Single family homes & multi-residences
Residential Curbside Collection
Single-family residences and multi-unit residential properties with 4 or fewer units are eligible for residential Curbside Collection of waste, organics, and recycling.
Waste and organics collection alternates weekly between general waste (Black Cart) and organic waste (Green Cart). Recycling is picked up every second week.
Curbside Collection Schedules
Waste and organics: 2026 Curbside Collection Schedule (Feb 2026 to Jan 2027)
Curbside Recycling: Circular Materials
Black Cart
Your Black Cart collects non-recyclable packaging, hygiene products, bagged pet waste (feces, litter, and bedding), bagged wood ashes (cold!), used vacuum cleaner bags, and soiled aluminum foil.
Your Black Cart does not collect cardboard, compostables, recyclables, household hazardous waste (HHW), or e-waste.
Green Cart
Your Green Cart only collects compostable waste. Click here to learn more about what to put in your Green Cart.
Extra yard waste?
Our drivers are visiting between 1000-2000 stops a day. To help them out, please limit extra yard waste bags to 4 to 5 per week. If you have more, we ask that you store them until your next scheduled collection day, if possible. Or bring to the Waste Management Facility during Clean-up Days (May 21 to 25).
Carts should always be full before putting out extra bags. Add yard bags right into your cart if it’s not already filled with organics from your kitchen.
Bags should be under 50 lb. Overweight bags will be left at the curb.
Keep carts 1 metre away from obstacles. Including those extra bags of yard waste.
Thank you for your consideration as we work to provide the best service possible!
Recycling
Residential recycling in Whitehorse is managed by Circular Materials, a producer responsibility organization responsible for implementing and managing the new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system for packaging and paper products in Yukon.
For information on residential recycling in Whitehorse, including curbside recycling collection, visit Circular Materials.
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 bin, 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.