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Montreal will begin biweekly residual‑waste collection in four more boroughs this autumn, extending a schedule first used in Mercier‑Hochelaga‑Maisonneuve, which had sparked public debate.
Montreal will extend its biweekly residual waste collection to Ahuntsic‑Cartierville, Villeray‑Saint‑Michel‑Parc‑Extension, Pierrefonds‑Roxboro and L’Île‑Bizard‑Sainte‑Geneviève this fall, following its initial launch in Mercier‑Hochelaga‑Maisonneuve.
Montreal will begin biweekly residual waste collection in Ahuntsic‑Cartierville, Villeray‑Saint‑Michel‑Parc‑Extension, Pierrefonds‑Roxboro and L’Île‑Bizard‑Sainte‑Geneviève this fall, expanding the program first tested in Mercier‑Hochelaga‑Maisonneuve.
Montreal will add four boroughs—Ahuntsic‑Cartierville, Villeray‑Saint‑Michel‑Parc‑Extension, Pierrefonds‑Roxboro and L’Île‑Bizard‑Sainte‑Geneviève—to its biweekly residual waste collection program in fall 2026, following a controversial pilot in Mercier–Hochelaga‑Maisonneuve.
An audit released on 25 August reveals that most Montreal residential waste still goes to landfills, putting the city behind its aim to limit landfill waste to 15% within less than four years.
An audit released on Aug. 25 shows Montreal is still sending most waste to landfills and is unlikely to meet its 15 percent diversion target by 2030, with less than four years left. The report urges the city to tighten metrics and enforcement to accelerate waste diversion.
An audit by Montreal's auditor general shows most household waste still goes to landfills, making the city's 15% landfill target unlikely to be met with less than four years left.
An auditor‑general report released Tuesday shows most of Montreal’s household waste still ends up in landfills, putting the city well behind its 2030 target of limiting landfill disposal to 15 percent.
In 2026, 49 New York City sanitation workers were punctured by needles from weight‑loss auto‑injector pens thrown into regular trash, highlighting the need for proper sharps disposal.
Lineage Logistics reported that it cleared 101.8 percent of the food‑waste removal target for its Boyle Heights cold‑storage warehouse, completing the self‑imposed deadline set after a fire two months earlier.
Exprolink’s waste‑vacuum machines produced a sound resembling the Montreal subway on Toronto streets on August 16, 2026, highlighting the unexpected reach of the Quebec company’s equipment.
A garbage truck fire on Brydon Drive in Etobicoke on August 13, 2026, was caused by improperly discarded lithium‑ion batteries, according to Toronto Fire Services. The event follows several similar waste‑collection fires linked to battery disposal in recent years.
Lineage Logistics has removed 93% of bulk food waste from its fire‑damaged Boyle Heights cold‑storage warehouse and is expected to meet the city’s August 14 deadline. The cleanup follows a rooftop fire on June 17 that prompted a 45‑day remediation order from Los Angeles.
Quebec is tightening its bottle deposit refund rules to ease long lines at collection sites, a move that may restrict Ontario residents from redeeming containers in the province.
Westmount will continue weekly garbage collection in October 2026, while the City of Montreal switches to a biweekly schedule at the same time.
Westmount will keep its weekly garbage collection schedule even as Montreal moves to a biweekly system starting in October 2026, underscoring the municipality’s independent service arrangements.
Westmount will keep weekly garbage collection when Montreal switches to biweekly service in October 2026, resulting in parallel waste‑pickup schedules for the two municipalities.
Westmount will keep weekly garbage collection starting in October 2026, while Montreal transitions to a biweekly schedule at the same time.
Westmount will keep its weekly garbage collection through October 2026, while Montreal prepares to adopt a biweekly schedule. The decision provides continuity for Westmount residents as the neighboring city transitions its waste pickup frequency.
A fire erupted before 4 a.m. on July 28 at a waste transfer station near Disco Road and Highway 427 in Etobicoke. Toronto Fire Services responded, and the incident marks the second major fire at the facility within a year.
