Oshawa, ON
City of Oshawa itself. Collects Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Pickering, ON
Pickering, ON garbage collection by address.
Enter a Pickering, ON street address to check trash, recycling, organics and yard waste pickup as published by Regional Municipality of Durham.
Trash Day Trends · Pickering
Pickering, ON at a glance.
Pickering in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- 2 daysPickering collects on two weekdays across its routes12% of cities run two
- 3Published alongside trash: recycling, organics, yard waste
Verified schedule
Pickering collection days, read from Regional Municipality of Durham.
Trash / garbage: Tuesday, Sep 29; Tuesday, Oct 13; Tuesday, Oct 27; Tuesday, Nov 10.
Recycling: Tuesday, Sep 22; Tuesday, Sep 29; Tuesday, Oct 6; Tuesday, Oct 13.
Organics / compost: Tuesday, Sep 22; Tuesday, Sep 29; Tuesday, Oct 6; Tuesday, Oct 13.
Yard waste: Tuesday, Sep 22; Tuesday, Sep 29; Tuesday, Oct 6; Tuesday, Oct 13.
Tuesday, Sep 29; Tuesday, Oct 13; Tuesday, Oct 27; Tuesday, Nov 10 is what one Pickering address returned on September 17, 2026.
Your collection day
Why Pickering days differ by address.
Pickering runs 2 collection days a week, Tuesday and Friday; the route covering your street sets which one is yours.
These days are read from Regional Municipality of Durham and were last checked on September 12, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Pickering assigns collection days.
Pickering publishes a per-address collection calendar (Regional Municipality of Durham 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 Pickering on September 12, 2026: 3 of 5 addresses returned an exact collection day. Across those addresses collection ran Tuesday and Friday.
Local source
Regional Municipality of Durham sets Pickering's collection days.
Regional Municipality of Durham publishes trash, recycling, organics and yard waste days for Pickering; this page last read it on September 17, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with Regional Municipality of Durham, not here.
Good to knowChecked against Regional Municipality of Durham in Sep 2026: trash, recycling, organics and yard waste.
Nearby
Around Pickering: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Pickering are Oshawa, Markham, Toronto and Clarington; each sets its own routes and holiday rule at the town line.
Markham, ON
City of Markham. Collects Wednesday and Friday.
Toronto, ON
City of Toronto. Collects Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Clarington, ON
Regional Municipality of Durham. Collects Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Aurora, ON
Town of Aurora. Collects Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Sarnia, ON
City of Sarnia Weekly Waste Collection Areas. Collects Monday, Thursday and Friday.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Pickering, ON?
Pickering collects on Tuesday and Friday. Regional Municipality of Durham assigns each street one of those 2 days; the lookup above reads it for your address.
Which collections are published for Pickering?
Regional Municipality of Durham publishes trash, recycling, organics and yard waste for Pickering.
When is the next Pickering pickup?
Pickering publishes specific dates rather than a fixed weekday. The upcoming dates for the example address are Tuesday, Sep 29; Tuesday, Oct 13; Tuesday, Oct 27; Tuesday, Nov 10. Holiday weeks can shift them — Regional Municipality of Durham is the authority if the two disagree.
Does Pickering collect trash on Saturdays?
Not on a normal week. Every Pickering address we have checked collects Tuesday and Friday. Pickering 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 Regional Municipality of Durham.
The Pickering address result links Regional Municipality of Durham directly.
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- Pickering, ON
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- Regional Municipality of Durham
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- Sep 2026
Collection services in Pickering
- trash
- recycling
- organics
- yard
Pickering schedule lookup