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How to Get Election Signs Taken Down in Durham Region

Durham Junk Removal·September 1, 2026·7 min read

Voting day is Monday, October 26, 2026. The Region publishes the date. The signs do not come down by themselves. Ajax and Clarington want them gone in 48 hours; Whitby by November 2. Miss it and the municipality pulls them and charges the campaign. That is the job: get them down on time, in one pass or one lawn at a time.

When they have to come down

These three we have in writing. For Oshawa, Pickering, Uxbridge, Scugog, and Brock, open that clerk's election-sign page. Oshawa's window has been under review — do not assume last cycle's number.

MunicipalityRemoval ruleSource
AjaxWithin 48 hours of the close of voting. Signs from October 1, 2026.elections.ajax.ca
WhitbyLast day to remove November 2, 2026Whitby election signs
Clarington48 hours after midnight on voting day — gone before October 29Clarington important dates

Two packages

A few signs on one lawn. You hosted a candidate, or you are a volunteer with a stack in the garage. Usually a minimum load, $109–$169 before HST. We pull them, take the stakes, sweep the holes.

A whole campaign. A garage, a trailer, or a pile from the weekend of the 26th. Same crew, one booking, quoted from photos. Coroplast is bulky and light, so this is volume, not weight — most campaign piles land as a quarter to a half trailer. If you have more than one stash, say so; we will tell you whether it is still one trip across Oshawa, Whitby, and Ajax.

Send photos of the pile either way. A sign count is less useful than one wide shot.

What they are made of, and what the facility charges

Most municipal signs here are coroplast on a wire or wood stake. Light. At Durham Region waste facilities, plastic signs are free in a dedicated load. Mix them with household junk and the whole weight is charged. Wood and metal stakes are ordinary waste.

That is why we sort as we load. The plastic tips free; the stakes do not. You do not have to pre-sort unless you want to.

Municipal bulky pickup is for furniture, not campaign signs. If you still have a couch in the same garage, the curbside lookup is the place for that — it will not take the coroplast.

If you miss the deadline

Ajax deducts from the campaign's sign deposit and disposes of what bylaw pulls. Whitby can remove signs without notice when they are in the wrong place, and charge for it. Clarington deducts from a $250 deposit. We are the option that gets them down before that happens, not a bylaw officer. This is not legal advice — your clerk's election-sign page is the rule. Look it up for the address the signs are on.

What it costs

JobTypical loadBefore HST
One lawn, a handful of signsMinimum$109–$169
Garage or campaign pileQuarter to half trailer$209–$489
A very large campaign stashFull 15-yard trailer$629–$799

Same published rate card as every other job. No election surcharge. Book the week of the 26th, not the Saturday after — Ajax's 48 hours does not care that it is a Tuesday.

Not a real-estate sign

Listing lawn signs are a different product and a different company. If you are putting a house on the market, that is the pre-listing sequence and True Sign Group. This page is campaign coroplast after October 26.

Send photos and we will price the pile — one lawn or the whole campaign.

Frequently asked questions

It depends on the municipality, and the clock is short. Ajax and Clarington require removal within 48 hours of voting day. Whitby's published last day for 2026 is November 2. Voting day itself is Monday, October 26. Check your own clerk for Oshawa, Pickering, and the northern townships — those pages have been changing.

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