# Region of Waterloo Waste Whiz — user reviews > 54 indexed App Store user reviews of Region of Waterloo Waste Whiz by Region of Waterloo, rated 4.60/5 from 13 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/region-of-waterloo-waste-whiz/id1489551025/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/region-of-waterloo-waste-whiz/id1489551025.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 11 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 0 ## What do users think of Region of Waterloo Waste Whiz? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Great reminder for collections - 👍 Keeps users on track - 👍 Very useful app - 👍 Helpful information provided - 👍 Lets you know what goes in what bin - 👍 Wonderful and very helpful - 👍 Reminds one day before garbage out - 👍 Great help for knowing garbage week - 👍 Love it - 👍 Does what you want it to - 👍 Helps get rid of garbage right way - 👍 Helpful for knowing collection day (even holidays) - 👍 Works as supposed to - 👍 Excellent at keeping informed - 👍 Great reminder of what to put out - 👍 Good initiative and nice UX - 👍 Saving paper by not needing booklets - 👍 Great tool for appropriate garbage - 👍 Very informative for new movers - 👍 Great for those who forget - 👍 Amazing - 👍 Great app for remembering waste - 👍 Helpful app, keep updating item lists - 👍 Love it, ask the wiz - 👍 Changed my life - 👍 Best reminder app for waste management - 👍 Great for newcomers - 👍 Easy to use - 👍 Very helpful and convenient reminders - 👍 Great reminder for garbage/recycling - 👍 Very helpful to keep track - 👍 Reminds promptly of pickups - 👍 Awesome app for garbage day - 👍 Very useful app for busy week - 👍 Does the job, easy to use - 👍 Helpful and informative notifications - 👍 Super app, makes life easy - 👍 All information handy for questions - 👍 Informative, up to date, very useful **Cons** - 🐛 Ugly app design - 🐛 App looks like website, bad quality - 🐛 Concern going on website outside app - 🐛 Suggestions inaccurate for electronics recycling - 🐛 Doesn't show apartment building pickups **Commonly reported bugs** - Notifications don't work on iOS - Collection reminders stopped notifying - Notifications are broken in iOS 16 - App completely freezes phone, requires restart **Most requested features** - Update with more item lists for garbage sorting - Advertise the app more widely - Promote the helpful tips section - Include apartment building pickup information ## Newest reviews (12 of 54) ### 5/5 — Does what you want it to *2024-06-04, version 2022.5.5* As above. ### 5/5 — Helps to get rid of garbage the right way *2024-05-15, version 2022.5.5* Extremely detailed and useful app that helps me sort and manage my home waste. ### 5/5 — Great app! *2024-03-17, version 2022.5.5* Es really helpful to know when the recollection day is even when we have holidays! ### 5/5 — Works *2024-02-02, version 2022.5.5* Works like it’s supposed to ### 5/5 — Great App *2024-01-29, version 2022.5.5* I don’t know how many times my wife and I wondered what needs to go to the curb on garbage night. This app is excellent at keeping us informed. ### 5/5 — Helpful *2023-12-04, version 2022.5.5* Great reminder of what to put out each week and great help if you are note sure where something goes. ### 5/5 — Good initiative and nice UX on the all *2023-11-21, version 2022.5.5* Kudos Waterloo ### 5/5 — Saving paper! *2023-10-20, version 2022.5.5* Very helpful app. I know when my garbage/yard waste/appliances etc need to be put out. Also, no more city of Waterloo booklets that have to be printed. ### 5/5 — A great tool to get the appropriate garbage out *2023-09-09, version 2022.5.5* This is a great simple for getting the right stuff to the kerb ### 5/5 — Very informative *2023-08-26, version 2022.5.5* We just moved and this app is great at letting us know the dates and the rules Great for first time home owners as well or anyone moving out on how to do things ### 5/5 — Great For Those Who Forget *2023-08-20, version 2022.5.5* I like the app because I always know what goes out at the curb ### 5/5 — Great App ! *2023-04-21, version 2022.5.5* Helps me remember what to put out on my garbage days and reminds me of any double or bulky item days as well ! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — This app design ugly *2026-03-09, version 2026.2.26* App looks like website bad quality and not useful. Concern going on website outside app. ### 1/5 — Notifications don’t work *2024-03-13, version 2022.5.5* Notifications don’t work on iOS and even though multiple people are complaining about this, developers are not fixing ### 1/5 — No collection notifications anymore. *2024-02-07, version 2022.5.5* It used to work perfectly. However, the collection reminders did not notify anymore one day. App reinstalled and permissions granted. Still does not work ### 1/5 — Notifications *2023-02-25, version 2022.5.5* Notifications are broken in iOS 16 and the developer won’t fix it. Pointless app now. ### 1/5 — Freezes phone *2021-10-27, version 2021.5.31* App completely freezes phone, have to restart phone every time I open the app ### 1/5 — Doesn’t show apartment building pick ups *2021-05-06, version 2021.5.3* Disappointed because I take care of our recycling since our landlord wants it all to go in the garbage because it causes him too much hassle. ### 3/5 — Notification’s *2023-09-22, version 2022.5.5* No longer sends me any. I’ve deleted and reloaded the app, still doesn’t send me notifications. BUT when I open it it gives me the info I need. So it’s helpful. ### 4/5 — Garbage this week? *2024-09-03, version 2024.8.5* Great help ### 4/5 — Amazing *2023-06-17, version 2022.5.5* Love ### 4/5 — Suggestions inaccurate *2023-06-04, version 2022.5.5* Overall the app works well, however, the facilities suggested to recycle electronics were inaccurate. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Reminder *2025-09-02, version 2024.8.5* Great reminder for collection in my area ### 5/5 — Keeps us on track! *2025-04-22, version 2024.8.5* A ### 5/5 — Changed everything *2025-02-12, version 2024.8.5* Ngl this absolutely cooks, very useful ### 5/5 — Helpful information *2025-02-10, version 2024.8.5* Good tool to keep track of pickups for garbage, recycling, green bin and large items ### 5/5 — Very useful app *2025-01-05, version 2024.8.5* Good to get reminders about what’s getting picked up each week, and to be able to look it up in advance ### 5/5 — Great app! *2024-12-17, version 2024.8.5* Very helpful app to have, lets you know exactly what goes in what bin! ### 5/5 — Very helpful *2024-11-27, version 2024.8.5* Wonderful app. Very helpful! ### 5/5 — Very useful *2024-10-15, version 2024.8.5* Reminds me one day before to take the garbage out ### 5/5 — Helpful *2024-08-11, version 2024.8.5* Keeps us on track! ### 5/5 — TonyG *2024-07-03, version 2022.5.5* Love it. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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