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.
| 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 |
Requires residents and businesses to separate food scraps and recyclables from waste for collection.
| 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 |
Sets waste management requirements for commercial and non-residential properties in Banff.
| 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 |
Sets requirements for residential waste collection, containers, and curbside pickup in Banff.