Gibsons garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits

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

Gibsons, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-06

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.

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.Waste management, Waste Collection Schedule; Garbage and Organics Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 1252, 2018, s. 6.3; Recycling, Curbside Blue Bin Service · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 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/ collected bi-weekly with a maximum of one Collectible organics will be collected every week with a maximum of one (1) organics container. Waste Management offers bi-weekly curbside collection of many recyclables for individual households.
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.Waste management, Waste Collection Schedule; Curbside organics diversion program, Get the Gibsons Waste App · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 Official wording Enter your address below to find your collection day View the waste collection zone map here Download the Gibsons Waste App and never miss collection day again!
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.Garbage Collection - Town of Gibsons, Frequently Asked Questions; Garbage and Organics Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 1252, 2018, s. 5.1; Curbside organics diversion program, More Information · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 Official wording No. Residents must purchase their own garbage container. and in no case have a volume greater than 98 litres or weight greater than 20 kilograms. must be no more than 23 litres in volume a replacement caddy will automatically be provided by AJM at no extra charge
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.Garbage and Organics Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 1252, 2018, s. 5.8 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 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
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.Garbage and Organics Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 1252, 2018, s. 5.1, 6.3, 6.6; Rates, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1196, 2014, Schedule D · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 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 No. 1252, 2018 6 months $65.00 Per garbage can Only No. 1252, 2018 Extra Container Ticket $4.55 Each 9
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.Rates, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1196, 2014, Schedule D; Garbage and Organics Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 1252, 2018, s. 7.2 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 Official wording Residential Property - Garbage $147.00 Per one garbage can Residential Property - Garbage $65.00 appear as a charge on the Town’s semi-annual utility notice;
Bylaw	Garbage and Organics Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 1252, 2018 (fees in Rates, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1196, 2014)Garbage and Organics Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 1252, 2018, s. 1; Rates, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1196, 2014, Title · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 Official wording This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “Garbage and Organics Collection and Disposal RATES, FEES AND CHARGES

How it works

The Town of Gibsons has curbside collection under the Garbage and Organics Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 1252: 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 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.

Steps

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.
Take it back the same day.
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

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Sources

Waste management, Town of Gibsons (read 2026-11-06)
Curbside organics diversion program, Town of Gibsons (read 2026-11-06)
Recycling, Town of Gibsons (read 2026-11-06)
Garbage and Organics Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 1252, 2018, Town of Gibsons (consolidated) (read 2026-11-06)
Rates, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1196, 2014, Town of Gibsons (consolidated July 2026) (read 2026-11-06)
Garbage Collection - Town of Gibsons (read 2026-11-06)

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