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How does Edmonton charge households for waste service, and can residents opt out?

· Said in 9 comments · 6 claims

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The waste utility bylaw and rate schedule show whether collection is billed on the utility bill, through property tax, or both, what a larger cart adds each month, and whether a household can opt out; the $74 bill and the double extra-service charge are single private accounts and will be dropped.

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Waste-service bylaws, rate schedules, utility bills and relevant account records cover the fee structure, cart charges and disputed charges.

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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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  1. Edmonton's waste collection fee is charged on Epcor utility bills rather than through property taxes.

    Said in 4 comments

    • we do.....on our epcor bill

      Brisk Beaver D.

    • you do. I pay for waste pick up on my epcor bill.

      Cedar Goose L.

    • garbage is not covered by taxes. We pay a fee for it on our epcor bill

      Willow Merlin T.

    • And yet we pay epcor for garbage disposal.

      Copper Owl W.

  2. Edmonton residents cannot cancel or opt out of garbage collection service.

    Said in 1 comment

    • Try & cancel garbage service you can’t .

      Silver Crow S.

  3. At least one resident with the largest available garbage bin reported being billed $74 a month.

    Said in 1 comment

    • I got the biggest bin available and if the lid is opened a half inch GFL still leaves it behind and claims it's "overloaded" but we still get billed the $74 a month

      Chilly Grouse W.

  4. Edmonton residents are charged for waste disposal on their bills and again through property taxes.

    Said in 1 comment

    • If you look at your bills you pay for dump on there and they also charge you on your taxes ..double dipping

      Quiet Muskrat D.

  5. A larger or additional garbage bin costs an extra $15 a month.

    Said in 1 comment

    • I am not about to pay an extra $15 dollars a month for and larger or extra bin

      Hardy Elk A.

  6. A resident was charged twice for extra garbage service after the City found garbage in the unit's bin.

    Said in 1 comment

    • I HAVE BEEN CHARGED TWICE for extra garbage services since they could prove our unit had garbage in the bin

      Granite Raven R.