Blue cart recycling
Safely dispose of pressurized tanks and canisters
Going camping, hiking or hosting a barbecue this summer? Make sure you safely dispose of pressurized tanks, canisters and aerosols (empty or full), including:
- Bear spray canisters
- Small camping propane tanks
- Butane canisters
- Standard barbecue tanks
- Helium tanks
Take these items to a household hazardous waste drop-off at designated fire stations or City landfills for safe disposal. Do not put these items in your blue, black or green carts.
When put in a cart these items become a safety hazard for your collector and the staff at waste management facilities. Items can also damage collection trucks and sorting equipment.
Visit calgary.ca/hhw to check the list of drop-off locations.
What can go in your Blue Cart
Find your pickup schedule
Print a calendar
- Type your address in the search box
- Select Get a calendar
- You can print a calendar; or
- Add an online calendar
Sign up for free reminders
- Type your address in search box
- Select Get a reminder
- Chose type of notice
- Add your contact details
Download the Calgary Garbage Day app
Never miss a collection day by downloading the Calgary Garbage Day app onto your mobile device.
Using your Blue Cart
Customer self-service
Request cart for a new home
Report a missing or damaged cart
For more details, see Replacing Your Cart.
About Blue Cart Program
Who receives a cart?
We provide blue carts to single family homes up to four units, as long as they are not part of an apartment or condominium.
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Blue Cart Fee ($ per 30 days) |
$9.16 |
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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, sorting and processing of material as well as education and program support.
To learn more, visit Residential Waste Rates.
How recycling works
Through our Blue Cart program and community recycling depots, we've recycled more than 700 million kilograms over the last 11 years.
When your items are picked up from your blue cart, they go to a recycling sorting facility. People and machines sort all the mixed recyclables into different types of materials, bale them and ship them to markets where they will be made into new products.
In 2017, some items were impacted by the changes in the Chinese recycling sector and put into storage. In 2018, new manufacturers were found in other markets to accept recyclables as well as to clear out the backlog of stored items from 2017.
Other disposal options
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Take your residential waste to one of three landfill sites.
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Find a community recycling bin location near you.
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Recycle your old and unused electronics for free.
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Dispose of household hazardous waste at our drop-off locations.