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title: "Campbell River garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits"
question: "When is garbage collected, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?"
place: Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Garbage, recycling and waste
owner: municipal
owner_body: City of Campbell River
sources_read: 2026-11-05
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# Campbell River garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits

**Question:** When is garbage collected, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?

**Short answer:** Campbell River collects garbage, recycling and organics weekly from single-family homes and duplexes. The garbage limit is one 80-litre can under 20 kg per household per week; extra containers need a $4 tag. Find your day in the ReCollect tool or the Campbell River Recycles app.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Campbell River, https://www.campbellriver.ca)  
**Cost:** Annual Garbage Collection fee: $342 in 2026, $382 in 2027, $394 in 2028, $406 in 2029, $419 in 2030, billed with property taxes. Extra garbage or organics tag: $4.  
**How long:** Weekly, year round. Each statutory holiday pushes collection forward one day.  
**Where:**
- Online: Collection schedule (ReCollect) and Campbell River Recycles app, https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/curbside-collection-schedule
- Phone: Emterra (questions and missed pickups), 250-286-0211
- In person: Buy extra-container tags at City Hall, the Sportsplex or the Community Centre, 301 St. Ann's Road, Campbell River, BC

## Key facts

- **How often:** Weekly for garbage, recycling and organics (food and yard waste), year round, for single-family homes and duplexes. Triplexes and fourplexes may opt in; apartments, townhouses, condos and trailer parks are not served.
  - Source: [Curbside Collection Schedule, intro](https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/curbside-collection-schedule)
  - Official wording: "Curbside collection happens weekly in Campbell River."
  - Source: [Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw No. 3950, 2024, s. 5.3](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3950-Recycling-Organics-and-Garbage-Regulations-2024)
  - Official wording: "Collection and disposal of Recyclable Materials on a weekly basis; and" … "Collection and disposal of Organic Waste on a weekly basis."
  - Source: [Curbside Collection Schedule, intro](https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/curbside-collection-schedule)
  - Official wording: "multi-family or strata properties (apartments, townhouses, and condos)"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Finding your day:** Enter your address in the ReCollect tool on the City's Curbside Collection Schedule page, or use the Campbell River Recycles app (calendar, reminders). Each statutory holiday pushes collections forward one day. Questions or missed pickups: Emterra, 250-286-0211.
  - Source: [Garbage, Collection Schedules](https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/garbage)
  - Official wording: "You can find collection schedules by using the ReCollect tool on the Collection Schedules page, or by downloading the Campbell River Recycles app." … "please call Emterra at 250-286-0211"
  - Source: [Curbside Collection Schedule, FAQ](https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/curbside-collection-schedule)
  - Official wording: "Collection moves one day forward after each statutory holiday."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Carts:** Garbage: your own lidded can up to 80 L and 20 kg. Recycling: City-supplied blue box (other containers up to 68 L). Organics: strong lidded container, 80 L and 20 kg under the bylaw (the City page says up to 121 L). Green kitchen bins are for indoors only. New automated carts are planned for 2027. (Sources differ: Bylaw 3950 s. 5.11 limits organics to 80 L and 20 kg per container, while the Organics page allows containers up to 121 L (weekly limit 360 L in both). Cart sizes beyond this are not stated.)
  - Source: [Curbside Collection Schedule, FAQ](https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/curbside-collection-schedule)
  - Official wording: "In 2027, the City will transition to an automated waste collection service. New curbside collection carts will be delivered to residents ahead of the service change."
  - Source: [Garbage, Collection Limits](https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/garbage)
  - Official wording: "Our curbside garbage collection is limited to one 80 litre can, per household, per week."
  - Source: [Recycling Program, Preparing for Collection](https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/recycling-program)
  - Official wording: "An unlimited amount of recycling can be left at the curb in a City supplied blue box."
  - Source: [Organics Program, Collection Limits](https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/organics-program)
  - Official wording: "Each container should not exceed 121 litres in size."
  - Source: [Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw No. 3950, 2024, ss. 5.7, 5.8, 5.11](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3950-Recycling-Organics-and-Garbage-Regulations-2024)
  - Official wording: "Food Waste and Food Waste comingled with Yard Waste, not exceeding 80 litres and not weighing" … "blue box Recycling Container with a maximum capacity of 68 litres"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Setting carts out:** Put containers at the gateway or roadside by 7:30 a.m. on collection day (the City page says no earlier than midnight) and bring them back by 8 p.m. the same day. Do not block a road, lane or sidewalk.
  - Source: [Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw No. 3950, 2024, s. 5.4](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3950-Recycling-Organics-and-Garbage-Regulations-2024)
  - Official wording: "no later than 7:30 a.m. on that day." … "must be removed from their collection locations by 8:00 p.m. on the collection day."
  - Source: [Garbage, Curbside Guidelines](https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/garbage)
  - Official wording: "but no earlier than midnight, on your scheduled collection day."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Limits and extra garbage:** Garbage: one 80 L can (under 20 kg) per household per week. Extra garbage needs a $4 tag per extra 80 L container, sold at City Hall, the Sportsplex or the Community Centre. Organics: 360 L a week, extra organics tags $4. Recycling: unlimited in the blue box.
  - Source: [Garbage, Collection Limits](https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/garbage)
  - Official wording: "Garbage tags are $4 and can be purchased at City Hall, the Sportsplex or the Community Centre." … "Your garbage can must weigh less than 20 kg, or 44 lbs."
  - Source: [Organics Program, Collection Limits](https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/organics-program)
  - Official wording: "There is a 360-litre limit, per household, per week."
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 4007, 2026 (consolidated to Bylaw 4023), Sch. F, Table 1](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/4007-fees-charges-bylaw-consolidated-4023-2026pdf)
  - Official wording: "Additional Garbage Collection Receptables" … "$4"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fee:** Annual Garbage Collection fee: $342 in 2026, $382 in 2027, $394 in 2028, $406 in 2029, $419 in 2030, billed with property taxes (unpaid after the first business day of July gets a 10% penalty). For single-family homes and duplexes (optional for triplexes and fourplexes).
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 4007, 2026 (consolidated to Bylaw 4023), Sch. F, Table 1](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/4007-fees-charges-bylaw-consolidated-4023-2026pdf)
  - Official wording: "2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 Annual Garbage Collection $342 $382 $394 $406 $419 Additional Garbage Collection Receptables $4 $4 $4 $4 $4"
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 4007, 2026 (consolidated to Bylaw 4023), Sch. F s. 4(b)](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/4007-fees-charges-bylaw-consolidated-4023-2026pdf)
  - Official wording: "impose a penalty of 10% on the unpaid sum on any charge remaining unpaid as of"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw No. 3950, 2024 (fees: Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 4007, 2026, Schedule F)
  - Source: [Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw No. 3950, 2024, s. 1.1](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3950-Recycling-Organics-and-Garbage-Regulations-2024)
  - Official wording: "Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw"
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 4007, 2026 (consolidated to Bylaw 4023), Sch. F](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/4007-fees-charges-bylaw-consolidated-4023-2026pdf)
  - Official wording: "2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 Annual Garbage Collection $342 $382 $394 $406 $419 Additional Garbage Collection Receptables $4 $4 $4 $4 $4" … "FEES AND CHARGES BYLAW BYLAW NO. 4007, 2026 Consolidated Version"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

Under the [Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3950-Recycling-Organics-and-Garbage-Regulations-2024), the City of Campbell River collects garbage, recycling and organics (food and yard waste) weekly for single-family homes and duplexes. Triplexes and fourplexes may opt in; apartments, townhouses, condos and trailer parks are not served. Collection day depends on your address.

## Steps

1. Enter your address in the ReCollect tool on the City's Curbside Collection Schedule page, or use the Campbell River Recycles app (calendar and reminders).
2. Put containers at the gateway or roadside by 7:30 a.m. on collection day. Do not block a road, lane or sidewalk.
3. Garbage: your own lidded can up to 80 L and 20 kg, one per household per week. For extra containers, buy a $4 tag for each extra 80 L container at City Hall, the Sportsplex or the Community Centre.
4. Bring containers back by 8 p.m. the same day.
5. For a missed pickup, call Emterra at 250-286-0211.

## Good to know

- Recycling goes in the City-supplied blue box (other containers up to 68 L), with no limit. Organics: 360 L a week, extra organics tags $4. Green kitchen bins are for indoors only.
- Organics containers: the bylaw says 80 L and 20 kg each, but the City's Organics page allows up to 121 L. Confirm with the City or Emterra.
- The City page says containers may go out no earlier than midnight.
- If the City cancels collection for weather, one extra container is free on the next collection.
- Unpaid collection fees after the first business day of July get a 10% penalty.
- New automated carts are planned for 2027.

## Official forms and pages

- [Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw No. 3950, 2024 (PDF)](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3950-Recycling-Organics-and-Garbage-Regulations-2024)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Garbage collection in British Columbia: frequency, limits and fees by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/garbage-collection.md)
- [Courtenay](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/garbage-collection.md)
- [Cumberland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/garbage-collection.md)
- [Comox](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/garbage-collection.md)
- [Powell River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/garbage-collection.md)
- [Sayward](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/garbage-collection.md)
- [Gold River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/garbage-collection.md)

## Sources

- [Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw No. 3950, 2024 (PDF)](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3950-Recycling-Organics-and-Garbage-Regulations-2024) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Curbside Collection Schedule, City of Campbell River](https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/curbside-collection-schedule) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Garbage, City of Campbell River](https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/garbage) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Organics Program, City of Campbell River](https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/organics-program) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Recycling Program, City of Campbell River](https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/recycling-program) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 4007, 2026 (consolidated to Bylaw 4023) (PDF)](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/4007-fees-charges-bylaw-consolidated-4023-2026pdf) (read 2026-11-05)

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