Kawartha Lakes, ON
City of Kawartha Lakes Curbside Collection Zone.
Peterborough, ON
Peterborough, ON garbage collection by address.
Enter a Peterborough, ON street address to check trash, recycling, organics and yard waste pickup as published by City of Peterborough Waste Management.
Trash Day Trends · Peterborough, last 30 days
Tuesday is a trash day for 50% of Peterborough homes we checked.
Monday and Thursday tie as the busiest days to check here. See the national trends.
- 100%Homes we checked with recycling on a trash day82% nationally
- 3Published alongside trash: recycling, organics, yard waste
Verified schedule
Peterborough collection days, read from City of Peterborough Waste Management.
Trash / garbage: Thursday, Nov 5; Thursday, Nov 19; Thursday, Dec 3; Thursday, Dec 17.
Recycling: Thursday, Nov 5; Thursday, Nov 12; Thursday, Nov 19; Thursday, Nov 26.
Organics / compost: Thursday, Nov 5; Thursday, Nov 12; Thursday, Nov 19; Thursday, Nov 26.
Yard waste: Thursday, Nov 5; Thursday, Nov 12; Thursday, Nov 19; Thursday, Nov 26.
These dates are what one Peterborough address returned on November 2, 2026.
Your collection day
Why Peterborough days differ by address.
Pickup days in Peterborough depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from City of Peterborough Waste Management and were last checked on November 2, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Peterborough assigns collection days.
Peterborough publishes a per-address collection calendar (City of Peterborough collection calendar) through the ReCollect service. There is no single weekday for all of Peterborough to quote: each address has its own dated calendar, which is why the lookup shows upcoming dates for your property.
We last checked Peterborough on September 12, 2026: 4 of 5 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Peterborough's pickup days.
Local source
City of Peterborough Waste Management sets Peterborough's collection days.
City of Peterborough Waste Management publishes trash, recycling, organics and yard waste days for Peterborough; this page last read them on November 2, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with City of Peterborough Waste Management, not here.
Good to knowChecked against City of Peterborough Waste Management in Nov 2026: trash, recycling, organics and yard waste.
Nearby
Around Peterborough: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Peterborough are Kawartha Lakes, Clarington, Oshawa and Whitby. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Clarington, ON
Regional Municipality of Durham.
Oshawa, ON
City of Oshawa.
Whitby, ON
Town of Whitby.
Ajax, ON
Region of Durham (curbside waste collection in Ajax).
Belleville, ON
City of Belleville Curbside Waste Collection zones.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Peterborough, ON?
It depends on your street. City of Peterborough Waste Management sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Peterborough?
City of Peterborough Waste Management publishes trash, recycling, organics and yard waste for Peterborough.
When is the next Peterborough pickup?
The next pickups for the example address are Thursday, Nov 5; Thursday, Nov 19; Thursday, Dec 3; Thursday, Dec 17. Holiday weeks can shift them — City of Peterborough Waste Management is the authority if the two disagree.
Local source
Verify with City of Peterborough Waste Management.
The Peterborough address result links City of Peterborough Waste Management directly.
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- Peterborough, ON
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- City of Peterborough Waste Management
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- Page updated
- Nov 2026
Collection services in Peterborough
- trash
- recycling
- organics
- yard
Peterborough schedule lookup