Curbside Collection
Quick Reference

Curbside: Missed collection (Garbage/Green Can)?
Contact City Operations 604-987-7155

Need Green Can decals?
604-983-7333 | eng@cnv.org

Missed recycling pick up?
Need bags/bins?
Contact Emterra Environmental 
778-589-3221 or NV.CSR@emterra.ca

Get our CityCollect App
Apple store / Google Play

North Shore Recycling & Waste Centre
30 Riverside Drive, North Vancouver
604-681-5600

Recycling Support
How/where to recycle an item?
Recycling Council of BC hotline
604-732-9253 | hotline@rcbc.ca

Building/Business: Need recycling coaching or support?
Contact our Zero Waste Coach
604-983-7331 | zerowaste@cnv.org

Latest News

Curbside Collection

UPDATE: Garbage & Recycling Collection

Curbside Recycling is now Managed by Recycle BC

Recycle BC is a provincial stewardship group funded by the businesses that supply packaging and printed paper to BC residents. Recycle BC was formed in response to provincial regulations, which shift recycling costs away from taxpayers and on to industry. Learn more at RecycleBC.ca/CNV

Green Can picked up BEFORE garbage

To minimize wildlife conflict, your curbside Green Can will be picked up BEFORE garbage. Do not place items out the night before. To ensure collection, place at the curb no earlier than 5:30am and no later than 7:30am on collection day.

Covid-19

To protect everyone, including our collection crews, please ensure all personal hygiene products, used tissues, cleaning cloths, face masks, gloves, and similar items are disposed of in garbage bags. Garbage bags should be tied securely for disposal. Un-bagged or loose items will not be collected.

If you’re sick or caring for someone who is sick: all personal waste should be double bagged in plastic garbage bags and securely tied shut, prior to putting out for collection.

For more information about your recycling please visit recyclebc.ca/covid19.

Collection Guides

Download a collection guide below or contact us at 604-983-7333 | eng@cnv.org to have a hard copy mailed out to you. Residents living in stratas and apartments can find information on multi-family collection here.

Download the Garbage & Green Can Collection Guide.
Download the RecycleBC Recycling Guide.

Did You Know:

The City of North Vancouver provides curbside garbage and green can (food scraps and yard trimmings) collection to more than 8,500 households. The City is organized into collection areas (A1 & A2, B1 & B2, C1 & C2, D1 & D2) which determines your collection day (Monday through Thursday, except on weeks with a statutory holiday).

Recycling, green cans and yard trimming are collected weekly. Garbage is collected every other week.


How to set out curbside materials

How to set out curbside

To ensure collection and avoid attracting animals:

  • Your Green Can will be picked up BEFORE garbage on collection day
  • Maximum of two 77L garbage cans per home every other week
  • Green Can/Yard Trimmings: weekly limit of 6 total containers, bags or bundles
  • Place materials at the curb no earlier than 5:30am and no later than 7:30am on collection day

General tips:

  • Set cans, boxes and bags side-by-side in a straight line for quick, easy collection
  • Use 77L cans and ensure lids are secured (do not use clips, bungee cords, rope or straps), and do not overfill cans
  • Weekly limit of six total Green Can/Yard Trimmings containers, bags or bundles
  • Yellow Bag: place beside, not inside your Blue Box
  • Mixed containers (plastic & metal) go in the Blue Box
  • Glass jars and bottles go in the Grey Box (place lids in the Blue Box
  • Place paper products in the Yellow Bag and put beside, not inside, the Blue Box
  • Flatten and cut cardboard to no larger than 60cm x 60cm and place in Yellow Bag

Find out what can be recycled, tips & more here.

CityCollect

Download the CityCollect App (Google Play | Apple Store) and never miss another collection day! Find your collection schedule, what goes where, how to prepare it, get weekly reminders and much more.





Get in touch

Missed collection (Garbage/Green Can)?
Contact City Operations 604-987-7155

Need Green Can decals?
604-983-7333 | eng@cnv.org

Missed recycling pick up? Need bags/bins 
Contact Emterra Environmental 778-589-3221 or NV.CSR@emterra.ca

Download our CityCollect App
Apple store / Google Play

North Shore Recycling & Waste Centre
30 Riverside Drive, North Vancouver 604-681-5600

Recycling Support
Questions about how/where to recycle an item? 
Recycling Council of BC hotline 
604-732-9253 | hotline@rcbc.ca

Building/Business Etc: Need recycling coaching or support? 
Contact our Zero Waste Coach 
604-983-7331 | zerowaste@cnv.org

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