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Reduced waste utility rates will be in effect from June 1 to December 31, 2020. The new monthly rates are:
There are no planned changes to how waste is collected or processed as a result of the rate reduction. You will continue to receive the same level of service for waste collection. Learn more at edmonton.ca/COVID-19.
The City of Edmonton provides a wide range of programs and services to the public including the delivery of Waste Management Utilities that serve the needs of citizens. The City-owned utilities provide vital services which play an integral part in the day-to-day lives of City of Edmonton residents.
While utility rates are not included in your property tax and are a separate monthly rate, they allow the city to provide the following waste services:
An infograph showing the monthly utility rate fee breakdown for the curbside collection
Waste fees and rates as of January 1, 2020. Fees and rates are GST exempt.
Reduced waste utility rates will be in effect from June 1 to December 31, 2020. The new monthly rates are:
There are no planned changes to how waste is collected or processed as a result of the rate reduction. You will continue to receive the same level of service for waste collection. Learn more at edmonton.ca/COVID-19.
Organizations and individuals can purchase items at the Reuse Centre for a nominal fee and may take as many items as they require.
Up to 25 kg
may purchase more than 25kg - the charge will be $5 for each up to 25kg amount.
Membership includes 25 punches/year. May purchase more than 25kg - the charge will be one punch for each up to 25kg amount.
Cash, Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Interac.
Don't live near the Reuse Centre? You can now drop off your Reuse Centre donations at any Eco Station, free of charge.
Eco Stations are convenient waste drop-off facilities where you can bring electronics and household hazardous waste like paint, batteries and lights bulbs, and anything that does not belong in your garbage.
Cash, Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Interac.
Chairs or comparable volume
Mattress, box spring, sofa or comparable volume
Fridge, freezer, air conditioner
Mixed brush, tree trimmings, garden waste, soil / gravel, lumber, concrete pieces, wood or vinyl siding, shingles, windows, fencing
Eco Station attendants have final say about the acceptability of items and the charges applied to each load.
Commercial hazardous waste
Commercial biomedical waste
Radioactive waste
Pressurized gases
Please call 780-423-4567 first.
Explosives
Munitions
Fireworks
Motor oil, antifreeze, gas, diesel, oil filters, batteries and parts, tires (passenger car and truck, motorcycle and ATV tires only)
Bleach, drain, toilet and oven cleaners
Anything with a cord or a battery, computers/TVs (maximum 20 monitors per visit), lawnmowers, power tools, stoves, washing machines
Herbicides, pesticides, fertilizer
All light bulbs, fluorescent tubes and lighting fixtures
Commercial fee for light bulbs: $1 per tube and 50 cents per CFC
Empty or full cans (including aerosols) thinner, turpentine, varnish
Newspaper, metal cans, plastic bags
Acceptable material only
BBQs, bicycles, rebar
Only tires managed under the Provincial Tire Recycling Program will be accepted from residential customers
Grass, leaf and yard waste (loose or in paper bags) will be accepted for free from residential customers
Please note that sod, loads of mixed brush and tree trimmings, soil, etc. are subject to charges. See "Loose Waste or Mixed Load" for pricing information.
Batteries (all kinds), aerosol cans, propane tanks or bottles, fire extinguishers, syringes, glue
All waste at the Edmonton Waste Management Centre is charged based on weight. Vehicles are weighed in and payment is made on the outbound scale.
Cash, Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Interac.
$20 minimum charge
$40 minimum charge
$20 minimum charge
Residential, segregated; $16 surcharge per item in addition to per tonne fee
$40 minimum charge
Non-residential, segregated; $16 surcharge per item in addition to per tonne fee
$20 minimum charge
$20 minimum charge
Clean, residential only, maximum 1 tonne
As of January 1, 2020 soil is being accepted as residential waste for landfill.
Clean, segregated
*Residential and non-residential waste fees apply to items requiring CFC removal.
Clean, segregated
$20 minimum charge
For more information regarding approval please call 311
$131 minimum charge
For more information please call 311
Managed under the Provincial Tire Recycling Program
$131 minimum charge
Not managed under the Provincial Tire Recycling Program
As of September 2019, City Council has approved changes, including customer classification, to the Waste Services Bylaw (18590) to ensure all residences pay the rate that matches the service they receive. 9,000 residents will be affected by this change and will see a utility rate increase. If you are affected by this change, you will receive a letter in the mail to notify you. Please see the questions and answers below for more information.
No. Only about 9,000 multi-unit residences will be subject to these rate changes at this time. These residences were identified by Waste Services as receiving service that does not align with the rate they pay. This rate adjustment will bring service and rate into alignment. However, more residences may see rate changes pending further assessments by Waste Services. Council and residents will be informed of these changes once assessment is complete.
No. The purpose of this rate increase is to bring the waste fee into alignment with the type of service received. Curbside/alley collection is more expensive than bin collection. The Waste Strategy will be funded by the annual Waste Services operating budget.
Previously, residents were charged a utility rate based on whether they lived in a single-unit home or a multi-unit home, regardless of the type of waste collection they actually received. This meant that some residents were not paying the appropriate rate for the type of service they received. Under the new customer classification, all residents will be charged a rate that matches the type of service they receive.
Any multi-unit customers that move into an affected residence during the transition will immediately pay the rate equal to the service they receive at that building, even if they were previously on the transitional rate. They will not receive the five-year gradual rate increase.
Multi-unit customers that leave their building and move into a home receiving curbside/alley collection will pay the Residential Curbside Collection. Multi-unit customers that move to a building receiving bin collection will pay the Residential Bin Collection service rate.
The assessed rate was previously determined by Bylaw 17555 and defined customers based on the number of residential units on a single tax parcel. For example, a single-unit residence on a single tax parcel was considered a Single-unit Customer. Multiple units on a single tax parcel were considered Multi-unit Customers. Each customer type, Single-unit and Multi-unit, were charged different monthly waste utility rates. This resulted in some customers being placed in the Multi-unit customer class and paying the corresponding lower rate even though they received the waste collection service associated with the Single-unit customer class.
The new Bylaw 18590 defines customer class by service type as follows:
Your residence was identified as a household that receives Residential Curbside Collection service, but pays the lower Residential Bin Collection service rate. This rate adjustment will align the rate with the cost of providing the service.
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