Collection Events

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.

Registration is limited and all registered items must be at the curbside by 8 a.m. on the assigned pickup day. This program is not available for commercial and construction related items.

The program is free; however, additional fees apply for certain items. See the list of applicable fees below

Register here

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. 

Heavy household items can be disposed of at the Municipal landfill year-round. Applicable fees apply please visit rmwb.ca/landfill for details.

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

+ Landfill fees apply to mattresses, box springs, refrigerators, and freezers.

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

• Mattresses - $35
• Box springs - $35
• CFC appliances - $50.60
  • 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. 

• This program is for residential properties only.
• Items must be placed at the curb or roadside by 8:00 a.m. on the day of the appointment.
• If your regular collection is in the back alley, please place items at the front of the home curbside, not in the back alley.
• Due to demand and collection routes, pickup may take up to 48 hours.
• Crews cannot go onto private property or return for items that were not put out for pickup.
• Please ensure your civic address number must be clearly visible from the roadside.
• 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.
• Exercise equipment must be taped or tied together before pickup to help prevent injury during collection.

Any non-registered items will be left at the curb and are the responsibility of the property owner.

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 - $35
• Box springs - $35
• CFC appliances - $50.60
• 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.

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

• 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