On December 18, 2025, the Town of Swan River released its 2026 Residential Recycling and Garbage Collection Calendar, providing households with their scheduled pickup dates and zone assignments for the coming year.
The calendar lays out bi‑weekly recycling and weekly garbage collections. The town organizes service into recycle zones generally defined relative to Main Street and the railway line; residents should consult the zone map for their assignment. Because New Year’s Day (Thursday, January 1, 2026) and Christmas Day (Friday, December 25, 2026) fall on weekdays, those collections are rescheduled — the town’s calendar shows New Year’s pickups moved to a Saturday and Christmas pickups moved to the following Monday. Residents should consult the downloadable calendar PDF for the exact substitute dates.
This schedule follows the town’s 2024 waste bylaw amendment (By‑Law No. 4/2024), which allows penalty notices for waste‑related infractions such as improper sorting or placing bins out on the wrong day. Although no major zone changes were announced for 2026, households near zone boundaries should double‑check the 2026 map for any minor route adjustments.
The calendar is effective from January 1 to December 31, 2026, and can be downloaded as a PDF from the town’s official website (https://www.swanrivermanitoba.ca/p/garbage-recycling) or picked up in person at the Town Office, 439 Main Street. For questions, residents can contact the Public Works Department during regular business hours.
