Are Edmonton's garbage, green-bin and recycling collection schedules adequate for households?
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The City's collection calendars and program history show how often each stream is picked up and whether garbage went from weekly to every two weeks, and its waste audits show how full carts get; one household's dump runs and one family's diaper volume can't be checked and will be dropped.
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Collection calendars, capacity rules, waste audits and route records address the service levels and their household effects together.
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Taken from Edmonton Rant and Rave post on garbage service, 2026-09-10, read end to end. Every factual claim in it was extracted and merged, so this question is listed whatever became of it.
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The claims under it
Some Edmonton households, including households with five or more people, find one black bin every two weeks adequate.
Said in 7 comments
I have no issues with the one bin every two weeks. I did up until I started recycling and composting properly.
Icy Porcupine S.
5 people in my house, 4 which are adults and we only have 1 bin every 2 weeks... you should look into recycling and compost what you can
Icy Nuthatch K.
I have a large family and the large bin is more than adequate for our needs. We rarely fill it.
Willow Merlin T.
We have so little garbage we often don't put the black bin out for a month or more in Winter.
Sunny Jackrabbit L.
Im a family of 5 adults. The big black bin is good for us every 2 weeks
Frosty Muskrat T.
Even with one collection every two weeks there's often some room in the small black bin we have but then we know how to recycle and minimize the waste
Northern Woodpecker N.
i have 3 adults and 4 kids in my house and never have a full black bin or green bin
Amber Bison C.
Edmonton's standard residential black bins are collected every two weeks.
Said in 5 comments
I have no issues with the one bin every two weeks.
Icy Porcupine S.
5 people in my house, 4 which are adults and we only have 1 bin every 2 weeks
Icy Nuthatch K.
we have to do usually a dump run or two in between garbage weeks. It’s crazy to me that it’s bi weekly.
Northern Squirrel T.
once every 2 weeks is not enough
Wintry Chickadee D.
garbage pick every two weeks & recycle every week
Boreal Pelican P.
Edmonton collects residential green bins weekly.
Said in 3 comments
I wish they would pick up the black bins every week, like they do the green bins.
Cedar Nuthatch S.
when my green bin is picked up every week, I'm lucky if 1/8 of it is even filled.
Quiet Squirrel J.
Every week for the Green bin.
Windy Porcupine R.
Edmonton collects residential recycling or blue bags weekly.
Said in 3 comments
I blue bags because they take them weekly.
Amber Bison C.
garbage pick every two weeks & recycle every week
Boreal Pelican P.
Those get picked up weekly.
Amber Bison C.
Edmonton previously collected garbage weekly before changing to collection every two weeks.
Said in 2 comments
It used to a weekly collection. Then the stupid planners made it every two weeks.
Brisk Pelican B.
They used to collect garbage every week then raised taxes and cut back to every two weeks.
Golden Raven T.
Some residents report that their weekly green bins are only slightly filled or are not put out.
Said in 2 comments
when my green bin is picked up every week, I'm lucky if 1/8 of it is even filled.
Quiet Squirrel J.
there's not much in there and often we don't even put it out on garbage day if the weather is cold
Sunny Jackrabbit L.
Black-bin garbage can rot or become especially bad during summer heat when collected every two weeks.
Said in 2 comments
black bin should be picked up every week, it's pretty bad in the summer, especially families with babies or multiple dogs
Amber Woodpecker M.
Does recycle rot in hot sun?, no, but the garbage does!!
Boreal Pelican P.
Some Edmonton households make one or two dump trips between biweekly garbage collections because the bin service is insufficient.
Said in 1 comment
we have to do usually a dump run or two in between garbage weeks. It’s crazy to me that it’s bi weekly.
Northern Squirrel T.
Diapers take substantial bin space, so families with two children in diapers produce more garbage.
Said in 1 comment
diapers take a lot of space, so families with 2 kids in diapers have a lot more garbage
Sunny Jackrabbit L.
Before garbage limits were introduced, some residents put out as many as 20 bags a week.
Said in 1 comment
People would dump 20 bags a week when there was no limit.
Amber Goose D.
One resident uses weekly blue-bag collection to avoid running out of bin space.
Said in 1 comment
I blue bags because they take them weekly. I never run out of room in my bins
Amber Bison C.