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

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

**Short answer:** In the City of Delta, garbage, recycling and Green Can (food scraps and yard trimmings) are all collected weekly, on the same day, from curbside homes. Garbage is limited to 2 cans or bags a week, each up to 25 kg and 100 L. Put them out by 7:00 a.m. on your collection day.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Delta, https://www.delta.ca)  
**Cost:** Annual charge per single-family dwelling unit: $222 (garbage, food waste, yard waste) plus $22 (recycling). Extra garbage bag stickers $7.50 for six.  
**How long:** Weekly collection on the same day for garbage, recycling and Green Can.  
**Where:**
- Online: Collection schedule and 2026 guide, https://www.delta.ca/services/garbage-recycling/collection-schedule
- Phone: Engineering Department, 604-946-3260
- Email: Engineering Department, engineering@delta.ca

## Key facts

- **How often:** Garbage, recycling and Green Can (food scraps and yard trimmings) are all collected weekly, on the same day.
  - Source: [Collection Schedule](https://www.delta.ca/services/garbage-recycling/collection-schedule)
  - Official wording: "Garbage, recycling, and Green Can materials are collected every week."
  - Source: [2026 Curbside Collection Guide, Collection Reminders](https://www.delta.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/collectionguide2026_web.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Garbage, Green Can, and Recycling are collected weekly."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Finding your day:** Look up your day on the City's collection schedule page, the 2026 Curbside Collection Guide, or the Recycle Coach app. Missed pickups: delta.ca/TalkDelta, the app, or 604-946-3260.
  - Source: [Collection Schedule](https://www.delta.ca/services/garbage-recycling/collection-schedule)
  - Official wording: "download the Recycle Coach App"
  - Source: [Garbage, Collection Schedule](https://www.delta.ca/services/garbage-recycling/garbage)
  - Official wording: "To find your collection day, view our collection schedule."
  - Source: [2026 Curbside Collection Guide, p. 3](https://www.delta.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/collectionguide2026_web.pdf)
  - Official wording: "please report missed collections and other service requests"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Carts:** Delta uses your own lidded cans or tied bags for garbage and Green Cans (up to 100 L). Any can becomes a Green Can with a free sticker. Recycling goes in free Blue Bins, Grey Bins and Yellow Bags from City Hall, North Delta Recreation Centre or South Delta Recreation Centre.
  - Source: [Garbage, Quantity](https://www.delta.ca/services/garbage-recycling/garbage)
  - Official wording: "Standard Garbage Can" … "No larger than 100 L"
  - Source: [Green Can and Compost, Green Cans](https://www.delta.ca/services/garbage-recycling/green-can-compost)
  - Official wording: "Make any can a Green Can by placing a Green Can sticker on a standard size lidded container"
  - Source: [Recycling, Recycling Bins and Bags](https://www.delta.ca/services/garbage-recycling/recycling)
  - Official wording: "Delta provides Blue Bins, Grey Bins, and Yellow Bags to residents at no charge." … "New bins and bags can be picked up at your nearest facility:" … "Tsawwassen: South Delta Recreation Centre (1720 56 St)"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Setting carts out:** Put out by 7:00 a.m. on your collection day, in full view beside the travelled road. Statutory holidays delay collection by one day for the rest of that week. When to bring bins in is not stated.
  - Source: [Delta Garbage Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 4273, 1988 (consolidated December 19, 2025), s. 3(f)](https://delta.civicweb.net/document/135270)
  - Official wording: "Place all material intended for collection on the designated day of" … "collection in full view of and beside the travelled highway serving the" … "dwelling unit by 7:00 a.m."
  - Source: [Collection Schedule, Statutory Holidays](https://www.delta.ca/services/garbage-recycling/collection-schedule)
  - Official wording: "Following a statutory holiday, garbage and recycling collection will be delayed by one day"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Limits and extra garbage:** Garbage: up to 2 cans or bags a week, each up to 25 kg and 100 L. Extra bags need a sticker ($7.50 for six). Green Can and recycling: no limit. Large Item Pick-Up: up to four items a year; Spring Clean-Up: one pickup-truck load.
  - Source: [Garbage, Quantity](https://www.delta.ca/services/garbage-recycling/garbage)
  - Official wording: "Two standard garbage cans or bags are accepted for weekly collection." … "Sheets of six garbage stickers may be purchased for $7.50"
  - Source: [Delta Garbage Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 4273, 1988 (consolidated December 19, 2025), s. 3(a)](https://delta.civicweb.net/document/135270)
  - Official wording: "each container to be a maximum of 25 kg in weight"
  - Source: [2026 Curbside Collection Guide, p. 2-3](https://www.delta.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/collectionguide2026_web.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Dispose a maximum of four large household items throughout the year." … "No limit on green can waste."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fee:** Per single-family dwelling unit each year: $222 for garbage, food waste and yard waste collection, plus $22 for recycling. Multi-family with recycling service: $12. Due March 31; 5% penalties added after March 31, July 2 and September 2.
  - Source: [Delta Garbage Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 4273, 1988 (consolidated December 19, 2025), ss. 7, 8](https://delta.civicweb.net/document/135270)
  - Official wording: "$222 for garbage, food waste and yard waste collection, and $22 for recycling" … "payable annually in the" … "A further five percent"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Delta Garbage Collection & Regulation Bylaw No. 4273, 1988
  - Source: [Delta Garbage Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 4273, 1988 (consolidated December 19, 2025), title](https://delta.civicweb.net/document/135270)
  - Official wording: "Delta Garbage" … "Collection & Regulation Bylaw No. 4273, 1988"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

Single-family and similar curbside homes get weekly collection of garbage, recycling and Green Can on the same day. Apartments and condos use private haulers for food scraps. Find your day on the City's collection schedule page, in the 2026 Curbside Collection Guide, or in the Recycle Coach app. The rules are in the [Garbage Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 4273](https://delta.civicweb.net/document/135270).

## Steps

1. Use your own lidded cans or tied bags for garbage and Green Cans (up to 100 L). Any can becomes a Green Can with a free sticker.
2. Recycling goes in free Blue Bins, Grey Bins and Yellow Bags from City Hall, North Delta Recreation Centre or South Delta Recreation Centre.
3. Put everything out by 7:00 a.m. on your collection day, in full view beside the travelled road.
4. Missed a pickup? Report it at delta.ca/TalkDelta, in the app, or call 604-946-3260.

## Good to know

- Limits: garbage up to 2 cans or bags a week, each up to 25 kg and 100 L. Extra bags need a sticker ($7.50 for six). Green Can and recycling: no limit.
- Large Item Pick-Up: up to four items a year. Spring Clean-Up: one pickup-truck load.
- Statutory holidays delay collection by one day for the rest of that week.
- The pages do not state when to bring bins back in; the Green Can tip says to store cans out of sunlight between collections.
- Annual charge per single-family dwelling unit: $222 for garbage, food waste and yard waste collection, plus $22 for recycling. Multi-family with recycling service: $12. Due March 31; 5% penalties are added after March 31, July 2 and September 2.

## Official forms and pages

- [Garbage, City of Delta](https://www.delta.ca/services/garbage-recycling/garbage)
- [Delta Garbage Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 4273 (PDF)](https://delta.civicweb.net/document/135270)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Garbage collection in British Columbia: frequency, limits and fees by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/garbage-collection.md)
- [Richmond](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/garbage-collection.md)
- [Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/garbage-collection.md)
- [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/garbage-collection.md)
- [White Rock](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/garbage-collection.md)
- [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/garbage-collection.md)
- [Surrey](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/garbage-collection.md)

## Sources

- [Collection Schedule, City of Delta](https://www.delta.ca/services/garbage-recycling/collection-schedule) (read 2026-11-05)
- [2026 Curbside Collection Guide, City of Delta (PDF)](https://www.delta.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/collectionguide2026_web.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Garbage, City of Delta](https://www.delta.ca/services/garbage-recycling/garbage) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Green Can and Compost, City of Delta](https://www.delta.ca/services/garbage-recycling/green-can-compost) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Recycling, City of Delta](https://www.delta.ca/services/garbage-recycling/recycling) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Delta Garbage Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 4273, 1988 (consolidated December 19, 2025) (PDF)](https://delta.civicweb.net/document/135270) (read 2026-11-05)

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