Garbage & Recycling Collection
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The District of Squamish has a contract with Carney's Waste Systems to provide bi-weekly curbside residential garbage/recycling pick-up service within the District of Squamish.
Residents are provided with two 65-gallon totes. Grey lid garbage totes will be collected every other week and blue lid recycling totes the alternate week.
Be Bear Smart and keep garbage behind closed doors in your garage, basement or storage area.
Collection Schedule
Monday: Downtown; Dentville; Government Road to Mamquam Bridge.
Tuesday: Valleycliffe; Hospital Hill; Stawamus Reserve; Timber Town Trailer Court.
Wednesday: Britannia Beach; Garibaldi Estates; Shannon Estates
Thursday: Garibaldi Highlands; Cheekye Area
Friday: Brackendale
All garbage totes shall be accessible to the refuse collector between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on refuse collection days.
Household garbage is to be put in the totes with grey lids and recycling in the totes with blue lids, both provided by Carney’s. To obtain a tote please contact Carney’s Waste Systems at 604.892.5675
Garbage and recycling are picked up on alternating weeks. Please view the schedule for your area.
Waste is collected from the totes using a truck which automatically picks up and empties the totes.
*PLEASE NOTE: Delays of your curbside residential collection may occur due to road closures, construction, or winter snow or icy conditions. Carneys Waste Systems staff will do their best to ensure regular collection schedules are maintained, however, if we are unable to service your container on your regular collection day, collection will take place on the following day, or as soon as weather and road conditions allow.
Residents whose garbage or recycling has not been serviced can put their containers out the following morning or leave the container out overnight, however, if left out overnight, garbage containers must have the lid secured with the latches to prevent bears from accessing contents. Unlock the latches the following morning.
Concerned about odours? Please view the odour control tips.
Squamish Landfill
The Landfill is located on Landfill Road in the Brackendale neighbourhood. (off Highway 99 opposite Alice Lake turnoff).
The Landfill is open between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 7 days a week. Closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
Phone: 604.898.5635
Sanitary Landfill Tipping Fees
- For permitted household refuse as defined in this bylaw:$80.00/tonne
- For permitted refuse as defined in this bylaw: $80.00/tonne
- For each tire mounted on a rim: $25.00
- For Gypsum Board (Drywall): $140.00/tonne (min $5.00 charge)
- Household or commercial appliances: $10.00 each
- Tires: $4.00 each. or $185.00/tonne
- Land clearing debris: $80.00/tonne (min $5.00 charge)
Curbside Recycling
The District of Squamish offers co-mingled recycling. This means there is no sorting required. Everything can go in the recycling totes with the exception of plastic bags and shredded paper (which should be bagged separately). Please do not bundle, bag or otherwise contain your recyclables.
Recycling materials for curbside pick-up include cardboard, boxboard, mixed papers, plastic (rigid #’s 1 – 5 and plastic bags) and domestic metals (tin and aluminum cans). Glass is not part of the recycling program. A glass bin is set up at 38950 Queensway (Carney’s Waste System).
Yes - Acceptable Recycling MaterialNewspaper
Paper and Magazines
Corrugated Cardboard
Tin & Aluminum Cans
Plastics with codes 1,2,3,4,5
Milk Jugs
Plastic Bags (inside a plastic bag)
Envelopes, window envelopes, computer and writing paper
Magazines and phone books
Pizza boxes (ensure no food material is left in the box)
No - Not Acceptable
Glass - please take to the Recycling Centre
Styrofoam
Ceramics
Needles
Diapers
Animal waste
Light bulbs, crystal glass
Construction or renovation materials
Paint cans or motor oil containers
Medical waste
Toxic waste (pesticides etc.)
Do not place glass in with your recycling as broken glass mixed with the paper products significantly contaminates the recycling efforts of all. Return glass for a refund where applicable or drop non-refundable glass containers to 38950 Queens Way, Recycle Centre at Carney's Waste Systems - Monday - Saturday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Other Recycling Programs
Divert your waste to the 3 R’s – Reduce, Reuse and Recycle! To make it easy there are several ways to redirect your waste to become a new product and to keep it out of the landfill.
1.The following items can be dropped off at no cost at Carney's as part of the Provincial Product Stewardship being managed locally by Carneys.
•Household paint (with paint still inside) - a Re-Use-It program for paint is also in place.
•Flammable liquids
•Domestic pesticides
•Gasoline
•Car Batteries (also accepted at the Squamish Landfill)
2.Old refrigerators can be recycled in 2 ways.
•BC Hydro will accept old refrigerators that are still in working condition. Visit their website bchydro.com for more info and on making arrangments for them to pickup.
•The Squamish Landfill will accept non working refrigerators and recycles them with the steel.
3.Computers, TV’s and Electronics are taken back through the Provincial Product Stewardship Return-It Electronics Program being managed locally by the Squamish Bottle Depot.
4.Beverage Containers (Glass and Plastic) and all Milk containers are taken back through the Provincial Product Stewardship Return-It Beverage Program being managed locally by the Squamish Bottle Depot.
5.Tires are taken back through the Provincial Tire Stewardship program at the Squamish Landfill.
6.Used needles and unused prescription or over-the counter medicines should never be thrown away in the trash. With the Provincial Medications Return program you can now return unnecessary medicines to your local pharmacist at anytime.
7.Used oil, oil filters, and oil containers are taken back through the Provincial Stewardship program. For more information see their website usedoilrecycling.com
Squamish Rebuild Society
A non-profit used building supplies centre
We accept & sell:
doors
windows
sinks
tubs
light fixtures
lumber
flooring
pavers
toilets
tools
hardware
kitchen & bath cabinets
Located at 40350A Government Rd (between Burger King & Greg Gardner GM through the gate beside Howe Sound Equipment).
Open Wednesday to Sunday 9am-5pm
Contact 604.567.5551
