Kitchener, ON
Region of Waterloo.
Waterloo, ON
Waterloo, ON garbage collection by address.
Enter a Waterloo, ON street address to check trash, recycling and yard waste pickup as published by Region of Waterloo.
Trash Day Trends · Waterloo, last 30 days
Wednesday is a trash day for 65% of Waterloo homes we checked.
55% of checks here come the day before or the morning of trash day — most on Monday. See the national trends.
- 100%Homes we checked with recycling on a trash day82% nationally
- Every 2 wksRecycling every other week at the example address
- 2Published alongside trash: recycling, yard waste
Verified schedule
Waterloo collection days, read from Region of Waterloo.
Trash / garbage: Wednesday, Nov 4; Wednesday, Nov 18; Wednesday, Dec 2; Wednesday, Dec 16.
Recycling: Wednesday, Nov 11; Wednesday, Nov 25; Wednesday, Dec 9; Wednesday, Dec 23.
Yard waste: Wednesday, Nov 11; Wednesday, Nov 25.
These dates are what one Waterloo address returned on November 2, 2026.
Your collection day
Why Waterloo days differ by address.
Pickup days in Waterloo depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from Region of Waterloo and were last checked on November 2, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Waterloo assigns collection days.
The lookup reads a per-address collection calendar for Waterloo (Region of Waterloo collection calendar) through the ReCollect service. There is no single weekday for all of Waterloo to quote: each address has its own dated calendar, which is why the lookup shows upcoming dates for your property.
We last checked Waterloo on September 12, 2026: 5 of 5 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Wednesday and Thursday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Waterloo's pickup days.
Local source
Region of Waterloo sets Waterloo's collection days.
Region of Waterloo publishes trash, recycling and yard waste days for Waterloo; this page last read them on November 2, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with Region of Waterloo, not here.
Good to knowChecked against Region of Waterloo in Nov 2026: trash, recycling and yard waste.
Nearby
Around Waterloo: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Waterloo are Kitchener, Cambridge, Guelph and Brantford. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Cambridge, ON
Region of Waterloo.
Guelph, ON
City of Guelph.
Brantford, ON
City of Brantford.
Milton, ON
Halton Region.
Halton Hills, ON
Halton Region.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Waterloo, ON?
It depends on your street. Region of Waterloo sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Waterloo?
Region of Waterloo publishes trash, recycling and yard waste for Waterloo.
When is the next Waterloo pickup?
The next pickups for the example address are Wednesday, Nov 4; Wednesday, Nov 18; Wednesday, Dec 2; Wednesday, Dec 16. Holiday weeks can shift them — Region of Waterloo is the authority if the two disagree.
Local source
Verify with Region of Waterloo.
The Waterloo address result links Region of Waterloo directly.
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- Waterloo, ON
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- Region of Waterloo
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- Page updated
- Nov 2026
Collection services in Waterloo
- trash
- recycling
- yard
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