The City of Cold Lake operates the Regional Waste Transfer Station and two public recycling drop-off sites. Waste collection is operated by the Infrastructure Services department. For more information, email infrastructure@coldlake.com or call 780-594-4496.

The City provides curbside collection of household waste, recycling and organics. Waste is collected weekly, while recycling and organics are collected bi-weekly on alternating weeks. Waste and recycling are collected year round, while household organic waste is collected April 1 to November 15. During the winter months, organics can be dropped off at the compost site located at the Transfer Station, free of charge.

The way the City collects organic waste at the curb has changed. Each household that has a black waste cart has received a new green organics cart. When organic collection resumes in the spring of 2023, all organic waste must be placed inside the green cart in order to be collected by our Automated Collection Vehicles. For more information on the new organics collection program, see the Organics, Recycling & Waste Collection Guide.