Residential Garbage Collection
Please set your garbage cart out by 7 am on your collection day and leave at least 3 feet around your bin to make pick-up easier for large equipment.
Garbage Collection
The Town of High River provides weekly automated garbage collection services to over 5,000 single-family homes and residences. Visit our Garbage Collection Map to find out when your garbage will be picked up.
Guidelines for Effective Garbage Collection
- Set it out by 7 am and roll it back in by 8 pm
- Bag it up! Tie your garbage bags before tossing them in the cart
- Make sure lids are closed
- Make space by leaving about 1 meter (3 feet) around your cart
- Point the arrows to the road and keep wheels on the curb
- Keep streets and cul-de-sacs clear for the trucks
- Only your household garbage goes in your cart (not public bins)
The Town reserves the right to refuse garbage or give fines for reasons such as improperly prepared garbage, prohibited items, excessive quantities, or collection carts placed in unsafe or non-compliant locations.
For more information and a complete list of fines, view our Solid Waste Bylaw.
Garbage Collection Steps
Statutory Garbage Collection & Schedule
We will use our social media platforms and website to inform residents about any changes in the collection day, either before or after the Statutory Holiday, depending on the holiday in question.

Garbage Collection Do's & Don'ts
The Town’s Solid Garbage Management Bylaw lists resident responsibilities to make garbage collection efficient, timely and safe. Please read this summary to learn how you can help.
In order to prevent loose garbage from falling on the ground, road, grass or other areas please ensure that any garbage that is to be collected is bagged. The Town reserves the right to withhold collection of improperly prepared garbage, prohibited garbage, excessive quantities of garbage, or garbage located at unsafe or non-compliant set-out locations.
Please do:
- Make sure lids are closed
- Ensure garbage receptacles/collection carts are placed at collection points no later than 7 am on the scheduled collection day
- Place bins at least 3 feet (1 meter) away from other bins or obstacles.
Please do not:
- Place garbage anywhere other than in the garbage receptacles (container, cart)
- Over-fill the garbage container or collection cart
- Place garbage receptacles in locations that are unsafe, obstructed, blocked by snow, ice, poorly maintained, and uneven
- Set out garbage receptacles/collection carts before 7 pm the evening of the day prior to collection
- Place garbage collection bins together. This can cause complications during collection.
We're here to help, contact us!
publicworks@highriver.ca
(403) 652-2110
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