Biweekly garbage collection starts in Pierrefonds-Roxboro and L’Île-Bizard

Household garbage collection moves to an every-two-weeks schedule across Pierrefonds-Roxboro and L’Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève starting Monday, November 2. Recycling and food-scrap collection will continue weekly.

What residents need to know

The City of Montréal says the usual collection days and sector boundaries will not change. Residents should consult the updated calendar for their address before putting out a black bin.

• Pierrefonds-Roxboro: the change applies throughout the borough except the Cloverdale Cooperative sector. Residents whose service is provided by neighbouring L’Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève are also affected.
• L’Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève: the new schedule applies across the borough.
• Containers: garbage must be inside a compliant black wheeled bin. Bags or excess material left beside the bin will not be collected.

The city says the reduced frequency is intended to cut truck trips, encourage better sorting and meet a Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal goal of no more than 26 garbage pickups per year by December 2027.

Residents can check the Pierrefonds-Roxboro schedule and map or the L’Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève collection page. Both official city pages were updated October 16, 2026.

Illustrative stock photo: Leandro Younis via Unsplash, used under the Unsplash License. The image does not depict a specific West Island collection.