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title: "Cumberland garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits"
question: "When is garbage collected in Cumberland, and what are the rules for containers, limits, and extra bags?"
place: Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/cumberland
category: Garbage, recycling and waste
owner: municipal
owner_body: Village of Cumberland
sources_read: 2026-11-08
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# Cumberland garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits

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

**Short answer:** Cumberland collects residential garbage every second week, recycling bi-weekly, and organics and yard waste weekly. Residents supply their own containers (up to 77 litres, under 22 kg), one garbage container per home, out by 8 a.m. Extra bags need $2 tags.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Cumberland, https://cumberland.ca)  
**Cost:** $68.40 per residential unit per quarter in 2026, billed quarterly on the utility bill (10% penalty if unpaid by the due date). Extra garbage bag tag: $2 per bag.  
**How long:** Garbage is every second week for residences (weekly for commercial and industrial).  
**Where:**
- Online: Solid Waste page (residential collection schedule PDF, weekly email reminder, Waste Wise App), https://cumberland.ca/solid-waste/
- Phone: Missed collection (Emterra), 250-336-8066
- In person: Bag tags at the Village Office or Cumberland Recreation, 2673 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland, BC (Village Office hours Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

## Key facts

- **How often:** Garbage every second week for residences (weekly for commercial/industrial); recycling bi-weekly; organics and yard waste weekly (single family homes).
  - Source: [Garbage Collection, Garbage Collection page](https://cumberland.ca/garbage-collection/)
  - Official wording: "Garbage is collected every second week from all residences in Cumberland and weekly for commercial/industrial clients."
  - Source: [Recycling Collection, Recycling Collection page](https://cumberland.ca/recycling-collection/)
  - Official wording: "Unlimited recycling is collected bi-weekly from all residences and businesses in Cumberland."
  - Source: [Organics, Organics and Yard Waste Collection page](https://cumberland.ca/organics/)
  - Official wording: "Unlimited organics and yard waste is collected weekly from all single family residences in the Village."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Finding your day:** Use the 2026 Residential Collection Schedule (PDF) on the Solid Waste page, the weekly email reminder from the Village newsletter, or the Waste Wise App.
  - Source: [Solid Waste, Solid Waste Collection Services page](https://cumberland.ca/solid-waste/)
  - Official wording: "2026 Residential Collection Schedule" … "To receive a weekly email reminder of curbside collection, sign up to the Village Newsletter" … "download the Waste Wise App"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Carts:** Residents supply their own containers (no Village carts). Containers can be up to 77 litres and must weigh less than 22 kg (50 lb) when full. Garbage is limited to one container per residential unit; containers should have lids.
  - Source: [Solid Waste, What Goes in Your Container](https://cumberland.ca/solid-waste/)
  - Official wording: "Resident provide their own containers for garbage, recycling and organics collection. Containers can be up to 77 litres in size and must weigh less than 22kg (50lb) when filled."
  - Source: [Garbage Collection, Garbage Collection page](https://cumberland.ca/garbage-collection/)
  - Official wording: "Garbage collection is limited to one garbage container per residential unit."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Setting carts out:** Put containers out by 8 a.m. on the collection day, and on no other day. Place them in one spot as close as possible to the street edge, visible to workers and not blocking vehicles or pedestrians. Remove empty containers from the street on collection day and store them on the property, secure from animals.
  - Source: [Solid Waste Bylaw No. 1003, 2014 (consolidated January 6, 2020), s. 9(1)(l)-(n)](https://cumberland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-1003-Solid-Waste-CONS-Jan6-2020.pdf)
  - Official wording: "set out for collection on the scheduled collection day by 8:00 a.m. and on" … "remove all empty garbage containers, organics containers and recycling"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Limits and extra garbage:** One garbage container per residential unit per collection. Extra garbage needs bag tags at $2 per bag, sold at the Village office and Cumberland Recreation. Each container must weigh less than 22 kg.
  - Source: [Garbage Collection, Extra Garbage?](https://cumberland.ca/garbage-collection/)
  - Official wording: "You can purchase additional bag tags for $2 each from the Village office and from Cumberland Recreation."
  - Source: [Solid Waste Collection Fees Amendment Bylaw No. 1248, 2025, Schedule A](https://cumberland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-1248-Solid-Waste-Rates-Amendment-2025.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Additional garbage tags: $2 per bag $2 per bag"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fee:** $68.40 per residential unit per quarter in 2026 ($66.60 per quarter in 2025). Billed quarterly on the utility bill; a 10% penalty applies if unpaid by the due date.
  - Source: [Solid Waste Collection Fees Amendment Bylaw No. 1248, 2025, Schedule A (Bylaw 1248)](https://cumberland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-1248-Solid-Waste-Rates-Amendment-2025.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Residential unit: $66.60 per quarter $68.40 per quarter"
  - Source: [Utility Rates and Charges, 2025 and 2026 Solid Waste Fees](https://cumberland.ca/utility-rates-and-charges/)
  - Official wording: "Please pay your quarterly utility bill by the due date to avoid a 10% penalty."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Solid Waste Bylaw No. 1003, 2014, as amended by Solid Waste Collection Fees Amendment Bylaw No. 1248, 2025
  - Source: [Solid Waste Bylaw No. 1003, 2014 (consolidated January 6, 2020), Title page](https://cumberland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-1003-Solid-Waste-CONS-Jan6-2020.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Solid Waste Bylaw No. 1003, 2014"
  - Source: [Solid Waste Collection Fees Amendment Bylaw No. 1248, 2025, s. 1](https://cumberland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-1248-Solid-Waste-Rates-Amendment-2025.pdf)
  - Official wording: "This bylaw may be cited as ‘Solid Waste Collection Fees Amendment Bylaw No. 1248,"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The Village of Cumberland collects residential garbage every second week (weekly for commercial and industrial), recycling bi-weekly, and organics and yard waste weekly from single family homes. The rules are in the [Solid Waste Bylaw No. 1003](<https://cumberland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-1003-Solid-Waste-CONS-Jan6-2020.pdf>), as amended by the [Solid Waste Collection Fees Amendment Bylaw No. 1248](<https://cumberland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-1248-Solid-Waste-Rates-Amendment-2025.pdf>).

## Steps

1. Find your day on the 2026 Residential Collection Schedule (PDF) on the [Solid Waste page](<https://cumberland.ca/solid-waste/>), the weekly email reminder from the Village newsletter, or the Waste Wise App.
2. Use your own container, up to 77 litres, with a lid, and under 22 kg (50 lb) when full. The Village does not supply carts.
3. Put it out by 8 a.m. on collection day, and on no other day, in one spot as close as possible to the street edge, visible to workers and not blocking vehicles or pedestrians.
4. Take empty containers off the street on collection day and store them on the property, secure from animals.

## Good to know

- Limit: one garbage container per residential unit per collection. Extra garbage needs bag tags at $2 per bag, sold at the Village Office and Cumberland Recreation.
- The garbage fee is $68.40 per residential unit per quarter in 2026 ($66.60 per quarter in 2025), billed quarterly on the utility bill. A 10% penalty applies if unpaid by the due date.
- Report a missed collection to Emterra at 250-336-8066.
- Tickets for solid waste rules are in Schedule K of the Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw, for example garbage out before collection day: $100, $200, $500 for repeat offences.
- The Comox Strathcona Waste Management service (Comox Valley Regional District) runs the waste management centre and the food and yard waste program.

## Official forms and pages

- [Garbage Collection, Village of Cumberland](https://cumberland.ca/garbage-collection/)
- [Solid Waste Bylaw No. 1003, 2014 (PDF)](https://cumberland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-1003-Solid-Waste-CONS-Jan6-2020.pdf)

## Related questions

- [Cumberland yard waste collection and drop-off](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/yard-waste.md)
- [Cumberland backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/backyard-fire.md)
- [Cumberland bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/bylaw-fines.md)

## 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)
- [Comox](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/garbage-collection.md)
- [Campbell River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/garbage-collection.md)
- [Powell River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/garbage-collection.md)
- [Port Alberni](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/garbage-collection.md)
- [Qualicum Beach](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/garbage-collection.md)

## Sources

- [Garbage Collection, Village of Cumberland](https://cumberland.ca/garbage-collection/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Recycling Collection, Village of Cumberland](https://cumberland.ca/recycling-collection/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Organics, Village of Cumberland](https://cumberland.ca/organics/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Solid Waste, Village of Cumberland](https://cumberland.ca/solid-waste/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Utility Rates and Charges, Village of Cumberland](https://cumberland.ca/utility-rates-and-charges/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Solid Waste Bylaw No. 1003, 2014 (consolidated January 6, 2020) (PDF)](https://cumberland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-1003-Solid-Waste-CONS-Jan6-2020.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Solid Waste Collection Fees Amendment Bylaw No. 1248, 2025 (PDF)](https://cumberland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-1248-Solid-Waste-Rates-Amendment-2025.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1053, 2017 (consolidated August 2025) (PDF)](https://cumberland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Bylaw-1053-Municipal-Ticket-Info-CONS-Aug-2025.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)

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