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Winter Collection Has Begun

From November 9 - March 25, food scraps will be collected once every two weeks. Food scraps carts will be collected on the opposite week of the garbage cart.

Find your winter schedule

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.

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Edmonton Cart Rollout

The way Edmontonians sort and manage waste at home has changed.

Edmonton has transitioned to cart-based waste collection, with separate collection of food scraps and seasonal yard waste.

Learn more about the Edmonton Cart Rollout

Resources

Winter cart collection tips
Learn about new collection protocols
Learn how to set out your carts correctly
Sorting waste — what goes where?

Additional Resources

Request to share carts with a secondary suite

Request cart maintenance or swap your garbage cart size

Yard Waste options
Food Scraps Pail information and warranty
Apply for Assisted Waste Collection
Sign up for latest information and updates

WasteWise

Take the guesswork out of sorting your waste.

You can also search your collection day and set up a collection reminder.
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Using Your Carts in Winter

From November 9 - March 25, food scraps carts will be collected once every two weeks, to make it easier and safer for you to set out your carts. No need to shovel a spot for two 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.

Tips for setting out your carts in winter

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:

Store your food scraps cart outdoors between collections. Liquid can collect and freeze when the cart is stored indoors.
Strain liquid from watery food scraps before placing them in the cart.
Pre-freeze food scraps in your freezer before putting them inside your cart.
Use BPI/BNQ certified compostable bags.