Aurora Garbage Schedule Helper: Pickup Day, 2026 Calendar, Bag Tags, Green Bin and Recycling Cart Rules
This Aurora garbage schedule guide is built for the real resident moment: you need to know your pickup day, whether garbage or recycling goes out this week, how the new recycling cart works, when green bin and yard waste are collected, how many garbage bags are allowed, when to use bag tags, and who to call for missed pickup or bulky item booking.
Quick Answer: How Aurora Residents Should Check Garbage Pickup Day
Use the Town of Aurora garbage, recycling and composting page, the Recycle Coach app, or the 2026 Waste Collection Guide to confirm your pickup day. In Aurora, green bins are collected weekly, while garbage and recycling are collected every other week based on your location. Waste must be curbside no later than 7 a.m. on your scheduled day, or by 6 a.m. on Yonge Street and Industrial Parkway, and not earlier than 5 p.m. the night before.
Check the official calendar
Use Recycle Coach or the 2026 guide before copying a neighbour. Aurora has every-other-week garbage and every-other-week recycling, so the same weekday can still have a different stream.
Put green bin out weekly
Green bin organics are weekly. Line the green bin properly, keep weight under the limit, and do not use black garbage bags for organics.
Know the three-bag limit
Aurora residents can place up to three bags or containers of garbage every other week. Extra garbage needs a $6 bag tag.
The 2026 change that confuses many residents is recycling: Circular Materials oversees the program and GFL handles bi-weekly recycling collection. Garbage, green bin and yard waste contact paths are still through GFL’s Aurora waste line.
What Aurora Residents Usually Need Today
Most people searching for “Aurora garbage schedule” are trying to solve one quick problem before collection morning. Choose the closest situation.
I need pickup day
Open Recycle Coach or the 2026 Waste Collection Guide and confirm whether your address is on a garbage week or recycling week.
Garbage or recycling?
Both garbage and recycling are every other week. Green bin is weekly. Do not assume all streams go out together.
More than three bags?
Buy bag tags for extra garbage. Aurora allows a maximum of six bags or bins total: three free and three tagged.
Furniture, metal or electronics?
Bulky items, metal items, appliances, electronics, batteries and construction waste have separate rules. Check before placing them curbside.
Aurora 2026 Waste Collection Calendar: Recycle Coach, Printed Guide and Pickup Map
Aurora’s 2026 Waste Collection Guide includes collection days, leaf and yard waste pickups, curbside giveaway weekends, recycling changes, organics tips, bag tag reminders, winter set-out instructions, e-waste events and the annual calendar. The Town also promotes the Recycle Coach app for pickup reminders and waste sorting questions.
Garbage, Recycling and Composting
Start here for the current calendar, Recycle Coach link, complaint form, recycling contact changes and Aurora waste program updates.
Open Aurora waste hubDownload the PDF calendar
Use the guide to plan garbage, recycling, green bin, leaf and yard waste, curbside giveaway days and special events.
Open 2026 guideThis map is for Aurora location context only. It is not a live waste route map. Your final pickup answer should come from Recycle Coach, the Town calendar or the official collection guide.
Waste Collection by Property Type in Aurora
Property type matters in Aurora. A detached home, townhouse, small residential building, apartment, condo, business property and mixed-use property may not follow the same set-out location, cart responsibility or complaint route.
Use the Town calendar and bag tag limit
Most curbside homes follow weekly green bin, every-other-week garbage and every-other-week recycling. The three-bag/container garbage limit applies before tags are needed.
- Check your collection day in Recycle Coach.
- Put material out by 7 a.m.
- Set out after 5 p.m. the night before.
- Use bag tags for extra garbage.
Confirm where bins belong
Shared driveways, laneways, tight curb space and snow storage can affect set-out. Keep bins visible at the end of your driveway, not on the road, sidewalk or snowbank.
- Ask property management if bins are shared.
- Do not block sidewalks or roadway.
- Keep containers away from snowbanks.
- Call the correct GFL line for missed collection.
Do not assume curbside house rules apply
Large buildings and business properties may use private or site-specific arrangements. Ask the superintendent, property manager or business owner before following curbside house instructions.
- Confirm who reports missed pickup.
- Check if bins are private or municipal.
- Use Circular Materials for eligible recycling questions.
- Use York Region depots for special disposal when needed.
Aurora Collection Cycle: Garbage, Green Bin, Recycling Cart and Yard Waste
Aurora’s system is easier when you separate the streams. Garbage, green bin, recycling cart, yard waste, bulky items, metals, electronics and hazardous waste each have different rules.
Weekly organics
Green bins are collected weekly. The 2026 guide says to line the green bin with a clear plastic or compostable bag and tie it securely.
Every other week
Aurora residents can place up to three bags or containers for collection every other week. Extra garbage requires bag tags.
Every other week
Recycling is now managed by Circular Materials, with GFL handling bi-weekly collection using wheeled recycling carts.
Kraft bags or marked containers
Use kraft paper bags or garbage containers with no lids marked “Yard Waste.” Each container or bundle must be no more than 22 kg / 50 lb.
Call GFL starting 2026
Large item collection is now call-in only. Call GFL at 1-866-421-5625 to book pickup for your regular garbage day, with a maximum of five items.
Use events or depots
Construction waste, hazardous waste, batteries, electronics, tires, appliances and large metal items should not be guessed into regular garbage.
Aurora Set-Out Rules: 7 a.m., Yonge Street 6 a.m., Snowbanks and Containers
Aurora asks residents to place garbage, green bins, recycling and yard waste curbside no later than 7 a.m. on the scheduled day, and by 6 a.m. on Yonge Street and Industrial Parkway. Do not set items out earlier than 5 p.m. the night before.
Pickup-ready setup
- Use Recycle Coach or the 2026 guide first.
- Set out by 7 a.m. on collection day.
- Use 6 a.m. for Yonge Street and Industrial Parkway.
- Do not set out before 5 p.m. the night before.
- Place items in a visible location at the end of your driveway.
- Keep containers on a flat, shoveled surface.
- Keep bins three feet from snowbanks, vehicles and obstacles.
Common missed or rejected reasons
- Putting bins on the road, sidewalk or snowbank.
- Setting out the wrong stream on the wrong week.
- Putting garbage beyond three bags without tags.
- Using garbage containers larger than 35 gallons / 133 L.
- Putting yard waste in plastic bags, cardboard boxes, blue boxes or green bins.
- Putting construction waste at the curb.
- Putting large metal items out without booking GFL.
Collection crews will not dig out or retrieve bins from snowbanks. Keep your set-out area clear, level and safe, especially after snow plows have passed.
Aurora Bag Tag Program: Three Free Bags, Three Tagged Bags and 50 lb Limit
Aurora’s bag tag program allows residents to place up to three bags or containers of garbage out for pickup every other week on their regular collection day. Extra garbage requires a $6 bag tag. Residents can put out a maximum of six bags or bins total: three free and three paid.
Three bags or containers
The standard limit is three garbage bags or containers every other week. Each bag or can must be no more than 50 lb.
$6 each, tax included
Bag tags are sold at Aurora Town Hall, Aurora Family Leisure Complex, Stronach Aurora Recreation Complex and the Joint Operations Centre.
Non-compliant items stay behind
Bags beyond the limit without a tag can receive a non-compliant sticker and be left at the curb.
Tie the bag securely, wrap the tag around the neck of the bag, and make sure both ends are visible. If using a can, place the tag around the top of the bag so it can be seen when the lid is lifted.
Aurora Recycling in 2026: Circular Materials, GFL and New Recycling Cart Rules
Effective December 31, 2025, Aurora’s Blue Box collection moved to Circular Materials, with GFL handling collection. Recycling is collected every other week instead of weekly, using larger wheeled carts designed to hold two weeks of recyclables. For missed recycling, recycling carts, accepted materials or recycling service questions, contact GFL at 1-833-779-4351 or N6Recycling@gflenv.com.
Cart must close
All recyclables should fit inside the recycling cart with the lid fully closed. Flatten cardboard and use the cart space efficiently.
More items in the program
New accepted recycling materials include items such as beverage cups, black plastics, frozen juice cans, ice cream tubs and toothpaste tubes.
360 L standard, 240 L option
Residents received 360-litre recycling carts, with a smaller 240-litre option available through the Circular Materials exchange process where eligible.
If the issue is missed recycling, recycling cart size, recycling cart exchange or recyclable materials, use GFL / Circular Materials. If the issue is garbage, green bin or yard waste, use the Aurora/GFL waste line.
Aurora Leaf and Yard Waste: Bags, Bundles, Branches and What Is Not Accepted
Aurora’s 2026 guide says to place leaf and yard waste in kraft paper bags or garbage containers with no lids, marked “Yard Waste.” The maximum weight per container or bundle is 22 kg / 50 lb. Yard waste in plastic bags, cardboard boxes, blue boxes or green bins will not be collected.
Kraft paper bags or marked containers
Use paper yard waste bags or a garbage container with no lid and clearly marked “Yard Waste.” Keep each container within the weight limit.
4 ft long, 2 ft diameter
Bundle branches with twine, not rope. Bundles can be up to four feet long and two feet in diameter, with individual branches up to four inches in diameter.
No grass clippings, sod or soil
Grass clippings, sod and soil are not accepted in Aurora’s curbside yard waste program.
Bulky Items, Metal Items, Appliances, Electronics and Batteries in Aurora
Aurora’s bulky and special-item rules are different from regular garbage. Do not place appliances, large metal items or electronics at the curb without checking the proper collection or drop-off route.
Call GFL first in 2026
Large item collection is call-in only. Call GFL at 1-866-421-5625 to book for your regular garbage day. Maximum five large items per scheduled pickup.
Special curbside collection
Large metal items such as appliances, barbecues without propane tanks, bed frames, furnaces, hot water heaters, metal tubs, sheds and bicycles must be booked with GFL.
Use drop-off locations or events
Small electronics can be dropped off at Town facilities such as Aurora Family Leisure Complex, Stronach Aurora Recreation Complex, Town Hall and Aurora Community Centre, with size limits for TVs at some locations.
Batteries can be dropped at listed battery collection locations. Broken glass and sharp objects should be packed in a sealed cardboard box labelled “Broken Glass” or “Sharp Object” and set out with regular garbage.
Aurora Waste Depots: York Region Drop-Off Options for Special Waste
Aurora does not have a standard curbside solution for every item. York Region provides public drop-off depots where residents can bring recycling, garbage, household items, yard waste, household hazardous waste, electronics and other materials for recycling or disposal. Always review the accepted-item list, fees, hours and limits before visiting.
York Region waste depots
Use York Region’s depot page for household hazardous waste, depot addresses, fees, material limits and accepted-item guidance.
225 Garfield Wright Blvd.
Aurora’s collection page lists the East Gwillimbury Household Hazardous Waste and Recycling Depot for some electronics and batteries, with limits in effect.
Not collected curbside
Construction and demolition waste is not collected curbside in Aurora. Use York Region depot guidance or a proper private disposal route.
Do not put household hazardous waste, batteries, tires, construction debris, paint, chemicals, propane tanks or electronics into regular garbage. Use Waste Wizard, York Region depots, Town events or a proper stewardship program.
Missed Garbage, Green Bin, Yard Waste or Recycling Pickup in Aurora
The right contact depends on the stream. For garbage, yard waste and green bin collection, contact GFL at 1-866-421-5625 or WasteLine@gflenv.com. For recycling, contact GFL’s recycling line at 1-833-779-4351 or N6Recycling@gflenv.com because the Town no longer manages the recycling program.
Self-check first
- Was it your official pickup day?
- Was it garbage week or recycling week?
- Was the material out by 7 a.m.?
- Was it out too early, before 5 p.m. the night before?
- Was the bin on a road, sidewalk or snowbank?
- Did extra garbage need a bag tag?
- Was the issue recycling, which goes to Circular Materials / GFL recycling?
Use the right line
For garbage, green bin, yard waste, bulky item booking and metal item booking, call GFL at 1-866-421-5625. For recycling carts, missed recycling and recycling questions, call 1-833-779-4351 or email N6Recycling@gflenv.com.
New Aurora Resident Checklist: Set Up Waste Collection in 10 Minutes
If you just moved to Aurora, do this before your first pickup week. It prevents the most common errors: wrong alternating week, bins on snowbanks, untagged extra garbage, wrong recycling contact and bulky items placed out without booking.
Set your schedule
- Open Aurora’s garbage, recycling and composting page.
- Download Recycle Coach if you want reminders.
- Open the 2026 Waste Collection Guide.
- Confirm whether your next pickup is garbage or recycling.
- Save the GFL garbage/organics line and recycling line separately.
Plan extra material properly
- Buy bag tags if you exceed three bags or containers.
- Call GFL before bulky or large metal pickup.
- Use York Region depots for hazardous waste and construction waste.
- Use Circular Materials / GFL for recycling cart issues.
- Use Town e-waste and battery drop-off options for electronics and batteries.
Official Aurora Garbage Schedule Links
Use these official resources for final decisions because calendars, recycling contacts, bag tag rules, bulky-item booking, event dates and depot limits can change.
Aurora Garbage Schedule FAQ
How do I check my Aurora garbage pickup day?
Use the Town of Aurora garbage, recycling and composting page, Recycle Coach app or 2026 Waste Collection Guide. The calendar shows your collection day, garbage week, recycling week, green bin pickup, yard waste and special events.
Is Aurora green bin collected every week?
Yes. Aurora green bins are collected weekly. The 2026 guide says to line the green bin with a clear plastic or compostable bag and tie it securely.
How often is garbage collected in Aurora?
Garbage is picked up every other week based on your location in Aurora. Use the official calendar or Recycle Coach to confirm your week.
How many garbage bags can I put out in Aurora?
Aurora residents can place up to three bags or containers out for pickup every other week. Extra garbage requires bag tags, with a maximum of six bags or bins total: three free and three paid.
How much are Aurora bag tags?
Aurora bag tags are listed at $6 each, tax included. They are sold at Aurora Town Hall, Aurora Family Leisure Complex, Stronach Aurora Recreation Complex and the Joint Operations Centre.
Who handles Aurora recycling in 2026?
Circular Materials oversees Aurora recycling and GFL handles bi-weekly recycling collection. For missed recycling, recycling carts or recycling questions, contact GFL at 1-833-779-4351 or N6Recycling@gflenv.com.
What time should waste be out in Aurora?
Place garbage, green bins, recycling and yard waste curbside no later than 7 a.m. on your scheduled day, or by 6 a.m. on Yonge Street and Industrial Parkway. Do not set items out earlier than 5 p.m. the night before.
How do I book bulky item pickup in Aurora?
Starting January 1, 2026, large item collection is call-in only. Call GFL at 1-866-421-5625 to book pickup for your regular garbage day. A maximum of five bulky or large items can be placed out per scheduled pickup.
Can I put appliances and metal items at the curb?
Large metal items such as appliances, barbecues without propane tanks, bed frames, furnaces, hot water heaters, metal tubs, storage sheds and bicycles must be booked with GFL before collection. If not booked, metal items will not be collected.
Where do electronics, batteries, tires and hazardous waste go?
Use Aurora’s listed e-waste and battery drop-off locations, Town e-waste events, or York Region waste depots depending on the item. Do not put electronics, hazardous waste, batteries, tires or construction waste into regular garbage.
Is construction waste collected curbside in Aurora?
No. Construction and demolition waste is not collected curbside in Aurora. Use York Region depot guidance, a proper transfer station route or a private disposal service.
Editorial and Source Verification Note
This independent Aurora garbage schedule guide was refreshed for garbage-collection.org using official Town of Aurora garbage, recycling and composting pages, the 2026 Waste Collection Guide, Collection Information page, Bag Tag Program page, Blue Box page, York Region recycling and waste depot resources, and Circular Materials Aurora recycling information.
Always verify live details with the Town of Aurora, Recycle Coach, GFL, Circular Materials, York Region, your superintendent or your private service provider before setting out waste, reporting missed pickup, buying tags, booking bulky items or visiting a depot.
Final Aurora Resident Summary: Bookmark This Before Collection Morning
The safest way to use the Aurora garbage schedule is simple: open Recycle Coach or the 2026 Waste Collection Guide, confirm whether it is garbage week or recycling week, and place material out by the correct set-out time.
Green bin is weekly. Garbage is every other week with a three-bag/container limit before bag tags are required. Recycling is every other week through Circular Materials and GFL, using the wheeled recycling cart. Yard waste must be in kraft bags or marked open containers, not plastic bags or blue boxes.
For bulky items, large metal items and appliances, call GFL before pickup. For electronics, batteries, tires, hazardous waste and construction debris, use Town drop-off options, events, York Region depots or the correct disposal program instead of guessing at the curb.