Edmonton Waste Wise vs OSSGA Material Reference Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Edmonton Waste Wise
Access your City of Edmonton garbage and recycling schedules. Receive timely collection notifications directly through the app to ensure you never miss a pickup.
- Garbage schedule viewing
- Recycling schedule viewing
- Collection reminders
- City of Edmonton specific
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Garbage and recycling schedules and reminders for City of Edmonton, Alberta. View your garbage and recycling schedule and receive collection notifications all from within this app.
OSSGA Material Reference Guide
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The Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Material Reference App provides aggregate specifications for granular base and subbase, concrete, hot mix aggregates and other aggregates. The app also provides information on sampling aggregates, conducting a sieve analysis of aggregates, definitions and a glossary of terms is provided. The app features a conversion calculator, a conical stockpile calculator as well as a number of other reference documents. The app also features a geographic listing of OSSGA member companies including the products they provide.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Edmonton Waste Wise at Free against OSSGA Material Reference Guide's $6.99. Edmonton Waste Wise also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 22 months). OSSGA Material Reference Guide's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Edmonton Waste Wise is free to download; OSSGA Material Reference Guide costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Edmonton Waste Wise ships an update every 3 months, OSSGA Material Reference Guide every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Edmonton Waste Wise | OSSGA Material Reference Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (33 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 82.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 156 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Edmonton | OSSGA |
In-app purchases
Edmonton Waste Wise
No in-app purchases
OSSGA Material Reference Guide
No in-app purchases
