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title: "Maple Ridge garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits"
question: "Does the City of Maple Ridge collect garbage, and how do I arrange pickup?"
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# Maple Ridge garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits

**Question:** Does the City of Maple Ridge collect garbage, and how do I arrange pickup?

**Short answer:** No. The City of Maple Ridge runs no curbside garbage collection. Residents manage their own waste: garbage is arranged privately or taken to the Maple Ridge Recycling and Waste Centre. Curbside recycling is provided by Recycle BC, at no cost to residents.

**Who handles it:** Another public body  
**Cost:** Curbside recycling (Recycle BC) is free. Garbage disposal is arranged and paid for privately; the Maple Ridge Recycling and Waste Centre charges tipping fees.  
**How long:** Recycle BC collects paper, mixed containers and glass weekly and flexible plastics every 2 weeks.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Maple Ridge Recycling and Waste Centre, 604-681-5600
- Phone: Missed curbside recycling (Remple Disposal), 778-503-1340
- Phone: Missed recycling, multi-family (Waste Control Services), 778-503-1341
- Online: Recycle BC schedule for Maple Ridge, https://recyclebc.ca/mapleridge

## Key facts

- **How often:** Residents manage their own waste disposal: garbage is arranged privately or taken to the Maple Ridge Recycling and Waste Centre. Curbside recycling is provided by Recycle BC (not the City): paper, mixed containers and glass weekly, flexible plastics every 2 weeks. No curbside food scraps collection is described; residents must compost food scraps under Metro Vancouver's Organics Disposal Ban.
  - Source: [Waste and Recycling Services, intro; Collection Types and Frequency](https://www.mapleridge.ca/resident-services/waste-and-recycling-services-maple-ridge)
  - Official wording: "Maple Ridge residents are responsible for managing their own waste disposal." … "Residents may also contract private waste disposal services." … "Weekly collection for paper, mixed containers, glass. Flexible plastics picked up every 2 weeks." … "Maple Ridge residents are required to compost food scraps and other organic materials"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Finding your day:** Check the Recycle BC schedule for Maple Ridge (recyclebc.ca/mapleridge) or the Recycle BC app. For missed curbside recycling call Remple Disposal at 778-503-1340 (multi-family: Waste Control Services, 778-503-1341). No City collection-day lookup is listed for garbage.
  - Source: [Waste and Recycling Services, Recycle BC](https://www.mapleridge.ca/resident-services/waste-and-recycling-services-maple-ridge)
  - Official wording: "Never miss a pick up - get the App to check sorting instructions & more." … "For residential curbside recycling: Call Remple Disposal: 778-503-1340"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Carts:** Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read.
- **Setting carts out:** Put solid waste and recycling receptacles at the road shoulder, lane or curb in front of the premises, or on the premises beside the property line, no earlier than 5:00 a.m. and no later than 7:00 a.m. on collection day, and take them in by 6:00 p.m. (Solid Waste Bylaw) or 7:00 p.m. (Wildlife and Vector Control Bylaw). Bear-resistant containers must be unlatched by 5 a.m. and re-locked by 7 p.m. (Sources differ: Bylaw 6800-2011 s. 11 says receptacles must be removed by 6:00 pm; Wildlife and Vector Control Bylaw 7437-2018 s. 4.5.10 (amended 2020) says 7:00 pm. The City's Wildlife Safety page also says 7:00 pm.)
  - Source: [Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw No. 6800-2011 (consolidated with 6994-2013), s. 11](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/solid-waste-and-recycling-regulation-bylaw-no-6800-2011)
  - Official wording: "no earlier than 5:00 am and no later than 7:00 am on collection day." … "removed from the street or lane allowance no later than 6:00 pm on collection day."
  - Source: [Wildlife And Vector Control Consolidated Bylaw No 7437 2018, Maple Ridge, s. 4.5.9, 4.5.10](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/wildlife-and-vector-control-consolidated-bylaw-no-7437-2018)
  - Official wording: "no earlier than 5:00 am and no later than" … "removed from the street or lane allowance no later than 7:00" … "unlatched by" … "5:00 am on designated Collection days and re-locked by 7:00 pm on"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Limits and extra garbage:** A household garbage receptacle is a sealed bag or can that weighs no more than 20 kg when full; cans no more than 77 litres, with a watertight cover and no sharp glass or wood that could tear the bag.
  - Source: [Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw No. 6800-2011 (consolidated with 6994-2013), s. 2 Household Receptacle](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/solid-waste-and-recycling-regulation-bylaw-no-6800-2011)
  - Official wording: "(b) when full, has a gross weight not exceeding 20 kg" … "having a volume not exceeding 77 litres"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fee:** Curbside recycling (Recycle BC) is at no cost to residents. Garbage disposal is arranged and paid for privately; the Maple Ridge Recycling and Waste Centre charges tipping fees.
  - Source: [Waste and Recycling Services, Recycling transition; Waste Disposal](https://www.mapleridge.ca/resident-services/waste-and-recycling-services-maple-ridge)
  - Official wording: "it is a service provided at no cost to residents by Recycle BC" … "Residents may also contract private waste disposal services." … "Tipping fees apply; check the Metro Vancouver website for details."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw No. 6800-2011 (consolidated with 6994-2013); see also Wildlife and Vector Control Bylaw No. 7437-2018
  - Source: [Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw No. 6800-2011 (consolidated with 6994-2013), citation](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/solid-waste-and-recycling-regulation-bylaw-no-6800-2011)
  - Official wording: "Maple Ridge Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw No. 6800-2011"
  - Source: [Wildlife And Vector Control Consolidated Bylaw No 7437 2018, Maple Ridge, s. 1.1](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/wildlife-and-vector-control-consolidated-bylaw-no-7437-2018)
  - Official wording: "This bylaw may be cited as the Wildlife and Vector Control Bylaw No. 7437 – 2018"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

The City of Maple Ridge does not collect household garbage. Residents arrange it privately or take it to the Maple Ridge Recycling and Waste Centre. Curbside recycling is provided by Recycle BC, not the City: paper, mixed containers and glass weekly, and flexible plastics every 2 weeks. The City page describes no curbside food scraps collection; residents must compost food scraps under Metro Vancouver's Organics Disposal Ban.

## Steps

1. Find your recycling day on the Recycle BC schedule for Maple Ridge (recyclebc.ca/mapleridge) or in the Recycle BC app. The City lists no collection-day lookup for garbage.
2. For a missed curbside recycling pickup, call Remple Disposal at 778-503-1340 (multi-family: Waste Control Services, 778-503-1341).
3. For garbage, hire a private hauler or take it to the Recycling and Waste Centre, 10092 236 Street (604-681-5600). The City does not list haulers or prices.

## Good to know

- Setting out under the [Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw No. 6800-2011](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/solid-waste-and-recycling-regulation-bylaw-no-6800-2011): put receptacles at the road shoulder, lane or curb in front of the premises, or on the premises beside the property line, no earlier than 5:00 a.m. and no later than 7:00 a.m. on collection day.
- Take them in by 6:00 p.m. under the Solid Waste Bylaw, or 7:00 p.m. under the [Wildlife and Vector Control Bylaw No. 7437-2018](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/wildlife-and-vector-control-consolidated-bylaw-no-7437-2018). The other official source says otherwise, so confirm with the City; the 7:00 p.m. time is the later one. Bear-resistant containers must be unlatched by 5 a.m. and re-locked by 7 p.m.
- The bylaw defines a household garbage receptacle as a sealed bag or can weighing no more than 20 kg when full; cans no more than 77 litres, with a watertight cover and no sharp glass or wood that could tear the bag. That text predates the Recycle BC change.
- No garbage cart programme or cart sizes were found.

## Official forms and pages

- [Waste and Recycling Services, City of Maple Ridge](https://www.mapleridge.ca/resident-services/waste-and-recycling-services-maple-ridge)
- [Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw No. 6800-2011 (PDF)](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/solid-waste-and-recycling-regulation-bylaw-no-6800-2011)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Garbage collection in British Columbia: frequency, limits and fees by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/garbage-collection.md)
- [Pitt Meadows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/garbage-collection.md)
- [Port Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/garbage-collection.md)
- [Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/garbage-collection.md)
- [Anmore](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/garbage-collection.md)
- [Township of Langley](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/garbage-collection.md)
- [Port Moody](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/garbage-collection.md)

## Sources

- [Waste and Recycling Services, City of Maple Ridge](https://www.mapleridge.ca/resident-services/waste-and-recycling-services-maple-ridge) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw No. 6800-2011 (consolidated with 6994-2013)](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/solid-waste-and-recycling-regulation-bylaw-no-6800-2011) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Wildlife And Vector Control Consolidated Bylaw No 7437 2018 (PDF), Maple Ridge](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/wildlife-and-vector-control-consolidated-bylaw-no-7437-2018) (read 2026-11-05)

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