Residential Garbage Collection

Accepted Material: 

• Regular garbage;
• Kitchen waste;
• Diapers; 
• Containers with food;
• Broken window glass, mirrors, or ceramics (inside a bag/box for safety);
• Animal waste (must be bagged); and 
• Styrofoam chips or peanuts, inside a box or bag, take all other styrofoam to the Landfill Recycling Depot

Materials Not Accepted: 

• Liquids;
• Hot ashes;
• Wood, drywall, metal, concrete, or bricks, take to Summerland Sanitary Landfill;
• Batteries, electronics or small appliances, take to Summerland Landfill Recycling Depot;
• Household hazardous waste, take to the Summerland Landfill Recycling Depot;
• Recyclables, learn more about Curbside Recycling Collection here, or visit the Landfill Recycling Depot page, or
• Yard & Garden waste, goes in your Yard & Garden Waste Collection cart.

Residential Garbage Collection Details

• Residential garbage is collected as scheduled on your collection day.
• Please ensure your carts are out by 7:00am, and your carts are properly placed.
• Place garbage material in carts. Recyclables or Yard & Garden Waste is not accepted in your garbage cart.
• All garbage material should be contained in bags within the cart. Bags outside garbage carts will not be collected.
• Avoid over-packing your cart as tightly packed garbage carts may not empty in collection trucks when tipped. You should be able to close the lid of your garbage cart without difficulty. 
• Garbage carts are available in 120L (base size), 240L, and 360L sizes. Visit the Cart Change Out  page to learn more about changing your cart size.

What Happens if I Don't Follow the Guidelines? 

Failure to adhere to curbside garbage collection details will result in garbage carts being stickered by Waste Connections of Canada and not being collected. To ensure your garbage cart is emptied, please follow the guidelines above. If you believe collection has been missed for another reason, click here to learn more.

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