Holiday season brings changes to the waste collection schedule

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham, Works Department would like to remind residents of changes to curbside blue box, green bin and garbage collection during the holidays.

When and where: Across Durham Region, waste collection scheduled for Wednesday, December 25 will be moved to the following day. This shift will continue through the rest of the week, ending with the Friday, December 27 collection being moved to Saturday, December 28.

Collection will also be shifted the following week, beginning on Wednesday, January 1 and ending on Saturday, January 4.

Why: Changes to waste collection are taking place in observance of Christmas Day and New Year’s Day statutory holidays.

Note: Durham Region’s waste management facilities and call centre will also have revised hours of operation during the holidays. View the full schedule at durham.ca/Waste.

For more information on curbside collection and other programs, visit durham.ca/waste, email waste@durham.ca, call 1-800-667-5671 or download the Durham Region Waste App.

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For more information, please contact Corporate Communications.