Delta garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits
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.
Key facts
| How often | Garbage, recycling and Green Can (food scraps and yard trimmings) are all collected weekly, on the same day.Collection Schedule; 2026 Curbside Collection Guide, Collection Reminders · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingGarbage, recycling, and Green Can materials are collected every week. Garbage, Green Can, and Recycling are collected weekly. |
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| 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.Collection Schedule; Garbage, Collection Schedule; 2026 Curbside Collection Guide, p. 3 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingdownload the Recycle Coach App To find your collection day, view our collection schedule. please report missed collections and other service requests |
| 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.Garbage, Quantity; Green Can and Compost, Green Cans; Recycling, Recycling Bins and Bags · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingStandard Garbage Can No larger than 100 L Make any can a Green Can by placing a Green Can sticker on a standard size lidded container 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) |
| 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.Delta Garbage Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 4273, 1988 (consolidated December 19, 2025), s. 3(f); Collection Schedule, Statutory Holidays · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingPlace 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. Following a statutory holiday, garbage and recycling collection will be delayed by one day |
| 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.Garbage, Quantity; Delta Garbage Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 4273, 1988 (consolidated December 19, 2025), s. 3(a); 2026 Curbside Collection Guide, p. 2-3 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingTwo standard garbage cans or bags are accepted for weekly collection. Sheets of six garbage stickers may be purchased for $7.50 each container to be a maximum of 25 kg in weight Dispose a maximum of four large household items throughout the year. No limit on green can waste. |
| 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.Delta Garbage Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 4273, 1988 (consolidated December 19, 2025), ss. 7, 8 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wording$222 for garbage, food waste and yard waste collection, and $22 for recycling payable annually in the A further five percent |
| Bylaw | Delta Garbage Collection & Regulation Bylaw No. 4273, 1988Delta Garbage Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 4273, 1988 (consolidated December 19, 2025), title · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingDelta Garbage Collection & Regulation Bylaw No. 4273, 1988 |
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.
Steps
- 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.
- Recycling goes in free Blue Bins, Grey Bins and Yellow Bags from City Hall, North Delta Recreation Centre or South Delta Recreation Centre.
- Put everything out by 7:00 a.m. on your collection day, in full view beside the travelled road.
- 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
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Sources
- Collection Schedule, City of Delta (read 2026-11-05)
- 2026 Curbside Collection Guide, City of Delta (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
- Garbage, City of Delta (read 2026-11-05)
- Green Can and Compost, City of Delta (read 2026-11-05)
- Recycling, City of Delta (read 2026-11-05)
- Delta Garbage Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 4273, 1988 (consolidated December 19, 2025) (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
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