City Council to consider discontinuing waste collection at 29 Church Street apartment building

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City Council to consider discontinuing waste collection at 29 Church Street apartment building

The City is being asked to stop collecting residential waste at a nine-storey apartment building in York that has struggled with waste management since 2013. Persistent overflow, rodent activity, and odours have affected neighbouring properties despite twice-weekly collection. The General Manager of Solid Waste Management would gain authority to discontinue the service if council approves.

not yet heardToronto City Council · Wed, Jul 29You can weigh in

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• The building has been subject to persistent rodent activity, chronic waste overflow, and repeated Municipal Licensing and Standards enforcement actions since at least 2013.

• A RentSafeTO inspection in July 2024 rated the building 82 out of 100, classifying it as 'Needs Improvement'.

The journey

Wed, Jul 29 · Toronto City Council · not yet heard

Time to act

You can weigh in

Residents of 29 Church Street or nearby properties can depute before the vote. The vote is at this meeting (29 July 2026). Contact your councillor beforehand if you have a stake in the outcome.

Why is this story here?

ContainedA decision to discontinue municipal waste collection at one building is a genuine departure from routine service, but it is bounded to a single 63-unit property. Reversal would require a separate motion and would not be institutionally costly. The precedent (allowing one building to opt out of municipal waste) is localized and does not constrain future councils' service decisions elsewhere.Felt nowResidents of 29 Church Street experience the chronic waste overflow, rodent activity, and odours directly and in an ordinary week. Neighbouring residents report impacts. The issue has persisted for over a decade, making it a present and concrete effect on daily life for a specific group.

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Official title: 29 Church Street - Discontinuing City of Toronto Residential Collection Services - by Councillor Frances Nunziata, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher · meeting video