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title: "Langford garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits"
question: "When is garbage collected in Langford, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?"
place: Langford, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Garbage, recycling and waste
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# Langford garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits

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

**Short answer:** Garbage collection is not a City of Langford service. Residents hire a private company for garbage and kitchen scraps, and the company sets the pickup day, cart rules and fees. The Capital Regional District (CRD) runs curbside recycling (blue box).

**Who handles it:** Another public body  
**Cost:** Garbage and kitchen scraps are priced by the private companies. Curbside recycling is paid for by Recycle BC, not residents; no charge is stated.  
**Where:**
- Online: CRD Curbside Recycling (enter your address for your day), https://www.crd.ca/programs-services/garbage-recycling/curbside-recycling
- Phone: GFL Environmental (replacement blue boxes and bags; also pickup at 1045 Dunford Avenue), 236-470-0186
- Phone: GFL Environmental (garbage, kitchen scraps, recycling), 250-474-5145
- Phone: Waste Connections of Canada, 250-652-4414
- Phone: Waste Management, 250-544-2330

## Key facts

- **How often:** Not a City service. The CRD runs curbside recycling (blue box); garbage and kitchen scraps are collected by private companies on subscription. How often is not stated in these sources.
  - Source: [Garbage & Recycling](https://langford.ca/residents/resident-resources/garbage-recycling/)
  - Official wording: "Residential Waste Disposal is not a municipal service." … "The Capital Regional District (CRD) provides curbside recycling collection." … "There are a number of companies offering garbage, recycling and kitchen scraps collection services in Langford."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Finding your day:** For curbside recycling, enter your address on the CRD Curbside Recycling page or use the RecycleCRD app. For garbage and kitchen scraps, ask your private collector.
  - Source: [Curbside Recycling, Capital Regional District, Collection schedule](https://www.crd.ca/programs-services/garbage-recycling/curbside-recycling)
  - Official wording: "Enter your address below and never miss your collection day again!" … "Download the RecycleCRD app for iPhone or Android."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Carts:** No City carts. CRD recycling gives each home one blue box and two blue bags; replacements from GFL Environmental (236-470-0186) or pick up at 1045 Dunford Avenue. Garbage cart sizes depend on your private provider.
  - Source: [Curbside Recycling, Capital Regional District, Get blue boxes & bags](https://www.crd.ca/programs-services/garbage-recycling/curbside-recycling)
  - Official wording: "The program provides residents with one CRD blue box and two blue bags per home." … "please contact our collection contractor, GFL Environmental, at 236.470.0186"
  - Source: [Garbage & Recycling](https://langford.ca/residents/resident-resources/garbage-recycling/)
  - Official wording: "As of January 1, 2024, blue bags are available for pick-up at GFL Environmental, located at 1045 Dunford Avenue."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Setting carts out:** Recycling: at the curb by 7:30 a.m. on collection day, in at least one CRD blue box or blue bag. Garbage and kitchen scraps: set by your private collector.
  - Source: [Curbside Recycling, Capital Regional District, Collection schedule](https://www.crd.ca/programs-services/garbage-recycling/curbside-recycling)
  - Official wording: "have your recyclables at the curb by 7:30am on your collection day, and" … "use at least one CRD blue box or blue bag to let the driver know your materials are intended for recycling collection."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Limits and extra garbage:** Recycling: no limit on the amount at the curb; extra containers must be similar in size to the 47-litre blue box. Garbage and kitchen scraps: limits and extra-bag charges are set by your private collector.
  - Source: [Curbside Recycling, Capital Regional District, Missed collection; Other boxes & bags](https://www.crd.ca/programs-services/garbage-recycling/curbside-recycling)
  - Official wording: "There is no limit to the amount of material you may place at the curb." … "If additional receptacles are used, they must be similar in size to the blue box provided by the program."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fee:** Garbage and kitchen scraps: set by the private collectors; contact them directly. Curbside recycling (CRD blue box) is paid for by Recycle BC, not residents. The City does not provide residential garbage collection.
  - Source: [Garbage & Recycling](https://langford.ca/residents/resident-resources/garbage-recycling/)
  - Official wording: "Contact companies directly for information regarding their collection services and fees." … "Residential Waste Disposal is not a municipal service."
  - Source: [Curbside Recycling, Capital Regional District, Blue Box Program Funding](https://www.crd.ca/programs-services/garbage-recycling/curbside-recycling)
  - Official wording: "The CRD blue box recycling program is paid for by Recycle BC, a non-profit stewardship organization that represents producers of packaging and paper products in British Columbia."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read.

## How it works

The City of Langford says residential waste disposal is not a municipal service, and the CRD's table of collection services shows no municipal garbage or food waste program for Langford. Garbage and kitchen scraps are collected by private companies on subscription. How often they collect is not stated; ask your company. No garbage collection bylaw was found.

## Steps

1. Choose a private collector from the CRD's list of private providers, and ask about pickup day, cart size and fees.
2. For curbside recycling, enter your address on the CRD Curbside Recycling page or use the RecycleCRD app to find your day.
3. Put recycling at the curb by 7:30 a.m. on collection day, in at least one CRD blue box or blue bag.

## Good to know

- CRD recycling gives each home one blue box and two blue bags. Replacements are from GFL Environmental (236-470-0186) or can be picked up at 1045 Dunford Avenue.
- Recycling has no limit on the amount at the curb; extra containers must be similar in size to the 47-litre blue box.
- Garbage cart sizes, limits, extra-bag charges and set-out rules are set by your private collector.
- The provider list is dated July 2022, so confirm the company still serves your street.

## Official forms and pages

- [Garbage & Recycling, City of Langford](https://langford.ca/residents/resident-resources/garbage-recycling/)
- [Curbside Recycling, CRD](https://www.crd.ca/programs-services/garbage-recycling/curbside-recycling)
- [Private Waste and Recycling Collection Service Providers (PDF)](https://www.crd.ca/media/file/privatewasterecyclingserviceproviders)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Garbage collection in British Columbia: frequency, limits and fees by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/garbage-collection.md)
- [Highlands](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/garbage-collection.md)
- [Colwood](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/garbage-collection.md)
- [View Royal](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/garbage-collection.md)
- [Esquimalt](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/garbage-collection.md)
- [Metchosin](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/garbage-collection.md)
- [Sooke](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/garbage-collection.md)

## Sources

- [Garbage & Recycling, City of Langford](https://langford.ca/residents/resident-resources/garbage-recycling/) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Curbside Recycling, Capital Regional District](https://www.crd.ca/programs-services/garbage-recycling/curbside-recycling) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Collection Services in Your Area, Capital Regional District](https://www.crd.ca/programs-services/garbage-recycling/collection-services-your-area) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Private Waste and Recycling Collection Service Providers (PDF, July 2022), Capital Regional District](https://www.crd.ca/media/file/privatewasterecyclingserviceproviders) (read 2026-11-05)

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