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CITY OF EDMONTON
BYLAW 20363
WASTE SERVICES BYLAW
(CONSOLIDATED ON MARCH 17, 2026)
THE CITY OF EDMONTON
BYLAW 20363
WASTE SERVICES BYLAW
Whereas in accordance with the Municipal Government Act RSA 2000 Chapter M-26, Section 7, Council
may pass bylaws for municipal purposes respecting the safety, health and welfare of people and the
protection of people and property, nuisances, services provided by or on behalf of the municipality, public
utilities, and the enforcement of bylaws;
And whereas, pursuant to section 7(g) of the Municipal Government Act, Edmonton City Council may
pass bylaws respecting public utilities;
Whereas the waste utility established pursuant to this Bylaw will enable responsible, sustainable and
prudent residential waste management in the City of Edmonton through waste collection from homes,
providing citizens access to City Waste Facilities, education programs and such similar activities in
relation to waste management within the City of Edmonton which utility services are funded by the
monthly waste utility rate levied on each residential premise or home in the City of Edmonton; and
Whereas it is desirable to regulate and control the storage, collection and disposal of waste within the City
of Edmonton;
Edmonton City Council enacts:
PART I - PURPOSE, DEFINITIONS & RULES FOR INTERPRETATION
PURPOSE
1
The purpose of this Bylaw is:
(a)
To establish a public utility to be the exclusive provider of
routine scheduled residential waste collection and disposal as
a Waste Utility Service from homes in the City of Edmonton;
(b)
To establish and operate City Waste Facilities as a
non-exclusive Waste Utility Service;
(c)
To charge rates and fees to fund collection services and to
fund or contribute towards other Waste Utility Services; and,
(d)
To regulate the storage and disposal of non-residential waste
to the extent necessary to:
(i)
prevent non-residential waste disposal through
residential collection services; and,
(ii)
to recover unfunded costs of disposal from persons
who dispose of non-residential waste at City Waste
Facilities.
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DEFINITIONS
2
In this Bylaw:
(a)
"alley" means a lane adjacent to the rear of a home;
(b)
"bin" means a City owned waste disposal container with a
capacity greater than 365 litres used for communal collection
or at a City Waste Facility;
(c)
"blue bag" means a translucent blue coloured bag used to
store and collect recyclable materials;
(d)
"Bylaw" means this Bylaw, all attached Schedules,
Guidelines issued pursuant to this Bylaw, as may be amended
from time to time;
(e)
"cart" means a City owned waste disposal container, other
than a bin, used to collect a residential waste stream through
mechanical means;
(f)
"City" means the municipal corporation of The City of
Edmonton or the geographic area within the boundaries of
The City of Edmonton, as the context requires;
(g)
"City Manager" means the chief administrative officer of
the City or their delegate;
(h)
"City Waste Facility" means a City facility which accepts
waste for disposal or processing and includes Eco Stations,
the Edmonton Waste Management Centre and community
recycling depots;
(i)
"collection", "collect" or "collects" means or refers to the
City picking up residential waste from set-out areas for the
purpose of processing and ultimately disposing of the waste;
(j)
"collection day" means the scheduled day for collection
from a home's set-out area;
(k)
"co-locate" or "co-location" means providing closely
grouped receptacles or City-owned containers or both
designated to separately receive and store garbage, recyclable
materials and organic materials at a disposal site or a
communal site set-out area to ensure owners can easily
dispose of these sorted waste streams in accordance with this
Bylaw's sorting requirements;
(l)
"communal collection" means or refers to the type of
collection service provided to a group of homes that have
been assigned a common set of carts or bins, or both, for
residential waste disposal and where at least one bin is
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assigned;
(m) "communal site" means a group of homes receiving
communal collection services;
(n)
"construction and demolition waste" means materials
generated in the course of construction, demolition or
renovation at a home or a property;
(o)
"container" means a City owned cart or bin;
(p)
"curbside collection" means or refers to the type of
collection service provided to a home that is assigned to use
unique carts for residential waste collection and where no bin
is assigned;
(q)
"disposal site" means a location at a communal site:
(i)
that is not the set-out area;
(ii)
that is not a litter receptacle;
(iii)
where occupants of multiple homes can dispose of
their residential waste:
(1) in one or more receptacles for a waste stream;
or,
(2) using a waste chute for a waste stream;
(r)
"front street" means a road adjacent to the front of a home;
(s)
"garbage" means waste other than recyclable materials,
organic materials, yard waste, restricted waste, prohibited
waste or construction and demolition waste;
(t)
"garbage bin" means a bin designated for disposal of the
garbage waste stream;
(u)
"garbage cart" means a cart designated for disposal of the
garbage waste stream;
(v)
"group of homes" means the set of homes at a communal
site and includes the adjacent exterior premises;
(w)
"home" means a self-contained residential living unit with a
kitchen, living, sleeping and sanitary facilities and includes
the adjacent exterior premises;
(x)
"kraft paper bag" means a double ply paper bag, without a
plastic liner, designated by the City Manager as compostable,
with a dimension not to exceed 41 centimetres by 31
centimetres by 89 centimetres;
(y)
"liner" means a paper bag or a plastic bag used to contain
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organic materials within an organics cart or organics bin;
(z)
"litter receptacle" means a receptacle less than 200 litres in
volume intended to facilitate convenient disposal of small
volumes of waste that individuals produce outside of a home;
(aa) "mixed-use site" means a property which contains one or
more homes and one or more non-residential premises;
(bb) "non-residential premises" means
(i)
a property, or self contained portion of a property,
which cannot be lawfully used for residential
occupancy; or,
(ii)
a structure that would otherwise meet the definition
of "home" in this Bylaw which is being used for
non-residential purposes such as commercial or
institutional activities and is not occupied as a
residence by individuals;
(cc) "non-residential waste" means
(i)
waste generated from non-residential premises;
(ii)
institutional, commercial and industrial waste; and,
(iii)
waste generated from commercial or institutional
activities conducted in a home;
(dd) "obstruction" means any permanent or moveable object
whose proximity to containers in the set-out area on the
collection day will impair, hinder, interfere with or obstruct
collection and includes, but is not limited to cars, fences,
trees, tree branches, bushes, power poles and bollards;
(ee) "occupant" means an individual who resides in a home;
(ff)
"organic materials" means compostable waste derived from
plants and animals, other than organic materials identified in
the Excluded Organic Materials Guideline;
(gg) "organics bin" means a bin designated for disposal of the
organic materials waste stream;
(hh) "organics cart" means a cart designated for disposal of the
organic materials waste stream;
(ii)
"owner" means the person or persons shown as the fee
simple owner on the land title for a property where a home or
a group of homes are located and, where required by context,
also includes the following as applicable:
(i)
occupants;
(ii)
the utility account holder; and,
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(iii)
for a communal site, includes:
(1) The condominium board of a condominium
property;
(2) The property management company that holds
itself out as responsible for the maintenance of
the condominium property; and,
(3) All fee simple owners of the homes at a
communal site;
(jj)
"person" has the same meaning as defined in the
Interpretation Act, RSA 2000, c I-9;
(kk) "premises" means a private property described in a land title
and includes all interior and exterior areas up to the legal
boundaries of the property;
(ll)
"prohibited waste" means material designated in the
Prohibited Waste Guideline;
(mm)"Rate Schedule" means the monthly Rates set out in
Schedule 1;
(nn) "Rate" means the monthly rate charged to an owner or the
utility account holder in accordance with this Bylaw;
(oo) "receptacle" refers to a storage vessel accessible to owners
at a communal site where a residential waste stream can be
disposed of and temporarily stored prior to transfer of the
waste into a container at a communal site set-out area;
(pp) "recycling bin" means a bin designated for disposal of the
recyclable materials waste stream;
(qq) "recyclable materials" means materials described in the
Recyclable Materials Guideline;
(rr)
"residential waste" means waste generated at a home
excluding non-residential waste generated in a home;
(ss) "set out" means or refers to the placement of containers in
the set-out area on the collection day to facilitate collection;
(tt)
"set-out area" means or refers to the location where
collection of residential waste by City workers will take place
and, for a communal site, also includes the location where
containers are stored;
(uu) "sort" means to separate waste into each type of waste
stream described in this Bylaw prior to disposal in the correct
container for a waste stream or disposal of a waste steam by
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other lawful means;
(vv) "translucent plastic bag" means a see-through bag used to
dispose of yard waste where the contents can be easily
visually identified;
(ww)"utility account holder" means the person who requests
water or sewer utility services from the City's water utility
franchisee or sewer utility franchisee for a home or a
communal site;
(xx) "waste" means material that a person intends to abandon
through disposal in a container, at a City Waste Facility, or by
other means whether lawful or not;
(yy) "waste stream" means a type or category of waste material
described in this Bylaw which includes garbage, organic
materials, recyclable materials, prohibited waste, restricted
waste, yard waste, construction and demolition waste, and,
non-residential waste;
(zz) "Waste Utility Services" includes but is not limited to
routine scheduled collection and disposal of residential waste
from homes, operating City Waste Facilities, and other
services and programs provided by the waste utility to
manage residential waste disposal and broader issues of
responsible waste management in the City; and
(aaa) "yard waste" means materials designated in the Yard Waste
Guideline.
RULES FOR
INTERPRETATION
3 (1)
The table of contents, marginal notes and headings in this Bylaw are for
reference purposes only.
(2)
All Schedules attached to this Bylaw form part of this Bylaw.
(3)
Nothing in this Bylaw relieves a person from complying with any
provision of any federal, provincial, or municipal law or regulation.
(4)
Unless otherwise specified, words used in this Bylaw have the same
meaning as defined in the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, c
M-26.
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PART II - WASTE UTILITY
RESIDENTIAL
WASTE UTILITY
4 (1)
All routine residential collection services provided to homes as a
Waste Utility Service within the municipal boundaries of the City of
Edmonton shall be performed by the City's waste utility.
(2)
Every owner shall ensure residential waste generated at their home
and premises is set out for collection or disposed of at a City Waste
Facility in accordance with this Bylaw.
(3)
Every owner shall ensure residential waste generated at their home
which cannot be collected or disposed of at a City Waste Facility
pursuant to this Bylaw is lawfully disposed of.
RATES
5 (1)
The Rates in Schedule 1 to this Bylaw are approved.
(2)
Subject to subsection (3) below, the applicable monthly Rate
described in Schedule 1 to this Bylaw shall be charged to, and paid by,
the owner registered on title for each home in the City.
(3)
A person who requests to become, or who is the utility account holder
in respect of
(a)
a home; or,
(b)
a communal site;
is deemed to have requested the Waste Utility Services and shall be
the person responsible to pay the Rate or Rates each month for the
home or the communal site included in that person's utility account.
(4)
When payment of the Rate or Rates is received in full from the utility
account holder, the owner who is otherwise liable to pay the Rate or
Rates in accordance with subsection (2) above is discharged from
their payment obligation.
(5)
Waste Utility Services cannot be suspended to a home at the request
of an owner, occupant or any other person. The Rate charged in
respect of a home will apply even where:
(a)
no waste is set out for collection;
(b)
a home is vacant;
(c)
collection services were not received due to
non-compliance with this Bylaw; or,
(d)
collection services have been suspended by the City
Manager, due to non-compliance with this Bylaw.
CITY MANAGER
AUTHORITY
6
The City Manager may:
(a)
establish fees for products and services provided with
respect to the provision, delivery and maintenance of
replacement carts and bins or cart and bin parts due to loss,
theft or damage;
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(b)
establish fees for waste disposal at City Waste Facilities;
(c)
establish fees in relation to an alternate collection program;
and,
(d)
use the Rates and fees received to fund Waste Utility
Services.
PART III - GENERAL
GENERAL RULES
7 (1)
A person shall not set out, attempt to dispose of, or cause to be
disposed through collection services any of the following waste
streams:
(a)
non-residential waste;
(b)
restricted waste;
(c)
prohibited waste; and,
(d)
construction and demolition waste.
(2)
A person shall not store any type of waste listed in subsection (1)
above in a container used for the purpose of collection services.
(3)
Waste generated at a home must be set out for collection at that home
or disposed of by other lawful means.
(4)
A person shall not set out waste for collection or dispose of waste at a
City Waste Facility unless it has been sorted into the appropriate
waste stream(s) described in this Bylaw.
(5)
A person shall not dispose of a sorted waste stream within a container
designated to receive a different waste stream.
(6)
A person who neglects or fails to sort waste properly before disposal
through collection or at a City Waste Facility retains ownership and
responsibility for improperly disposed waste notwithstanding that it
has been placed into a container.
(7)
The owner of a home must store waste on the premises where it was
generated.
(8)
The owner of a home must ensure that waste generated and stored on
the premises does not create a nuisance, including creating offensive
odours or becoming untidy.
(9)
No person shall ignite, cause to be ignited, or deposit any burning or
smouldering material, including waste, in a container or at a City
Waste Facility.
INTERFERENCE
WITH WASTE
8 (1)
No person, other than an owner at the property where the container is
located, shall interfere with, disturb, or remove the contents from a
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container at that property.
(2)
No person shall interfere with, disturb, or remove the contents from a
container at a City Waste Facility or from a City Waste Facility unless
authorized by the City Manager.
SCAVENGING
9
A person shall not scavenge waste from a container or from a City
Waste Facility.
TAMPERING WITH
CONTAINER
10 (1)
A person shall not alter, damage, tamper with, or vandalise a
container.
(2)
A person shall not move or reposition a container set out for collection
at a home or group of homes they do not occupy unless the new
position of the container:
(a)
is in close proximity to the original location;
(b)
will not prevent or impede collection by the City; and,
(c)
complies with set out requirements in this Bylaw.
CITY WASTE
FACILITIES
11 (1)
A person shall not dispose of waste at a City Waste Facility unless it
has been sorted by waste stream type.
(2)
A person shall not dispose of prohibited waste at a City Waste
Facility.
(3)
Every person must obey the signs, regulations, and directions of site
attendants at City Waste Facilities.
(4)
No person in the business of providing waste disposal and hauling
services shall dispose of waste obtained through that persons'
business activities at a City Waste Facility other than at an Eco Station
or the Edmonton Waste Management Centre.
SPECIAL
PACKAGING WASTE
12 (1)
The City Manager may specify waste included in the Special
Packaging Waste Guideline.
(2)
The City Manager may specify the required processes, methods and
packaging in order for a person to lawfully dispose of special
packaging waste through collection or at a City Waste Facility.
(3)
No person shall dispose of special packaging waste through collection
or at a City Waste Facility unless the special packaging waste has
been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Special
Packaging Waste Guideline.
RESTRICTED
WASTE
13 (1)
The City Manager may specify types of waste to include in the
Restricted Waste Guideline.
(2)
Restricted waste generated at a home must be disposed of by persons
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either:
(a)
at a City Waste Facility where restricted waste is accepted;
or,
(b)
by other lawful means.
PROHIBITED WASTE 14 (1)
The City Manager may specify types of waste included in the
Prohibited Waste Guideline.
(2)
Prohibited waste must be lawfully disposed of by persons at a facility
authorized to receive the prohibited waste.
ORGANIC
MATERIAL
15
The City Manager may specify types of organic material to include in
the Excluded Organic Materials Guideline.
RECYCLABLE
MATERIALS
16
The City Manager may specify types of recyclable waste materials in
the Recyclable Materials Guideline.
CITY MANAGER
AUTHORITY TO
ISSUE GUIDELINES
17 (1)
The City Manager shall publish the following Guidelines on the City
of Edmonton website:
(a)
Special Packaging Waste Guideline;
(b)
Restricted Waste Guideline;
(c)
Prohibited Waste Guideline;
(d)
Recyclable Materials Guideline; and,
(e)
Excluded Organics Materials Guideline.
(2)
The City Manager may create and publish any other Guideline,
applicable to all homes or a class of homes, deemed necessary for the
purposes of the waste utility.
(3)
Every person who disposes waste through collection or at a City
Waste Facility shall comply with the requirements in any applicable
Guideline listed above in subsection (1) and (2).
(4)
The City Manager may amend Guidelines listed in subsection (1) and
(2) in their sole discretion.
(5)
A published Guideline or amended Guideline on the City website
takes immediate effect.
NON-RESIDENTIAL
WASTE
18 (1)
Every owner of a home whose occupants generate non-residential
waste and, the owners of homes at a communal site which is a
mixed-use site must ensure:
(a)
Sufficient disposal receptacles are provided to dispose of
non-residential waste;
(b)
That non-residential waste is not disposed of in a City
owned bin or cart;
(c)
That non-residential waste is not disposed of through
collection services provided by the City waste utility; and,
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(d)
Reasonable measures, such as barriers and signage, are
implemented to secure containers from disposal of
non-residential waste by commercial tenants.
PART IV - GENERAL RESIDENTIAL COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS
WASTE
COLLECTION
19 (1)
Collection service for residential waste is provided to all homes
within City boundaries.
(2)
Despite subsection (1), the City Manager may notify an owner in
writing that collection services to their home or a communal site will
be suspended in whole or in part where:
(a)
The Rate or Rates have not been paid with respect to a
home or a home that forms part of a group of homes at a
communal site; or,
(b)
An owner demonstrates a pattern of expressly or implicitly
refusing to comply with Bylaw requirements with respect to
collection services provided to the owner's home or a
communal site.
(3)
A written notice of suspension shall specify what an owner must do in
order to have collection service resume to the home or the communal
site.
(4)
Despite subsection (1), the waste utility is not required to collect
waste from a home or communal site which:
(a)
has not been set out on time;
(b)
has not been properly sorted and placed in the correct
container or blue bag; or,
(c)
that is otherwise not in compliance with the requirements of
this Bylaw.
CITY MANAGER
POWERS
20
The City Manager is authorized to determine:
(a)
Whether a home will receive:
(i)
curbside collection; or,
(ii)
communal collection;
(b)
The waste streams that will be collected through:
(i)
curbside collection; and,
(ii)
communal collection;
(c)
The collection day for each waste stream;
(d)
The frequency of collection for a waste stream;
(e)
The number and types of carts and bins that will be
assigned for use by a home or a communal site for
collection services;
(f)
For homes served by communal collection:
(i)
The required number and type of receptacles, carts
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or bins, at a disposal site in order to facilitate
sorting and disposal of garbage, recyclable
materials and organic materials from homes in
proximity to a disposal site; and,
(ii)
The location of the set-out area or set-out areas for
containers at a communal site.
ALTERNATE
COLLECTION
PROGRAMS
21 (1)
The City Manager may establish:
(a)
alternate collection programs for a class of eligible homes
to improve customer service equity, or to increase
operational efficiencies, provided that the City Manager
must be of the opinion that a program:
(i)
is consistent with City Council approved waste
utility budget;
(ii)
is consistent with the principle of providing
reasonably comparable Waste Utility Services to all
homes served by the waste utility; and,
(iii)
is otherwise beneficial to the objectives of the
waste utility taking into account any other
consideration the City Manager deems to be
relevant.
(2)
The City Manager may
(a)
Establish criteria to identify and categorise a class of
eligible homes for the purpose of subsection (1); and,
(b)
establish eligibility criteria to determine if a home or owner
is eligible to participate in a program described in
subsection (1).
(3)
The City Manager may modify or cancel an alternate collection
program or any other program established under subsection (1) at any
time in their sole discretion.
(4)
The City Manager may establish fees in association with an alternate
collection program in the City Manager's sole discretion if:
(a)
the alternate collection program provides an enhanced level
of collection services;
(b)
participation by an owner is optional; and,
(c)
an owner requests to participate.
CITY OWNED
CARTS AND BINS
22 (1)
Carts and bins assigned to homes remain City property and may be
removed or replaced at any time by the City Manager.
(2)
Owners are responsible for all carts and bins assigned to their home or
communal site and must ensure the carts and bins:
(a)
are secured against theft, loss and damage;
(b)
remain at the property where the home or communal site is
located; and,
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(c)
are not altered, modified, or vandalised.
(3)
Owners must promptly report to the City damage or theft of a cart or
bin assigned to the home or communal site.
CART AND BIN
GENERAL RULES
23
Owners shall ensure with respect to the carts and bins assigned to
them that:
(a)
lids remain closed;
(b)
waste volumes do not exceed the cart or bin capacity by:
(i)
preventing the lid from fully closing; or,
(ii)
exceeding the weight limit specified on the
container;
(c)
lids must not be chained, fastened or locked shut;
(d)
waste must not be packed in or tamped down in the cart or
bin to ensure it can fall out freely during collection;
(e)
carts and bins must be kept clean and sanitary; and,
(f)
carts and bins must not be chained, tied or fastened to any
other object or the ground.
WASTE SORTING
24 (1)
Subject to any modified requirements within Parts V and VI of this
Bylaw which are specific to each collection program, owners must
sort waste and dispose of each waste stream in the correct container or
bag as follows:
(a)
garbage must be disposed of in the garbage cart or garbage
bin provided by the City;
(b)
organic material must be disposed of in the organics cart or
organics bin provided by the City;
(i)
a liner may be used and disposed of within an
organics cart or organics bin;
(c)
recyclable materials must be disposed of in either:
(i)
A blue bag for curbside collection; or,
(ii)
A recycling bin for communal collection provided
by the City;
(d)
yard waste may be disposed of:
(i)
in an organics cart or organics bin for curbside
collection and communal collection; and,
(ii)
in kraft paper bags or translucent plastic bags on
seasonal yard waste collection days for curbside
collection only;
(e)
restricted waste and prohibited waste shall not be disposed
of through collection; and,
(f)
special packaging waste shall be disposed of in accordance
with requirements specified in the Special Waste Packaging
Guideline.
(2)
Where residential waste collection service is not provided for a waste
stream, an owner must dispose of the waste through alternative means
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including:
(a)
at a City Waste Facility;
(b)
by other lawful means; or,
(c)
as may be authorized or directed by the City Manager in
writing.
CITY MANAGER
DIRECTIVES
25 (1)
The City Manager may issue a Directive to an owner to modify, alter,
or waive Bylaw requirements for a home or communal site with
respect to container storage, set-out areas, set out times, collection
days, and other set out requirements to resolve operational difficulties
or to facilitate efficient collection services.
(2)
Notice of a Directive may be provided to the owner by any of the
following means:
(a)
providing it to the utility account holder in accordance with
the water utility services contract notice provisions;
(b)
attaching it to a container at the home;
(c)
regular or registered mail to send the document to the
home;
(d)
leaving the document in the mailbox at the home; or,
(e)
by any other means of service that will bring the document
to the attention of the owner of a home or communal site
affected by the Directive.
(3)
Every owner of a home or communal site who is served with notice of
a Directive shall ensure they comply with the Directive.
(4)
The City Manager may suspend collection services to a home or a
communal site if a Directive is not complied with.
(5)
The City Manager may revoke or amend a Directive by providing
written notice in accordance with subsection (2).
LITTER AND
DEBRIS
26 (1)
Owners are responsible to clear litter and debris in the vicinity of
containers and the set-out area at the owners home or communal site.
(2)
The City is not responsible to clean or collect litter and debris at or in
proximity to a home or a communal site's set-out area unless the
cause of the litter and debris is proven to be a direct result of the City
or its agents having used improper collection procedures inconsistent
with standard practices in the waste collection industry.
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PART V - CURBSIDE COLLECTION
CURBSIDE
COLLECTION
DEFINITIONS
27
In this Part V, the following definitions are modified as follows:
(a)
"collection" refers to curbside collection services only;
and,
(b)
"container" means or refers to any of the following: a
garbage cart, organics cart assigned to a home and also
includes blue bags, bundled cardboard, kraft paper bags,
translucent plastic bags, and bundled branches.
OWNERS
RESPONSIBILITIES
28
In this Part V, the obligations and duties must be complied with by an
owner of a home receiving curbside collection.
COLLECTABLE
WASTE
29
Only the following waste streams may be set out for collection:
(a) garbage;
(b) recyclable materials;
(c) organic materials; and,
(d) yard waste.
RECYCLABLE
MATERIALS
30
Recyclable materials set out on collection day must be:
(a)
In a securely tied blue bag constructed of sturdy material
that:
(i)
has a capacity between 60 litres and 121 litres;
(ii)
does not exceed 20 kilograms; and,
(iii)
is between 75 to 85 centimetres in height, and 65 to
75 centimetres in width; or,
(b)
Flattened and bundled cardboard that is either fastened with
tape or contained within an assembled cardboard box, with
a dimension not to exceed 1.0 metres in length, 50
centimetres in width and weighing less than 20 kilograms.
YARD WASTE
31
On days designated for seasonal yard collection, yard waste may be
set out for collection in accordance with the following requirements:
(a)
in a kraft paper bag weighing less than 20 kilograms;
(b)
in a plastic translucent bag; weighing less than 20
kilograms; or,
(c)
as bundles of branches where:
(i)
each branch is less than 20 centimetres in diameter;
(ii)
the bundle is less than 1.0 metres in length and 50
centimetres in diameter, weighing less than 20
kilograms; and,
(iii)
the bundle is securely tied using compostable
twine, string or rope.
SET OUT TIMES
32 (1)
Containers must not be set out for collection before 4 p.m. on the day
prior to the collection day.
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(2)
The City is not required to collect waste from a home where
containers have not been set out by 7 a.m. on the collection day.
(3)
Containers must be removed from the set-out area by noon the
following day including any containers with uncollected waste.
(4)
Except as otherwise permitted in this section 32, owners must store all
waste and containers at a location within 2 metres from the front wall
of the home and within the rear property line of the home.
SET-OUT AREA
CONTAINER
DISTANCING
33 (1)
Every owner must ensure that a cart in the set-out area:
(a)
is located at least 1.0 metres from any obstruction on either
side of the cart;
(b)
is located at least 50 centimetres from any obstruction
behind the cart;
(b.1) is located at least 1.5 metres from any fire hydrant;
(S.12, Bylaw 21424, March 17, 2026)
(c)
there are no obstructions within 3 metres above each cart;
(d)
for front street collection, is:
(i)
located in front of the home where the waste was
generated;
(ii)
located on the street within 30 centimetres of the
curb; and,
(iii)
placed in an upright position with the front of the
cart facing the road;
(e)
for alley collection, is:
(i)
located behind the home that generated the waste;
(ii)
located adjacent to the alley within 30 centimetres
of the alley surfacing;
(iii)
located on a level surface no more than 25
centimetres above the alley surfacing; and,
(iv)
placed in an upright position with the front of the
cart facing the road;
(f)
does not impede or pose a hazard to traffic in the street or
alley.
(2)
Where more than one cart is placed in a set-out area on collection day,
each cart must be located at least 1.0 metres away from any other cart.
(3)
Where blue bags or bundled cardboard, or both, are placed in the
set-out area, the blue bags and bundled cardboard may be placed as
one pile in the set-out area provided that the pile must be at least:
(a)
1.0 metres to the side of any cart; or,
(b)
50 centimetres behind any cart provided that the pile must
not be placed on a sidewalk.
(4)
Where a seasonal yard waste collection day is scheduled, translucent
bags and kraft paper bags with yard waste and bundles of branches
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may be placed as one pile in the set-out area.
SET-OUT AREA
INFRASTRUCTURE
REQUIREMENTS
34
An owner must ensure the set-out area:
(a)
is a level and even surface; and,
(b)
has sufficient surface area to achieve distancing
requirements described in section 33 above between all
carts assigned to a home and blue bags on collection days.
SET-OUT AREA
MAINTENANCE
35
Owners must maintain the set-out area so that it is free from hazards
such as snow, ice and debris.
PART VI - COMMUNAL COLLECTION
COMMUNAL
COLLECTION
DEFINITIONS
36
In this Part VI, the following definitions are modified as follows:
(a)
"collection" refers only to communal collection services and
does not include curbside collection;
(b)
"container" means or refers to any of the following: a
garbage cart, garbage bin, organics cart, organics bin, or a
recycling bin assigned to a communal site.
OWNER
RESPONSIBILITIES
37
In Part VI, the obligations, duties and requirements set forth shall be
complied with by the owner of a home included within the group of
homes at a communal site and by any other owner or owners of the
communal site.
COLLECTABLE
WASTE
38
Only the following waste streams may be set out for collection:
(a)
garbage;
(b)
recyclable materials; and,
(c)
organic materials.
RECYCLABLE
MATERIALS
39
Recyclables must be disposed of in a recycling bin.
SET-OUT TIMES
40 (1)
Containers must be located in the communal site set-out area by 7 a.m.
on the collection day.
(2)
The City is not required to collect waste from a container that has not
been placed in the communal site set-out area by 7 a.m. on a collection
day.
SET-OUT AREA
CONTAINER
PLACEMENT
REQUIREMENTS
41 (1)
Owners must ensure that:
(a)
assigned containers for each waste stream are accessible to
facilitate sorted waste disposal;
(b)
on the collection day:
(i)
any cart the City Manager permits to be located away
from the communal site set-out area is moved to the
set-out area;
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(ii)
for a bin on castors that requires movement towards
the collection vehicle, that the path the bin must
travel over is:
(1) level, even and constructed of durable
materials;
(2) is not more than 9.1 metres for an indoor
set-out area or 6.1 metres for an outdoor set-out
area;
(3) free of hazards including snow, ice and debris;
and,
(4) is at the same grade as the collection vehicle;
(iii)
there must be no carts or other obstructions in front of
a bin that impede access by the bin collection vehicle
to the bin;
(iv)
there must be no cart or other obstructions within 50
centimetres to either side or the rear of a bin.
(2)
If a set-out area is accessible to, and used by owners at the communal
site, the containers must at all times be co-located so that containers for
each waste stream are easily accessible to provide comparably equal and
convenient access to the containers assigned for each waste stream.
SET-OUT AREA
INFRASTRUCTURE
REQUIREMENTS
42 (1)
Owners must ensure the communal site set-out area:
(a)
has a surface area large enough to:
(i)
store all assigned containers;
(ii)
facilitate container placement on collection day; and,
(iii)
allow carts located behind a bin to be moved around
the bin to a collection vehicle without moving the bin
and the path is free of obstructions such as snow and
ice;
(b)
is a level and even surface free of tripping hazards such as
disjointed cracks or snow and any other unsafe condition and
in good repair including the area where collection vehicles
will park as containers are emptied;
(c)
is a durable surface capable of sustaining the forces of bins,
carts and City collection vehicles;
(d)
can be accessed and exited safely and efficiently by collection
vehicles;
(e)
is free of overhead obstructions within 6.9 metres; and,
(f)
complies with any other direction of the City Manager
deemed necessary to ensure safe, efficient collection services
at the communal site.
(2)
If a communal site set-out area is accessible to owners, the communal
site set-out area must:
(a)
have sufficient surface area to enable containers for all
collectable waste streams to be co-located at the communal
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site set-out area; and,
(b)
be free from barriers between the containers, that would
impede owners from accessing each waste stream container
type in an easy, convenient and equal manner.
SET-OUT AREA
MAINTENANCE
43 (1)
Owners must maintain the communal site set-out area so that it is free
from hazards such as snow, ice and debris.
(2)
Owners must maintain the roads and paths on the premises used by the
waste utility collection vehicles to access and egress from the communal
site set-out area to ensure they are free of hazards including snow, ice
and debris and to otherwise enable collection vehicles to access the
set-out area.
CO-LOCATION AT
DISPOSAL SITES
44 (1)
Where a communal site owner provides a disposal site at a communal
site, the owner shall ensure that the disposal site co-locates sufficient
receptacles capable of receiving and storing anticipated volumes of
sorted garbage, recyclable materials and organic materials generated by
the homes that are reasonably expected to use the disposal site based
upon proximity.
(2)
The City Manager may issue a Directive to a communal site owner
requiring the owner to adjust a disposal site by:
(a)
providing sufficient receptacles with sufficient capacity for
each waste stream; or,
(b)
moving or relocating a receptacle to provide reasonably equal
accessibility for convenient disposal of waste streams; or
(c)
requiring both (a) and (b),
in order to ensure the disposal site will accommodate the reasonably
anticipated volumes of waste generated from homes served by the
disposal site.
CITY CAUSED
DAMAGE TO
PROPERTY
45
The City shall not be responsible for wear and tear or any other type of
damage caused to the property of owners as a result of providing waste
collection services in a manner that is reasonably consistent with
standard operating practices used by municipal waste utilities in the
Province of Alberta. All owners are responsible to ensure the
infrastructure on their property used in relation to collection services is
suitable to sustain the forces and reasonably anticipated impacts of
collection equipment and containers on roads, the set out area and any
other surface which are used by the City to provide collection services.
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PART VII - POWERS OF THE CITY MANAGER
CITY MANAGER
ROLE
46
In addition to any other power, duty, or function prescribed by this
Bylaw the City Manager may:
(a)
grant approvals and permissions described in this Bylaw;
(b)
establish systems for billing and collecting rates, fees and
charges;
(c)
suspend collection from a home or a communal site;
(d)
enter upon the premises of any home or communal site to:
(i)
collect waste;
(ii)
deliver, maintain or replace carts and bins;
(iii)
inspect set-out areas,
(iv)
to inspect a disposal site at a communal site; or,
(v)
for any other reason in furtherance of the purposes
of this Bylaw; and,
(e)
delegate any powers, duties or functions under this Bylaw
to an employee or agent of the City.
PART VIII - TRANSITIONAL
REPEAL
47
Bylaw 18590 is repealed.
(NOTE: Consolidation made under Section 69 of the Municipal Government Act, R.S.A. 2000,
c.M-26 and Bylaw 16620 Section 16, and printed under the City Manager's authority)
Bylaw 20363, passed by Council February 22, 2023
Amendments:
Bylaw 20658, January 01, 2024
Bylaw 20990, January 01, 2025
Bylaw 21349, January 01, 2026
Bylaw 21424, March 17, 2026
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SCHEDULE 1 - RATES
The Rates described in this Schedule 1 are authorized pursuant to the Waste Services Bylaw
20363.
The City Manager shall charge the applicable Rate in Table 1 to the owner or utility account
holder of each home each month of the calendar year indicated. The applicable Rate shall be
determined on the basis of the type of collection service provided to a home.
TABLE 1 - RESIDENTIAL WASTE UTILITY RATES
Residential Waste Collection Service
Monthly Waste Utility Rate
(January 1 to December 31, 2026)
Curbside (120L Garbage Cart)
$37.63
Curbside (240L Garbage Cart)
$42.63
Curbside (360L Garbage Cart)
$52.63
Communal Collection
$27.08
Curbside Service Transition Rate Year 1
$30.19
Curbside Service Transition Rate Year 2
$33.30
Curbside Service Transition Rate Year 3
$36.41
Curbside Service Transition Rate Year 4
$39.52
CURBSIDE SERVICE TRANSITION RATES
The Curbside Service Transition Rate - Year 1/2/3/4 in Table 1 above will be charged to the
limited class of home owners that are eligible in accordance with the foregoing definitions and
eligibility criteria:
Definitions
(a)"Curbside Service Transition Rate" means any one or all of the following line items in
Table 1 above as the context so requires: (i) Curbside Transition Rate Year 1, (ii) Curbside
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Transition Rate Year 2, (iii) Curbside Transition Rate Year 3, (iv) Curbside Transition Rate
Year 4.
(b)"Ineligible" means a home that does not qualify to be charged the Curbside Service
Transition Rate due to any one or more of the criteria described under the heading below
"Ineligibility Criteria".
Eligibility Criteria and Implementation
(a)Homes that received communal collection services for at least two consecutive years that
are subsequently designated to change to curbside collection services are eligible to be
charged the Curbside Service Transition Rate over a maximum 47 month period.
(b)When the change in service occurs, the home owner will be charged the Curbside Service
Transition Rate Year 1 the next calendar month after the change through until December
31 in that calendar year for a maximum 11 month period.
(c)Each subsequent calendar year between January 1 through December 31 after the first
period of time the Curbside Service Transition Rate Year 1, the home owner will be
charged the next incremental yearly Curbside Service Transition Rate described in Table 1
above.
Ineligibility Criteria for Curbside Service Transition Rates
A home will immediately become ineligible and will not be charged a Curbside Service
Transition Rate if:
(i)
The owner named as the utility account holder for the home is changed at any time
after the City gives notice that collection services at the home will change from
communal collection to curbside collection;
(ii)
The home owner requests and is approved to receive a different size of cart after
carts have been issued to the home following the change in collection service from
communal collection to curbside collection; or,
(iii)
The home owner chooses to participate in any alternate collection program other
than the assisted waste program.
(S.2, Bylaw 20363, January 01, 2024)
(S.2, Bylaw 20990, January 01, 2025)
(S.2, Bylaw 21349, January 01, 2026)
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