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title: "North Saanich garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits"
question: "Is there garbage collection in North Saanich, and who do I hire?"
place: North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Garbage, recycling and waste
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owner_body: District of North Saanich
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# North Saanich garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits

**Question:** Is there garbage collection in North Saanich, and who do I hire?

**Short answer:** No. The District of North Saanich does not provide garbage collection. Residents arrange pick-up with a private company or take garbage to Hartland Landfill. Blue box recycling is provided by the Capital Regional District (CRD), at the curb on your collection day.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of North Saanich, https://www.northsaanich.ca)  
**Cost:** The District charges nothing for garbage because it provides no service; private hauler prices are not stated by the District. Blue box recycling is paid for by Recycle BC.  
**Where:**
- Online: CRD curbside recycling schedule, https://www.crd.ca/programs-services/garbage-recycling/curbside-recycling
- Phone: Municipal Hall (questions about District services), 250-656-0781

## Key facts

- **How often:** The District provides no garbage collection: residents arrange pick-up with a private company or take garbage to Hartland Landfill. Curbside recycling (blue box) is provided by the Capital Regional District.
  - Source: [Garbage & Recycling, Garbage & Recycling page](https://www.northsaanich.ca/resident-services/garbage-recycling)
  - Official wording: "The District of North Saanich does not provide garbage services." … "If residents wish to obtain garbage collection service, they must contact one of the local private garbage collection companies to arrange pick up." … "Curbside recycling pick-up is provided to North Saanich residents by the Capital Regional District (CRD)."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Finding your day:** Recycling: enter your address on the CRD curbside recycling page to find your collection day, download or print your schedule, or sign up for alerts; the RecycleCRD app (iPhone or Android) also works. Garbage: set by the private company you hire.
  - 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."
  - Source: [Garbage & Recycling, Garbage & Recycling page](https://www.northsaanich.ca/resident-services/garbage-recycling)
  - Official wording: "For more information about the CRD Blue Box Program, including a list of accepted items and a schedule of collection days"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Carts:** The recycling program uses one CRD blue box (47 litres) and two blue bags per home, not carts. Replacements: Municipal Hall, 1620 Mills Road, or GFL Environmental, 236-470-0186.
  - 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." … "CRD blue boxes are 47 litres (12 gallons)"
  - Source: [Garbage & Recycling, Garbage & Recycling page](https://www.northsaanich.ca/resident-services/garbage-recycling)
  - Official wording: "you may obtain one from the municipal Hall at 1620 Mills Road." … "please contact GFL Environmental or by phone at 236.470.0186 for your replacement or a missed collection."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Setting carts out:** Recycling: have it at the curb by 7:30 a.m. on your collection day, using at least one CRD blue box or blue bag. Glass bottles and jars must be kept in a separate container. Collection goes ahead on holidays except Christmas and New Year's Day.
  - 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." … "With the exception of Christmas and New Years days, collection proceeds as usual on holidays." … "Glass bottles and jars must be kept separate from your other containers."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Limits and extra garbage:** Recycling: no limit on the amount you may put at the curb. Extra receptacles must be similar in size to the blue box.
  - 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:** Blue box recycling is paid for by Recycle BC, not residential taxpayers (as the CRD states). The District does not provide garbage 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" … "to be responsible for the recycling costs associated with the material, not residential tax payers."
  - Source: [Garbage & Recycling, Garbage page](https://www.northsaanich.ca/resident-services/garbage-recycling)
  - Official wording: "The District of North Saanich does not provide garbage services."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** None set. No District bylaw sets garbage rules in North Saanich.

## How it works

The District does not provide garbage collection. Residents contact a private garbage company to arrange pick-up, or take their garbage to Hartland Landfill. The District page names no companies, and no District bylaw sets garbage rules. Garbage set-out times, limits and prices are up to the company you hire.

## Recycling (CRD blue box)

1. Enter your address on the CRD curbside recycling page to find your collection day, download or print your schedule, or sign up for alerts. The RecycleCRD app (iPhone or Android) also works.
2. Have your recycling at the curb by 7:30 a.m. on your collection day, in at least one CRD blue box or blue bag. Keep glass bottles and jars in a separate container.
3. Collection goes ahead on holidays except Christmas and New Year's Day.

## Good to know

- Each home uses one CRD blue box (47 litres) and two blue bags, not carts. There is no limit on the amount you may put at the curb; extra receptacles must be similar in size to the blue box.
- Replacement boxes and bags are available at Municipal Hall, 1620 Mills Road, or from GFL Environmental, 236-470-0186.
- Blue box recycling is paid for by Recycle BC, not residential taxpayers.

## Official forms and pages

- [Garbage and Recycling, District of North Saanich](https://www.northsaanich.ca/resident-services/garbage-recycling)
- [Curbside Recycling, Capital Regional District](https://www.crd.ca/programs-services/garbage-recycling/curbside-recycling)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Garbage collection in British Columbia: frequency, limits and fees by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/garbage-collection.md)
- [Sidney](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/garbage-collection.md)
- [Central Saanich](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/garbage-collection.md)
- [Highlands](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/garbage-collection.md)
- [Saanich](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/garbage-collection.md)
- [Langford](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/garbage-collection.md)
- [View Royal](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/garbage-collection.md)

## Sources

- [Garbage & Recycling, District of North Saanich](https://www.northsaanich.ca/resident-services/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)

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