Collection Information

Christmas tree collection will take place from January 12 to 16, 2026. Trees will be picked up on your scheduled collection day. Please have your trees set out to the curb by 7 a.m.

Decorations, tree skirts and plastic tree bags must be removed before putting your tree out at the curb for pick up. Trees cannot exceed 1.8 m (6 ft).

Please note: Crews will not dig through snow or climb a snowbank to retrieve a tree.

Permanent locations to drop off your electronics

Stronach Aurora Recreation Complex - smaller items accepted such as: cell phones/smart phones, laptops, iPads/tablets, Ipods/MP3 players, cameras/camcorders, routers, modems

Aurora Family Leisure Complex - smaller items accepted such as: cell phones/smart phones, laptops, iPads/tablets, Ipods/MP3 players, cameras/camcorders, routers, modems

Town Hall - 100 John West Way (maximum TV size accepted is 32 inches)

Aurora Community Centre - 1 Community Centre Lane (maximum TV size accepted is 32 inches)

York Region Depot - 225 Garfield Wright Blvd. (limit of 50 KG per household per day, will be in effect at all York Region Waste Depots.)

Please note: Residents are responsible for removing all personal data from computer systems, cellular phones, SIM cards, and other electronics devices. However, measures will be taken to destroy all data during recycling.

To ensure your toilet gets collected, please separate the tank from the bowl. If you are unable to do so, please take your toilet to one the Region’s depots.

To ensure collection, your toilet must be separated and at the curb before 7 a.m. on the day of collection or after 5 p.m. the night before.

Please contact GFL at 1-866-421-5625 should you have a one piece to ensure collection. 

Large metal items such as appliances, barbecues (excluding propane tanks), bed frames, furnaces, hot water heaters, metal bath tubs, storage sheds and bicycles must be recycled.

Please call our contractor, GFL at 1-866-421-5625 to arrange for a special curbside collection. For safety reasons, please remove doors from refrigerators, freezers, ovens, dishwashers, washers and dryers. Please note: If a special collection is not booked, metal items will not be collected.

Batteries can be safely recycled by dropping them off in the battery collection bins at the following locations:

• Aurora Town Hall - 100 John West Way
• Stronach Aurora Recreation Complex - 1400 Wellington St East
• Aurora Family Leisure Complex - 135 Industrial Pkwy North
• Joint Operations Centre -  229 Industrial Pkwy North
• Aurora Community Centre - 1 Community Centre Lane

NEW: Battery Bin at Aurora Town Park

Drop off your batteries at Aurora Town Park 24/7. This cutting-edge bin is designed to endure harsh weather and features advanced sensors for temperature and material monitoring. This initiative underscores our commitment to sustainability and responsible recycling.

Every year, collection personnel are injured due to broken glass and other sharp objects that are not packed properly. Please help keep our workers safe by packing these items in a sealed cardboard box labelled Broken Glass or Sharp Object and set out with your regular garbage collection.

Tires can be recycled free of charge at the Georgina Transfer Station and the McCleary Court Community Environmental Centre.

Please note: There is a limit of 10 tires per vehicle.

The dumping of any material on public or private property is illegal and negative to our community and the environment. It costs tax payers money to clean up the affected sites.

If you witness an illegal act of dumping, please lend a hand and record the license plate number and contact Aurora's Bylaw division at 905-726-4751 or the York Regional Police at 905-771-1221.

Anyone convicted of illegal dumping is subject to a fine of up to $5,000.