Garbage & recycling — Calgary, Alberta

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

City of Calgary has 1 adopted bylaw on file, verified against the original document on 2026-06-08.

Waste Bylaw 4M2020 adopted bylaw
sorting required True s. 11(1)
container or bag limit Automated collection containers required; max weight 60 kilograms per container s. 10(1); s. 11(2)
accepted or banned Prohibited: industrial, hazardous, biomedical waste, liquids, items >20kg. Accepted: recyclables (Schedule "C"), food and yard waste (Schedule "E"). s. 13(1); Schedule "C"; Schedule "E"
fee Monthly charge per Schedule "B" (e.g., Black Cart $6.99-$7.41/30 days); Garbage Tag fee $3.00 s. 4(2); Schedule "B"
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City of Calgary bylaw regulating residential and commercial garbage disposal, recycling, and waste collection requirements.

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