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Wondering where to put your cart in snowy conditions?
Learn about cart winter collection.
Waste Services focuses on a healthy city and promotion of waste reduction which helps protect the environment, conserve valuable resources, send less waste to landfill and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Edmonton has transitioned to cart-based waste collection, with separate collection of food scraps and seasonal yard waste.
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Up until March 25, food scraps carts are collected once every 2 weeks, to make it easier and safer for you to set out your carts. No need to shovel a spot for 2 carts, you will only need to put out one cart a week! Food scraps carts will be collected on the opposite week of the garbage carts.
In cold weather, food scraps may freeze to the inside of your cart. This is normal! If you see frozen scraps in your cart after collection, please do not report it as a missed collection. Use a broom or shovel handle to loosen items so the cart empties easily.
To ensure your food scraps are emptied on collection day:
