Curbside Recycling
Curbside recycling is available for all residents who have curbside garbage pickup. Simply put your recyclables in clear blue bags and then place them at your curbside on the same day as garbage pickup. Please ensure you have your blue bags out at the curb by 7 a.m.
- No sorting or tags are needed!
- There is no limit to the number of clear blue bags residents can put at the curbside.
- Blue bags can be purchased for any grocery or hardware store that sells garbage bags.
- Please remember to tie your blue bag at the top.
- Check out the quick reference sheet (pdf).
What Can I Recycle?
If you are unsure whether a particular item is recyclable, please call Public Works at 780-459-1557.
Corrugated Cardboard
flatten, fold and place beneath blue bags (maximum size is 3 feet by 3 feet)
Newsprint/Heavy Paper
newspaper, magazines, phone books, catalogues, flyers
Boxboard
cereal boxes, pasta boxes, shoe boxes, etc.
Mixed Paper
office paper, junk mail, shredded paper, paper bags, etc.
Deposit Items*:
milk cartons and jugs, pop and beer cans, wine, water, beer, juice bottles and juice tetra packs
Containers*
metal cans, clear glass jars and plastic containers #1-7 such as laundry bottles and food containers
The recycle symbol with the #1-7 is found on the bottom of the plastic container and looks like 
*Please ensure all containers and deposit items are rinsed and caps and lids are discarded.
Do Not Recycle
- Unrinsed food containers
- Plastic bags
- Styrofoam
- Bubble wrap/plastic film
- Aluminum containers/aluminum foil
- Plastic toys
- Household Hazardous Waste (such as batteries, paint, fertilizer and oils)
- Electronics (They can be taken to the Recycle Depot at 7 Chevigny Street.)
- Small appliances
- Diapers
- Ceramics
- Clothes
- Scrap metal, wood and other building materials
- Yard waste (It can be placed in your organics cart or taken to the Compost Depot on Villeneuve Road.)
- Food waste
- Coloured glass
- Soiled paper (used tissue or paper towel, dirty pizza boxes)
