City of Iqaluit bylaw establishing recycling regulations and requirements for the municipality.
Garbage & recycling — Iqaluit, Nunavut
When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?
In the City of Iqaluit, Nunavut, collection schedule: Residential: based on collections twice per week excluding Statutory Holidays; Commercial: based on five collections per week excluding Statutory Holidays; sorting required: True; container or bag limit: All waste placed in a waste container must first be placed in a garbage bag; accepted or banned: Banned: commercial/industrial hazardous waste, honey bags, hot ashes, burning matter, loose waste. Source: Solid Waste By-Law #341, verified 2026-06-04.
| collection schedule | Residential: based on collections twice per week excluding Statutory Holidays; Commercial: based on five collections per week excluding Statutory Holidays | Schedule "C" table headers |
| sorting required | True | s. 402(2); Schedule "A" 401(11) |
| container or bag limit | All waste placed in a waste container must first be placed in a garbage bag | s. 401(2) |
| accepted or banned | Banned: commercial/industrial hazardous waste, honey bags, hot ashes, burning matter, loose waste | s. 205(7); s. 205(11); s. 401(5) |
| fee | Residential $27.50/M/U; Commercial $60.00/M/B; Application fee $ 15.00 | Schedule "C" |
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City of Iqaluit solid waste management bylaw governing garbage collection and disposal requirements for residents; amended by By-law #544 and By-law #830.