Houston garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits
When is garbage collected in Houston, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?
Short answer
In Houston, garbage is collected weekly from a mandatory 240 L Toter cart, up to 60 kg. Check the Garbage Collection Route Maps on the District's garbage page for your day. The 2026 residential garbage fee is $168.13 per unit.
Key facts
| How often | Garbage is collected weekly (one Toter Cart, up to 60 kg). The District's pages describe no curbside recycling or organics collection. The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako lists a transfer station and recycling depot for Houston at 8072 Aitken Road, open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, closed statutory holidays.Garbage, Residential Solid Waste Regulations; Recycling, Garbage and Utilities, Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, RDBN Transfer Station and Recycling Depot Hours of Operation · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingGarbage Collection is restricted to weekly removal of one Toter Cart not exceeding 60 kilograms. RDBN Transfer Station and Recycling Depot Hours of Operation Houston and Area G (Houston/Granisle Rural) 8072 Aitken Road (located at Knockholt Landfill) All locations are closed statutory holidays |
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| Finding your day | Use the Garbage Collection Route Maps linked on the District's garbage page. When a statutory holiday falls on a pick-up day the page posts the revised day.Garbage, Garbage Pick Up · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingInformation about collection dates and routes can be found here: Garbage Collection Route Maps |
| Carts | Toter Garbage Carts are mandatory. A cart must be 240 L (64 gallons) with a lid. Buy one from a local retailer or online (the bylaw also lets the District sell them). The District does not replace or repair carts or lids that are damaged or lost.Garbage, Residential Solid Waste Regulations; Solid Waste Regulations & Rates Bylaw No. 1044, 2013, consolidated, s. 7.0(c) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingToter Garbage Carts are mandatory for all residential, institutional, and commercial no bin garbage collection. It must be a 240L (64-gallon) capacity, and It must have a lid to keep out critters and prevent litter. The Municipality shall not be responsible for the replacement or repair of any containers, carts |
| Setting carts out | Put the cart out by 8:00 a.m. on collection day, accessible and within a metre of the curb. Nothing is collected from private property or driveways.Garbage, Residential Solid Waste Regulations · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingAll residential solid waste receptacles must be accessible and within a meter of the curb or curb line. by 8:00 AM on the designated collection day. No solid waste will be removed from private property or from driveways on private property. |
| Limits and extra garbage | One cart a week, up to 60 kg. For more, buy a Tag-a-Cart tag at the Municipal Office for each extra cart ($5 per tag in 2026; single use). Restricted materials (yard waste, construction waste, tires, batteries, paint, cardboard and others) may be refused.Garbage, Residential Solid Waste Regulations; Restricted Materials; Comprehensive Fees & Charges Amending Bylaw No. 1228, 2026, Schedule C-3, 1.(d) Tag-a-Cart; Solid Waste Regulations & Rates Bylaw No. 1044, 2013, consolidated, s. 3.0(b) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingTags must be purchased for each additional garbage toter you wish to have picked up the District of Houston reserves the right to not remove these materials: (I) Tag~a-Cart (Additional Bins)‘ pertaglbin 5.00 6.25 6,44 6.63 6.83 contents of each solid waste receptacle shall not exceed 60 kilograms per receptacle. |
| Fee | Residential garbage fee: $168.13 per unit for 2026, rising to $210.16 in 2027. Billed at the District's choice either quarterly by invoice (due in 30 days) or annually on the property tax notice. Owners in the collection area pay whether or not they use the service.Comprehensive Fees & Charges Amending Bylaw No. 1228, 2026, Schedule C-3, 1. User Rates - Inside Collection Area; Solid Waste Regulations & Rates Bylaw No. 1044, 2013, consolidated, ss. 11.0, 12.0 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordinga) Residential per unit 168.13 210.16 216.46 222.95 229.64 responsible for the payment of all solid waste user fees, whether the service is actually used or not. quarterly through an invoice in the form provided by the District from time to time and due |
| Bylaw | Solid Waste Regulations & Rates Bylaw No. 1044, 2013. Rates: Comprehensive Fees & Charges Bylaw No. 1094, 2017, Schedule C-3, as amended (Bylaw No. 1228, 2026).Solid Waste Regulations & Rates Bylaw No. 1044, 2013, consolidated, title · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingThis bylaw may be cited as the “Solid Waste Regulations & Rates Bylaw No. 1044, 2013”. |
How it works
The District of Houston collects residential garbage weekly under Solid Waste Regulations & Rates Bylaw No. 1044. The District's pages describe no curbside recycling or organics collection. The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako lists a transfer station and recycling depot for Houston at 8072 Aitken Road, open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily and closed statutory holidays.
Steps
- Find your collection day on the Garbage Collection Route Maps linked on the District's garbage page. When a statutory holiday falls on a pick-up day, the page posts the revised day.
- Use a Toter Garbage Cart: 240 L (64 gallons) with a lid. Buy one from a local retailer or online. The District does not replace or repair carts or lids that are damaged or lost.
- Put the cart out by 8:00 a.m. on collection day, accessible and within a metre of the curb. Nothing is collected from private property or driveways.
Good to know
- Limit: one cart a week, up to 60 kg. For more, buy a Tag-a-Cart tag at the Municipal Office for each extra cart ($5 per tag in 2026; single use).
- Restricted materials (yard waste, construction waste, tires, batteries, paint, cardboard and others) may be refused.
- Billing: at the District's choice, quarterly by invoice (due in 30 days) or annually on the property tax notice. Owners in the collection area pay whether or not they use the service.
- No page read says when to bring carts in.
Official forms and pages
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Sources
- Garbage, District of Houston (read 2026-11-08)
- Solid Waste Regulations & Rates Bylaw No. 1044, 2013, consolidated (PDF), District of Houston (read 2026-11-08)
- Comprehensive Fees & Charges Amending Bylaw No. 1228, 2026 (PDF), District of Houston (read 2026-11-08)
- Recycling, Garbage and Utilities, Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako (read 2026-11-08)
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