Whistler garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits
When is garbage collected in Whistler, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?
Short answer
Whistler has no curbside pick-up of garbage, recycling or organics. Residents take them to the Function Junction or Nesters depots, open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily with an attendant. The depots are paid for by a Solid Waste Depot Operations Fee on the property tax notice, $265.03 per unit for a house or duplex in 2026.
Key facts
| How often | There is no curbside pick-up of garbage, recycling or organics in Whistler. Residents take them to the Function Junction or Nesters depots, open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily with an attendant.Garbage and landfill waste, Where to dispose of landfill waste; Waste facilities, Waste collection depots · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingCurbside garbage pick-up is not provided in Whistler, because open garbage causes significant problems for wildlife in our community. Whistler has two residential solid waste and recycling depots. Depot hours are from 7 a.m to 7 p.m. daily. |
|---|---|
| Finding your day | None set. Whistler has no municipal carts and no collection day. |
| Carts | None set. Whistler has no municipal carts and no collection day. |
| Setting carts out | No curbside set-out. Landfill waste and recycling must be stored indoors or in an approved wildlife-proof container or storage area at all times, unless approved by the RMOW (Solid Waste Bylaw, per the City's garbage page).Garbage and landfill waste, Securing your landfill waste · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingLandfill waste and recycling must be stored indoors or in an approved wildlife proof container or wildlife proof storage area at all times, unless approved by the RMOW. |
| Limits and extra garbage | At the depots, tip material must be under 2.5 m long. Large items, construction and commercial waste go to the Whistler Waste Transfer Station, charged by weight under Solid Waste Bylaw Schedule D: landfill waste $244 per tonne, minimum $7 per visit; mattresses $30 each; unsecured loads $30.Waste facilities, Waste collection depots; Waste Transfer Station; Solid Waste Amendment Bylaw (2026 Tipping Fees) No. 2502, 2025, Schedule D - Tipping Fees · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingAll tip material must be under 2.5 m in length. Minimum charge is $7 per visit. Cost: $244 per tonne Minimum Charge at the Whistler Transfer Station (Except any material or item indicated as $7 per visit Unsecured Loads $30 per load |
| Fee | Solid Waste Depot Operations Fee: $265.03 per unit for each detached dwelling and duplex (and per unit for multi-family complexes without commercially serviced containers), charged on the annual property tax notice (2026).Solid Waste Amendment Bylaw (2026 Rates) No. 2516, 2026, Schedule C, s. 2 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingEach Detached Dwelling and Duplex shall be charged a Solid Waste Depot Operations Fee of two hundred and sixty-five dollars and three cents ($265.03) per unit. shall be charged on the annual municipal tax notice |
| Bylaw | Solid Waste Bylaw No. 2469, 2025 (rates amended by Bylaw No. 2516, 2026)Solid Waste Bylaw page, Original bylaw; Solid Waste Amendment Bylaw (2026 Rates) No. 2516, 2026, Title · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingConsolidated Solid Waste Bylaw No. 2469, 2025 (PDF) SOLID WASTE AMENDMENT BYLAW (2026 RATES) NO. 2516, 2026 |
How it works
Whistler has no curbside pick-up. Single-family homes and residential complexes of fewer than 12 units take their garbage, recycling and organics to the Function Junction or Nesters depots. Businesses and stratas of 12 or more units must hire a private contractor. The Solid Waste Bylaw No. 2469 governs this, but the consolidated PDF is a scan we could not read, so we do not know its detailed section rules.
Steps
- Keep landfill waste and recycling indoors or in an approved wildlife-proof container or storage area at all times, unless the Municipality approves otherwise (as the Municipality's garbage page describes the bylaw).
- Take it to a depot, open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily with an attendant. Material must be under 2.5 m long.
- Take large items, construction waste and commercial waste to the Whistler Waste Transfer Station, which charges by weight.
Good to know
- No municipal carts are issued, and there is no collection day.
- Depot materials are free for properties that pay the annual Solid Waste Depot Operations Fee. It is $265.03 per unit for each detached dwelling and duplex (and per unit for multi-family complexes without commercially serviced containers), charged on the property tax notice, effective January 1, 2026. A separate Biosolids Processing Fee of $139.35 applies per parcel with an improvement value above zero.
- Transfer Station charges (Bylaw 2502): landfill waste $244 per tonne, minimum $7 per visit; mattresses $30 each; unsecured loads $30.
- Rates are set by Amendment Bylaw No. 2516.
Official forms and pages
The same question in other places
Squamish · Lions Bay · Anmore · District of North Vancouver · Bowen Island · West Vancouver
Garbage collection in British Columbia: frequency, limits and fees by municipality →
Sources
- Garbage and landfill waste, Resort Municipality of Whistler (read 2026-11-06)
- Waste facilities, Resort Municipality of Whistler (read 2026-11-06)
- Solid Waste Bylaw page, Resort Municipality of Whistler (read 2026-11-06)
- Solid Waste Bylaw No. 2469, 2025 (PDF, scanned) (read 2026-11-06)
- Solid Waste Amendment Bylaw (2026 Rates) No. 2516, 2026 (PDF) (read 2026-11-06)
- Solid Waste Amendment Bylaw (2026 Tipping Fees) No. 2502, 2025 (PDF) (read 2026-11-06)
Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 7 facts was matched to the official text; 2 are recorded as not set. How answers are checked.