Bylaw enforcement - waste & garbage - or improper waste storage on private property

Note:  The City does not regulate the location garbage can be stored on private property.

If you have a concern about waste or waste storage on private property, you can submit a waste service request online at https://toronto.ca/311 or call 311.

Firewood storage

Firewood for domestic use may be stored in a rear yard if the area used for this storage is not more than 15% of the area of the rear yard. Such individual is required to store firewood based on the following guidelines:

1. Neatly piled not less than 300 millimetres from any lot line;
2. Stored at a height of not less than 150 millimetres above grade; and
3. Stored with a total height of not more than 1.5 metres.

Hoarding

"Hoarding" in its general meaning is not a bylaw infraction unless it involves an accumulation of material that would be classified as waste and/or refuse. If such material is accumulated on property in a yard area ML&S will investigate in regard to the potential violation of the Litter Dumping & Refuse chapter of the Municipal Code- 548.

If the accumulation of waste or refuse inside of a building not part of the actual dwelling unit(s), ML&S will investigate it as a property standards issue.