Garbage & recycling — Banff, Alberta

When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?

Town of Banff has 3 adopted bylaws on file, verified against the original documents on 2026-06-08.

Food Scraps and Recycling Bylaw 464 adopted bylaw
sorting required True requirement to separate food scraps from garbage
accepted or banned Garbage bins that contain visible amounts of food scraps and recycling will no longer be acceptable Garbage bins that contain visible amounts of food scraps
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Requires residents and businesses to separate food scraps and recyclables from waste for collection.

Waste Bylaw - Non-Residential 377-1 (PDF) adopted bylaw
sorting required True s. 6.2
container or bag limit Approved Bins required; Clear Bag maximum weight of 23kg s. 5.5; s. 6.3
accepted or banned Accepted: Garbage, Food Waste, Cardboard, Recyclables. Banned: Hazardous, Construction, Bulky Waste in bins; Unacceptable Waste per Schedule E. s. 4.2; s. 6.11; s. 6.13; s. 2.1.29
fee fees... outlined in the Fees and Charges Bylaw are hereby adopted s. 9.1
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Sets waste management requirements for commercial and non-residential properties in Banff.

Waste Bylaw - Residential - 376-1 (PDF) adopted bylaw
sorting required False s. 5.3
container or bag limit maximum weight of 23kg s. 5.2
accepted or banned Accepted: Garbage, Paper, Food Waste, Recyclables. Banned: Hazardous, Biohazardous, Dead animals, Sod, Bulky Waste, Unquenched Ashes. s. 4.2, Schedule E, s. 6.1, 6.11, 6.12
fee Fees outlined in Fees and Charges Bylaw; levied and collected in a like manner as municipal taxes s. 7.1, s. 7.5
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Sets requirements for residential waste collection, containers, and curbside pickup in Banff.

Machine-readable: garbage-recycling.json · Official website: https://www.banff.ca/ · Last verified 2026-06-08 · Garbage & recycling in other municipalities