Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham is advising residents of yard waste collection delays in the Town of Ajax, Township of Brock, Municipality of Clarington, City of Pickering, Township of Scugog and Township of Uxbridge. Collection delays are expected to continue on a weekly basis until June.
Why: There is an industry-wide labour shortage of truck drivers across Canada, which has impacted the Region’s contractors who provide waste collection services. This in addition to other factors causing delays, such as worker shortages related to COVID-19.
Durham’s priority is to provide daily collection of our core services, including blue box recycling, green bin organics and garbage. Please note that collection of these services is extending into the evening hours, often until 8 p.m.
We are making every effort possible to collect yard waste, however, collection may occur the day(s) following the scheduled collection date. For example, if your yard waste, green bin, recycling, and garbage are scheduled for Tuesday, the collection of yard waste may or may not be delayed and take place on Wednesday or the day following. Residents are asked to keep their yard waste materials out until they are collected.
We recognize the inconvenience and appreciate the understanding and patience of our residents during these challenging times.
We are encouraging residents to sign-up for Service Alerts by downloading the Durham Region Waste App through Google Play or the App Store or by searching for their address using our online calendar tool by visiting durham.ca/waste. You can also use the app to report a missed collection if your recycling, green bin or garbage is not collected by 8 p.m. on collection day.
Collection reminders:
For more information, please visit durham.ca/waste, email waste@durham.ca, call 1-800-667-5671 or download the Durham Region Waste App.
– 30 –
Read this press release on the Region of Durham's website.
Contact Us