Garbage & recycling across Alberta
When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?
104 of 322 municipalities in Alberta have an adopted bylaw on garbage & recycling on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.
| Municipality | Adopted document | Key facts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acme Village |
Bylaw 2025-08 Amending Bylaw 2016-03 Waste and Recycling Bylaw
adopted 2025-03-24 |
fee: billed at a rate set out in the Village of Acme Master Rates Bylaw | 2026-06-08 |
| Airdrie City |
Waste Management Bylaw, B-03/2026 | collection schedule: One black cart and one green cart collected per week; blue cart collection transitioning to EPR program April 1, 2026; collection between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on collection day · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: One black cart and one green cart per residential premises per week; maximum three excess waste bags per week (each tagged with excess waste tag) | 2026-06-08 |
| Alberta Beach Village |
292-23 Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw | collection schedule: Garbage every week; Organics weekly from May 1st to October 31st · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Dwelling: at least one garbage cart and one organics cart | 2026-06-08 |
| Argentia Beach Summer Village |
Waste Management Bylaw | — | 2026-06-08 |
| Athabasca Town |
Waste Management Bylaw (Utility Bylaw) | — | 2026-06-08 |
| Banff Town |
Food Scraps and Recycling Bylaw 464
+2 more |
sorting required: True · accepted or banned: Garbage bins that contain visible amounts of food scraps and recycling will no longer be acceptable · sorting required: True | 2026-06-08 |
| Beaumont City |
Waste Bylaw No. 1069-25
adopted 2025-06-03 |
— | 2026-08-23 |
| Beaverlodge Town |
Garbage & Recycling Bylaw No. 1014-1 (Revised)
adopted 2025-05-12 |
collection schedule: Garbage pick up shall be Thursdays and Recycling pick up shall be Mondays · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: 1 Garbage Bins(Black) standard; additional bags require 'Additional Bag Tag' | 2026-06-08 |
| Blackfalds Town |
Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 1167/13 | collection schedule: Garbage, recycling, and yard waste each collected once per week from each dwelling house · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: 1 garbage cart and 1 recycling cart per week standard; maximum 1 additional excess cart each per week at extra charge | 2026-06-08 |
| Bonnyville Town |
Garbage Bylaw No. 1543-23
adopted 2023-02-14 |
collection schedule: weekly · container or bag limit: automated collection cart supplied by the Town; max 80 kilograms · accepted or banned: Prohibited: hazardous waste, liquids, building waste, tires, batteries. Accepted: residential garbage in Town carts. | 2026-06-08 |
| Brooks City |
Waste Management Bylaw
+1 more |
— | 2026-08-23 |
| Calgary City |
Waste Bylaw 4M2020 | sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Automated collection containers required; max weight 60 kilograms per container · accepted or banned: Prohibited: industrial, hazardous, biomedical waste, liquids, items >20kg. Accepted: recyclables (Schedule "C"), food and yard waste (Schedule "E"). | 2026-06-08 |
| Camrose City |
Recycling Bylaw
+1 more |
fee: monthly recycling fee in accordance with the City of Camrose Annual Fees and Charges Bylaw · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Cart limit 240 liters or 50 kg; extra bags/boxes max 20 kg, 1 meter length; additional waste tag required for excess | 2026-06-08 |
| Camrose County Municipal District |
Hamlet of Ferintosh Solid Waste & Recycling Collection
+2 more adopted 2020-01-14 |
fee: rate as defined in the Camrose County Fee for Service By-law · fee: at a rate as defined in the Camrose County Fee for Service By-law · fee: rate as defined in the Camrose County Fee for Service By-law | 2026-06-08 |
| Carbon Village |
Bylaw 2023-869 Waste Services Bylaw | collection schedule: once weekly · container or bag limit: 4 bags per residential property; 8 bags per commercial property; extra tags purchasable for over-limit bags · accepted or banned: Banned: large wood, doors, construction materials, large metal, car parts, appliances, paint, oil, toxic chemicals, drugs, bio-medical waste, sharps, tires, propane tanks | 2026-06-08 |
| Cardston Town |
Bylaw 1693 - Garbage Bylaw | collection schedule: From each dwelling house once each week · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: No single residence shall have more than four (4) garbage receptacles | 2026-06-08 |
| Carmangay Village |
Water, Sewer and Garbage Rates Bylaw #853 | collection schedule: weekly garbage pickup · fee: Monthly Garbage Fee $40.87 | 2026-06-08 |
| Chestermere City |
Bylaw 024-22 – Waste Management Bylaw
adopted 2022-12-31 |
collection schedule: per week or any other schedule determined by the City CAO, City Director and or Environmental Services Manager · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: up to ONE (1) Unit of Residential Waste, ONE (1) Unit of Residential Recyclable Materials and ONE (1) Unit of Residential Compostable Materials from each Residential Premises per week | 2026-06-08 |
| Claresholm Town |
Recyclable Materials Management Bylaw #1801
+1 more |
collection schedule: once a week, or when it is deemed necessary to collect · container or bag limit: 95 gallon blue collection totes or 6 yard bins · accepted or banned: Items deemed to be recyclable as per Town Policy; prohibited in public litter containers | 2026-06-08 |
| Clive Village |
Garbage ByLaw #510-16 | collection schedule: once per week at a time and day determined by the Village · container or bag limit: max 50 lbs, 44cm diameter, 80cm height, 124 liters · accepted or banned: Not collected: agricultural, construction, toxic, liquid, dead animals, mattress, computers. Prohibited at curb: white goods, tires, propane tanks. | 2026-06-08 |
| Clyde Village |
Village of Clyde Garbage Collection Bylaw | sorting required: True · container or bag limit: roll-cart system container; Waste is kept within the Container · accepted or banned: Prohibited: hazardous materials, construction waste, dead animals, tires, furniture, unwrapped wet waste. Pet faeces must be bagged. | 2026-06-08 |
| Coaldale Town |
Solid Waste Bylaw 2022
adopted 2022-05-24 |
sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Must use provided black automated garbage cart; container weight limit one hundred (100) kilograms. · accepted or banned: Prohibited: industrial, hazardous, biomedical, liquids, building materials, items >20kg. Accepted: Recyclables (Schedule A), Compostables (Schedule B), Yard waste. | 2026-06-08 |
| Cold Lake City |
519-UT-14, Regulation, Control and Management of Municipal Solid Waste Bylaw (Unofficial Consolidation as of January 27, 2026) | collection schedule: Refuse weekly; Recyclable Material or Organic Material bi weekly (once every two weeks) · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: maximum of three (3) waste containers or waste bags; maximum of one (1) Automated Collection Cart; maximum of ten (10) compostable or heavy paper bags | 2026-06-08 |
| Consort Village |
Bylaw #A-764 Waste Management Bylaw | collection schedule: Pick-up will be on a weekly basis · sorting required: False · container or bag limit: Bag weight no more than 20kg (44 lbs.); bundles max 22.73 kg (50 lb.) | 2026-06-08 |
| Cowley Village |
Garbage Bylaw No. 395 (amended by 395-2) | collection schedule: once per week for residential and commercial dwellings · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: three (3) bags of garbage per household per week | 2026-06-08 |
| Crystal Springs Summer Village |
Solid Waste Management Bylaw | — | 2026-06-08 |
| Diamond Valley Town |
2024-41 Waste Management Bylaw CONSOLIDATED
adopted 2024-01-01 |
collection schedule: Garbage bi-weekly; recycling weekly; organic weekly (April 1 to October 31) or bi-weekly (November 1 to March 31) · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: One official Cart per stream (Garbage, Recycle, Compost); Garbage must be bagged within Cart; limit one unit per collection cycle | 2026-06-08 |
| Donalda Village |
768-23 – Waste Management Bylaw | container or bag limit: not exceed three (3) ninety-litre (90L) bags or five (5) fifty-litre (50L) bags per residential unit · accepted or banned: Prohibited: hazardous goods, flammable liquids, industrial waste, oil or grease, animal carcasses (unless double bagged). · fee: $23.00/month charged on the Village of Donalda Utility and Services Bill | 2026-06-08 |
| Drayton Valley Town |
20169-02-E – Waste Management Bylaw | sorting required: True · container or bag limit: One tote provided per dwelling unit; MSW limited to capacity of tote with lid closed · accepted or banned: Prohibited: hazardous, liquid, trade waste, large items. Accepted: MSW, recyclables (paper, plastic, metal, glass) per Schedule B. | 2026-06-08 |
| Drumheller Town |
Solid Waste Management Bylaw #06.16 | collection schedule: From each residential premises once each week. · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Containers 70-100 litres; Bags 60-100 litres; Cart if Automated Collection | 2026-06-08 |
| Edmonton City |
Waste Services Bylaw 20363
adopted 2023-02-22 |
— | 2026-08-23 |
| Edson Town |
Bylaw 2298 - Solid Waste & Recycling Bylaw | — | 2026-06-08 |
| Elnora Village |
Bylaw 2023-03 Garbage Collection Bylaw | container or bag limit: All garbage must be placed inside the garbage tote; standard sized garbage bags (73 X 116 cm / 29 X 46 inches) or smaller · accepted or banned: Limited to household garbage only; no loose garbage permitted. Appliances, tree limbs, grass clippings handled separately. · fee: Fees are established by Council by bylaw and determined by zoning and use of property. | 2026-06-08 |
| Empress Village |
2025 11 Garbage Bylaw | collection schedule: once a week (every seven days); Wednesdays · container or bag limit: 4 bags per week standard; receptacles max 13.5 kilograms (30 Pounds) · accepted or banned: Prohibited: liquid wastes, dead animals, petroleum, furniture, appliances, concrete, hazardous waste, ashes. | 2026-06-08 |
| Falher Town |
Waste Collection Bylaw | sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Maximum four (4) Residential Waste Carts per lot; Only a Residential Waste Cart shall be permitted at the Designated Location · accepted or banned: Banned: Liquid waste, animal carcasses, needles, biomedical waste, paint, electronics, batteries, asbestos. Recyclables: Newsprint, paper, boxboard, containers, cardboard. | 2026-06-08 |
| Fort Macleod Town |
BYLAW 1952 WASTE MANAGEMENT Consolidated 1974 1983 | — | 2026-06-08 |
| Fort Saskatchewan City |
Waste Bylaw No. C16-18 | — | 2026-08-23 |
| Fox Creek Town |
Bylaw 776-2016 The Waste Management Bylaw | collection schedule: each week · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: 2 units per week; bag max 14kg, receptacle max 121 litres/18kg | 2026-06-08 |
| Gibbons Town |
Removal and Disposal of Garbage Bylaw PI 7/08 | collection schedule: weekly; days and times appointed by Town · container or bag limit: supplied receptacle required · accepted or banned: Banned: toxic chemicals, explosives, hot ashes, unwrapped wet garbage. Excluded: trade refuse, scrap metal, tires, shrubs. | 2026-06-08 |
| Girouxville Village |
Bylaw No.24-03 – To Regulate Collection, Removal & Disposal of Waste | — | 2026-06-08 |
| Glenwood Village |
Bylaw-099-1979-Regional-Solid-Waste-System
+1 more adopted 1979-12-19 |
— | 2026-06-08 |
| Golden Days Summer Village |
Garbage Bylaw | — | 2026-06-08 |
| Grande Prairie City |
Utility Bylaw No. C-1365 (Office Consolidation, effective March 1, 2026) - solid waste/recycling provisions
adopted 2017-12-18 |
— | 2026-08-23 |
| Grandview Summer Village |
Solid Waste Management Bylaw | — | 2026-06-08 |
| Gull Lake Summer Village |
Garbage Collection Bylaw | collection schedule: once per week at a time and day determined by the Summer Village · container or bag limit: Only five (5) plastic bags of the type designed for the disposal of garbage or general refuse are allowed per weekly pick up · accepted or banned: Banned: toxic, explosive, industrial, dead animals, concrete, auto waste, oils, building materials, liquids, propane, electronics. Accepted: Garbage and General Refuse. | 2026-06-08 |
| Hanna Town |
Waste Bylaw | collection schedule: not less than once a week (every seven days) · container or bag limit: no more than three standard sized garbage bags (27" x 38") or receptacles · accepted or banned: Prohibited: explosives, flammables, noxious substances, burning. Garbage excludes human/animal excrement, dead animals, industrial waste. | 2026-06-08 |
| High Level Town |
Garbage Bylaw 879-09 | sorting required: True · container or bag limit: four units of waste; one unit is one standard garbage can up to 125 liters, max 27 kg · accepted or banned: Prohibited: furniture, tires, building materials, hazardous waste, needles, unquenched ashes, explosives. Yard waste must be bagged separately. | 2026-06-08 |
| High River Town |
Solid Waste Management Bylaw
adopted 2025-01-01 |
collection schedule: once each week · container or bag limit: Solid Waste Collection Cart · accepted or banned: Prohibited: hazardous waste, biomedical waste, bulky items, electronics, construction material, liquids, hot ashes, dead animals. | 2026-06-08 |
| Hussar Village |
554 23 Garbage Collection Bylaw | collection schedule: once a week on a day determined by the Village; by 8:00 a.m. on collection day · container or bag limit: three (3) bag limit for garbage; max weight 30 pounds or 14 kilograms · accepted or banned: Accepted: household refuse. Prohibited: explosives, flammables, hazardous substances, hot ashes, burning matter, industrial waste, animal excrement. Recyclables not collected. | 2026-06-08 |
| Innisfree Village |
621-16 Solid Waste Management Bylaw | — | 2026-06-08 |
| Irricana Town |
Regulate Collection of Garbage/Recycling Bylaw 003:2020
adopted 2020-09-08 |
collection schedule: Every Friday, alternating between garbage and recycling every 2nd week; bins out by 8 AM · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: 1 grey garbage bin and 1 blue recycling bin per residence/business (Town-supplied) | 2026-06-08 |
| Lac La Biche County Specialized Municipality |
Waste and Recycling Management - Bylaw 20-016 | sorting required: True · container or bag limit: County owned and supplied container required; Additional bags or materials placed beside or near Containers will not be picked up · accepted or banned: Prohibited: Industrial, Commercial, Construction, Hazardous, Biomedical Waste, Bulky items, Electronics, Automotive Parts, Yard waste, Animal waste, Liquids, Hot ashes. | 2026-06-08 |
| Lac Ste. Anne County Municipal District |
Bylaw 04-2026 — Solid Waste Utility | accepted or banned: Accepts household waste, oil, tires, batteries, white goods. Prohibits industrial, hazardous, biomedical, animal waste, outside waste, liquids. · fee: $209.82 for each property required to participate in the Solid Waste Utility | 2026-06-08 |
| Lacombe City |
Utility Bylaw No. 450 (solid waste management provisions) | — | 2026-08-23 |
| Leduc City |
Waste Bylaw | sorting required: True · container or bag limit: one Organics Cart; one Waste Cart (second approved by City Manager); Recyclables in semi-transparent blue bags · accepted or banned: Prohibited in Waste Cart: loose litter, ashes, sawdust, animal feces, flammable materials, Dangerous Goods, Hazardous Waste, needles, sharp objects. Clippings permitted if bound. | 2026-06-08 |
| Leduc County Municipal District |
Bylaw 06-21: Solid Waste Collection and Recycling Services | sorting required: True · container or bag limit: approved automated cart supplied by the county; waste exceeding the volume of the assigned container · accepted or banned: Prohibited: bulk, hazardous, liquid, commercial waste. Accepted recyclables: paper, cardboard, metal, milk/beverage containers, plastic #1-7. | 2026-06-08 |
| Legal Town |
Waste and Recycle Collection Bylaw #01-2026 | collection schedule: One (1) pick-up per week; Entire Town: Thursdays · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: one (1) 272 litre (65 gallon) Waste Roll Cart... lid closed | 2026-06-08 |
| Lethbridge City |
Waste Bylaw 6146
adopted 2018-12-10 |
— | 2026-06-08 |
| Linden Village |
Waste Management Bylaw 2015-02 | — | 2026-06-08 |
| Longview Village |
Bylaw 442-21 — Waste and Litter | collection schedule: per week · container or bag limit: no more than two (2) units of waste per week · accepted or banned: Prohibited: industrial, hazardous, biomedical, medical, auto, building materials, liquids, large items. Yard waste to compost. | 2026-06-08 |
| Ma-Me-O Beach Summer Village |
Bylaw 336 — Solid Waste Management Bylaw | — | 2026-06-08 |
| Manning Town |
Garbage Collection – Bylaw 881-20 | container or bag limit: Volume not exceeding 67 (sixty-seven) litres; weight not exceed 22.7 kg (50 Ibs.) · accepted or banned: Non-Collectable Refuse includes liquid waste, animal carcass, needles, oil tanks, biomedical waste, batteries, asbestos. · fee: Requisition charge imposed on monthly Town of Manning utility invoice | 2026-06-08 |
| Mayerthorpe Town |
1178 Waste Collection, Recycle Collection and Disposal Bylaw | sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Town-supplied wheeled receptacle; Overflowing Carts will not be collected · accepted or banned: Prohibited: toxic, hazardous, construction waste, tires, furniture, hot ashes. Recyclables: cardboard, newsprint, tins, plastics #1-5. | 2026-06-08 |
| McLennan Town |
Waste Collection Bylaw | sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Approved waste cart; blue garbage bag for recycling · accepted or banned: Banned: liquid waste, needles, electronics. Accepted: newsprint, paper, containers, cardboard. | 2026-06-08 |
| Medicine Hat City |
Waste Bylaw No. 1805
adopted 1976-12-20 |
sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Residential Waste Cart required for waste; Recycle Cart for recyclables; Yard Waste Cart for yard waste. · accepted or banned: Prohibited: tires, appliances, hazardous waste, building materials, items >4ft. Yard waste/recyclables cannot be bagged. | 2026-06-08 |
| Morinville Town |
Waste Management Bylaw No. 21/2023
adopted 2023-12-12 |
collection schedule: Household waste: weekly. Recycling: weekly. Organic Waste: weekly from May l -- Qct 31st and monthly from Nov l --Apr 30th · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Required: garbage cart, blue bag, organic waste cart. Limit: two large items when scheduled. | 2026-06-08 |
| Morrin Village |
Utilities Bylaw No. 383 | — | 2026-06-08 |
| Mundare Town |
868.15 Garbage Collection Bylaw | container or bag limit: All garbage must be placed in a bin. loaded to a maximum weight of 25 kilograms (55 lbs) · accepted or banned: Prohibited: dead animals, mature tree limbs, heavy machinery, explosives, asbestos, toxic materials. Recyclables: newspaper, mixed paper, cardboard, tin cans, glass. | 2026-06-08 |
| Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87 Municipal District |
Waste and Resource Recovery Management Bylaw No. 1627 | — | 2026-06-08 |
| Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124 Municipal District |
Bylaw 2000-12 — Landfill Site Regulation and Enforcement
adopted 2000-12-13 |
accepted or banned: Hazardous waste, biomedical waste not rendered inert, radioactive waste, explosives, and bulk liquids are prohibited. | 2026-06-08 |
| Municipality of Jasper Specialized Municipality |
Solid Waste Bylaw
+1 more |
container or bag limit: maximum weight of 23 kg per bundle and a maximum length of 1.2 metres · accepted or banned: Prohibited: Animal/Agricultural Wastes, Bulky Waste, Construction Waste, Trade Waste, Special Wastes, Toxic/Hazardous Materials, explosives, fuels, medical waste. · accepted or banned: Plastic Bag provision prohibited; Paper or Reusable Bag allowed. | 2026-06-08 |
| Myrnam Village |
Garbage Services Bylaw 2026-01 | collection schedule: once a week · container or bag limit: One (1) Bin per Premises is permitted as standard service · accepted or banned: Excluded: ashes, building garbage, industrial waste, commercial garbage, bulk rubbish, junk, dead animals, hazardous waste. | 2026-06-08 |
| Nampa Village |
Bylaw#469 Garbage Removal Bylaw
adopted 2022-04-19 |
fee: $21.00 for a one-month period | 2026-06-08 |
| Nanton Town |
Waste Disposal and Recycling Bylaw No. 1395 | sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Town-provided automated containers required; 60kg weight limit; excess waste not collected · accepted or banned: Hazardous waste, biomedical waste, bulky items, electronics, construction material, and yard waste in carts prohibited. | 2026-06-08 |
| Onoway Town |
808-24 - Waste Recycling Organics Bylaw | collection schedule: Household waste and recycling weekly; organics weekly May to October; all by 7:00 a.m. · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Household Waste Cart and Organic Cart required; recycling in Blue Bag except cardboard | 2026-06-08 |
| Oyen Town |
902-22 COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE, REFUSE, AND WASTE BYLAW | collection schedule: once a week (every seven days) · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: 4 bags per week | 2026-06-08 |
| Pincher Creek Town |
Garbage Utility Bylaw (1605-22) | collection schedule: once per week for residential dwellings and as per demand for commercial accounts · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Town will provide at its own expense the first Waste Collection Cart; Commercial max two (2) 95 litre carts | 2026-06-08 |
| Poplar Bay Summer Village |
Regulating Solid Waste Management | — | 2026-06-08 |
| Raymond Town |
Bylaw #976-10 Waste Management | collection schedule: weekly... Monday: All commercial, institution and large container pickups... Tuesday: All residential pickups in the area between the north side of 100N to the most northern Town boundary · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: one 369L Waste Collection Cart provided by the Town... bagged in a plastic bag tied at the top | 2026-06-08 |
| Redcliff Town |
Garbage Collection Bylaw No. 1978/2025
adopted 2025-01-01 |
collection schedule: once a week on a day and at a time as determined by the Director · accepted or banned: Prohibited: liquid wastes, dead animals, petroleum products, paint, propane tanks, lithium batteries, explosive/hazardous/radioactive/biological waste, major appliances · fee: Monthly or bi-monthly collection levy; rates per Town's Utility Rates Bylaw | 2026-06-08 |
| Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Specialized Municipality |
Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 07/043 (Consolidated)
adopted 2007-01-01 |
collection schedule: weekly basis, or on such other basis as may be established from time to time · sorting required: False · container or bag limit: four (4) per residential premises per collection day | 2026-06-08 |
| Rimbey Town |
Waste Management Bylaw 1007/24 | sorting required: True · fee: Utility bill; fees will be charged whether the services are used or not | 2026-06-08 |
| Rocky Mountain House Town |
Waste Management Bylaw 2024/05 | sorting required: True · container or bag limit: limited to one (1) numbered Black Waste Collection Cart, one (1) numbered Green Organics Collection Cart, and one (1) Blue Recycle Cart · accepted or banned: Prohibited: hazardous waste, tires, furniture, dead animals >10kg. Accepted: household waste, recyclables, organics. | 2026-06-08 |
| Rycroft Village |
223-21 Waste Management Bylaw | collection schedule: Solid Waste weekly. Recyclable materials 2nd and 4th weeks of the month. · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: 64 gallon wheeled garbage collection cart | 2026-06-08 |
| Sandy Beach Summer Village |
Garbage, Organics and Recycling Bylaw 05-2019 | collection schedule: Mondays except Stat. Holidays (weekly) · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: 5 bags household waste (black, max 30 lb each) and 5 bags organics (clear, max 30 lb each) | 2026-06-08 |
| Sedgewick Town |
Bylaw 533 Solid Waste Management Bylaw | collection schedule: Residential waste weekly; recyclables one day a month; yard waste weekly (April-October). · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Waste in receptacles; recyclables in blue bags (no limit on blue bags). | 2026-06-08 |
| Spirit River Town |
Bylaw No. 909 – Garbage or Waste Bylaw | — | 2026-06-08 |
| Spruce Grove City |
Municipal Solid Waste Utility Bylaw | sorting required: True · container or bag limit: one (1) Black Waste Cart and one (1) Green Organic Waste Cart · accepted or banned: Prohibited: liquids, construction waste, hazardous waste, furniture. Eco Centre accepts: Household Hazardous Waste, e-waste, appliances. | 2026-08-23 |
| St. Albert City |
Residential Solid Waste Management Bylaw 6/2025 | sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Subscribe to Garbage and Organics Cart; any number of Blue Bags · accepted or banned: Prohibited: manure, tree stumps, furniture, appliances, auto parts, construction waste, biomedical, sharps, pharmaceuticals, hot ashes | 2026-06-08 |
| Stettler Town |
Waste Management Bylaw (2123-19) | sorting required: True · container or bag limit: one Household Waste Cart and one Recycling Container · accepted or banned: Prohibited: hazardous waste, bulk waste, construction waste, ashes, oil, trees, excess garbage. | 2026-06-08 |
| Stirling Village |
Bylaw 464 - Waste Management Bylaw | collection schedule: once a week on Tuesday · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: one 360L Waste Collection Cart; waste shall be bagged in a plastic bag tied at the top | 2026-06-08 |
| Stony Plain Town |
Solid Waste Management Bylaw | sorting required: True · container or bag limit: No Cart shall be more than 68 kilos. Service Users may place any number of Blue Bags out for collection on Collection Day. · accepted or banned: Prohibited: Manure, tree stumps, furniture, auto parts, construction waste, hazardous waste, E-Waste. Hot ashes banned in Carts. | 2026-06-08 |
| Strathcona County Specialized Municipality |
Bylaw 39-2014 Waste Management | collection schedule: Waste materials and organic materials: bi-weekly (once every two weeks) on alternating weeks; organic materials weekly mid-May to mid-October in urban service area and hamlets; commingled recyclables weekly · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: One waste materials cart (120L or 240L) and one organic materials cart (120L or 240L) per premises; additional carts available; no limit on commingled recyclables per collection day | 2026-06-08 |
| Sunbreaker Cove Summer Village |
Bylaw 139-19 – Garbage Collection Bylaw | accepted or banned: Regular household refuse; excludes industrial/commercial wastes, yard refuse, furniture, larger appliances. · fee: $154.00 per parcel | 2026-06-08 |
| Sunrise Beach Summer Village |
Bylaw 70-1999 (Waste Collection and Refuse Disposal)
adopted 1999-01-01 |
— | 2026-06-08 |
| Thorhild County Municipal District |
Littering Bylaw 1040-2003 | — | 2026-06-08 |
| Three Hills Town |
Waste Control Bylaw - Bylaw 1492-23 | collection schedule: once weekly for garbage materials and once biweekly for recycling materials · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: residential: one garbage & one recycling cart; no bagged garbage on streets unless inside supplied carts | 2026-06-08 |
| Tofield Town |
Bylaw 1069 – Garbage Disposal
adopted 1998-05-25 |
container or bag limit: Residential Waste Bin or Residential Roll-Out Bin; maximum weight of 23 kg per bundle and a maximum length of 1 metre · accepted or banned: Prohibited: car bodies, dead animals, tree limbs, explosives, asbestos, toxic materials, medical waste. Acceptable: non-hazardous solid waste. | 2026-06-08 |
| Two Hills Town |
2025-1052 Garbage Services Bylaw | collection schedule: once a week · container or bag limit: one (1) tote per dwelling unit · accepted or banned: All building garbage, industrial waste, commercial garbage, bulk rubbish, junk, dead animals and hazardous waste. | 2026-06-08 |
| Valleyview Town |
Waste Management Bylaw #2024-06
adopted 2024-02-26 |
collection schedule: once per week from one Collection Point from all standard residential premises · container or bag limit: assigned Waste Receptacle; bags no smaller than 26" × 36", max 25 kg · accepted or banned: Acceptable: Household, yard, large items, recyclables. Banned: Hazardous, biomedical, construction materials, treated lumber, outside waste. | 2026-06-08 |
| Vulcan County Municipal District |
Brant Garbage Collection Bylaw
adopted 2013-03-06 |
collection schedule: each week · accepted or banned: Includes paper, rags, clippings, food waste, wood under six feet untreated. Excludes rubble, construction refuse, dead animals, excreta, machinery, flammable fuels. · fee: $81.00 Annually | 2026-06-08 |
| Wembley Town |
Garbage & Recycling Bylaw - Bylaw 740 - Schedule A rate Effective Jan 1st, 2024
+1 more |
collection schedule: collected on a weekly basis; every Thursday · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: limit of one (1) garbage cart per household; Additional tags may be purchased | 2026-06-08 |
| West Cove Summer Village |
Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw 460-19 | collection schedule: Garbage: every week from May 1st to October 31st and bi-weekly from November 1st to April 30th; Organics: weekly from May 1st to October 31st · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Each lot will be provided one (1) garbage cart and one (1) organics cart | 2026-06-08 |
| Wetaskiwin City |
Waste Management Bylaw No. 2084-25
adopted 2025-06-09 |
— | 2026-08-23 |
Nothing on file for garbage & recycling
Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.
Checked, nothing adopted (1) — High Prairie (2026-06-08).
Other bylaws on file, none on this topic (211) — Alix, Alliance, Amisk, Andrew, Arrowwood, Athabasca County, Barnwell, Barons, Barrhead, Bashaw, Bassano, Beaver County, Beiseker, Bentley, Berwyn, Betula Beach, Big Lakes County, Big Valley, Birch Cove, Birch Hills County, Birchcliff, Bittern Lake, Bon Accord, Bondiss, Bonnyville Beach, Bow Island, Bowden, Boyle, Brazeau County, Bruderheim, Burnstick Lake, Calmar, Canmore, Cardston County, Carstairs, Castle Island, Castor, Champion, Chauvin, Chipman, Clear Hills County, Clearwater County, Coalhurst, Cochrane, Coronation, County of Barrhead No. 11, County of Forty Mile No. 8, County of Grande Prairie No. 1, County of Minburn No. 27, County of Northern Lights, County of Paintearth No. 18, County of St. Paul No. 19, County of Stettler No. 6, County of Two Hills No. 21, County of Vermilion River, County of Warner No. 5, County of Wetaskiwin No. 10, Coutts, Cremona, Crossfield, Cypress County, Czar, Daysland, Delburne, Delia, Devon, Didsbury, Donnelly, Duchess, Eckville, Edberg, Edgerton, Elk Point, Fairview, Flagstaff County, Foothills County, Foremost, Forestburg, Ghost Lake, Glendon, Grimshaw, Half Moon Bay, Hardisty, Hay Lakes, Heisler, Hill Spring, Hines Creek, Hinton, Holden, Horseshoe Bay, Hughenden, Innisfail, Irma, Island Lake, Island Lake South, Itaska Beach, Jarvis Bay, Kapasiwin, Killam, Kitscoty, Kneehill County, Lacombe County, Lakeview, Lamont, Lamont County, Larkspur, Lethbridge County, Lloydminster, Lomond, Lougheed, Mackenzie County, Magrath, Mannville, Marwayne, Mewatha Beach, Milk River, Millet, Milo, Mountain View County, Municipal District of Acadia No. 34, Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8, Municipal District of Fairview No. 136, Municipal District of Greenview No. 16, Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17, Municipal District of Peace No. 135, Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9, Municipal District of Provost No. 52, Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66, Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130, Municipal District of Spirit River No. 133, Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61, Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26, Munson, Nakamun Park, Nobleford, Norglenwold, Norris Beach, Northern Sunrise County, Okotoks, Olds, Paradise Valley, Parkland Beach, Parkland County, Peace River, Pelican Narrows, Penhold, Picture Butte, Point Alison, Ponoka, Ponoka County, Provost, Rainbow Lake, Red Deer, Red Deer County, Redwater, Rochon Sands, Rocky View County, Rockyford, Rosalind, Rosemary, Ross Haven, Ryley, Saddle Hills County, Seba Beach, Sexsmith, Silver Beach, Silver Sands, Slave Lake, Smoky Lake, Smoky Lake County, South Baptiste, South View, Spring Lake, St. Paul, Standard, Starland County, Stavely, Strathmore, Sturgeon County, Sundance Beach, Sundre, Sunset Beach, Sunset Point, Swan Hills, Sylvan Lake, Taber, Thorsby, Trochu, Val Quentin, Vauxhall, Vegreville, Vermilion, Veteran, Viking, Vilna, Wainwright, Waiparous, Warburg, Warner, Waskatenau, West Baptiste, Westlock, Westlock County, Wheatland County, Whispering Hills, White Sands, Whitecourt, Woodlands County, Yellowhead County, Yellowstone, Youngstown.
No bylaws published online (4, verified negatives) — Bawlf, Breton, County of Newell, Municipal District of Taber.
Unconfirmed (2, leads but nothing verified) — Municipality of Crowsnest Pass, Vulcan.