For many seniors and people with restricted mobility, taking out the garbage, or recycling is a huge challenge, especially when it’s wet or icy outside.

So where can they turn for help? The City of Edmonton offers an assisted waste collection service for people who have difficulty getting their garbage and recycling to the curb.

This service is available at no charge for Edmonton residents with mobility challenges who don’t have someone to help them take out their waste.

There is a brief application form online or you can call Waste Management Services to apply for the program. Once you are set up, a waste collector will come to the door and pick up your garbage and recycling from outside your front or back door.

Over 170 people currently receive assisted waste collection.

To find more information or to sign up for this service, call (780) 496-5698 or visit Edmonton.ca/waste.