Garbage and Recycling Services

For a quick-reference guide to garbage and recycling in Pitt Meadows, click here [PDF - 402 KB].

Garbage

Limits
Residents are allowed one bag or can of garbage in each week's pickup. Up to two extra bags are allowed, which must display tags. As of April 17, 2010, the City no longer subsidizes the cost of extra garbage tags, and tags are now $5.00 each. Click here for further information. [PDF - 195 KB] . Extra bag tags are available for purchase at City Hall (12007 Harris Road), IGA or Shoppers Drug Mart stores, both located in the Meadowvale Shopping Centre at Harris Road and Lougheed Highway.

Please review the Garbage & Recycling Brochure [PDF - 559 KB] to find out when your pickup day occurs. In order to have your garbage picked up, your garbage can/bag must be placed at the curbside by 8:00 am.

Size
Garbage cans/bags must not be larger than 120 litres or equivalent sized bags or containers, and weighing not more than 44 lbs. Larger cans/bags will not be picked up.

Acceptable container Unacceptable container

Banned Items
The following items are banned from garbage and will not be picked up: beverage containers, blue box recyclable, corrugated cardboard, newsprint, office paper, gypsum drywall, yard and garden waste, car batteries, medications and pharmaceuticals, paints, solvents and flammable liquids, gasoline and pesticides, vehicle tires, oil, oil filters and containers, and electronics, including personal computers, printers and televisions. Check the Metro Vancouver Recycling Directory to find out where to take these items.

Pet Waste Management

For pet waste at home, other than cat waste: Metro Vancouver recommends flushing dog waste without the bag. Although banned from disposal, the quantity of waste that one or two dogs generate in about a week is tolerated in the garbage. It should be double-bagged and set out for collection at least once a week. Double-bagging will reduce occupational risks for waste haulers and transfer station operators. Large quantities of pet waste in the garbage are unacceptable and will likely not be picked up. Other options for handling dog waste at home are described on the Metro Vancouver website, including dog waste composters, burial, etc.
For cat waste: Pet owners should dispose of cat feces double-bagged with their garbage. Again, although banned from disposal, waste from a few pets is tolerated in the garbage provided that it is set out for collection at least once a week. Cat waste can contain the Toxoplasma parasite, which can harm humans who come into contact with cat waste through composting or accidental exposure at waste transfer facilities. Double-bagging will reduce these occupational risks.
- Flushing of cat waste is discouraged. The Toxoplasma parasite can also harm aquatic wildlife when cat feces are flushed. Flushing either regular or flushable cat litter can eventually clog residential sewer connectors.
For dog waste in parks and kennels: Check Metro Vancouver's website: www.metrovancouver.org

Garden Waste
Pitt Meadows residents can take garden waste, leaves, and branches to the Municipal Compost Site at Meadows Landscape Supply free of charge. Branches can be no bigger than 3" in diameter, and must be tied in bundles, no bags or wrapping.
Meadows Landscape Supply
18020 Kennedy Road, Pitt Meadows
604-465-1311

Metro Vancouver Transfer Stations
The cost of taking in small loads of garbage to the GVRD transfer stations is $10.00 per load. Find the nearest transfer station on the Metro Vancouver website.

Recycling

As a City that cares deeply about the environment, Pitt Meadows strongly promotes recycling. Our residential recycling program is designed to reduce the amount of household garbage deposited in landfills. Residents can put out an unlimited amount of recycling for weekly recycling pickup. Visit the Pitt Meadows Recycles page of the Going Green section on our website to learn more about recycling.

Blue Box:
For your blue Box (Single Family Recycling Program), please:

Include: glass bottles, jars, tin and aluminum cans, plastic bags and plastic containers marked 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 or 7, the only exception being #3.
Do not include: broken glass, window glass, ceramics
Do not include: any plastic containers not marked with approved codes.
Please rinse and flatten milk jugs. Rinse all items, discard lids and remove labels where possible.
Flatten items as much as possible.

Newsprint should be placed in the blue bag, and regular paper (magazines, flyers, phone books) should be placed in the yellow bag.

Check the Metro Vancouver Recycling Directory to find the nearest depot to take other types of recycling.

Find out about deposits and refunds for recyclables from Encorp.

Recycling in the Workplace
Looking to improve recycling in your business? Check the following links for information on business recycling services and tips.

Ridge Meadows Recycling - RMRS is actively diverting materials from the waste stream with a weekly bluebox curbside collection program, an apartment toter collection service, a commercial recycling collection service and a full service drop-off depot and processing centre. Contact them at 604-463-5545.

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