Clarington, ON
Regional Municipality of Durham. Collects Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Oshawa, ON
Oshawa, ON garbage collection by address.
Enter an Oshawa, ON street address to check trash, recycling, organics and yard waste pickup as published by City of Oshawa itself.
Trash Day Trends · Oshawa
Oshawa, ON at a glance.
Oshawa in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- 3 daysOshawa collects on three weekdays across its routes26% of cities run three
- 3Published alongside trash: recycling, organics, yard waste
Verified schedule
Oshawa collection days, read from City of Oshawa itself.
Trash / garbage: Monday, Sep 21; Monday, Oct 5; Monday, Oct 19; Monday, Nov 2.
Recycling: Monday, Sep 21; Monday, Sep 28; Monday, Oct 5; Monday, Oct 19.
Organics / compost: Monday, Sep 21; Monday, Oct 5; Monday, Oct 19; Monday, Nov 2.
Yard waste: Monday, Sep 21; Monday, Oct 5; Monday, Oct 19; Monday, Nov 2.
Monday, Sep 21; Monday, Oct 5; Monday, Oct 19; Monday, Nov 2 is what one Oshawa address returned on September 17, 2026.
Your collection day
Why Oshawa days differ by address.
Oshawa runs 3 collection days a week, Monday, Wednesday and Friday; the route covering your street sets which one is yours.
These days are read from City of Oshawa itself and were last checked on September 12, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Oshawa assigns collection days.
Oshawa publishes a per-address collection calendar (City of Oshawa itself collects garbage, Green Bin organics, yard waste and large items for residential properties with 8 or fewer units collection calendar (ReCollect area Durham, service 257)) 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 Oshawa on September 12, 2026: 4 of 5 addresses returned an exact collection day. Across those addresses collection ran Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Local source
City of Oshawa itself sets Oshawa's collection days.
City of Oshawa itself publishes trash, recycling, organics and yard waste days for Oshawa; this page last read it on September 17, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with City of Oshawa itself, not here.
Good to knowChecked against City of Oshawa itself in Sep 2026: trash, recycling, organics and yard waste.
Nearby
Around Oshawa: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Oshawa are Clarington, Pickering, Markham and Aurora; each sets its own routes and holiday rule at the town line.
Pickering, ON
Regional Municipality of Durham. Collects Tuesday and Friday.
Markham, ON
City of Markham. Collects Wednesday and Friday.
Aurora, ON
Town of Aurora. Collects Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Toronto, ON
City of Toronto. Collects Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Ottawa, ON
City of Ottawa. Collects Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Oshawa, ON?
Oshawa collects on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. City of Oshawa itself assigns each street one of those 3 days; the lookup above reads it for your address.
Which collections are published for Oshawa?
City of Oshawa itself publishes trash, recycling, organics and yard waste for Oshawa.
When is the next Oshawa pickup?
Oshawa publishes specific dates rather than a fixed weekday. The upcoming dates for the example address are Monday, Sep 21; Monday, Oct 5; Monday, Oct 19; Monday, Nov 2. Holiday weeks can shift them — City of Oshawa itself is the authority if the two disagree.
Does Oshawa collect trash on Saturdays?
Not on a normal week. Every Oshawa address we have checked collects Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Oshawa 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 City of Oshawa itself.
The Oshawa address result links City of Oshawa itself directly.
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- Sep 2026
Collection services in Oshawa
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