Green Cart Biweekly Pick Up Starts November 1

Beginning the first week of November, curbside pick-up of green carts in the Town of Ponoka will switch to the winter schedule, with collection happening every second week until the end of April 2026.

What Goes in My Green Cart?

Compostable items that can be placed in the green carts include most kitchen food waste, coffee grounds, cooking oil, eggshells, poultry bones, shellfish, tea bags, certified compostable food containers, food-soiled newsprint and cardboard, facial tissue, food-soiled paper towels and napkins, and leaves.

Please do not put plastics, recyclables or household garbage in the green carts. For example, no diapers, tin cans, chunks of wood or plastic bags please.

For a complete list of what items are ‘accepted’ and ‘not accepted’ in your green cart, please click here. 

To view the 2025 Waste Collection Calendar, please click here.

Waste Transfer Station Switches to Winter Hours

Starting on November 1, the Waste Transfer Station will also switch to winter hours, which are Tuesday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed on statutory holidays).

For more information about the Town of Ponoka curbside waste collection program and the Waste Transfer Station, please click here or call 403-783-4431.