Garbage & recycling — Portage la Prairie, Manitoba

When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?

In the City of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, collection schedule: Single/Two Family: fifty times per year; Multiple Family: minimum fifty-two times per year; Recyclables: twenty-five times per year (exclusive of statutory holidays); sorting required: False; container or bag limit: 2 containers per cycle (tags for excess); Recycling: 200 litres (four containers) per collection day; accepted or banned: Hazardous Waste prohibited in Household Waste. Construction/Demolition Waste at Waste Disposal Grounds. Yard Waste at Composting Site.. Source: Solid Waste By-Law 04-8244, verified 2026-06-09.

Solid Waste By-Law 04-8244 adopted bylaw
collection schedule Single/Two Family: fifty times per year; Multiple Family: minimum fifty-two times per year; Recyclables: twenty-five times per year (exclusive of statutory holidays) s. 3(a), s. 4(a), s. 7(a)
sorting required False s. 7(b) "voluntary basis"
container or bag limit 2 containers per cycle (tags for excess); Recycling: 200 litres (four containers) per collection day s. 3(b), s. 7(b)
accepted or banned Hazardous Waste prohibited in Household Waste. Construction/Demolition Waste at Waste Disposal Grounds. Yard Waste at Composting Site. s. 8(b), s. 8(a), s. 8(e)
fee Billed quarterly on water and sewer bills. Tags charged per Fees and Charges By-Law. s. 9(c), s. 9(a)
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Regulates collection, handling, storage, disposal, and enforcement for solid waste in Portage la Prairie.

Machine-readable: garbage-recycling.json · Official website: http://www.city.portage-la-prairie.mb.ca/ · Last verified 2026-06-09 · Garbage & recycling in other municipalities