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title: "Gibsons garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits"
question: "When is garbage collected in Gibsons, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?"
place: Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Garbage, recycling and waste
owner: municipal
owner_body: Town of Gibsons
sources_read: 2026-11-06
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# Gibsons garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits

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

**Short answer:** In Gibsons, organics are collected weekly and garbage bi-weekly. Residents buy their own wildlife-resistant garbage container (up to 98 litres and 20 kg). Extra garbage needs a $4.55 tag. Look up your collection day on the Town's Waste Management page or the Gibsons Waste Collection app.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Town of Gibsons, https://www.gibsons.ca)  
**Cost:** Garbage and organics $147 per 6 months (about $294 a year), billed on the Town's utility notice. Garbage only $65 per 6 months. Additional organics bin $82 per 6 months. Extra container tag $4.55.  
**How long:** Organics weekly; garbage bi-weekly.  
**Where:**
- Online: Waste Management page and address lookup, Town of Gibsons, https://gibsons.ca/services/waste-management/
- Phone: Town Hall (collection problems), 604-886-2274
- Phone: Missed pick-up (Salish Soils), 604-885-5383

## Key facts

- **How often:** Organics weekly; garbage bi-weekly (Town page: every other week). Recycling is not a Town service: Waste Management offers bi-weekly curbside blue-bin collection to individual households, otherwise use the depots. No Town collection for apartment houses or businesses.
  - Source: [Waste management, Waste Collection Schedule](https://gibsons.ca/services/waste-management/)
  - Official wording: "- Gibsons Waste Collection - Apps on Google Play -> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.gibsons.recollect.waste2&hl=en-us - Organics (compost) - Weekly -> https://gibsons.ca/services/waste-management/curbside-organics-diversion-program/ - Garbage - Bi-weekly -> https://gibsons.ca/services/waste-management/waste-collection/" … "- Organics (compost) - Weekly -> https://gibsons.ca/services/waste-management/curbside-organics-diversion-program/ - Garbage - Bi-weekly -> https://gibsons.ca/services/waste-management/waste-collection/ - News & Notices Page -> https://gibsons.ca/town-news-notices/"
  - Source: [Garbage and Organics Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 1252, 2018, s. 6.3](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/104263/)
  - Official wording: "collected bi-weekly with a maximum of one" … "Collectible organics will be collected" … "every week with a maximum of one (1) organics container."
  - Source: [Recycling, Curbside Blue Bin Service](https://gibsons.ca/services/waste-management/recycling/)
  - Official wording: "Waste Management offers bi-weekly curbside collection of many recyclables for individual households."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Finding your day:** Enter your address in the lookup on the Town's Waste Management page or use the free Gibsons Waste Collection app; a collection zone map (PDF) is also posted. For problems call the Town at 604-886-2274.
  - Source: [Waste management, Waste Collection Schedule](https://gibsons.ca/services/waste-management/)
  - Official wording: "Enter your address below to find your collection day" … "View the waste collection zone map here"
  - Source: [Curbside organics diversion program, Get the Gibsons Waste App](https://gibsons.ca/services/waste-management/curbside-organics-diversion-program/)
  - Official wording: "Download the Gibsons Waste App and never miss collection day again!"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Carts:** The Town does not supply garbage bins; residents buy their own wildlife-resistant container (no more than 98 litres and 20 kg when full). The organics caddy (23 litres) is supplied by Salish Soils, and a damaged caddy is replaced at no extra charge; request a replacement from Salish Soils.
  - Source: [Garbage Collection - Town of Gibsons, Frequently Asked Questions](https://gibsons.ca/services/waste-management/waste-collection/)
  - Official wording: "No. Residents must purchase their own garbage container."
  - Source: [Garbage and Organics Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 1252, 2018, s. 5.1](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/104263/)
  - Official wording: "and in no case have a volume greater" … "than 98 litres or weight greater than 20 kilograms."
  - Source: [Curbside organics diversion program, More Information](https://gibsons.ca/services/waste-management/curbside-organics-diversion-program/)
  - Official wording: "must be no more than 23 litres in volume" … "a replacement caddy will automatically be provided by AJM at no extra charge"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Setting carts out:** Place the container at the curb no sooner than 7:00 a.m. on collection day, at ground level within 3 metres of the street, and take it back in the same day. Garbage containers must be wildlife-resistant. (Sources differ: CONFLICT: the Town's garbage page says containers must be placed 'by 7:00 am' and also 'between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m.'. The bylaw sets no 8 a.m. limit. Bylaw followed.)
  - Source: [Garbage and Organics Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 1252, 2018, s. 5.8](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/104263/)
  - Official wording: "no sooner than 7:00 a.m. so as to be" … "no more than three (3) metres distance from the nearest part of the street" … "on the same day, remove all wildlife resistant containers and organics containers"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Limits and extra garbage:** One wildlife-resistant garbage container per dwelling, up to 98 litres and 20 kg. Extra garbage must be in an approved container and needs an extra container ticket bought from the Town or the collector. The ticket is $4.55 each under the Rates, Fees and Charges Bylaw. (Sources differ: CONFLICT: the Town's Waste Management page says garbage tags are $4.00 and the Garbage Collection page says $4.40 (drivers do not accept cash). Rates, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1196 (consolidated July 2026) says $4.55. Bylaw followed.)
  - Source: [Garbage and Organics Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 1252, 2018, s. 5.1, 6.3, 6.6](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/104263/)
  - Official wording: "maximum of one" … "(1) wildlife resistant container per dwelling unit." … "either by purchase of an extra container ticket from the Town or the garbage collector"
  - Source: [Rates, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1196, 2014, Schedule D](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/96884/)
  - Official wording: "No. 1252, 2018 6 months $65.00 Per garbage can Only No. 1252, 2018 Extra Container Ticket $4.55 Each 9"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fee:** Residential garbage and organics: $147 per 6 months (about $294 a year), billed on the Town's semi-annual utility notice. Garbage only: $65 per 6 months. Additional organics bin: $82 per 6 months.
  - Source: [Rates, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1196, 2014, Schedule D](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/96884/)
  - Official wording: "Residential Property - Garbage" … "$147.00" … "Per one garbage can" … "Residential Property - Garbage" … "$65.00"
  - Source: [Garbage and Organics Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 1252, 2018, s. 7.2](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/104263/)
  - Official wording: "appear as a charge on the Town’s semi-annual utility notice;"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Garbage and Organics Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 1252, 2018 (fees in Rates, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1196, 2014)
  - Source: [Garbage and Organics Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 1252, 2018, s. 1](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/104263/)
  - Official wording: "This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “Garbage and Organics Collection and Disposal"
  - Source: [Rates, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1196, 2014, Title](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/96884/)
  - Official wording: "RATES, FEES AND CHARGES"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

The Town of Gibsons has curbside collection under the [Garbage and Organics Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 1252](<https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/104263/>): organics weekly and garbage bi-weekly (every other week, per the Town). Enter your address in the lookup on the Town's [Waste Management page](https://gibsons.ca/services/waste-management/) or use the free Gibsons Waste Collection app. A collection zone map (PDF) is also posted there.

Recycling is not a Town service. Waste Management offers bi-weekly curbside blue-bin collection to individual households; otherwise use the recycling depots. The Town does not collect from apartment houses or businesses.

## Carts and limits

- The Town does not supply garbage bins. Residents buy their own wildlife-resistant container, no more than 98 litres and 20 kg when full. One container per dwelling.
- The 23-litre organics caddy is supplied by Salish Soils. A damaged caddy is replaced at no extra charge; ask Salish Soils.
- Extra garbage must be in an approved container and needs an extra container ticket bought from the Town or the collector. The ticket is $4.55 under the [Rates, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1196](<https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/96884/>).

## Steps

1. Put the container at the curb no sooner than 7:00 a.m. on collection day, at ground level within 3 metres of the street.
2. Take it back the same day.
3. Missed pick-up: call Salish Soils at 604-885-5383 or email office@salishsoils.com. Other problems: Town Hall, 604-886-2274.

## Good to know

- The fee is charged to the owner of every property with a dwelling: $147 per 6 months for garbage and organics, $65 per 6 months for garbage only, and $82 per 6 months for an additional organics bin.
- Home composters may apply to opt out of organics collection (deadline March 15); approval adjusts the fee.
- The Town's pages show older tag prices ($4.00 and $4.40) and an "8 a.m." limit that the bylaw does not set. The bylaw prices and rules are followed here.

## Official forms and pages

- [Garbage and Organics Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 1252, 2018 (Town of Gibsons)](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/104263/)
- [Rates, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1196, 2014 (Town of Gibsons)](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/96884/)

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## Sources

- [Waste management, Town of Gibsons](https://gibsons.ca/services/waste-management/) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Curbside organics diversion program, Town of Gibsons](https://gibsons.ca/services/waste-management/curbside-organics-diversion-program/) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Recycling, Town of Gibsons](https://gibsons.ca/services/waste-management/recycling/) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Garbage and Organics Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 1252, 2018, Town of Gibsons (consolidated)](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/104263/) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Rates, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1196, 2014, Town of Gibsons (consolidated July 2026)](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/96884/) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Garbage Collection - Town of Gibsons](https://gibsons.ca/services/waste-management/waste-collection/) (read 2026-11-06)

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