Water & Sewer & Garbage/Recycling
(Blue line is the estimated cost with yearly inflation increases)
We wash clothes once a week and run the dishwasher every couple of days. The biggest usage is for watering the lawn and gardens. The water bill includes the sewage fee and garbage/recycling service.
Water has gone up significantly faster than the rate of inflation, but the City of Toronto is replacing the 100-year old water/sewer system.
*** 2000-2002 we were in a rented house with a tenant in the basement.