The Town provides black garbage cart, green organics cart and blue recycling cart collection. Learn what is acceptable in each of these three waste streams, when to set out your carts, and discover helpful tips for putting waste in its place.
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Christmas Tree Disposal Options
Wondering what to do with your Christmas tree? The Town offers three options: drop-off, curbside collection and green carts. Find all the details at okotoks.ca/christmas-trees
Frequency of collection
Black garbage carts are picked up weekly on your household's designated waste collection day. Please refer to the collection schedule.
Black garbage cart sizes & options
The Town of Okotoks provides a 120L black garbage cart as part of its cart collection program. Residents have the option to choose from two other cart sizes based on usage and each size of cart has a corresponding fee associated with it.
Small (120L) Standard
The standard cart has a capacity of approximately two regular size bags.
Medium (180L)
The medium cart has a capacity of approximately three regular size bags.
Large (240 L)
The large cart has a capacity of approximately four regular size bags.
The solution for occasional excess garbage
Excess Bags | |
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![]() | For the odd time you exceed your weekly garbage cart limit, purchase an official Town excess garbage bag. Bags are available at the Municipal Centre, Recreation Centre, Sobeys and Safeway. Cost per bag: see Waste Service fees |
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All food, pet and yard waste are accepted in the green organics cart.
Frequency of collection
- Weekly from April to the end of October
- Every two weeks from November to the end of April.
Green organics carts are picked up on your household's designated waste collection day. Please refer to the collection schedule for more information.
Green organics cart sizes & options
The Town of Okotoks provides a standard 120L green organics cart as part of its cart collection program. Residents have the option to choose from two other cart sizes based on usage and each size of cart has a corresponding fee associated with it.
Small (120L) Standard
The standard cart has a capacity of approximately two regular size bags.
Large (240L)
The medium cart has a capacity of approximately three regular size bags.
Extra Large (360 L)
The large cart has a capacity of approximately four regular size bags.
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Frequency of collection
Blue recycling carts are picked up weekly on your household's designated waste collection day.
Please refer to the collection schedule.
Blue recycling cart sizes & options
The Town of Okotoks provides a 240L blue recycling cart as part of its cart collection program.
A larger (360L) blue recycling cart option is also available to meet varying household needs:
Large (240 L)
The large cart has a capacity of approximately four regular size bags.
Extra Large (360 L)
The large cart has a capacity of approximately four regular size bags.
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Seasonal Waste Programs
Learn all about our seasonal programs.