Waterloo, ON
Region of Waterloo. Collects Wednesday and Thursday.
Kitchener, ON
Kitchener, ON garbage collection by address.
Enter a Kitchener, ON street address to check trash, recycling, organics and yard waste pickup as published by Region of Waterloo.
Trash Day Trends · Kitchener
Kitchener, ON at a glance.
Kitchener in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- 3 daysKitchener collects on three weekdays across its routes26% of cities run three
- 3Published alongside trash: recycling, organics, yard waste
Verified schedule
Kitchener collection days, read from Region of Waterloo.
Trash / garbage: Wednesday, Sep 30; Wednesday, Oct 14; Wednesday, Oct 28; Wednesday, Nov 11.
Recycling: Wednesday, Sep 23; Wednesday, Oct 7; Wednesday, Oct 21; Wednesday, Nov 4.
Organics / compost: Wednesday, Sep 23; Wednesday, Oct 7; Wednesday, Oct 21; Wednesday, Nov 4.
Yard waste: Wednesday, Sep 23; Wednesday, Oct 7; Wednesday, Oct 21; Wednesday, Nov 4.
Wednesday, Sep 30; Wednesday, Oct 14; Wednesday, Oct 28; Wednesday, Nov 11 is what one Kitchener address returned on September 17, 2026.
Your collection day
Why Kitchener days differ by address.
Kitchener runs 3 collection days a week, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; the route covering your street sets which one is yours.
These days are read from Region of Waterloo and were last checked on September 12, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Kitchener assigns collection days.
Kitchener publishes a per-address collection calendar (Region of Waterloo collection calendar (ReCollect area RegionOfWaterlooON, service 1110)) through the ReCollect service. There is no single citywide weekday to quote: each address has its own dated calendar, which is why the lookup shows upcoming dates for your property.
We last measured Kitchener on September 12, 2026: 5 of 5 addresses returned an exact collection day. Across those addresses collection ran Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Local source
Region of Waterloo sets Kitchener's collection days.
Region of Waterloo publishes trash, recycling, organics and yard waste days for Kitchener; this page last read it on September 17, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with Region of Waterloo, not here.
Good to knowChecked against Region of Waterloo in Sep 2026: trash, recycling, organics and yard waste.
Nearby
Around Kitchener: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Kitchener are Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph and Brantford; each sets its own routes and holiday rule at the town line.
Cambridge, ON
Region of Waterloo. Collects Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.
Guelph, ON
City of Guelph. Collects Wednesday and Friday.
Brantford, ON
City of Brantford. Collects Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
Milton, ON
Halton Region. Collects Tuesday and Wednesday.
London, ON
City of London. Collects Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Kitchener, ON?
Kitchener collects on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Region of Waterloo assigns each street one of those 3 days; the lookup above reads it for your address.
Which collections are published for Kitchener?
Region of Waterloo publishes trash, recycling, organics and yard waste for Kitchener.
When is the next Kitchener pickup?
Kitchener publishes specific dates rather than a fixed weekday. The upcoming dates for the example address are Wednesday, Sep 30; Wednesday, Oct 14; Wednesday, Oct 28; Wednesday, Nov 11. Holiday weeks can shift them — Region of Waterloo is the authority if the two disagree.
Does Kitchener collect trash on Saturdays?
Not on a normal week. Every Kitchener address we have checked collects Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Kitchener has not published a holiday rule we could transcribe; its own notice says whether a holiday week moves a route to Saturday.
Local source
Verify with Region of Waterloo.
The Kitchener address result links Region of Waterloo directly.
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- Sep 2026
Collection services in Kitchener
- trash
- recycling
- organics
- yard
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