Lantzville garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits
When is garbage collected in Lantzville, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?
Short answer
In Lantzville, the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) collects food waste every week, and garbage and recycling on alternate weeks. Find your day in the RDN curbside calendar tool or app, or call 250.390.6501. Put carts out between 5 and 8 a.m. on collection day.
Key facts
| How often | The RDN collects food waste every week; garbage and recycling alternate (garbage one week, recycling the next, both with food waste).Garbage, Lantzville Garbage page; Curbside Collection Program Overview, Regional District of Nanaimo, RDN page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingFood Waste is picked up every week, while Garbage and Recycling are on an alternating schedule. Week 1 - organic food waste & garbage Week 2 - organic food waste & recycling Recycling and garbage are collected every two weeks on an alternating cycle. Organics carts are collected every week. |
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| Finding your day | Enter your address in the RDN Curbside calendar tool at rdn.bc.ca/curbside, use the RDN Curbside smartphone app, or phone 250.390.6501. Holidays move collection ahead one day ("add a day").Garbage, Lantzville Garbage page; Curbside Collection Program Overview, Regional District of Nanaimo, RDN page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingResidents can see if service alerts are active in their neighbourhood by entering their address into the calendar tool at rdn.bc.ca/curbside calls can be directed to our RDN Curbside phoneline at 250.390.6501 if there is a holiday on any day in that particular week your collection day will move ahead If there is a statutory holiday, all collection days will be moved forward one day. |
| Carts | Default carts for a single-family home are garbage 100 L, recycling 240 L, food waste 100 L (home with a secondary suite: 240 L, 360 L, 100 L). Request size changes or report damaged or missing carts on the RDN Curbside Collection Online Portal or call 250.390.6501; exchanges carry a $75 administration fee.Sources differ: Possible conflict: Bylaw 1802 s. 21(c) (consolidated to 1802.01) says there is no permitted upsize or downsize of the food waste cart, but the RDN page says residents can upsize to a 240 L organics cart (exchange $50 a year extra; extra cart $70 a year). The RDN page is newer. Bylaw 1802 Schedule A lists 80 L, 100 L and 240 L garbage carts.RDN Residential Curbside Collection Regulation and Charges Bylaw No. 1802, 2020 (consolidated to 1802.01), s. 17; Curbside Collection Program Overview, Regional District of Nanaimo, RDN page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingOne 100L One 240L One 100L One 240L One 360L One 100L Go to our Curbside Collection Online Portal to submit a cart exchange request, report a missing or damaged cart there is a $75 administration fee for the exchange |
| Setting carts out | Put carts out between 5 and 8 a.m. on collection day (not the night before) and bring them in by 10 p.m. Space carts 1 m apart with lid arrows facing the street and 3 m clear above. The Lantzville page says carts must be out before 8:00 a.m.Curbside Collection Program Overview, Regional District of Nanaimo, RDN page; Garbage, Lantzville Garbage page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingPlace carts at the curb between 5 and 8 a.m. on your collection day. Do not set carts out the night before. Bring carts in after collection or no later than 10 p.m. on your collection day. Space your carts 1m (3ft) apart Please ensure garbage, recyclables and organic waste are placed at the curbside before 8:00 am on the appropriate collection day. |
| Limits and extra garbage | The contractor will not collect volumes beyond the cart's capacity, and carts must not exceed the weight limit marked on them. Items larger than two feet in any dimension are not accepted. No extra bag or tag system found; extra capacity is by a larger or additional cart.RDN Residential Curbside Collection Regulation and Charges Bylaw No. 1802, 2020 (consolidated to 1802.01), s. 19, s. 24(a); Curbside Collection Program Overview, Regional District of Nanaimo, RDN page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingThe Contractor will not collect excess volumes of Garbage, Recyclables or Food Waste where they not to exceed the weight limit or Oversize items exceeding two feet in any dimension |
| Fee | Annual utility fee set by garbage cart size: 80 L $170, 100 L $180, 240 L $260 (each $15 less if paid by the due date). The recycling cart size does not change the fee; an optional 240 L organics cart is $50 a year extra when exchanged, $70 a year as an extra cart.RDN Residential Curbside Collection Regulation and Charges Bylaw No. 1802, 2020 (consolidated to 1802.01), Schedule A; Curbside Collection Program Overview, Regional District of Nanaimo, RDN page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wording100L 80L $170 $155 240L 100L 100L $180 $165 360L 240L $260 $245 a flat $15 discount will apply provided (cost is an additional $50/yr, which is added to your annual utility bill) cost is an additional $70/yr |
| Bylaw | Residential Curbside Collection of Garbage, Food Waste and Recyclables Regulation and Charges Bylaw No. 1802, 2020 (Regional District of Nanaimo)RDN Residential Curbside Collection Regulation and Charges Bylaw No. 1802, 2020 (consolidated to 1802.01), s. 1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingThis Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “Residential Curbside Collection of Garbage, Food Waste and Recyclables Regulation and Charges Bylaw No. 1802, 2020”. |
How it works
The Regional District of Nanaimo runs curbside collection in Lantzville through its contractor, Waste Connections of Canada, under RDN Bylaw No. 1802. The service covers single-family homes. Food waste is collected every week; garbage and recycling alternate (garbage one week, recycling the next).
Steps
- Find your collection day: enter your address in the RDN curbside calendar tool at rdn.bc.ca/curbside, use the RDN Curbside smartphone app, or phone 250.390.6501. Holidays move collection ahead one day.
- Put carts out between 5 and 8 a.m. on collection day, not the night before. The Lantzville page says carts must be out before 8:00 a.m. Bring them in by 10 p.m.
- Space carts 1 m apart, lid arrows facing the street, with 3 m clear above.
Good to know
- Default carts for a single-family home: garbage 100 L, recycling 240 L, food waste 100 L. With a secondary suite: 240 L, 360 L, 100 L. Request size changes or report damaged or missing carts on the RDN Curbside Collection Online Portal or call 250.390.6501. Exchanges carry a $75 administration fee.
- The RDN page says you can upsize to a 240 L organics cart ($50 a year extra for an exchange, $70 a year for an extra cart), but Bylaw 1802 says the food waste cart cannot be upsized or downsized. Confirm with the RDN.
- Limits: the contractor will not collect volumes beyond the cart's capacity, and carts must not exceed the weight limit marked on them. Items larger than two feet in any dimension are not accepted. We found no extra bag or tag system.
- In snowy weather, carts may be out from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.
- The Lantzville page does not state the fee or how residents pay it. The fee figures above are from the bylaw and may have changed.
Official forms and pages
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Sources
- Garbage, District of Lantzville (read 2026-11-08)
- Curbside Collection Program Overview, Regional District of Nanaimo (read 2026-11-08)
- RDN Residential Curbside Collection Regulation and Charges Bylaw No. 1802, 2020 (consolidated to 1802.01) (PDF) (read 2026-11-08)
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