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title: "View Royal garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits"
question: "When is garbage and food waste collected in View Royal, and what are the rules?"
place: View Royal, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Garbage, recycling and waste
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owner_body: Town of View Royal
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# View Royal garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits

**Question:** When is garbage and food waste collected in View Royal, and what are the rules?

**Short answer:** In the Town of View Royal, the Town's contractor, Waste Management, collects garbage and household food waste once a week. Look up your day (Tuesday to Friday depending on your area) on the Town's collection map or street list. Curbside recycling is run separately by the CRD.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Town of View Royal, https://www.viewroyal.ca)  
**Cost:** Curbside collection: $290 per dwelling unit for 2026, $300 from January 1, 2027. On-site (beside the home) collection: $580 for 2026, $600 from January 1, 2027. It appears on the property tax notice; a 10% penalty applies if unpaid by the tax penalty date. Extra Bag Decal $3.50.  
**How long:** Once a week.  
**Where:**
- Online: Collection map and calendar (June 2026 to May 2027), https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Municipal~Services/Garbage~Collection/TVR%20Garbage%20Colection%20Brochure%202026-2028.pdf
- Phone: Waste Management (missed collection), 250-652-6242
- In person: Town Hall (extra bag decals, replacement blue boxes and bags), 45 View Royal Avenue, Victoria, BC V9B 1A6

## Key facts

- **How often:** Garbage and household food waste (organics) are each collected once a week by Waste Management, the Town's contractor. Curbside recycling is the CRD Blue Box program, run separately by the CRD.
  - Source: [Garbage & Household Food Waste Collection, intro](https://www.viewroyal.ca/EN/main/municipal/garbage.html)
  - Official wording: "is collected once per week by the Town's contracted collection company, Waste Management."
  - Source: [Bylaw 745, Collection and Disposal of Residential Garbage and Household Food Waste (PDF, to July 2026), s. 6](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/745%20Garbage%20&%20Food%20Waste%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20July%202026.pdf)
  - Official wording: "As a basic service, the occupant shall be allowed, once per week as per the collection"
  - Source: [Recycling, intro](https://www.viewroyal.ca/EN/main/municipal/recycling.html)
  - Official wording: "Curbside recycling is offered to all View Royal residents through the Capital Regional District's Blue Box Recycling Program"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Finding your day:** Look up your day on the Town's collection calendar and map or by street name. Garbage is collected Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday depending on your area. Recycling day: enter your address on the CRD curbside recycling page. Missed collections: Waste Management at 250-652-6242.
  - Source: [Garbage & Household Food Waste Collection, Collection Schedule](https://www.viewroyal.ca/EN/main/municipal/garbage.html)
  - Official wording: "Look up your collection day:" … "- By Calendar and Map" … "- By Street Name"
  - 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!"
  - Source: [Garbage & Household Food Waste Collection, Missed Collection?](https://www.viewroyal.ca/EN/main/municipal/garbage.html)
  - Official wording: "In the subject line, please include: "Town of View Royal Residential Customer Victoria British Columbia Canada - Your Address/Your Phone Number" - Phone: 250-652-6242 Calls will be answered Monday-Friday 7:00am-5:00pm and Saturday 9:00am-1:00pm"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Carts:** The Town supplies one 80-litre garbage container and one 80-litre household food waste container per home, delivered to new homes when the occupancy permit is issued. Each home may use only one of each; occupants pay to replace a container they damage. Recycling: one CRD blue box and two blue bags per home.
  - Source: [Bylaw 745, Collection and Disposal of Residential Garbage and Household Food Waste (PDF, to July 2026), s. 2, 6, 7(k)](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/745%20Garbage%20&%20Food%20Waste%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20July%202026.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Garbage Container means the rigid wheeled 80 litre receptacle purchased by the" … "Household Food Waste Container means the rigid wheeled 80 litre receptacle" … "be responsible for the purchase and replacement of an approved container if"
  - Source: [Garbage & Household Food Waste Collection, intro](https://www.viewroyal.ca/EN/main/municipal/garbage.html)
  - Official wording: "All households (including those with secondary suites) are only allowed one supplied container for garbage and one supplied container for food waste."
  - Source: [View Royal Collection Days brochure, June 2026 to May 2027, page 1](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Municipal~Services/Garbage~Collection/TVR%20Garbage%20Colection%20Brochure%202026-2028.pdf)
  - Official wording: "A set of" … "totes is automatically delivered to new homes upon occupancy permit issuance."
  - Source: [Recycling, Blue Boxes & Blue Bags](https://www.viewroyal.ca/EN/main/municipal/recycling.html)
  - Official wording: "The Program provides residents with one CRD blue box and two blue bags per home."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Setting carts out:** Put containers at the curb no earlier than 5:00 a.m. and no later than 7:00 a.m. on collection day, two feet apart with lids facing the street, at least 1 m (3 feet) from cars, trees and mailboxes, with wheels near the curb. Bring emptied containers in after collection. Set out weekly even if not full. Recycling: at the curb by 7:30 a.m.
  - Source: [Bylaw 745, Collection and Disposal of Residential Garbage and Household Food Waste (PDF, to July 2026), s. 5, 7](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/745%20Garbage%20&%20Food%20Waste%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20July%202026.pdf)
  - Official wording: "(a) No earlier than 5:00 a.m. on the day of the collection;" … "(b) No later than 7:00 a.m. on the day of collection." … "two (2) feet apart with lids opening toward the street;" … "at least one (1) metre (3 feet) from cars, trees and mailboxes;" … "remove all emptied containers from the street after the collection and keep all" … "ensure that all containers are set out on a weekly basis regardless of the"
  - 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"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Limits and extra garbage:** Each container may hold up to 40 kg (88 lbs) and 80 litres per week. Extra garbage must be in a standard bag (up to 80 litres) with an Extra Bag Decal on each; decals cost $3.50 each from Town Hall. Containers or bags over the basic service without a decal are not collected.
  - Source: [Bylaw 745, Collection and Disposal of Residential Garbage and Household Food Waste (PDF, to July 2026), s. 6](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/745%20Garbage%20&%20Food%20Waste%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20July%202026.pdf)
  - Official wording: "each of" … "which shall not exceed a weight of more than forty (40) kg (88 lbs) and shall not exceed" … "purchase a valid extra bag decal from the Town and prominently attach this" … "Extra bag decals are not reusable or refundable."
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw 958 (PDF, consolidated September 2026), Extra Bag Decals](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/958%20Fees%20and%20Charges%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20Sept%202026.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Extra Bag Decals" … "$ 3.50 per decal June 1, 2022"
  - Source: [Garbage & Household Food Waste Collection, Garbage Waste Collection](https://www.viewroyal.ca/EN/main/municipal/garbage.html)
  - Official wording: "Extra bag decals are available for purchase at Town Hall"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fee:** Curbside collection: $290 per dwelling unit for 2026 and $300 from January 1, 2027. On-site (beside the home) collection: $580 for 2026 and $600 from January 1, 2027. The fee appears on the property tax notice.
  - Source: [Bylaw 1115, 2023, Garbage user fees, Schedule A](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/1115%20-%202023%20Garbage%20user%20fees.pdf)
  - Official wording: "$ 290.00 per Dwelling Unit January 1, 2026" … "$ 300.00 per Dwelling Unit January 1, 2027" … "$ 580.00 per Dwelling Unit January 1, 2026" … "$ 600.00 per Dwelling Unit January 1, 2027"
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw 958 (PDF, consolidated September 2026), Engineering, Residential Garbage](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/958%20Fees%20and%20Charges%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20Sept%202026.pdf)
  - Official wording: "$ 290.00 per Dwelling Unit January 1, 2026"
  - Source: [Bylaw 745, Collection and Disposal of Residential Garbage and Household Food Waste (PDF, to July 2026), s. 4](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/745%20Garbage%20&%20Food%20Waste%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20July%202026.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Residential garbage and household food waste collection fees shall be entered on the"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Collection and Disposal of Residential Garbage and Household Food Waste Bylaw No. 745, 2009; fees are in Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 958, 2016
  - Source: [Bylaw 745, Collection and Disposal of Residential Garbage and Household Food Waste (PDF, to July 2026), s. 1](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/745%20Garbage%20&%20Food%20Waste%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20July%202026.pdf)
  - Official wording: "This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “Collection and Disposal of Residential"
  - Source: [Bylaw 745, Collection and Disposal of Residential Garbage and Household Food Waste (PDF, to July 2026), s. 4](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/745%20Garbage%20&%20Food%20Waste%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20July%202026.pdf)
  - Official wording: "fees detailed in Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 958, 2016."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

Under [Bylaw 745](<https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/745%20Garbage%20&%20Food%20Waste%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20July%202026.pdf>), Waste Management collects garbage and household food waste (organics) each once a week in the Town of View Royal. Service covers houses, duplexes, houseplexes of up to four units and eligible townhouses; secondary and garden suites can apply. Condos and co-ops are not in the Town's food waste program or CRD curbside pickup. Recycling is the CRD Blue Box program.

## Steps

1. Look up your day on the Town's collection calendar and map or by street name. Garbage is collected Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday depending on your area. For recycling day, enter your address on the CRD curbside recycling page.
2. Put your containers at the curb no earlier than 5:00 a.m. and no later than 7:00 a.m. on collection day. Place them two feet apart with lids facing the street, wheels near the curb, at least 1 m (3 feet) from cars, trees and mailboxes. Recycling must be out by 7:30 a.m.
3. Set out weekly even if not full, and bring emptied containers in after collection.
4. For a missed collection, call Waste Management at 250-652-6242.

## Good to know

- Each home gets one 80-litre garbage container and one 80-litre food waste container, and may use only one of each. Occupants pay to replace one they damage. Recycling is one CRD blue box and two blue bags per home.
- Each container may hold up to 40 kg (88 lbs) and 80 litres. Extra garbage goes in a standard bag (up to 80 litres) with an Extra Bag Decal, $3.50 each from Town Hall. Containers or bags over the basic service without a decal are not collected.
- The Town page and the bylaw give slightly different set-out details (the brochure says 7:00 a.m.); follow the bylaw's 5:00 to 7:00 a.m. window.

## Official forms and pages

- [Garbage and Food Waste Bylaw 745 (consolidated July 2026, PDF)](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/745%20Garbage%20&%20Food%20Waste%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20July%202026.pdf)
- [Garbage and household food waste collection page](https://www.viewroyal.ca/EN/main/municipal/garbage.html)

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## Sources

- [Garbage & Household Food Waste Collection, Town of View Royal](https://www.viewroyal.ca/EN/main/municipal/garbage.html) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Bylaw 745, Collection and Disposal of Residential Garbage and Household Food Waste (PDF, to July 2026)](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/745%20Garbage%20&%20Food%20Waste%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20July%202026.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Bylaw 1115, 2023, Garbage user fees (PDF)](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/1115%20-%202023%20Garbage%20user%20fees.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw 958 (PDF, consolidated September 2026)](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/958%20Fees%20and%20Charges%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20Sept%202026.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [View Royal Collection Days brochure, June 2026 to May 2027 (PDF)](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Municipal~Services/Garbage~Collection/TVR%20Garbage%20Colection%20Brochure%202026-2028.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Recycling, Town of View Royal](https://www.viewroyal.ca/EN/main/municipal/recycling.html) (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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