Campbell River garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits
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.
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.Curbside Collection Schedule, intro; Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw No. 3950, 2024, s. 5.3; Curbside Collection Schedule, intro · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingCurbside collection happens weekly in Campbell River. Collection and disposal of Recyclable Materials on a weekly basis; and Collection and disposal of Organic Waste on a weekly basis. multi-family or strata properties (apartments, townhouses, and condos) |
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| 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.Garbage, Collection Schedules; Curbside Collection Schedule, FAQ · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingYou 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 Collection moves one day forward after each statutory holiday. |
| 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.Curbside Collection Schedule, FAQ; Garbage, Collection Limits; Recycling Program, Preparing for Collection; Organics Program, Collection Limits; Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw No. 3950, 2024, ss. 5.7, 5.8, 5.11 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingIn 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. Our curbside garbage collection is limited to one 80 litre can, per household, per week. An unlimited amount of recycling can be left at the curb in a City supplied blue box. Each container should not exceed 121 litres in size. 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 |
| 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.Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw No. 3950, 2024, s. 5.4; Garbage, Curbside Guidelines · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingno 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. but no earlier than midnight, on your scheduled collection day. |
| 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.Garbage, Collection Limits; Organics Program, Collection Limits; Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 4007, 2026 (consolidated to Bylaw 4023), Sch. F, Table 1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingGarbage 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. There is a 360-litre limit, per household, per week. Additional Garbage Collection Receptables $4 |
| 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).Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 4007, 2026 (consolidated to Bylaw 4023), Sch. F, Table 1; Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 4007, 2026 (consolidated to Bylaw 4023), Sch. F s. 4(b) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wording2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 Annual Garbage Collection $342 $382 $394 $406 $419 Additional Garbage Collection Receptables $4 $4 $4 $4 $4 impose a penalty of 10% on the unpaid sum on any charge remaining unpaid as of |
| Bylaw | Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw No. 3950, 2024 (fees: Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 4007, 2026, Schedule F)Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw No. 3950, 2024, s. 1.1; Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 4007, 2026 (consolidated to Bylaw 4023), Sch. F · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingRecycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw 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 |
How it works
Under the Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw, 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
- 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).
- Put containers at the gateway or roadside by 7:30 a.m. on collection day. Do not block a road, lane or sidewalk.
- 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.
- Bring containers back by 8 p.m. the same day.
- 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
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Sources
- Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw No. 3950, 2024 (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
- Curbside Collection Schedule, City of Campbell River (read 2026-11-05)
- Garbage, City of Campbell River (read 2026-11-05)
- Organics Program, City of Campbell River (read 2026-11-05)
- Recycling Program, City of Campbell River (read 2026-11-05)
- Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 4007, 2026 (consolidated to Bylaw 4023) (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
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