Requesting additional carts

Requesting additional carts

Not all households have the same waste management needs and sometimes you may need extra resources. The Additional Cart program provides you with the option to pay for an extra cart so you have adequate space to properly sort the recyclables, compostables or garbage your household has.

Who is eligible for additional carts?

Any residential dwelling that currently receives City residential blue, black and green cart service is eligible for the Additional Cart program.

Residential dwellings

  • You may request:
    • One (1) additional blue cart
    • One (1) additional black cart
    • One (1) additional green cart
  • Additional carts are charged at the same rate as the first carts. The fees are applied as a multiplier based on the number of carts. All charges appear on your monthly ENMAX bill.
  • There is a six-month commitment required for additional carts. A penalty may be applied for early cancellation.

Residential dwellings with secondary suites

  • You may request:
    • One (1) additional blue cart
    • One (1) additional black cart
    • One (1) additional green cart
  • Additional carts are charged at the same rate as the first carts. The fees are applied as a multiplier based on the number of carts. All charges appear on your monthly ENMAX bill.
  • There is a six-month commitment required for additional carts. A penalty may be applied for early cancellation.

Home-based business

  • Home-based businesses such as children’s day homes are eligible for residential cart service. Some home-based businesses require additional cart service or more frequent collection to accommodate the extra waste generated from business operations. 
  • Home-based businesses will be assessed on a case-by-case basis to determine the most appropriate program for your waste management needs. This could include additional carts, moving from residential to commercial waste collection service or buying tags for extra garbage bags.

Home health care

  • If your household is generating extra waste due to home health care materials, then additional carts may be provided with the costs waived. 
  • Home health materials includes: 
    • Incontinence products and soiled dressings
    • Disposable products, including disposable pads, gloves, masks, towels and sheets
    • Casts
    • Catheters
    • Empty and rinsed colostomy bags
    • Empty and rinsed dialysis filters
    • Empty and rinsed gastric and nasal tubes
    • Intravenous bags and tubing
    • Sponges
  • After speaking with Waste & Recycling Services staff, you will receive an application form to fill out and verify the medical need for a home health care cart.

How to request additional carts

If you require additional carts at your household, please call 311 to put in a request.

Waste & Recycling Services staff will work with you to best determine your additional cart needs. 

Call 311

Other resources

  • Extra garbage tags

    If you have extra garbage that doesn’t fit the black cart, garbage tags are only $3 and are ideal for occasional overflow instead of paying for an additional black cart.

    Buy garbage tags

  • What Goes Where

    Use our online search tool to look up recycling, compost, and safe disposal options for hundreds of items.

    Look up items for disposal
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