Yes to pumpkins, corn stalks and leafs. No to plastics, hay bales and grass clippings.

The Town of Whitby would like to advise residents that Fall leaf and yard waste will be collected on your regular garbage collection day now through December 4, 2020.  

To confirm your collection day, check the waste collection calendar or download the Whitby Waste Buddy app.

Acceptable Yard Waste Items the Town Collects Include:

• Halloween pumpkins, gourds
• Decorative cornstalks – bundled or tied together
• Fallen fruit from trees - placed in a kraft yard waste bag or reusable container
• Hedge trimmings
• Leaves and pine needles
• Plant and garden waste - Individual branches should not exceed 10 centimetres (4 inches) in diameter
• Brush that is tied in bundles up to 1 metre (3.2 feet) in length and 0.7 metres (2.5 feet) in width
• Weeds

Unacceptable Yard Waste Items Include:

• Grass clippings
• Hay bales
• Plastic bags, plastic flower pots
• Pressure treated wood
• Rocks
• Sod, soil and clay
• Tree stumps
• Milled lumber, lattice
• Lawn aeration plugs

These items will not be picked up.

COVID Waste Collection Reminder  

Please help protect waste collection staff by ensuring all waste (green bin organics and/or residual garbage) is securely bagged. Residents are asked to respect physical distancing and not approach collection staff closer than 2 metres.

For more information, visit whitby.ca/waste or download the Whitby Waste Buddy App.