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*UPDATE*

Beginning October 1, 2026, Strathmore residents will have access to blue cart recycling collection, making it easier than ever to recycle more materials. The new program features single-stream recycling, which means there is no sorting required. Simply place accepted recyclable materials in your blue cart and set it out for collection.

This recycling program is part of Alberta's Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system and is administered by Circular Materials, a national not-for-profit organization. The program is not operated by the Town of Strathmore.

What You Need to Know:

✅ No additional costs will be added to your property taxes or municipal utility bills.
✅ Single-stream recycling means all accepted recyclable materials can go into one cart. No sorting required.
✅ Collection will take place every other Monday, beginning October 1, 2026.
✅ Blue carts will be delivered throughout September to households currently receiving Town residential garbage collection services.
✅ Wondering where to place your blue cart for pickup? Simply set it out in the same location as your black and green carts on collection day.

For more information about recycling in Strathmore, visit:
CircularMaterials.ca/Strathmore
Strathmore.ca/BlueCarts

Residents can also contact the collection contractor, T&T Disposal Services & Miller Waste Systems:
📧 [email protected]
📞 403-938-7930

Starting October 1, 2026, blue carts will be available to Strathmore residents for recycling collection, with more accepted materials and single-stream collection (no sorting required!). We’re sure you have questions and fret not, we have answers!

“𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐱𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥?”
This program is being rolled out as part of the province’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). Traditionally, recycling programs are paid for by municipalities. EPR shifts recycling costs away from municipalities and onto the producers of products and packaging. For you, this means there will be NO additional costs for this program on your municipal utility bills or through your property taxes.

“𝐖𝐡𝐨’𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦?”
This program is managed by Circular Materials, a not-for-profit organization working to improve recycling across Alberta. You can learn more about them at their website, CircularMaterials.ca

“𝐃𝐨 𝐈 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐭?”
Nope! The blue cart won’t cost you a dime.

“𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐨 𝐈 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐭?”
Our collection contractor, T&T Disposal Services & Miller Waste Systems, will be dropping off blue carts in September with residential collection starting in October. A delivery schedule will be available closer to September.

“𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦?”
This program is available to all Strathmore residents who currently have curbside garbage collection.

“𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧?”
The recycling depot will still be there, though there will be some operational changes (such as what’s acceptable for disposal and operating hours). Once those changes are confirmed, we’ll let you know.

“𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬?”
For more information about recycling in Strathmore, check out CircularMaterials.ca/Strathmore or visit Strathmore.ca/BlueCarts. You can also reach out to the collection contractor, T&T Disposal Services & Miller Waste Systems, via email, [email protected], or phone, 403-938-7930.

FYI

Starting October 1, 2026, blue carts will be available to Strathmore residents for curbside recycling collection, with more accepted materials and single-stream collection (no sorting required!). We’re sure you have questions and fret not, we have answers!

“𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐱𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥?”
This program is being rolled out as part of the province’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). Traditionally, recycling programs are paid for by municipalities. EPR shifts recycling costs away from municipalities and onto the producers of products and packaging. For you, this means there will be NO additional costs for this program on your municipal utility bills or through your property taxes.

“𝐖𝐡𝐨’𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦?”
This program is managed by Circular Materials, a not-for-profit organization working to improve recycling across Alberta. You can learn more about them at their website, CircularMaterials.ca

“𝐃𝐨 𝐈 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐭?”
Nope! The blue cart won’t cost you a dime.

“𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐨 𝐈 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐭?”
Our collection contractor, T&T Disposal Services & Miller Waste Systems, will be dropping off blue carts in September with curbside collection starting in October. A delivery schedule will be available closer to September.

“𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦?”
This program is available to all Strathmore residents who currently have curbside garbage collection.

“𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧?”
The recycling depot will still be there, though there will be some operational changes (such as what’s acceptable for disposal and operating hours). Once those changes are confirmed, we’ll let you know.

“𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬?”
For more information about recycling in Strathmore, check out CircularMaterials.ca/Strathmore or visit Strathmore.ca/BlueCarts. You can also reach out to the collection contractor, T&T Disposal Services & Miller Waste Systems, via email, [email protected], or phone, 403-938-7930.

Hope you got your treasures out!

Trash to Treasure launched in Strathmore today! You can read all about the biannual program by visiting our StrathmoreNow app and website.

Our one and only Wesley will be participating. Cheering you on Wes!!

Horseshoes will be tossed in Strathmore this weekend as a pitching tournament comes to town.

The Alberta Horseshoe Pitchers Association is hosting the competition at the Strathmore and District Agricultural Society’s horseshoe pits, with residents invited to come out and watch the action.

Find more details about the competition on the StrathmoreNow app and website.

One of these guys has been hanging out at our properties. Be aware 💞

FYI. It’s a good time to declutter before winter.

Got your HIG tags yet?

HIG is a service provided alongside your curbside waste collection service, taking place on the 3rd week of April and September. If you pay the residential garbage charge on your Town of Strathmore utility bill, the HIG service is available to you. There is no fee associated with the tags. Keep in mind that households are limited to 5 items per collection.

Trash to Treasure: September 10 to 13, 2026
Heavy Item Garbage: September 14 to 18, 2026

The last day to pick up HIG tags is September 11, 2026. All items must be placed out by 7 a.m. on September 14, 2026 to ensure your items are picked up. Tags can be picked up at Town Hall and the Strathmore Library.

For more information on HIG or Trash to Treasure, visit Strathmore.ca/HIG

We like to take pride in our properties and continue to provide well maintained homes. Thank you so much to Andy at BlindRiver Construction for giving some love to our eavestrough and drainage system today. He was efficient and helpful in repairing and making sure the correct systems were in place to drain water away from the property.

Happy spring! We have worked hard this winter to bring you a brand new website! This should not only streamline things for current tenants as well as provide all the information required for future tenants. We currently have a waitlist for properties and we reach out to those who have filled out the online applications first when one becomes available.
Check it out!

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