South Calgary garbage day and recycling schedule
Most South Calgary homes (86%) put the black garbage cart out on Thursdays, and blue recycling carts on Fridays along with the green cart. Your exact address decides your dates.
Find your exact dates in South Calgary
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Apartments, condos and businesses may use private collection. If your address is missing, check with your property manager or the City of Calgary.
Pickup days across South Calgary
Not every street in South Calgary shares the same day. This table counts homes by their published collection day.
| Cart | Collection days (homes) |
|---|---|
| Black cart | Thursday: 1,120 · Wednesday: 177 |
| Blue cart | Friday: 1,112 · Tuesday: 177 |
| Green cart | Friday: 1,104 · Tuesday: 177 |
Green cart in winter
Green carts are collected every week from April to October and every other week from November to March. The City publishes the exact winter dates in its schedule data, and your address result shows them once they are available.
About this data
Based on the City of Calgary’s open data for 1,298 South Calgary addresses, last imported June 6, 2026. We only show days and dates inside the City’s published schedule periods. Source: City of Calgary Waste and Recycling Collection Schedule. This site is independent of the City.
Published schedule periods
- Winter: to
- Summer: to