Metal Goods


Rules

  • We only pick up metal goods by appointment. Check your municipality's details below.
  • Your metal goods must be at the curb before 7 a.m. on your pickup day.
  • There is no item limit for metal goods.
  • A separate truck will pickup metal goods. This material is not collected at the same time as your garbage.
  • Unacceptable items will be tagged and left behind.

Select your area to see what services we offer:

Book your special collection:

The City of Oshawa picks up metal goods. Call them at 905-436-3311 to learn more. The Region of Durham does not pick up electronics for Oshawa.

The Town of Whitby picks up metal goods. Call them at 905-668-3437 to learn more. The Region of Durham does not pick up electronics for Whitby.


Accepted materials

  • Air conditioners
  • Basketball net with pole (dismantled)
  • Barbeques (charcoal and propane tanks removed)
  • Bicycles (tires removed)
  • Dehumidifiers (drained)
  • Dishwashers (drained with door removed)
  • Dryers (door removed)
  • Freezers (door removed)
  • Furnaces
  • Heat pumps
  • Hot water tanks (drained)
  • Metal bathtubs
  • Metal bed frames and rails
  • Metal fences (dismantle and bundle with four feet lengths, maximum)
  • Metal furniture
  • Metal ladders
  • Metal range hoods
  • Metal shelves
  • Metal shower enclosures
  • Metal sinks
  • Metal water softeners (no water or salt)
  • Metal wheelbarrows
  • Microwaves
  • Refrigerators (empty with doors removed)
  • Stoves
  • Swing sets (dismantled and bundled with four feet lengths, maximum)
  • Washers (drained)

Not sure where it goes? Let us help you. Use Know Before You Throw to search for information on particular items.


Report a missed pickup

Mistakes happen and we want to know when they do. Complete our Missed Waste Pickup form to report a missed pickup.

Contact Us

The Regional Municipality of Durham
605 Rossland Road East
Whitby, Ontario Canada L1N 6A3

Telephone: 311 (within region limits)
Telephone: 905-668-7711
Toll-Free: 1-800-372-1102

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