Civic holiday will affect blue box recycling collection schedule in Oshawa and Whitby

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham, Works Department reminds residents of changes to the scheduled curbside blue box collection in the City of Oshawa and Town of Whitby due to the upcoming Civic Holiday on August 3.

When: August 4 to 8.  

Where: Residents in the City of Oshawa and the Town of Whitby will temporarily have their blue box collection moved to the next day. This means that residents with collection scheduled for Monday, August 3 will temporarily have their collection moved to Tuesday, August 4. This shift will continue throughout the week with collection scheduled for Friday, August 7 moved to Saturday, August 8.

Garbage and green bin collection for Oshawa and Whitby residents is the responsibility of the individual municipalities, not the Region of Durham. These residents are asked to check their waste calendars or contact their local municipality regarding collection of these items.

Why: These changes are taking place due to the Civic Holiday.

Note: Residents are reminded to have blue box materials at the curb by 7 a.m. on the day of collection. For more information, please visit durham.ca/WasteCollection, email Waste@durham.ca or call 905-697-5300 (toll-free at 1-800-667-5671) or download the Durham Region Waste App at durham.ca/WasteApp.

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For more information, please contact Corporate Communications.