Single family homes & multi-residences
Single-family residences and multi-unit residential properties with four or fewer units are eligible for residential Curbside Collection of garbage and organics.
Black Cart (garbage) and Green Cart (organics) collection alternates weekly.
Curbside Collection schedule: 2026 Curbside Collection schedule (Feb 2026 to Jan 2027)
Was your cart missed? Use our Report-a-Problem form or call 867-668-8350.
Black Cart – Garbage
Your Black Cart collects household garbage, including non-recyclable packaging, hygiene products, bagged pet waste (feces, litter, and bedding), bagged wood ashes (cold!), used vacuum cleaner bags, and soiled aluminum foil.
These things don’t go into your collect Black Cart: organic waste (food scraps, leaf and yard waste), recycling (cardboard, paper, containers), Household Hazardous Waste, or electronic waste.
Bulky items, appliances, metals, and Household Hazardous Waste can be brought to the Waste Management Facility.
Green Cart – Organics
Your Green Cart is only for organic waste. This includes food scraps, food-soiled paper, leaves, yard waste, and certified compostable containers.
Please keep these items out of your Green Cart or yard bag – they damage equipment and put staff in danger.
• rocks
• gravel
• metal
• garbage
• pet poop
Have extra yard waste?
Leaf and yard waste can be set out in compostable bags along with your Green Cart.
• Your cart should be full before putting out extra bags. Put yard bags into your Green Cart to top it up.
• Limit extra yard waste bags to 4 or 5 per collection. Store extras until your next scheduled collection day, or bring to the Waste Management Facility (tipping fees apply).
• Keep yard bags under 50 lbs. Overweight bags will not be collected.
• Keep carts 1 metre away from obstacles. Including extra yard bags.
Thank you for your consideration as we work to provide the best service possible!
Recycling
Residential recycling services are not provided by the City of Whitehorse.
Curbside collection is provided by Circular Materials and carried out by Whitehorse Blue Bin Recycling. The 2026 recycling schedule can be found here.
Missed a recycling collection or have a question? Call Whitehorse Blue Bin Recycling at 867-687-1615 or email [email protected].
You are required to sort organics, metals, clean wood, appliances, tires, concrete, asbestos, animal carcasses and hazardous waste. Recyclable packaging and paper products, cardboard and electronic waste are not accepted at the Waste Management Facility and should be brought to Raven ReCentre for free drop-off.
Want to learn what goes where? Check out our Waste and Organics Sorting Guides in English, French, German, Northern Tutchone, Southern Tutchone, Tagalog, and Punjabi. Click and print copies for your home and office.
Why sort waste?
Sorting your waste reduces the cost of disposal and helps conserve landfill airspace. Unsorted waste is subject to higher tipping fees. When materials are separated, we create opportunities for recycling and composting. Diverting organics to our compost facility reduces greenhouse gas emissions from the landfill.
You are required to sort certain wastes such as organics, metals, clean wood, appliances, tires, concrete, asbestos, animal carcasses, and hazardous waste. Recyclable packaging and paper products, cardboard and electronic waste are not accepted at the and should be brought to Raven ReCentre for free drop-off.
Some waste requires special handling for safe and effective burial in the landfill, such as animal carcasses and asbestos.
Our What Goes Where app makes sorting your waste a snap. Click on ‘Wizard’ to search for an item and we’ll give you local options for recycling, composting, or disposal. If you can’t find a given item, e-mail [email protected] with your inquiry.
Making sure that waste is secured not only prevents wildlife from accessing it but also reduces the risk of people illegally dumping it in your cart, which is a theft of service.
Living in close proximity to the wilderness comes with the collective responsibility to keep it wild. An important part of keeping our wilderness wild is properly managing our waste, as well as other attractants. Wildlife habituated to waste leads to human-wildlife interactions which could prove deadly for the animal. This includes foxes, coyotes, and bears!
Please report illegal dumping to Bylaw Services at 867-667-2111. For more tips on living with wildlife, click here.