Garbage & recycling — Strathcona County, Alberta

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

Specialized Municipality of Strathcona County has 1 adopted bylaw on file, verified against the original document on 2026-06-08.

Bylaw 39-2014 Waste Management adopted bylaw
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 "collection of waste materials and organic materials shall be bi-weekly"
sorting required True "Organic materials must be deposited in the organic materials collection cart"
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 "a waste materials collection cart having one of the following approximate capacities"
accepted or banned Accepted: organic materials, commingled recyclables, yard waste, large items, Christmas trees. Banned: hazardous/explosive materials, ICI waste, radioactive materials, sharps, animal carcasses. "highly combustible or explosive materials including"
fee Rates set in Fees and Charges Bylaw (Bylaw 51-2022); charged via monthly utility bill (urban) or monthly/quarterly (rural); connection fee applies on subscription "shall be set out from time to time in the Fees and Charges Bylaw"
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Governs solid waste collection, recycling, and disposal services in Strathcona County (consolidated 2023).

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