Forest Heights collection schedule
Forest Heights is a community in SE Calgary with about 1,685 serviced addresses. Here's the typical cart schedule — search your address for the exact days.
Example schedule for 1001 FONDA CO SE:
When is garbage day in Forest Heights?
In Forest Heights (SE Calgary), Black garbage carts are typically collected every two weeks on Fridays. Blue recycling carts are typically collected weekly on Thursdays. Green compost carts are typically collected weekly on Thursdays. Green cart frequency changes with the season — weekly from April to October and every two weeks from November to March. Exact days can vary by block, so search your address for your schedule, or set up a free email reminder the evening before each pickup.
Schedule data from the City of Calgary Open Data portal, refreshed weekly.
Do all of Forest Heights's addresses share the same days?
Yes — the City's schedule data shows all 1,685 serviced addresses in Forest Heights currently share the same collection days for each cart, which makes this one of the simpler communities to keep track of. It's still worth confirming your own address, since routes are occasionally re-drawn.
Drop-off options near Forest Heights
For anything the carts can't take — furniture, mattresses, renovation debris, paint, chemicals or electronics — the closest City facility to Forest Heights is usually the Shepard Landfill & Eco Centre at 12111 68 St SE, with East Calgary Landfill (3020 68 St SE) as the alternative. Hazardous-waste and e-waste drop-off at the Eco Centres is free for residents; bulky items pay a weight-based fee. See landfill hours & fees and all depot locations, or check what goes where before you load the car.
Communities near Forest Heights
Nearby communities run on their own routes — a friend two neighbourhoods over likely has different days:
Find your exact pickup day in Forest Heights
Collection days can vary by block — search your address: