We’re here to help you find the Fort Mcmurray garbage pickup schedule for 2024 including bulk pickup, recycling, holidays, and maps.
The City of Fort McMurray is in Alberta with Prince George to the southwest, Edmonton and Red Deer to the south, and Saskatoon to the southeast.
If there’s a change to your normal garbage collection schedule then there’s a good chance your street sweeping schedule has changed too so make sure to check for updates.
Fort Mcmurray Garbage Collection Calendar 2024
For normal garbage collection schedules, enter your address into the search bar and click ‘Get Calendar’ to generate your collection schedule for the year.
Garbage Pick Up Holidays
No change to curbside garbage and recycling collection
This year, there will be no interruption to regular curbside collection service. Please continue to place your bins at the curb by 7:30 a.m. on your regularly scheduled collection day throughout the holiday season.Â
Fort Mcmurray Garbage Collection Map
Bulk Waste Pickup Calendar 2024
To help you dispose of large and heavy household items in a cost-effective way, the municipality offers the Heavy Item Pickup program each year. Registration for the 2024 program is now closed.
Acceptable Items for Bulk Pickup
- Sofas / couches
- Love seats / chairs
- Mattresses* / box springs*
- Exercise Equipment (treadmill, elliptical)
- Metal frame bed
- Dressers
- Stoves
- Dishwashers
- Washers
- Dryers
- Large televisions (24-inch tube or 27 inches and larger)
- Refrigerators / air conditioners / water coolers**
- Freezers**
- Tables – kitchen / dining room
- Desk – office / computer
* A fee of $28.00 will be charged for mattresses and box springs.
** A fee of $46.00 will be charged for refrigerant gas removal on CFC-containing appliances. Removal is required as it is classified as a hazardous waste and needs to be contained so it does not contribute to the destruction of the ozone layer. Only a certified technician can remove the refrigerant gases. Any unit that has refrigerant gas removed prior to pick up needs a certificate from the specialist who removed the refrigerant.
Unacceptable Items for Bulk Pickup
BBQs and live ammunition are not accepted in the Heavy Item Pickup program.
Have bulky items the city won’t pick up? You need a junk removal service.
If you have large items that the city won’t take from you, you may need to hire a junk removal service.
Junk removal services are not be as picky about the items they’re collecting so if the city won’t take the item, this may be your best bet. There’s usually a fee involved with junk removal but most companies can tell you ahead of time approximately what it’s going to cost.
There are a number of junk removal services in Fort Mcmurray and I’m sure many of them will be able to help you out.
Recycling Collection Calendar 2024
Here’s the link to the recycling collection schedule.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is bulk pickup in Fort Mcmurray?
To help you dispose of large and heavy household items in a cost-effective way, the municipality offers the Heavy Item Pickup program each year. Registration for the 2024 program is now closed.
What day is garbage pickup?
To find garbage pickup on your street, enter your service address here.
What time does garbage collection start?
Garbage collection starts at 7:30 a.m. Make sure to have your bins on the curb by then.
How can I contact the Fort McMurray Public Works Department?
9909 Franklin Avenue
Fort McMurray, Alberta T9H 2K4
PULSE:
Submit a request
Telephone:Â 780-743-7000
Toll Free:Â 1-800-973-9663
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