered cities

Open the local guide for the city. Mississauga and Brampton intentionally share one Peel Region rulebook because the same regional waste system serves both cities.

Vancouver

Self-haul to City facilities for many bulky items; mattress and drywall rules are especially specific

View local guide →

Surrey

Free booked Large Item Pickup with annual item allowances

View local guide →

Saskatchewan

1 of the 20 covered cities

Open the local guide for the city. Mississauga and Brampton intentionally share one Peel Region rulebook because the same regional waste system serves both cities.

Saskatoon

Material Recovery Centre / landfill planning for bulky waste; mattress recycling is still developing

View local guide →

Nova Scotia

1 of the 20 covered cities

Open the local guide for the city. Mississauga and Brampton intentionally share one Peel Region rulebook because the same regional waste system serves both cities.

Halifax

One bulky item per collection for a single-unit home; different limits for small multi-unit buildings

View local guide →