Colwood garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits
When is garbage collected, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?
Short answer
The City of Colwood does not collect household garbage. Residents hire a private hauler, so collection day, containers, limits and extra-bag rules come from that company. Blue-box recycling is collected through the Capital Regional District (CRD); find your day by address on the CRD page.
Key facts
| How often | The City does not provide garbage collection; residents hire a private operator, so frequency depends on the provider. Blue-box recycling is collected through the CRD program; find your day by address on the CRD page. The CRD says garbage, food waste and yard waste services for single-family homes come from municipal programs and private companies.Garbage & Recycling, Garbage Collection; Colwood continues to explore options for City Waste Collection, Passage containing “Currently, Colwood residents contract their own waste collection services from a private operator.”; Collection Services in Your Area, Capital Regional District · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingThe City of Colwood does not currently provide garbage collection service residents are free to select their preferred local provider Currently, Colwood residents contract their own waste collection services from a private operator. While this approach gives residents service and pricing options and creates healthy competition among contractors, it means residents are often paying different rates, and that several waste collection trucks may be travelling through neighbourhoods on a daily basis. Garbage, food waste and yard waste services are provided through both municipal programs and private companies for residents living in single family homes. |
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| Finding your day | Garbage: set by your private provider. Blue-box recycling: enter your address on the CRD curbside recycling page to find your day, download or subscribe to the schedule, or use the RecycleCRD app.Curbside Recycling, Capital Regional District, Collection schedule · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingEnter your address below and never miss your collection day again! Download the RecycleCRD app for iPhone or Android. |
| Carts | No City carts; garbage containers come from your private provider. Recycling: one CRD blue box (47 litres) and two blue bags per home, free from the program. Replacements from GFL Environmental (236-470-0186, blueboxvictoria@gflenv.com) or Colwood City Hall, 3300 Wishart Road.Curbside Recycling, Capital Regional District, Get blue boxes & bags · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingThe program provides residents with one CRD blue box and two blue bags per home. City of Colwood - 3300 Wishart Road CRD blue boxes are 47 litres (12 gallons) |
| Setting carts out | Recycling: have it at the curb by 7:30 a.m. on collection day, in at least one CRD blue box or bag. Garbage: follow your private provider's rules.Curbside Recycling, Capital Regional District, Collection schedule · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordinghave your recyclables at the curb by 7:30am on your collection day, and use at least one CRD blue box or blue bag to let the driver know your materials are intended for recycling collection. |
| Limits and extra garbage | Recycling: there is no limit to the amount of material you may place at the curb. Garbage limits and extra-bag charges depend on your private provider.Curbside Recycling, Capital Regional District, Missed collection · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingThere is no limit to the amount of material you may place at the curb. |
| Fee | The City charges no garbage collection fee because it does not provide the service; residents contract and pay a private operator at rates that differ by provider.Colwood continues to explore options for City Waste Collection, Passage containing “it means residents are often paying different rates”; Garbage & Recycling, Garbage Collection · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingCurrently, Colwood residents contract their own waste collection services from a private operator. While this approach gives residents service and pricing options and creates healthy competition among contractors, it means residents are often paying different rates, and that several waste collection trucks may be travelling through neighbourhoods on a daily basis. The City of Colwood does not currently provide garbage collection service |
| Bylaw | Not confirmed. No Colwood garbage collection bylaw is listed on the City's bylaws page. |
How it works
The City of Colwood does not provide garbage collection. You hire a private operator, and its schedule and rules apply. The CRD says garbage, food waste and yard waste services for single-family homes come from municipal programs and private companies. The City does not name or recommend a hauler. In a 2025 City survey of 248 residents, of those using a contractor, 55.6% had garbage picked up every second week and 28.2% weekly.
Steps
- Ask a private hauler that serves Colwood for a quote and collection day.
- Ask the hauler about containers, limits, extra bags and missed pickups. No official source states these.
- For recycling, enter your address on the CRD curbside recycling page to find your day, download or subscribe to the schedule, or use the RecycleCRD app.
- Put recycling out at the curb by 7:30 a.m. on collection day, in at least one CRD blue box or bag.
Good to know
- Recycling: each home gets one CRD blue box (47 litres) and two blue bags from the program, free. There is no limit to the amount of recycling you may put out.
- Replacement boxes: GFL Environmental (236-470-0186, blueboxvictoria@gflenv.com) or Colwood City Hall, 3300 Wishart Road.
- The City reported in March 2026 that it is still exploring a City waste collection service. Check the City's page for any change.
- No Colwood bylaw on garbage collection is listed on the City's bylaws page.
Official forms and pages
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Sources
- Garbage & Recycling, City of Colwood (read 2026-11-05)
- Colwood continues to explore options for City Waste Collection, City of Colwood (read 2026-11-05)
- Curbside Recycling, Capital Regional District (read 2026-11-05)
- Collection Services in Your Area, Capital Regional District (read 2026-11-05)
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