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

City of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Solid Waste By-Law 04-8244.

Garbage & recycling — Portage la Prairie, Manitoba

City of Portage la Prairie has 1 adopted bylaw on file, verified against the original document on 2026-06-09.

Solid Waste By-Law 04-8244 adopted bylaw

collection schedule	Single/Two Family: fifty times per year; Multiple Family: minimum fifty-two times per year; Recyclables: twenty-five times per year (exclusive of statutory holidays)	s. 3(a), s. 4(a), s. 7(a)
sorting required	False	s. 7(b) "voluntary basis"
container or bag limit	2 containers per cycle (tags for excess); Recycling: 200 litres (four containers) per collection day	s. 3(b), s. 7(b)
accepted or banned	Hazardous Waste prohibited in Household Waste. Construction/Demolition Waste at Waste Disposal Grounds. Yard Waste at Composting Site.	s. 8(b), s. 8(a), s. 8(e)
fee	Billed quarterly on water and sewer bills. Tags charged per Fees and Charges By-Law.	s. 9(c), s. 9(a)

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Regulates collection, handling, storage, disposal, and enforcement for solid waste in Portage la Prairie.