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title: "Mission garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits"
question: "When is garbage collected, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?"
place: Mission, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Garbage, recycling and waste
owner: municipal
owner_body: City of Mission
sources_read: 2026-11-05
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# Mission garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits

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

**Short answer:** In Mission, single-family curbside homes get recycling and compost every week, and garbage and glass every second week. Set out between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m. on collection day. Find your day on the 2026 Curbside Collection Calendar or the Recycle Coach app. Automated carts start in May 2027.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Mission, https://www.mission.ca)  
**Cost:** Annual fees on the property tax notice (2026): single-family dwelling $166.92 garbage plus $297 compostables and recyclables, $463.92 in total; secondary dwelling $114.96 plus $198.96. Properties outside the curbside area pay a $36 rural processing fee. Extra Garbage Sticker $5.75 each.  
**Where:**
- Online: Garbage and Waste Collection, https://www.mission.ca/services/garbage-waste-collection
- Phone: Missed pickups (Emterra Environmental), 604-820-6487
- Email: Missed pickups, curbsidecontractor@mission.ca
- Phone: Engineering (collection route, stickers, medical extra-garbage), 604-820-3736
- Email: Engineering, engineering@mission.ca
- In person: Buy extra garbage stickers at City Hall or Welton Common, 8645 Stave Lake Street, or 7337 Welton Street, Mission, BC (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

## Key facts

- **How often:** Single-family homes in the curbside area: recycling and compost (food and yard waste) every week; garbage and glass every second week.
  - Source: [Waste Collection Calendar](https://www.mission.ca/services/garbage-waste-collection/waste-collection-calendar)
  - Official wording: "weekly collection of mixed recyclables and compostable, including food waste, and bi-weekly collection of garbage and container glass"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Finding your day:** Check the 2026 Curbside Collection Calendar (colour-coded by zone), the Refuse Collection Area Map, or the free Recycle Coach app, which sends reminders.
  - Source: [Waste Collection Calendar](https://www.mission.ca/services/garbage-waste-collection/waste-collection-calendar)
  - Official wording: "please consult the Curbside Collection Calendar or add the Recycle Coach app"
  - Source: [New Curbside Collection Carts FAQ, Will my collection schedule change?](https://www.mission.ca/services/garbage-waste-collection/new-curbside-collection-carts/program-faq)
  - Official wording: "Download the Recycle Coach app from The App Store or Google Play and sign-up for collection day reminders"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Carts:** No carts yet. Until May 2027 residents use their own bins and bags (garbage in two 80 L bins, a blue recycling bin, a Rot Pot for organics, a black glass box). Automated carts of 120, 240 or 360 L start the first week of May 2027; a single-family home’s default is 240 L for each. One free exchange Aug 3 to Oct 29, 2027, then $50 per later exchange. Replacement Rot Pot or blue bin $39.
  - Source: [New Curbside Collection Carts](https://www.mission.ca/services/garbage-waste-collection/new-curbside-collection-carts)
  - Official wording: "transitioning to a modern automated cart-based curbside collection system beginning the first week of May 2027" … "Each property is eligible for one free cart exchange during this period." … "Additional cart exchanges will be subject to a $50 administrative fee."
  - Source: [New Curbside Collection Carts FAQ, Can I choose my cart size?](https://www.mission.ca/services/garbage-waste-collection/new-curbside-collection-carts/program-faq)
  - Official wording: "Carts will be available in 120L, 240L, and 360L for all waste types."
  - Source: [Solid Waste Management Bylaw 5526-2015, Schedule A](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/5526-2015-solid-waste-management-bylawpdf-0)
  - Official wording: "Replacement Resident Provision of Rot Pot (46L cart for food waste) $39.00" … "Replacement Resident Provision of Blue Bin (121L bin for recycling) $39.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Setting carts out:** Set out between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m. on collection day, within 3 m of the road. The City asks you not to set out the night before (bears); earlier set-out is allowed only in a wildlife-resistant container or enclosure (s. 3.5). Early set-out is $250. From May 2027 carts go out by 7 a.m.
  - Source: [Solid Waste Management Bylaw 5526-2015, s. 3.3, 3.4](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/5526-2015-solid-waste-management-bylawpdf-0)
  - Official wording: "must only be set out between 5:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. only on the designated day of Curbside Collection" … "within three (3) metres of the travelled way serving the premises only" … "must only be set out between 5:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. only on the designated day" … "timeframe specified in Section 3.4 must be contained in a non-permanent Wildlife"
  - Source: [Waste Collection Calendar, Curbside Single-Family Dwelling Collection](https://www.mission.ca/services/garbage-waste-collection/waste-collection-calendar)
  - Official wording: "please do not set it out the night before"
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 5700-2018, Schedule 14, Schedule 14, s. 3.4](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/5700-2018-bylaw-notice-enforcement-bylawpdf)
  - Official wording: "Early set-out of waste for Curbside Collection 3.4 $250 $175 $325 Yes"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Limits and extra garbage:** Garbage: two 80 L bins every second week, each no more than 20 kg and 80 L. Extra garbage bags need an Extra Garbage Sticker ($5.75 each). Medical stickers may be issued for documented medical conditions or two or more children under three. Recycling and compost: unlimited (see yard waste for compost limits).
  - Source: [Solid Waste Management Bylaw 5526-2015, s. 3.2, 3.8.3, 3.8.4; Schedule A](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/5526-2015-solid-waste-management-bylawpdf-0)
  - Official wording: "litres in volume, 20 kilograms in weight or 90 centimetres in any dimension" … "shall be limited to two Garbage Containers every two weeks" … "The District may issue medical stickers for residents with:" … "Extra Garbage Bag Stickers per sticker $5.75"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fee:** 2026 annual fees on the property tax notice: single-family dwelling $166.92 garbage plus $297 compostables and recyclables, $463.92 in total; secondary dwelling $114.96 plus $198.96. Properties outside the curbside area pay a $36 rural processing fee.
  - Source: [Solid Waste Management Bylaw 5526-2015, Schedule B](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/5526-2015-solid-waste-management-bylawpdf-0)
  - Official wording: "Single Family Dwelling $166.92 n/a $297.00 n/a $36.00" … "Secondary Dwelling $114.96 n/a $198.96 n/a $26.28" … "The amount shall be included in the annual property tax notice."
  - Source: [New Curbside Collection Carts FAQ, How does this compare to what I pay now?](https://www.mission.ca/services/garbage-waste-collection/new-curbside-collection-carts/program-faq)
  - Official wording: "Now, the 2026 annual waste collection fee is $463.92."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** District of Mission Solid Waste Management Bylaw 5526-2015 (Schedule B, Collection & Processing Fees)
  - Source: [Solid Waste Management Bylaw 5526-2015, Preamble](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/5526-2015-solid-waste-management-bylawpdf-0)
  - Official wording: "District of Mission Solid Waste Management Bylaw 5526-2015"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

For single-family homes in the curbside area, recycling and compost (food and yard waste) are collected every week, and garbage and glass every second week. Rules are in the [Solid Waste Management Bylaw 5526-2015](<https://www.mission.ca/media/file/5526-2015-solid-waste-management-bylawpdf-0>). To find your day, check the 2026 Curbside Collection Calendar (colour-coded by zone), the Refuse Collection Area Map, or the free Recycle Coach app, which sends reminders.

## Steps

1. Put garbage out between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m. on collection day, within 3 m of the road. The City asks you not to set out the night before because of bears. Setting out earlier is allowed only in a wildlife-resistant container or enclosure (s. 3.5).
2. Garbage goes in two 80 L bins every second week, each no more than 20 kg and 80 L.
3. Extra garbage bags need an Extra Garbage Sticker ($5.75 each). Medical stickers may be issued for documented medical conditions or for two or more children under three.
4. Recycling and compost are unlimited (see the yard waste answer for compost limits).

## Good to know

- Until May 2027 residents use their own bins and bags: garbage in two 80 L bins, a blue recycling bin, a Rot Pot for organics and a black glass box.
- Automated carts of 120, 240 or 360 L start the first week of May 2027. A single-family home's default is 240 L for each. One free exchange is available August 3 to October 29, 2027, then $50 per later exchange. From May 2027 carts go out by 7 a.m.
- A replacement Rot Pot or blue bin is $39.
- Setting out early is a $250 bylaw notice.

## What you'll need

- Your collection colour and letter zone, from the 2026 Collection Calendar or the Recycle Coach app

## Official forms and pages

- [Waste Collection Calendar page](https://www.mission.ca/services/garbage-waste-collection/waste-collection-calendar)
- [2026 Curbside Collection Calendar (PDF)](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/curbsidecollection2026calendarpdf)
- [New Curbside Collection Carts (starting May 2027)](https://www.mission.ca/services/garbage-waste-collection/new-curbside-collection-carts)
- [Solid Waste Management Bylaw 5526-2015 (PDF)](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/5526-2015-solid-waste-management-bylawpdf-0)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Garbage collection in British Columbia: frequency, limits and fees by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/garbage-collection.md)
- [Abbotsford](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/garbage-collection.md)
- [Township of Langley](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/garbage-collection.md)
- [Maple Ridge](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/garbage-collection.md)
- [Langley City](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/garbage-collection.md)
- [Pitt Meadows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/garbage-collection.md)
- [Chilliwack](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/garbage-collection.md)

## Sources

- [Waste Collection Calendar, City of Mission](https://www.mission.ca/services/garbage-waste-collection/waste-collection-calendar) (read 2026-11-05)
- [2026 Curbside Collection Calendar, City of Mission (PDF)](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/curbsidecollection2026calendarpdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [New Curbside Collection Carts, City of Mission](https://www.mission.ca/services/garbage-waste-collection/new-curbside-collection-carts) (read 2026-11-05)
- [New Curbside Collection Carts FAQ, City of Mission](https://www.mission.ca/services/garbage-waste-collection/new-curbside-collection-carts/program-faq) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Solid Waste Management Bylaw 5526-2015 (PDF)](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/5526-2015-solid-waste-management-bylawpdf-0) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 5700-2018, Schedule 14 (PDF)](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/5700-2018-bylaw-notice-enforcement-bylawpdf) (read 2026-11-05)

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