Garbage & recycling across Yukon
When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?
6 of 8 municipalities in Yukon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson City |
Waste Management Bylaw No. 99-06 (consolidated, as amended) | sorting required: True · accepted or banned: Restricted use: lumber/building materials and brush/land clearing refuse only in quantities approved by City Manager; not listed: specific banned materials | 2026-06-04 |
| Faro Town |
Solid Waste Management Amendment (Bylaw No. 2022-08)
+1 more |
fee: Urban residential: $18.00/month per dwelling; Country residential: $9.00/month per dwelling; Commercial (6-yard container): $42.00/pick-up weekly; Commercial (4-yard container): $28.00/pick-up weekly; Other commercial: $37.50/month | 2026-06-04 |
| Haines Junction Village |
Garbage Bylaw 140-99 (as amended)
+1 more |
sorting required: True · accepted or banned: Hazardous waste prohibited in any container or site; composting of garden refuse and grass cuttings acceptable. · sorting required: True | 2026-06-04 |
| Mayo Village |
Bylaw No. 359 - Solid Waste Bylaw | sorting required: True · accepted or banned: Liquid waste, highly combustible/explosive, radioactive, sump waste not accepted; construction waste, bulky items, batteries accepted · fee: Annual residential permit $80; seasonal 3-month $25, 6-month $40; annual commercial permit $160; tipping $10/bag or $0/cum for residential over 1.5 bags/week | 2026-06-04 |
| Teslin Village |
Garbage Collection and Recycling Bylaw No. 16-219
+1 more adopted 2016-11-28 |
collection schedule: Residential once/week; commercial twice/week or as needed; recycling once/week · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Maximum 4 bags per weekly residential pickup; bags must be ≤32-48" length when empty; max 20lbs; max 24-gallon can at ≤50lbs | 2026-06-04 |
| Whitehorse City |
Waste Management Bylaw 2018-05 (Office Consolidation, amended to 2024-39)
adopted 2018-01-01 |
sorting required: True · container or bag limit: fit into one Garbage cart with the lid fully closed · accepted or banned: Banned Landfill Waste per Schedule E. Organic, Recyclable, Residual Waste per Schedules B, C, F. | 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 (2) — Carmacks, Watson Lake.