{"title":"Langley City garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","question":"When is garbage collected, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?","slug":"garbage-collection","place":{"path":"ca/bc/langley","name":"Langley City","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"garbage-and-recycling","name":"Garbage, recycling and waste"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Langley","url":"https://www.langleycity.ca"},"short_answer":"In the City of Langley, single-detached homes and non-strata townhomes get garbage collected every other week, with organics and recycling every week, all on the same day. Carts go out by 7:30 a.m. on your collection day. The 2026 charge for a single-family home is $432, billed with property taxes.","aliases":["langley city garbage pickup day","garbage cart rules langley city","extra garbage bags langley city","garbage schedule langley city"],"cost":"$432 for 2026 for a single-family home, billed with property taxes (City utilities page). The Solid Waste Bylaw schedule, consolidated December 2024, still shows $391. A second organics cart costs $65 (120 L), $80 (240 L) or $85 (360 L).","how_long":"Garbage every other week; organics and recycling every week. Carts out by 7:30 a.m.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Emterra Environmental (carts, collection)","value":"604-635-0999"},{"type":"email","label":"Emterra Environmental","value":"col@emterra.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"City Hall","value":"604-514-2800","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."}],"documents":["Your zone and collection day, from the City's collection schedule and zone map"],"forms":[{"title":"Garbage page, City of Langley","url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/city-services/garbage-organics-and-recycling/garbage"},{"title":"2026 Garbage and Organic Collection Schedule (PDF)","url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/2026-garbage-and-organic-collection-schedule"},{"title":"2026 Garbage and Organics Cart Guide (PDF)","url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/2026-garbage-and-organics-cart-guide-finalpdf"},{"title":"Solid Waste Bylaw 2991 (PDF)","url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/solid-waste-bylaw-no-2991-consolidated-december-9-2024"}],"related":[],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/langley-township","name":"Township of Langley","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/surrey","name":"Surrey","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/white-rock","name":"White Rock","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-coquitlam","name":"Port Coquitlam","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/coquitlam","name":"Coquitlam","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/new-westminster","name":"New Westminster","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/garbage-collection/"}],"topic":{"title":"Garbage collection in British Columbia: frequency, limits and fees by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/garbage-collection/"},"facts":{"frequency":{"label":"How often","value":"Single-detached homes and non-strata townhomes: garbage every other week, organics every week, recycling every week on the same day (garbage and organics by Emterra, recycling by GFL). Collection continues on statutory holidays except January 1 and December 25, which shift one day.","short":"Garbage every other week; organics, recycling weekly","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/2026-garbage-and-organics-cart-guide-finalpdf","title":"Garbage and Organics Cart Collection Guide 2026 (PDF)","section":"p. 2","quotes":["Garbage collection is collected every other week","Organics collection is collected every week"]},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/city-services/garbage-organics-and-recycling/recycling","title":"Recycling, City of Langley","section":"Residential Recycling Schedule","quotes":["Recycling is picked up weekly on the same day as your City-scheduled weekly green can waste and bi-weekly garbage pick up."]},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/solid-waste-bylaw-no-2991-consolidated-december-9-2024","title":"Solid Waste Bylaw, 2016, No. 2991 (consolidated December 9, 2024) (PDF)","section":"s. 7(8)(a)","quotes":["Garbage will be collected bi-","weekly, i.e. once every two weeks, and Organics will be collected weekly."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"collection_day":{"label":"Finding your day","value":"Use the City's 2026 collection schedule and zone map on the Garbage, Organics and Recycling page; get reminders by email, text or call at LangleyCity.ca/Waste.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/2026-garbage-and-organics-cart-guide-finalpdf","title":"Garbage and Organics Cart Collection Guide 2026 (PDF)","section":"p. 6","quotes":["Get reminders by email, text, or call at LangleyCity.ca/Waste"]},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/city-services/garbage-organics-and-recycling/new-automated-waste-collection","title":"New Automated Waste Collection, City of Langley","section":"Garbage and Organics Collection Schedule","quotes":["Check out the collection schedule to ensure your carts are out on time."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"carts":{"label":"Carts","value":"Each single-detached home and non-strata townhome gets one garbage cart and one organics cart. Sizes are 120 L, 240 L and 360 L; the default is 240 L. To change size email col@emterra.ca or call 604.635.0999; the first exchange is free. A second organics cart can be bought ($65 for 120 L, $80 for 240 L, $85 for 360 L); extra garbage carts cannot be bought.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/2026-garbage-and-organics-cart-guide-finalpdf","title":"Garbage and Organics Cart Collection Guide 2026 (PDF)","section":"p. 2","quotes":["There are three cart sizes: 120 L, 240 L, and 360 L","The default size","If you wish to change your cart size, email col@emterra.ca or call 604.635.0999."]},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/city-services/garbage-organics-and-recycling/new-automated-waste-collection","title":"New Automated Waste Collection, City of Langley","section":"FAQ","quotes":["There is no cost for the first exchange of your garbage or organics bins.","At this time, extra garbage bins cannot be purchased.","120L | $65","240L | $80","360L | $85"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"set_out":{"label":"Setting carts out","value":"Out at the curb by 7:30 a.m. on collection day, wheels toward the house and lid opening toward the street, 1 m clear of other carts and obstacles, not blocking sidewalks, driveways or bike lanes. The cart guide says not to put carts out the night before; the bylaw allows no earlier than 6 p.m. the day before and requires emptied containers off the curb within 18 hours.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/2026-garbage-and-organics-cart-guide-finalpdf","title":"Garbage and Organics Cart Collection Guide 2026 (PDF)","section":"p. 3","quotes":["Set carts out for collection by 7:30 AM on your collection day.","Do not place carts out the night before collection.","Carts must be 1"]},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/city-services/garbage-organics-and-recycling/garbage","title":"Garbage, City of Langley","section":"How to use the cart","quotes":["Carts should be placed with the wheels facing your house and the lid facing the street."]},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/solid-waste-bylaw-no-2991-consolidated-december-9-2024","title":"Solid Waste Bylaw, 2016, No. 2991 (consolidated December 9, 2024) (PDF)","section":"s. 6(10)(g)-(h)","quotes":["shall not be placed at the curb or road","edge any earlier than 6:00 p.m. the day prior to the designated Collection","Day. All emptied Containers shall be removed from the curb within 18 hours"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"},"sources_differ":"The 2026 cart guide (do not set out the night before) and the Solid Waste Bylaw (earliest 6:00 p.m. the day before) differ; the bylaw is the older text. Carts must be stored on the property, not on roads or sidewalks."},"limits":{"label":"Limits and extra garbage","value":"No weight limit for the carts; contents can be compacted, but the lid must fully close or the cart may not be collected. Large items: up to four per year for detached homes, booked with Emterra. The bylaw text still says two 80 L, 20 kg garbage containers, with Excess Garbage tags.","short":"No weight limit; lid must close; large items 4 a year","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/city-services/garbage-organics-and-recycling/new-automated-waste-collection","title":"New Automated Waste Collection, City of Langley","section":"FAQ","quotes":["Unlike the old system, there is no weight limit for the garbage or organic bins."]},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/city-services/garbage-organics-and-recycling/large-item-pick","title":"Large Item Pick Up, City of Langley","section":"Large Item Pick Up","quotes":["Detached single-family homes can schedule up to four large-items to be picked up each year"]},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/solid-waste-bylaw-no-2991-consolidated-december-9-2024","title":"Solid Waste Bylaw, 2016, No. 2991 (consolidated December 9, 2024) (PDF)","section":"s. 6(3), 6(12)","quotes":["collection of two Containers of Garbage with a maximum volume of 80 litres and","weighing no more than 20 kilograms","they may purchase an Excess Garbage tag from the City at a cost set out in the"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"},"sources_differ":"The cost of an Excess Garbage tag was not found in the Fees and Charges Bylaw text read. The City garbage page also mentions a surcharge billed to the property if a garbage cart holds more than 5% banned or recyclable materials (50%, extra $32.50 per tonne). Solid Waste Bylaw is consolidated to December 9, 2024 and predates the automated cart service that began in 2025; its container rules (80 L cans, two per collection) have not been updated to the carts."},"fee":{"label":"Fee","value":"$432 for 2026 for a single-family home, billed with property taxes. (The Solid Waste Bylaw Schedule A, December 2024 consolidation, still shows $391.)","short":"$432 for 2026 (single-family home)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/solid-waste-bylaw-no-2991-consolidated-december-9-2024","title":"Solid Waste Bylaw, 2016, No. 2991 (consolidated December 9, 2024) (PDF)","section":"Schedule A, s. 6(15)","quotes":["Municipal Garbage Collection Services provided","by the City is required to pay the amount of $391.00 per year.","payable annually with the billing statement for","property taxes"]},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/PropertyTaxes/utilities","title":"Utilities, City of Langley","section":"Utilities page","quotes":["The 2026 single-family solid waste charge is $432."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Solid Waste Bylaw, 2016, No. 2991","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/solid-waste-bylaw-no-2991-consolidated-december-9-2024","title":"Solid Waste Bylaw, 2016, No. 2991 (consolidated December 9, 2024) (PDF)","section":"s. 1","quotes":["This bylaw shall be cited as the “Solid Waste Bylaw, 2016, No. 2991”."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":7,"matched":7,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe City of Langley provides garbage collection to single-detached homes and non-strata townhomes. Garbage is collected by Emterra and recycling by GFL. Each home gets one garbage cart and one organics cart, in 120 L, 240 L or 360 L (the default is 240 L). Multi-family, strata and commercial properties do not get City collection, except small approved multi-family complexes.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Look up your zone and day on the City's 2026 collection schedule and zone map. You can get reminders by email, text or call at LangleyCity.ca/Waste.\n2. Put the cart out at the curb by 7:30 a.m. on collection day, wheels toward the house and lid opening toward the street. The cart guide says not to put carts out the night before.\n3. Leave 1 m clear of other carts and obstacles, and do not block sidewalks, driveways or bike lanes.\n4. Bring the cart back onto your property and store it there, not on roads or sidewalks.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- There is no weight limit for the carts and contents can be compacted, but the lid must fully close or the cart may not be collected.\n- To change cart size, email col@emterra.ca or call 604-635-0999. The first exchange is free. A second organics cart can be bought; extra garbage carts cannot.\n- Large items: up to four a year for detached homes, booked with Emterra.\n- Collection continues on statutory holidays, except January 1 and December 25, which shift one day.\n- The 2026 charge is $432, though the bylaw schedule still shows $391. The City's garbage page also mentions a surcharge billed to the property if a garbage cart holds more than 5% banned or recyclable materials.\n- The Solid Waste Bylaw still describes two 80 L, 20 kg garbage containers with Excess Garbage tags, and lets containers out from 6:00 p.m. the day before. Those rules predate the carts, so follow the cart guide and confirm with the City.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/city-services/garbage-organics-and-recycling/garbage","title":"Garbage, City of Langley","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/city-services/garbage-organics-and-recycling/new-automated-waste-collection","title":"New Automated Waste Collection, City of Langley","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/city-services/garbage-organics-and-recycling/recycling","title":"Recycling, City of Langley","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/city-services/garbage-organics-and-recycling/large-item-pick","title":"Large Item Pick Up, City of Langley","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/PropertyTaxes/utilities","title":"Utilities, City of Langley","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/2026-garbage-and-organics-cart-guide-finalpdf","title":"Garbage and Organics Cart Collection Guide 2026 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/solid-waste-bylaw-no-2991-consolidated-december-9-2024","title":"Solid Waste Bylaw, 2016, No. 2991 (consolidated December 9, 2024) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 7 of 7 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/garbage-collection/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/garbage-collection.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/garbage-collection.json"}}