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

City of Medicine Hat, Alberta has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Waste Bylaw No. 1805.

Garbage & recycling — Medicine Hat, Alberta

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

Waste Bylaw No. 1805 adopted bylaw

sorting required	True	s. 16(3), s. 16(3.1)
container or bag limit	Residential Waste Cart required for waste; Recycle Cart for recyclables; Yard Waste Cart for yard waste.	s. 16(2), s. 16(3.1), s. 16(3.2)
accepted or banned	Prohibited: tires, appliances, hazardous waste, building materials, items >4ft. Yard waste/recyclables cannot be bagged.	s. 16(11), s. 16(15), s. 16(16)
fee	Daily rates per unit in Schedule "A"; waste diversion charge in Schedule "B".	Schedule "A", Schedule "B", s. 6.1(3)

scout note

Establishes a system for collection, removal, and disposal of garbage, refuse, and waste in the City of Medicine Hat; originally passed December 20, 1976.