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Upper Mount Royal garbage day and recycling schedule

Most Upper Mount Royal homes (66%) 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.

Black cart · garbageMostly ThursdaysEvery two weeks · 66% of 804 homesNext:
Blue cart · recyclingMostly FridaysEvery week · 66% of 804 homes
Green cart · food and yard wasteMostly FridaysEvery week · 66% of 804 homes

Find your exact dates in Upper Mount Royal

Search your address for your next pickups. You can save it on this device or add the dates to your calendar.

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 Upper Mount Royal

Not every street in Upper Mount Royal shares the same day. This table counts homes by their published collection day.

CartCollection days (homes)
Black cartThursday: 531 · Wednesday: 273
Blue cartFriday: 531 · Tuesday: 273
Green cartFriday: 531 · Tuesday: 273

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 804 Upper Mount Royal 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
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