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title: "Sooke garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits"
question: "When is garbage collected in Sooke, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?"
place: Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/sooke
category: Garbage, recycling and waste
owner: regional
owner_body: Capital Regional District
sources_read: 2026-11-06
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# Sooke garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits

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

**Short answer:** In Sooke, garbage collection is not a District service. Residents and businesses hire a private hauler. The Capital Regional District (CRD) runs curbside blue box recycling, which is free to residents. Enter your address on the CRD Curbside Recycling page to find your collection day.

**Who handles it:** Regional district (Capital Regional District, https://www.crd.ca)  
**Cost:** Recycling: no charge to residents. Garbage: arranged and paid for with private providers; prices not stated.  
**How long:** Not applicable  
**Where:**
- Online: CRD Curbside Recycling (find your collection day), https://www.crd.ca/programs-services/garbage-recycling/curbside-recycling
- Phone: GFL Environmental (missed recycling pickups), 236-470-0186
- Email: GFL Environmental, blueboxvictoria@gflenv.com
- In person: Replacement blue boxes (Sooke Municipal Hall), 2205 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC V9Z 1J2

## Key facts

- **How often:** Garbage: not a District service; residents and businesses arrange collection with private companies at a frequency that suits them. Recycling: collected by the CRD through its contractor GFL Environmental (frequency not stated; find your schedule through the CRD).
  - Source: [Waste Management, Recycling Services; Garbage Collection](https://www.sooke.ca/programs-services/waste-management/)
  - Official wording: "Recycling collection in Sooke is managed by the Capital Regional District (CRD) through a regional contract with GFL Environmental." … "Garbage collection is not a municipal service in Sooke." … "Residents and businesses arrange collection directly with private service providers at a frequency that suits their needs."
  - 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, or use the RecycleCRD app (iPhone or Android). Missed pickups: GFL Environmental, 236.470.0186 or blueboxvictoria@gflenv.com. Garbage: ask your private provider.
  - 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." … "For missed pick-ups or collection inquiries please contact GFL Environmental at 236.470.0186 or email blueboxvictoria@gflenv.com"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Carts:** No carts for recycling: each home gets one CRD blue box (47 litres) and two blue bags. Replacements: GFL Environmental, 1045 Dunford Ave., 236.470.0186, or Sooke Municipal Hall, 2205 Otter Point Road. Garbage containers are up to private providers.
  - 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)" … "District of Sooke - 2205 Otter Point Road"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Setting carts out:** Recycling: at the curb by 7:30 a.m. on collection day, in at least one CRD blue box or blue bag; glass bottles and jars in a separate container. Collection runs as usual on holidays except Christmas and New Year's Day. When to bring containers in is not stated.
  - Source: [Curbside Recycling, Capital Regional District, Collection schedule; Glass](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." … "Glass bottles and jars must be kept separate from your other containers." … "With the exception of Christmas and New Years days, collection proceeds as usual on holidays."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Limits and extra garbage:** Recycling: no limit on the amount you set out. Anything accepted for recycling is banned from residential garbage. Garbage limits and extra-bag charges: not stated (private providers).
  - Source: [Curbside Recycling, Capital Regional District, Missed collection; Items accepted](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." … "Note: all items accepted for recycling are banned from residential garbage."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fee:** Blue box recycling has no charge to residents: Recycle BC pays for it, not residential taxpayers. Garbage is arranged and paid for with private providers; no District garbage charge is listed and prices are not stated.
  - 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 that represents producers of packaging and paper products in British Columbia." … "to be responsible for the recycling costs associated with the material, not residential tax payers."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** None set. The District of Sooke has no garbage collection page or bylaw.

## How it works

The District of Sooke does not collect garbage. Residents and businesses arrange collection with private companies at a frequency that suits them, and the District and its bylaws set no cart, limit or extra-bag rules. Recycling is collected by the CRD through its contractor GFL Environmental. The frequency is not stated; find your schedule through the CRD.

## Steps

1. For garbage, ask your private provider about days, containers, limits and prices.
2. For recycling, enter your address on the [CRD Curbside Recycling page](https://www.crd.ca/programs-services/garbage-recycling/curbside-recycling) to find your collection day, or use the RecycleCRD app (iPhone or Android).
3. Put recycling at the curb by 7:30 a.m. on collection day, in at least one CRD blue box or blue bag. Glass bottles and jars go in a separate container.

## Good to know

- Each home gets one CRD blue box (47 litres) and two blue bags. There are no recycling carts. Replacements: GFL Environmental, 1045 Dunford Ave., 236-470-0186, or Sooke Municipal Hall.
- There is no limit on the amount of recycling you set out. Anything accepted for recycling is banned from residential garbage.
- Collection runs as usual on holidays except Christmas and New Year's Day.
- Missed pickup: GFL Environmental, 236-470-0186 or blueboxvictoria@gflenv.com.
- Blue box recycling has no charge to residents: Recycle BC pays for it, not residential taxpayers.

## Official forms and pages

- [Curbside Recycling, Capital Regional District](https://www.crd.ca/programs-services/garbage-recycling/curbside-recycling)

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## Sources

- [Waste Management, District of Sooke](https://www.sooke.ca/programs-services/waste-management/) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Curbside Recycling, Capital Regional District](https://www.crd.ca/programs-services/garbage-recycling/curbside-recycling) (read 2026-11-06)

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