District of North Vancouver garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits
When is garbage collected in the District of North Vancouver, and what are the rules for carts and limits?
Short answer
In the District of North Vancouver (not the City of North Vancouver), your collection day is set in the District's Collection Calendar. Put carts at the curb between 5:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. and take them in by 9 p.m. that day. How often garbage is collected is not stated in the bylaw.
Key facts
| How often | Not confirmed. The District's web pages that give collection frequency could not be read. |
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| Finding your day | Collection day is the day set for your property in the District's Collection Calendar. The bylaw does not name an app or lookup tool.Solid Waste Management Bylaw 8436, ss. 1, 24 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wording“Collection Calendar” means the schedule for solid waste collection approved by the on the collection day designated in the Collection Calendar |
| Carts | District-supplied carts: 140-litre or 240-litre garbage, 240-litre organics, plus recycling containers. One garbage cart per home (a home with a secondary suite may use one 240 L or two 140 L). Exchange or extra carts: $50 per transaction; lost or damaged replacement $150 (240 L) or $140 (140 L).Solid Waste Management Bylaw 8436, ss. 18-24; Schedule A; Solid Waste Management Bylaw 8436, s. 20 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingGarbage – maximum of one garbage container (either 140-litre or 240- Exchange fee for exchange, replacement, return or acquisition $150 – 240L may, upon paying the applicable fee prescribed |
| Setting carts out | Put carts at the curb not earlier than 5:30 a.m. and not later than 7:30 a.m. on collection day, and take them in by 9 p.m. that day. Place them close to the road or lane with handles facing it, within 1 m of the curb, with 1 m clearance. Locked lids when stored outdoors.Solid Waste Management Bylaw 8436, s. 24(a), (d); s. 22(g) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingplaced at the curb for collection not earlier than 5:30 a.m. and not later than 7:30 a.m. on the designated collection day and removed from the curb by no later than 9:00 p.m. the same day not more than one metre from the curb or edge of pavement |
| Limits and extra garbage | A cart may not exceed 55 kg (140 L) or 100 kg (240 L). One garbage cart per home; organics carts as many as paid for. Overfilled or overweight carts get a non-compliance tag and are not collected. The bylaw sets no extra-bag or tag system.Solid Waste Management Bylaw 8436, ss. 22(h), 24(f), 25 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wording55 kilograms for a 140-litre solid waste container 100 kilograms for a 240-litre solid waste container Organics – as many 240-litre organic containers as have been paid for in will be marked with a non-compliance tag |
| Fee | Annual collection fee by cart set: 240 L garbage plus up to two organics $346.60; 140 L garbage plus up to two organics $295.30; two 140 L garbage (homes with a suite) $449. Additional organics cart $54.40 each. Environmental fee $36.20 (curbside homes). Due March 31; late penalties apply.Solid Waste Management Bylaw 8436, Schedule A; s. 33 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wording240L Garbage and up to two 240L Organics $346.60 140L Garbage and up to two 240L Organics $295.30 Two 140L Garbage and up to two 240L Organics $449.00 Additional organics carts, per cart $54.40 Environmental fee $36.20 are due and payable on March 31 of each year |
| Bylaw | Solid Waste Management Bylaw 8436, 2021Solid Waste Management Bylaw 8436, s. 1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingSOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT BYLAW |
How it works
The Solid Waste Management Bylaw 8436 sets the rules in the District of North Vancouver. The District supplies carts: 140-litre or 240-litre garbage, a 240-litre organics cart, and recycling containers. Collection day is the day set for your property in the District's Collection Calendar. The bylaw does not name an app or lookup tool, or say how often garbage is collected.
Steps
- Find your day on the Collection Calendar on dnv.org, or call 604-990-2311.
- Put carts at the curb not earlier than 5:30 a.m. and not later than 7:30 a.m. on collection day. Take them in by 9 p.m. that day.
- Place them close to the road or lane with the handles facing it, within 1 m of the curb, with 1 m clearance.
- Keep locked lids on carts stored outdoors.
Good to know
- One garbage cart per home. A home with a secondary suite may use one 240 L cart or two 140 L carts.
- A garbage or organics cart may not weigh more than 55 kg (140 L) or 100 kg (240 L). Overfilled or overweight carts get a non-compliance tag and are not collected. The bylaw sets no extra-bag or tag system.
- Exchanging or getting an extra cart is $50 per transaction. A lost or damaged replacement is $150 (240 L) or $140 (140 L).
- The annual fee is due March 31, and late penalties apply. Fees may change each year.
Official forms and pages
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Sources
- https://docs.dnv.org/documents/str-owner-authorization-form.pdf (read 2026-11-06)
- Solid Waste Management Bylaw 8436 (PDF), District of North Vancouver (read 2026-11-06)
- Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 7458 (PDF), District of North Vancouver (read 2026-11-06)
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