We provide food and yard waste collection to single family homes.

Green carts are picked up weekly from April to October and every two weeks from November to March.

Please set your cart out on your collection day by 7 a.m.

Fill your green cart first, then use paper yard waste bags and roll tops closed.  Place bags 0.5m (2 ft) to the side of the cart for pickup.

If some of your extra bags are not picked up, store them on your property until the next green cart collection.

Find compostable bags and liners

Green bin for the win!

Separating your food scraps in your green bin can make a big difference. When food and yard waste is buried in the landfill, it doesn’t break down or turn into soil.

Follow these tips for separating food scraps and using your green cart.

  • Remove food from its packaging before putting it in your green cart.
  • Use a kitchen pail or reuse any container with a lid (like an ice cream bucket) to store food scraps until you throw them in your green cart. 
  • Food scraps can be placed in the cart loose. You can control odours and keep your cart clean by using a certified compostable bag, paper bag or newspaper liner in your kitchen pail.
  • Use a small amount of baking soda in your kitchen pail to prevent odours.

If you’re not sure how to dispose of an item, check
calgary.ca/whatgoeswhere


Find your pickup schedule

Print a calendar

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  • You can print a calendar; or
  • Add an online calendar

Sign up for free reminders

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Download the Calgary Garbage Day app

Never miss a collection day by downloading the Calgary Garbage Day app onto your mobile device.

What can go in your Green cart

Using your Green cart

Customer self-service

Report a missed collection

Request additional carts

Please review the options available to you.

Request cart for a new home

Report a missing or damaged cart

For more details, see Replacing Your Cart.

About Green Cart Program

Who receives a cart?

We provide green carts to single family homes up to four units, as long as they are not part of an apartment or condominium.

Can I get a replacement kitchen pail?

The City does not provide replacement pails. You can purchase kitchen pails at any big box or hardware retailer. You can also reuse any container with a lid that seals, such as an ice cream pail.

Green cart fee
Monthly rate 2024
Green cart fee ($ per 30 days) $9.41

Your monthly cart program fees are not a "per-collection" fee but cover all the components of the residential cart programs, including providing carts to Calgarians, pickup from your home, composting of material as well as education and program support.

The property tax subsidy has been removed from the Green Cart fee. To learn more, visit Residential Waste Rates.

How composting works

The Calgary Composting Facility is the largest of its kind in Canada. The facility produces high quality compost collected from the green cart program and the biosolids program.

Take an online tour of the facility and learn how composting works.

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Other disposal options

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