Recycling

Recyclable materials placed in clear or blue transparent bags are picked up biweekly throughout the year. You can place as many bags of recyclable items as you wish at the curb on collection day. 

You can view the Town’s 2024 Waste Collection Calendar for specific pick-up dates and the Zone map. Please have your recycling at the curb for waste pick up by 7 a.m. on your designated collection day.

How to Clean Recyclables

Did you know that all recyclables collected through the Town’s curbside program must be rinsed and cleaned to ensure they get recycled into new products instead of being sent to the landfill? To clean recyclable materials, please:

  • Clean all cans and foil;
  • Flatten cardboard boxes and box board. Remove all waxed paper, plastic, cellophane and plastic handles; and
  • Clean and remove labels and caps then crush plastic #1 to #7 containers.

What Can be Recycled?Recycling at the curb

For a full list of ‘Accepted’ items that can be recycled as part of the curbside waste collection program, please scroll to the bottom of the page and click the list.

Recycled items can be placed in clear or blue transparent bags at the curb on your collection day. Please do not place glass, styrofoam, plastic bags or lids (except recyclable plastic or tin can lids) in your recycling.

Deposit beverage containers (including milk cartons) can be taken to the local bottle depot for a full refund or disposed of through the curbside recycling program.  


Please click on the links below for more information:

Plastics with recycling symbols #1 to #7

Please note: you can find the type of plastic a container is made with by looking at the bottom of the container and seeing what number is inside the recycling symbol. It must have the recycling symbol #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 or #7 to be recycled.

Clean tin/aluminum cans and plates

  • Aluminum cans
  • Aluminum foil (clean)
  • Aluminum pie plates (clean)
  • Cans
  • Soup/vegetable cans
  • Tin cans

Cardboard

  • Appliance and moving boxes (flattened and cut)
  • Boxboard (cereal, facial tissue, etc.)
  • Cardboard (clean)
  • Cardboard boxes (flattened)
  • Cardboard egg cartons (no Styrofoam)
  • Cereal boxes (no liners)
  • Detergent and laundry boxes (empty and clean)
  • Shoe boxes

Please tie cardboard into bundles and do not place loose at the curb. All must be clean (no soiled pizza boxes).

Paper

  • Ad inserts
  • Books (Hard covers removed)
  • Catalogues
  • Printer paper
  • Envelopes (plain or with plastic window)
  • Fast food paper containers (clean)
  • Wrapping paper that is non-glossy, non-metallic, not shiny or does not have a plastic coating
  • Greeting cards
  • Magazines
  • Newspapers
  • Tissue paper (clean)

Non-glass drink containers

  • Juice bottles
  • Pop bottles
  • Tetra Pak drink containers
  • Cans
  • Juice boxes
  • Milk cartons
  • Milk jugs
  • Water bottles

Please note: These items are all refundable bottles and drink containers that can also be taken to the bottle depot in Ponoka.

  • Appliance and moving boxes (flattened and cut)
  • Boxboard (cereal, facial tissue, etc.)
  • Cardboard (clean)
  • Cardboard boxes (flattened)
  • Cardboard egg cartons (no Styrofoam)
  • Cereal boxes (no liners)
  • Detergent and laundry boxes (empty and clean)
  • Shoe boxes

Glass

  • Ceramic/clay pots
  • Chinaware
  • Mirrors
  • Plate glass
  • Porcelain
  • Pyrex items
  • Regular and fluorescent light bulbs
  • Windows

Metals

  • All batteries
  • Automotive oil containers
  • Gasoline/fuel containers
  • Shock absorbers

Plastic

  • Biodegradable bags
  • Diapers
  • Gasoline containers
  • Motor oil containers
  • Plastic bags that don't have a recycle symbol
  • Plastic food wrap
  • Styrofoam egg cartons
  • Styrofoam plastics (cups, plates, etc)

If your curbside recycling was not picked up on your designated collection day, please contact E360S dispatch at 403-341-9300 or by email at rddispatch@e360s.ca. 

For further information on the curbside waste collection program, please call the Town office at 403-783-4431.

For more information about the requirements for placing your recycling at the curb on collection day, please visit the Curbside Cart Placement page.