Seasonal Programs

The following materials can go in your brown paper yard waste bags:

• Grass clippings
• Leaves
• Flowers
• Weeds
• Culled plants
• Small twigs less than 30 centimetres (12 inches) long

The following materials cannot go in your brown paper yard waste bags:

• Kitchen food scraps
• Pumpkins 
• Pet waste
• Dirt, rocks and gravel
• Non-organic garden waste such as broken plant pots, plastic sheeting and metal stakes 
• Commercial yard waste
• Plastic and compostable bags

This program helps you dispose of large household items that cannot be set out for regular curbside collection. You can register up to four large household items to have picked up at the curb. Once registered, you are given a pickup date.

The 2024 Heavy Item Pickup program has concluded.

Note: The Heavy Item Pickup program is available in Fort McMurray, Draper, Saprae Creek, Anzac and Gregoire Lake Estates. The program is not available in Janvier, Conklin Fort McKay or Fort Chipewyan. 

If you are having trouble registering, contact Pulse at 780-743-7000.

Heavy household items can be disposed of at the Municipal landfill year-round, with applicable fees. 

The program allows residents to schedule curb-side pickup of the following items:

• Sofas / couches
• Love seats / chairs
• Mattresses* / box springs*
• Exercise Equipment (treadmill, elliptical) 
• Metal frame bed
• Dressers
• Stoves
• Dishwashers
• BBQs
• 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.

The municipality will pick-up a number of registered heavy items at no charge. However, there will be additional fees for:

• Mattresses - $28.00
• Box springs - $28.00
• CFC appliances - $46.00
  • Includes items such as refrigerators, freezers, water coolers and air conditioners.
  • Documentation is required if you have CFC removed by a technician.

Fees will be added to monthly utility bills. 

• Heavy items registered for collection must be put out to the curb by 8 a.m. on the assigned pickup day.
• All heavy items must be placed by the FRONT curb, even if you normally receive back alley collection for garbage and recycling.
• Please ensure items are easily accessible for pickup when they are placed at the curb. As always, your civic address number must be clearly visible from the roadside.
• Due to demand and routes, it could take up to 48 hours for pickup. Crews cannot go onto private property or go back for items that have not been put out for collection by the deadline.
• Any non-registered items will be left at the curb and are the responsibility of the property owner.
• Doors on refrigerators and freezers must be removed prior to pickup to prevent children and small animals from being trapped. Item(s) must be clean with no food inside.

The big bin events allow residents to drop off large household items that cannot be set out for regular waste collection. This includes large furniture, appliances, renovation materials and electronic waste. 

Most large household items are accepted at no charge. However, fees are applicable for the following items:

• Mattresses - $28.00
• Box springs - $28.00
• CFC appliances - $46.00
  • Includes items such as refrigerators, freezers, water coolers and air conditioners.
  • Items that have CFC removed beforehand are required to have documentation from a certified technician. Failure to produce documentation could result in charges for CFC removal.

Fees are collected at the events. Applicable fees will be applied to monthly utility bills.

Required documentation

Residents are required to show photo ID and proof of address before disposing of any items that have a fee associated with disposal. 

Additional information 

During the events, the Solid Waste Services team will be on-site to support the collection and unloading of large household items. COVID-19 prevention measures will be in place.

• Engine Oil
• Gas & Diesel
• Spray Paint
• Paint (oil base eg. Wood stain also water base eg. Latex)
• Household Chemicals eg. Cleaning supplies, weed killers, bear spray.
• Fire Extinguishers
• Helium cylinders household size ( red, pink, blue and purple)
• Spray foam Cylinders
• Cooking oil
• Antifreeze ( coolant)
• Propane ( 1lb to 100lb)
• Fluorescent bulbs, e.g. Compact fluorescent, black lights, ultraviolet, neon and H.I.D bulbs (Bulbs labeled “ contains Mercury” or “Hg” within a circle)

• Electronics ( most small household electronics)

  Eg. T.V. computers, vacuums, Tools, and toys ( battery and plug-ins) Lamps also solar panels 

• Batteries: from small watch batteries (cr 2016) to household (AAA-Ds) also car and large truck batteries