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.

Organic Waste collection at the curb is now in full swing. All households within the City's limits received a new green organics cart in the fall of 2022. All organic waste must be placed inside the green cart in order to be collected by our Automated Collection Vehicles. Compost bags and bundles of branches will not be accepted at the curb, with the exception of special collection days. Special compost days are typically scheduled in the spring at the beginning of the organics pick up season and again in the fall when organics pick up winds down for the winter. 

Waste Management News

Special Compost Collection Days

On your area's regularly scheduled organics pick up days, you may add up to 10 compostable bags of leafy yard waste and 5 bundles of branches.  This is in additional to your green organics bin that will still be emptied as scheduled.

The next special collection days for organics will be occurring between May 13 to June 6.

For more information on the Organic Waste program (what is considered organic waste and how it should be handled), see the Organics, Recycling & Waste Collection Guide. *If you did not receive a green cart, please call Public Works at 780-594-4496.