Special garbage collection services
How to dispose of bulky waste and other items that need special collection
The following items will not be picked up with regular garbage collection:
- Bulky waste pickup
- Large household appliances pickup
- Older appliances with ozone-depleting substances pickup
- Other items that require special handling
- Bulky waste is garbage heavier than 34 kilograms (75 pounds) or longer than 1.5 metres (5 feet) in any direction. Examples of bulky waste are:
- household furniture
- mattresses
- box springs
- We collect bulky items according to the 5-day collection calendar.
- We only collect bulky waste if you arrange for a special pickup. To request a pickup, contact 311 at least two full business days before your next scheduled collection day. For example, if your collection day is day 3, and your next day 3 collection is on a Friday, you need to call us before Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
- You can have up to six items (any combination of bulky waste and large household appliances) picked up for each request.
- A $20.00 fee may apply.
- To cancel a bulky waste pickup, contact 311 at least two full business days before your scheduled pickup date. For example, if your pickup is booked for Thursday, you need to call us and cancel before Monday at 4:30 p.m.
- If you have booked a pickup and you do not cancel within two full business days' notice, or you do not leave the items out for pickup, we still charge the fee.
- If your scheduled collection day has passed and your bulky waste has not been collected, contact 311.
- You may also take bulky waste directly to Brady Road Landfill for disposal. There is a fee per vehicle.
Top of pageLarge household appliances pickup
- Large household appliances are:
- stoves
- dishwashers
- clothes washing machines and dryers
- We collect large household appliances each week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; depending on the area of the city you live in.
- We only collect large household appliances if you contact 311 and arrange for a special pickup. We need at least two full business days notice to schedule your pickup.
- You can have up to six items (any combination of large household appliances and bulky waste) picked up for each request.
- A $20.00 fee may apply.
- Before placing any large household appliance out for collection, please remove all:
- contents
- doors (due to safety concerns)
- To cancel a large household appliances pickup, contact 311 at least two full business days before your scheduled pickup date. For example, if your pickup is booked for Thursday, you need to call us and cancel before Monday at 4:30 p.m.
- If you have booked a pickup and you do not cancel within two full business days' notice, or you do not leave the items out for pickup, we still charge the fee.
- If your scheduled collection day has passed and your large household appliances have not been collected, contact 311.
- You can also take large household appliances directly to Brady Road Landfill for disposal. There is a fee per vehicle.
Older appliances with ozone-depleting substances pickup
- Appliances that contain ozone-depleting substances include:
- refrigerators
- freezers
- air conditioners
- We collect these types of appliances each week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays; depending on the area of the city you live in.
- We only collect appliances with ozone depleting substances if you contact 311 and arrange for a special pickup. We need at least two full business days notice to schedule your pickup.
- This service includes professional removal of hazardous materials such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs - also known by the trade name Freon).
- The pickup charge is $20.00 per item.
- Before placing any large household appliance out for collection, please remove all:
- contents
- doors (due to safety concerns)
- To cancel a ozone-depleting substance pickup, contact 311 at least two full business days before your scheduled pickup date. For example, if your pickup is booked for Thursday, you need to call us and cancel before Monday at 4:30 p.m.
- If you have booked a pickup and you do not cancel within two full business days' notice, or you do not leave the items out for pickup, we still charge the fee.
- If your scheduled collection day has passed and your appliance has not been collected, contact 311.
- You may also take appliances containing ozone-depleting substances directly to Brady Road Landfill where the hazardous materials will be professionally removed. There is a fee per vehicle.
Other items that require special handling
Large electronic items can contain hazardous materials and will not be picked up with either regular or special garbage collection.
Take household construction / renovation materials to the Brady Road Landfill for disposal. There is a fee per vehicle.
You can also contact the Habitat for Humanity Winnipeg ReStore
, a building supply store that accepts and resells quality new and used building materials, about donating your reusable construction and renovation materials.
For more information, call the recycling and garbage information line at 986-8888, Code 9812 or contact 311.
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This page was last updated on September 8, 2011 |
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