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Waste Services
Single Family Homes & Multi-Residences

Single Family Homes & Multi-Residences

Curbside Collection Changes: Dec/Jan

Christmas Day: Garbage Collection (Porter Creek, Crestview) is moved to Friday, December 27.

Christmas Day: Recycling Collection (Zone 6 – Porter Creek North, Crestview) is moved to Monday, December 23.

New Year’s Day: Organics Collection (Porter Creek, Crestview) is moved to Friday, January 3.

New Year’s Day: Recycling Collection (Zone 2 – Porter Creek South, Hillcrest) is moved to Monday, December 30.

Christmas Trees: The City is no longer providing curbside Christmas tree pick-up. This reduces solid waste operating expenses which in turn helps keep rates lower. Residents can drop off their Christmas trees at the Waste Management Facility for free during the month of January. Please remove all ornaments and lights before disposing of your tree.

Residential Curbside Collection

Single-family residences and multi-unit residential properties with 4 or fewer units are eligible for residential Curbside Collection of waste, organics, and recycling.

Waste and organics collection alternates weekly between general waste (Black Cart) and organic waste (Green Cart). Recycling is picked up every second week.

Curbside Collection Schedules

Waste and organics: 2024 Curbside Collection Schedule (Feb 2024 to Jan 2025)
Waste and organics: 2025 Curbside Collection Schedule (Feb 2025 to Jan 2026)
Curbside Recycling: 2025 Curbside Collection Schedule (Dec 2024 to Nov 2025)

Black Cart

Your Black Cart collects non-recyclable packaging, hygiene products, bagged pet waste (feces, litter, and bedding), bagged wood ashes (cold!), used vacuum cleaner bags, and soiled aluminum foil.

Your Black Cart does not collect cardboard, compostables, recyclables, household hazardous waste (HHW), or e-waste.

Green Cart

Your Green Cart only collects compostable waste. Click here to learn more about what to put in your Green Cart.

Extra yard waste? You can place additional approved compostable bags at the curb with your Green Cart. When setting out yard waste, please space bags 1 metre from your full Green Cart.

Note: Bags must weigh 25 kg or less each and be placed in a single pile.

Recycling

Curbside Recycling began on December 3, 2024 for eligible households. Click here to learn more about recycling.

Protect Wildlife - Lock Your Waste

Making sure that waste is secured not only prevents wildlife from accessing it but also reduces the risk of people illegally dumping it in your bin, which is a theft of service.

Living in close proximity to the wilderness comes with the collective responsibility to keep it wild. An important part of keeping our wilderness wild is properly managing our waste, as well as other attractants. Wildlife habituated to waste leads to human-wildlife interactions which could prove deadly for the animal. This includes foxes, coyotes, and bears!

Please report illegal dumping to Bylaw Services at 867-667-2111.