A message from the City of Calgary

Tips for using your green cart this fall 

• Yard waste like leaves, branches, grass, and plants can go directly inside the green cart.
• Always fill your green cart first, then fill paper yard waste bags. Roll tops of bags closed to prevent spills and allow your collector to pick up the bags.
• Place extra yard waste bags at least two feet to the side of your green cart for collection. Make sure you can lift the bag with one hand.
• Do not use plastic bags in your green cart.

Starting in November, the City will pick up your green cart once every other week. Weekly green cart collection will resume in the spring.

Visit //calgary.ca/collection to check your schedule and sign up for reminders.

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A message from the City of Calgary

What is cart contamination?

We talk a lot about putting the right items into your blue, black and green carts to avoid contamination. But what exactly is contamination?

Contamination is when the wrong items are put in the wrong bins. Sorting your waste into the right carts ensures material ends up at the right facility to be turned into new products or to be disposed of properly.

Most people do a good job with their carts. But the consequences of contamination create real challenges that impact the waste facilities, the health and safety of workers, and increase program costs for Calgarians.

Working together, we can keep our facilities and staff safe while ensuring our waste programs run properly.

Learn more at calgary.ca/contamination