| collection schedule | Garbage: no more than once per week on a scheduled collection day (single-family/multi-residential/commercial); multi-residential garbage up to three times per week at General Manager discretion. Recyclable materials: commercial no more than once per week; enhanced collection areas may be more than once per week at General Manager discretion. | s. 4.1, s. 4.2, s. 4.3, s. 4.4 |
| sorting required | yes | s. 5.5.2 |
| container or bag limit | Single-family: no more than one garbage container or bag per dwelling unit; excess bags require a garbage tag. Commercial: no more than six containers/bags per collection day. | Schedule "D", s. 1.1, 1.2, 3.1 |
| accepted or banned | Recyclables include glass bottles/jars, metal cans, paper fibres; prohibited include hazardous waste, tires, scrap metal, needles, propane tanks. | Schedule "A", s. 1; Schedule "B", s. 1 |
| fee | Fees applicable under this By-law or the User Fees and Charges By-law; no fees for On-Site Collection Services under Schedule "F". | s. 7.4.13; s. 9.1.5; Schedule "F", s. 2.7 |
scout note
Governs garbage, recycling and organics collection city-wide: set-out rules, container/bag limits, collection-day requirements and prohibited materials.