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Toronto Community Environment Days free compost

Pick up free city compost (two bags per household) and drop off hard-to-recycle items at Toronto Community Environment Days.

What it costs you:

  • Nothing at all

No email, no app, no card.

Verified Sept 27, 2026 against the official pageSpring to fall event schedule. It is done for 2026. It usually comes back in March, so check back then. We post the 2027 date as soon as the official page does.

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Who qualifies
Toronto residents
How to get it
Show up at a scheduled event; bring a container for loose compost
Where it works
Ontario
When
Spring to fall event schedule. It is done for 2026. It usually comes back in March, so check back then. We post the 2027 date as soon as the official page does.
Fine print
Loose compost limited to about one car trunkful per vehicle at select events.
Official source
toronto.ca

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