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Yard waste includes leaves, pine cones, fallen fruit, trees, shrub trimmings, pumpkins, clean straw and dried corn stalks.
Soil, sod and grass clippings are NOT ACCEPTED.
Yard waste is no longer collected on Mondays. Yard waste is now collected on your regular waste collection day.
2025 Yard Waste Collection Schedule
- April 15 to October 10 - Every other week on your garbage collection day
- October 14 to December 12 - Weekly on your regular waste collection day
If you live in the "blue zone" collection begins the week of April 15. If you live in the "yellow zone" it begins the week of April 22. Check the Waste Management Calendar to see what zone you're in.
Collection guidelines
- Yard waste must be placed at the curb no later than 7a.m. on the day of collection and no earlier than 6p.m. the night before.
- Yard waste must be set out in a large Kraft paper bag, cardboard box or in a reusable, rigid, open top container, such as a garbage can or bushel basket (max. 125L/33gal). No plastic bags.
- Place a yellow yard waste sticker on open-top reusable containers. Free stickers are available at Access Richmond Hill (225 East Beaver Creek Road) and at the Operations Center (1200 Elgin Mills Road East).
- Bundle branches, sticks and twigs with twine (maximum length 1.2m/4ft and maximum diameter of 10cm/4in per branch).
- Each container, bag or bundle must not exceed 18 kg/40lbs.
- If yard waste has not been collected, it must be removed from the curb by 9p.m. on the collection day. It is against the City's Waste Bylaw to leave yard waste at the curb days prior to collection.
Richmond Hill residents can drop off their yard waste at the Bloomington Yard Waste Depot located at 1351 Bloomington Road, Richmond Hill. Visit www.york.ca/wastedepots for hours and fees.
