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: 2025 Curbside Collection Schedule (Feb 2025 to Jan 2026)
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? You can place additional approved compostable bags at the curb with your Green Cart. When setting out yard waste, please space bags 1 metre from your full Green Cart.
Note: Bags must weigh 25 kg or less each and be placed in a single pile.
Recycling
As of November 1, 2025, 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.