Westmount municipality announced that it will maintain its current weekly garbage collection schedule when the City of Montreal implements a citywide shift to biweekly service in October 2026. The decision means that residents of Westmount will continue to see trash trucks on their streets each week, while neighboring areas under Montreal’s jurisdiction will move to a twice‑monthly pickup rhythm.
Montreal’s plan to transition all of its neighborhoods to a biweekly garbage collection model is set to take effect in the same month. The change is part of a broader effort by the city to adjust waste‑management practices across its territory. Westmount, an independent municipality surrounded by the island of Montreal, has chosen to diverge from that schedule and keep its existing weekly service.
The differing collection frequencies will result in parallel waste‑collection systems operating side by side beginning in October. Households in Westmount will not experience a change to their routine, whereas those in the surrounding city will adjust to a new timetable that provides pickup every two weeks. Municipal waste‑management crews in each jurisdiction will follow the schedule adopted by their respective local government.
Westmount’s choice reflects the municipality’s authority to set its own waste‑collection policies, independent of the broader city plan. The municipality has not indicated any alteration to its service level beyond preserving the weekly frequency for the upcoming period.
When the October transition occurs, the two schedules will coexist, with Westmount continuing its weekly pickups and the City of Montreal operating on the newly adopted biweekly timetable. Residents of both jurisdictions are expected to follow the schedule announced by their local authorities.