Garbage & recycling — Iqaluit, Nunavut

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

City of Iqaluit has 2 adopted bylaws on file, verified against the original documents on 2026-06-04.

Recycling By-Law #219 adopted bylaw

City of Iqaluit bylaw establishing recycling regulations and requirements for the municipality.

Solid Waste By-Law #341 adopted bylaw
collection schedule Residential: based on collections twice per week excluding Statutory Holidays; Commercial: based on five collections per week excluding Statutory Holidays Schedule "C" table headers
sorting required True s. 402(2); Schedule "A" 401(11)
container or bag limit All waste placed in a waste container must first be placed in a garbage bag s. 401(2)
accepted or banned Banned: commercial/industrial hazardous waste, honey bags, hot ashes, burning matter, loose waste s. 205(7); s. 205(11); s. 401(5)
fee Residential $27.50/M/U; Commercial $60.00/M/B; Application fee $ 15.00 Schedule "C"
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City of Iqaluit solid waste management bylaw governing garbage collection and disposal requirements for residents; amended by By-law #544 and By-law #830.

Machine-readable: garbage-recycling.json · Official website: https://iqaluit.ca/ · Last verified 2026-06-04 · Garbage & recycling in other municipalities