Garbage & recycling across Northwest Territories
When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?
8 of 24 municipalities in Northwest Territories 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Hamlet |
Solid Waste Bylaw No. 2021-88
adopted 2021-12-14 |
collection schedule: Residential and commercial weekly; large item pickup once annually in spring; solid waste site open Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:00pm · sorting required: True · accepted or banned: No industrial waste or hazardous waste at solid waste site; no recycling or organics collection services provided | 2026-06-04 |
| Fort Good Hope Charter Community |
By-Law 213-18 — Garbage Disposal By-law | collection schedule: Urban area at least once per week; hinterland residents responsible for own disposal · container or bag limit: 4 bag limit per household per collection; bags no larger than 76cm x 97cm (30" x 38"); max 25kg per bag or item · accepted or banned: Dangerous materials, dead animals not in regular collection; furniture/appliances collected separately; wood/large paper separately | 2026-06-04 |
| Fort Liard Hamlet |
Bylaw Number 212 — Waste Disposal Site Bylaw | — | 2026-06-04 |
| Fort Smith Town |
Garbage Bylaw (Bylaw 659) | collection schedule: in no case shall it be less than once per week · container or bag limit: capacity not exceeding 30 gallons, gross weight of not more than 35 kg · accepted or banned: Banned: hazardous waste, hot ashes, burning matter, unwrapped wet garbage, liquids. | 2026-06-04 |
| Hay River Town |
Bylaw 2466-IPS-25 – Solid Waste Management Bylaw
adopted 2025-03-26 |
sorting required: False · container or bag limit: Town-provided Garbage Receptacles only; 1 standard + 1 additional on request · accepted or banned: Banned: Special Waste, hot ashes, unbagged sharp objects, oversized items. Accepted at Solid Waste Site: White Goods, tires, scrap metal, specific hazardous wastes. | 2026-06-04 |
| Inuvik Town |
Consolidated Solid Waste Collection By-law | collection schedule: on such days and at such times as the advertised route schedule dictates · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: blue bin commercial container; maximum weight of 23 kilograms per bundle; maximum length of 1.2 metres | 2026-06-04 |
| Tuktoyaktuk Hamlet |
Solid Waste & Recycling Bylaw #396-20 | sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Any residential property shall have one garbage receptacle only. · accepted or banned: garbage means all waste other than food scraps, yard waste | 2026-06-04 |
| Yellowknife City |
Solid Waste Management By-law No. 4376
adopted 2005-09-12 |
— | 2026-06-04 |
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.
Other bylaws on file, none on this topic (4) — Délı̨nę, Fort Simpson, Norman Wells, Tulita.
No bylaws published online (11, verified negatives) — Aklavik, Fort McPherson, Fort Providence, Fort Resolution, Gamèti, Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, Tsiigehtchic, Ulukhaktok, Wekweètì, Whatì.
Unconfirmed (1, leads but nothing verified) — Behchokǫ̀.