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Garbage & Recycling

Curbside Garbage, Organics and recycling pick-up are provided for all residential properties in Redwater. 

Garbage pick-up is scheduled every Friday and recycling pick-up is every second Friday. 

Organic waste pick-up occurs on Fridays as well. From November 1 to April 30, organics are collected every second Friday.  

For November, green cart collection will take place on:

  • Friday, November 13

  • Friday, November 27

Please see the 2026 GFL Calendar for pickup dates for Garbage, Organics and Recycling.

There is a printable copy here, GFL Pickup dates. 


Placement of Bins

Garbage bins, Organic bins and recycling items should be placed at the curb no later than 7:00 am on the pick-up date. Once pick-up has been completed, all bins must be removed from the roadway as soon as possible or no later than 9:00 pm on the collection day. 

If your garbage/recycling or organics were missed by GFL, please contact the Town Office immediately at 780-942-3519.

Organic Waste Bins

Check the poster below for information on what is acceptable to be placed in your Organics Bin.  

   

The Roseridge Transfer Station outside Redwater and Roseridge Waste Management Center in Morinville charge a minimum load charge of 125kg per trip.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this or about access to Roseridge facilities, please contact Roseridge at:

•    wastecollection.ca

•    780-544-0661 

•    collectionservices@roseridge.ab.ca



The Town of Redwater Utility Rates, Fees & Billings Bylaw 901 sets the parameters of the Town’s annual allowed tonnage limit, this is currently 500kg per calendar year free of charge. Once this limit is exceeded by the customer, charges will apply through the customer utility account.  The rate charged is the commodity price set by Roseridge.



 Roseridge Transfer Station in Redwater

Roseridge Waste Management Services Commission in Morinville runs and maintains the Transfer Station in Redwater

Users of the Redwater Transfer Station must show a valid permit card to dump regular garbage.  

Roseridge does not charge a minimum load charge if you are bringing only recycling items. Regular garbage disposal or mixed loads are assessed the minimum load charge. A Roseridge Disposal Permit Card is required for regular household garbage and recycling items.

 If you have lost your card or have moved within the Town you will need a new card which can be obtained at the Town Office. A $5.00 fee will be charged to replace a lost card. 

 Your Town of Redwater transfer station permit is also valid at the Roseridge Waste Management Center in Morinville. Town of Redwater residents are allowed 500 kg per calendar year free of charge with each valid transfer station permit.  

Sturgeon County residents need to obtain permits through the Sturgeon County office before using the Redwater Transfer Station. For more information and to get a card visit the Sturgeon County website.

For information on what is and is not accepted at the Roseridge Transfer Station, visit:

https://www.roseridge.ab.ca/Facilities/Transfer-Station


 For information on what additional items are accepted at the Roseridge Waste Management Center, visit:

https://roseridge.org/Facilities/Main-Facility










Residential recycling pickup is every second Friday. The recycle schedule can be viewed on the community calendar on our home page or on the calendar above. 

If your recycling has not been picked up, check for a pink tag explaining what could be done differently to facilitate pickup.  


Who are Circular Materials and what do they do? 

In a nut shell, the Alberta government has given the cost of recycling  back to the original producers.  For the Town Residents it means that in April of 2025 you might have noticed a reduction on your Utility bill for garbage/recycling.  There is more information below, and also on their webpage www circularmaterials ca



SIgn up for the App! The app allows you to look at recycling schedules, report missed recycling, search for items to see if they can go in your blue bag and more information for you as the resident of the Town of Redwater.