The majority of household waste is made up of recyclables and organics. Recycling and composting are important to reduce the impact on our environment and to extend the life of our landfill.

Green & blue carts have proven to be effective in diverting waste from the landfill. On a Town-wide basis, that would translate into thousands of tonnes of annual waste being turned into useful recycled materials & rich compost for farms instead of taking up valuable space in the landfill.

Waste diversion creates many advantages for the environment; that is why many municipalities in Alberta have or are implementing a green and blue cart program.

By using your new blue and green carts, you can:

•    Reduce dependence on and extend the life of our landfill.

•    Reduce greenhouse gases, helping our environment now and for future generations.

•    Turn food and yard waste into useful compost.

Garbage pickup remains on Tuesdays in the community of Turner Valley and Thursdays in Black Diamond.

Organics and recycling are picked up on Wednesdays in both Black Diamond and Turner Valley communities.  

In the winter months (November - March) organics collection is every two weeks (alternating communities).

Black garbage and blue recycling carts are collected weekly year-round. 

Green organics carts are picked up:

• every week from April to the end of October,
• every two weeks from November to the end of March.

Some exceptions occur on statutory holidays.

Carts must be placed in the pickup location on the designated day by 7a.m.

The green cart is collected weekly from April to October when the weather is warmer and there is also yard waste included in the cart.   

The green cart is collected bi-weekly from November to March throughout the winter season when it is colder outside and the carts will have little to no yard waste.