Please bring recyclables to one of the four drop off depots that are located throughout the city.
Please bring recyclables to one of the four drop off depots that are located throughout the city.
Please bring recyclables to one of the four drop off depots that are located throughout the city.
Please bring recyclables to one of the four drop off depots that are located throughout the city.
Please bring recyclables to one of the four drop off depots that are located throughout the city.
One residential waste cart is provided at no charge and all household garbage must be set out in your cart. The cart serial number identifies it as belonging to your address, but it remains the property of the City. If you move, the cart must remain at the property.
Must be at the curb/lane by 7 a.m. on your scheduled collection day.
Position your Residential Waste Cart, with the arrows facing the street/alley and 3ft (1m) of clearance around the cart in such a manner that automated collection may occur without collectors being required to manually move the cart. In addition:
These items are not accepted in the waste cart:
Recyclables
Furniture & excess garbage that does not fit entirely inside the cart (with lid closed)
Appliances & metal items
Construction/demolition waste
Household hazardous waste
Electronics
Tires
To report a damaged or stolen cart, contact Environmental Utilities at (403) 529-8176 or eu@medicinehat.ca.
Includes residential, commercial, institutional mixed waste
Excess garbage, including furniture and other bulky items must be taken to the Medicine Hat Regional Landfill on Highway 41A.
Includes insulation, drywall, renovation materials (tiles, electrical materials, doors, windows, ceiling tiles, carpeting)
Take these materials to the Medicine Hat Regional Landfill on Highway 41A. To enquire about materials not listed, contact the Landfill Office at (403) 527-1718 or email eu@medicinehat.ca.
Tip: The best way to get rid of an appliance is to ask the retailer to take the old one when they deliver a new one.
Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners and dehumidifiers must have the Freon removed by an authorized local appliance dealer who will then attach a sticker that allows the item to be dropped off.
Properly tagged appliances and other metal items such as stoves, microwave ovens, hot water tanks, swing sets, metal storage sheds, bicycles, and BBQ's must be taken to the Medicine Hat Regional Landfill on Highway 41A.
A maximum of 4 automobile/light truck tires can be disposed of at the Medicine Hat Regional Landfill on Highway 41A. For disposal of other tires, contact the Landfill Office at (403) 527-1718 or email eu@medicinehat.ca for details.
Automobile/light truck tires (maximum 4): No charge
The City offers a recycling program for Christmas trees that residents are encouraged to use.
From December 26th to January 31st each year Christmas trees are accepted 24/7 in designated areas at the Kipling Street and Shamrock Recycling Depot locations. The compost facility at the Medicine Hat Regional Landfill on Highway 41A also accepts Christmas trees, free of charge. Trees are composted, so they must be free of all decorations and plastic bags must be removed. This means removing all lights, tinsel, garland, plastic wrap, tree stands, wire, rope, nails and all other foreign materials.
Medicine Hat residents have the option of subscribing for seasonal yard waste collection using a convenient 95-gallon (360-litre) Automated Yard Waste Cart that is specifically designed and vented for yard waste material.
Must be at the curb/lane by 7 a.m. on your scheduled collection day.
Residents must sign up for curbside yard waste automated collection at Customer Service in City Hall. All applications are subject to a one time level of service change fee of $50.00.
Position your green yard waste cart next to your waste cart, leaving a distance of 3' (1m) between them. The arrows on the cart must be pointed toward the street/ally.
DO NOT USE plastic bags. Place yard waste directly into the yard waste cart. All material must fit into the cart and the lid must close completely; nothing placed on top or outside of the cart will be collected.
Acceptable yard waste material includes:
Each spring the Solid Waste Utility has bags of finished yard waste compost (Sure Grow) for sale, while quantities last.
Sure Grow, made entirely from yard waste materials such as grass clippings, leaves, and tree & shrub trimmings, is a class A compost that greatly enhances overall soil structure and improves movement of air and water within the soil. Plants grown in soil amended with compost tend to be healthier, require less watering, and are more disease and pest resistant.
Bagged compost can be purchased at the Medicine Hat Regional Landfill scale house. For more information call (403) 529-8176 or visit www.medicinehat.ca.
Please note that bulging or leaking paint cans, products not in their original container and unidentifiable material may not be accepted. Accepted container size is 100 ml to 23 litres. Empty metal paint cans and pails can be deposited with metals.
Take these materials to the hazardous waste facility at the Medicine Hat Regional Landfill on Highway 41A. Before preparing these materials for drop off, please familiarize yourself with the safe handling requirements.
To enquire about a specific item not listed, contact the Landfill Office at (403) 527-1718 or email eu@medicinehat.ca.
Paint products & coatings: No charge
Take automotive liquids, lubricating oil, oil filters and plastic oil bottles to the Medicine Hat Regional Landfill on Highway 41A for recycling. Before preparing these materials for drop off, please familiarize yourself with the safe handling requirements.
To enquire about a specific item not listed, contact the Landfill Office at (403) 527-1718 or email eu@medicinehat.ca.
Take gardening & pest control products to the Medicine Hat Regional Landfill on Highway 41A for recycling. Before preparing these materials for drop off, please familiarize yourself with the safe handling requirements.
To enquire about a specific item not listed, contact the Landfill Office at (403) 527-1718 or email eu@medicinehat.ca.
Gardening & pest control products: No charge
A 'sharp' is any object that can pierce, puncture or cut the skin. Lancets, pen needles, syringes, knives, scalpels, razors, scissors or broken glass are all examples of sharps.
Used sharps should always be placed in an approved sharps container, never in with your garbage or recycling. Several area pharmacies provide syringe containers free of charge, and will accept the filled containers back for safe disposal.
Take household hazardous waste materials to the Medicine Hat Regional Landfill on Highway 41A for recycling. Before preparing these materials for drop off, please familiarize yourself with the safe handling requirements.
To enquire about a specific item not listed, contact the Landfill Office at (403) 527-1718 or email eu@medicinehat.ca.
Household hazardous waste: No charge
When preparing Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) materials for drop-off, please remember the following:
Household Hazardous Waste is forwarded for safe disposal to a specially designed hazardous waste landfill or may be destroyed in a hazardous waste incinerator.
For more information contact the Landfill Office at (403) 527-1718 or email eu@medicinehat.ca.
The Medicine Hat Regional Landfill on Highway 41A accepts most used electronics.
To enquire about a specific item not listed, contact the Landfill Office at (403) 527-1718 or email eu@medicinehat.ca.
The Medicine Hat Regional Landfill on Highway 41A accepts most batteries. To enquire about a specific item not listed, contact the Landfill Office at (403) 527-1718 or email eu@medicinehat.ca.
Batteries: No charge