Garbage & recycling across Nunavut
When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?
3 of 25 municipalities in Nunavut 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Bay Hamlet |
By-Law 300 - Solid Waste Management | collection schedule: at least once a week · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: regular plastic garbage bags no larger than 76cm × 97cm (30" × 38") | 2026-06-04 |
| Iqaluit City |
Recycling By-Law #219
+1 more |
collection schedule: Residential: based on collections twice per week excluding Statutory Holidays; Commercial: based on five collections per week excluding Statutory Holidays · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: All waste placed in a waste container must first be placed in a garbage bag | 2026-06-04 |
| Kugluktuk Hamlet |
Solid Waste Management By-Law No. 351 | collection schedule: minimum of 2 times per week · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: approved containers provided by the Hamlet; regular plastic garbage bags no larger than 76cm x 97cm (30" × 38") | 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 (21) — Arviat, Baker Lake, Chesterfield Inlet, Clyde River, Coral Harbour, Gjoa Haven, Grise Fiord, Igloolik, Kimmirut, Kinngait, Kugaaruk, Naujaat, Pangnirtung, Pond Inlet, Qikiqtarjuaq, Rankin Inlet, Resolute, Sanikiluaq, Sanirajak, Taloyoak, Whale Cove.
Unconfirmed (1, leads but nothing verified) — Arctic Bay.