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STO-H5L9Y4 · Ward 24 · Garbage Overflow

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Our ref

STO-H5L9Y4

City ref

10015737

Track on 311 ↗

Garbage Overflow at Ellesmere Road

We heard you

Case built & sent · Aug 20, 11:01 PM

City & councillor received it

City of Toronto + Cllr. Ainslie

The city responded

Ref #10015737 ↗ Solid Waste Management Services

✓

Fixed

Confirmed Aug 22

Fixed, confirmed by Toronto 311.

2 days after you reported it. We take the city at its word, and you get the final one: is it actually fixed?

The city marked this resolved Aug 22, 12:00 AM

Closed, on the record

Fixed in 2 days.

Ellesmere Road in Scarborough-Guildwood is a little better today because somebody said something and the city finished the work. That is how this is supposed to work.

Aug 20 · reported

✓ Resolved Aug 22 · confirmed

Reported this yourself? Add your after photo when you pass by. It completes the record.

2 days

report → fix

Toronto 311

confirmed by

Reported August 20 · resolved on August 22, 2026 · Confirmed complete by Toronto 311 · August 22, 2026 · inside the city's own 3-day standard · checked against the city's records, not taken on faith

Ellesmere Road Toronto

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What's nearby

Talenta Academy

School

111m

Z3 Education Centre School

School

239m

Ellesmere Rd at Dolly Varden Blvd West Side

Bus Stop

11m

Ellesmere Rd at Dolly Varden Blvd

Bus Stop

25m

Confederation Park

Park

227m

This street's story: Collection runs on a schedule, so a bin that overflows once tends to overflow again on the same day of the week.

The case we sent

Report details · AI-written, reviewed by the reporter

A white cylindrical public litter bin at the intersection on Ellesmere Road has multiple large holes and broken sections in its side panels, with garbage bags visibly overflowing from the interior, likely due to damage from kicking or vandalism. The bin is no longer functional and garbage is spilling onto the sidewalk at a busy intersection near traffic signals.

Description · in the reporter's words

Overflowing and damaged trash cans. Many trash cans in the area are overflowing and in poor condition need to be replaced and serviced often.

What we did for you

✓ We heard you, and saw what you saw 11:01:28
✓ Made sure no faces or licence plates travel with your photo 11:01:28
✓ Wrote the formal report in the city's own language, for you 11:01:28
✓ Found your ward and put your councillor on the record, for you 11:01:28
✓ Delivered it to Toronto 311, the same minute 11:01:51
✓ Caught the city's reference number so you never have to chase it Aug 21
✓ And when the city marked it fixed, we brought the answer back to you. That's the loop, closed. Aug 22