Curbside Collection

Find information about curbside garbage, recycling, and organics collection. Use the collection calendar to check your pickup schedule, set reminders, and learn how to prepare your waste for collection.

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ℹ️ Download the What Goes Where Guide or ask the Waste Wizard below to find the right disposal option.

Collection Calendar & Reminders

Never miss a collection day.

Enter your address below to view your collection schedule and sign up for reminders by email, phone, or mobile device.

Important:

  • Garbage and organic totes must be locked with both locks, and preferably kept behind closed doors in your garage, basement or storage area to prevent wildlife from accessing the contents
  • Totes must be curbside by 7.15 a.m. on collection day.

Download the pdf collection calendar.

Neighbourhood Schedules

  • Business Park
  • Downtown
  • Dentville
  • Government Road to Mamquam Bridge
  • North Yards
  • SEAandSKY
  • Shannon Estates
  • The Breeze
  • Tantalus Crossing
  • University Heights above the Mashiter Bridge.
  • 7 Peaks
  • Hospital Hill
  • Neighbourhoods east of Loggers Lane from the from the Squamish Adventure Centre to Centennial Way
  • Neighbourhoods north of the Ch’iyáḵmesh (Cheekeye) substation, including Paradise Valley and Cheakamus
  • St’á7mes (Stawamus)
  • Squamish Adventure Centre to Centennial Way
  • Timber Town Trailer Court
  • Wagon Wheel
  • Willow Crescent
  • Valleycliffe
  • Garibaldi Estates
  • Kaw̓ tín (Kowtain)
  • Tantalus Road Area
  • Viresence
  • Willow Village
  • Ch’iyáḵmesh (Cheekeye) Area
  • Garibaldi Highlands
  • Brackendale
  • Riverside

Garbage Collection

The annual Solid Waste Utility fee is based on garbage tote size. The smaller the tote, the lower the fee. Tote size can be changed once a year. 

The annual collection fees include: 

  • garbage, recycling, and organics collection
  • processing of recycling and organics
  • Keep recyclables and organics out of your garbage tote. Use it only for trash.
  • Rinse your tote regularly to reduce smells that attract wildlife.

Recycling Collection

To ensure collection, only place accepted items in your recycling tote. "Contaminated" totes may be left uncollected.

Contamination happens when you:

  • Place unaccepted items in your curbside recycling tote.
  • Prepare accepted items incorrectly (e.g., stacking, bundling or bagging items, leaving food waste inside containers), making them unrecyclable.

The District conducts routine audits. Contaminated totes may not be emptied.

To check what can and can't go in your recycling tote, look up items in the Waste Wizard above or visit RecycleBC for a list of materials. 

  • Avoid recycling contamination
  • Do not bundle, bag or otherwise contain your recyclables, with the exception of shredded paper (contained in a separate paper bag or cardboard box within the tote).
  • Clean and rinse all containers.
  • Do not put containers in other containers.
  • Remove the lids from containers and put them loose in your recycle tote.
  • All recycling must fit into the cart with the lid closed.

Organics Collection

Please ensure your totes are closed at the time of collection.

If you have more than you can fit in the tote, you can:

  • stockpile for a later date
  • use a backyard composter
  • leave grass clippings on the lawn
  • take it to the Squamish Landfill Public Depot for a small fee
  • ask your neighbours if they have any extra space.
  • sign up for a second organics tote (for an annual fee) during the annual tote exchange period.
  • Collect food scraps and food soiled paper in your kitchen container.
  • You can line your kitchen container with newspaper or paper bags, or use it on its own. 
    • Plastic bags of any type are not permitted - even those that claim they are compostable. 
    • The "Green Lid" compostable bins are acceptable. 
    • Create a paper liner.
  • Empty your kitchen container into your organics tote and layer with yard waste if possible.
  • Rinse your kitchen catcher regularly.

 

Watch: How to make a liner for your kitchen container

Quick Access Links

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Curbside Collection

Find information about curbside garbage, recycling, and organics collection.

Landfill

Learn about tipping fees, operating hours and what you can bring to the landfill.

Landfill

What Goes Where Guide & Waste Wizard

Search for an item and find out how it can be disposed of, recycled, composted or donated.

What Goes Where Guide & Waste Wizard

Multi-Family Homes

Find recycling resources for multi-family homes, including townhouses, apartments, and condominiums.

Multi-Family Homes

Community Events

Join one of the District of Squamish's free community clean-up, repair, swap, and reuse events.

Community Events

Residential Waste FAQ

Get answers to all the frequently asked questions about waste and recycling.

Residential Waste FAQ