Carts and Container Information

Cart & Bin delivery is now complete. If you have not received one of your carts, please contact E360S at [email protected] or 778.860.3864. 

Carts for recycling, garbage, and compostable waste will be available in three standard sizes:

• 120 Litres (equivalent to 1 standard container), weight limit 54kg/120lbs
• 240 Litres (equivalent to 2 standard containers), weight limit 100kg/220lbs
• 360 Litres (equivalent to 3 standard containers), weight limit 150kg/330lbs

Cart dimensions are available in the table below: 

Note: Wildlife resistant carts are ~1-1.5 inches taller than regular carts. 

The size of your cart may affect your monthly fee. Residents had the opportunity to choose their cart sizes in September 2025. If you did not select carts for your property, you would have received the appropriate default carts for your property type: 

Properties that have a single detached dwelling with a secondary suite, garden suite or coach house will share one set of carts and pay for one service. Larger properties where the location of the coach house or garden suite makes sharing carts problematic can contact the City at 604.793.2787 or [email protected] to discuss adding a second curbside service.

Properties with three to four units (ex., single detached dwelling with a secondary suite and coach house, a triplex or fourplex) will share two sets of carts and pay for two services. 

Properties that have multiple single detached dwellings (ex., two single detached dwellings, or a single detached dwelling plus a manufactured home) will continue to have one curbside service per dwelling. 

If you require a different size, cart size exchange requests can be made by calling E360S at 778.860.3864 or emailing [email protected]. 

If you live in a strata, please contact the City by emailing [email protected] or call 604-793-2787 to request a cart exchange.

Each residence will be entitled to a one-time free cart exchange per cart (ex., garbage, recycling, and compostable waste carts). Any additional cart exchanges after the one-time free cart exchange will be at a rate of $50.00/cart, charged to the property owner.

All residents will receive a clean cart from the City’s cart inventory. All returned carts are cleaned and inspected before being returned to the inventory and recirculated for reuse.

Curbside carts and bins are City property that remain at the residence they are assigned to. If you move away from your home, please leave your curbside carts and bins behind. If you move into a new home and there are no carts or bins, or you are moving into a newly constructed home, please contact the Engineering Department at 604.793.2787 or [email protected]

Label your carts with your address using the provided cart decal. Use a permanent marker to write your address on the provided cart decal and affix it to the top of your cart. Do not write your address directly on the carts.

There is a unique serial number hot-stamped on the front of each cart. Record your serial number and store it in a secure location inside your home. You are responsible for the care and safe keeping of your collection containers. 

All residents within designated wildlife issue areas received wildlife-resistant carts for all three collection streams: compostable waste, recycling, and garbage.

These carts are designed with double-walled lids, durable plastic bodies, and gravity-lock mechanisms. They are compatible with automated collection systems while remaining secure at the curb to help prevent wildlife access.

Wildlife-resistant carts are available to residents living within designated wildlife issue areas who are enrolled in the City’s Curbside Collection Program.

For more information, visit the Wildlife & Waste page. 

Residents were provided with a 27L grey bin for glass packaging when the program was introduced in 2019. Glass is collected once per month, manually by waste crews. 

Replacement or additional glass bins are available for $5 each. 

Grey bins can be purchased in person at the City Hall Finance Department, located on the second floor at 8550 Young Road. 

Residents received a 57L pink bin with a lid for flexible plastics in Spring 2026. Flexible plastics are collected once per month, manually by waste crews. 

If you lose or damage your container, replacement pink bins are available for $8.25 each and replacement lids are available for $3.50 each. 

Pink bins & lids can be purchased in person at the City Hall Finance Department, located on the second floor at 8550 Young Road. 

For tips on how to prepare flexible plastics, visit the Curbside Flexible Plastics Collection page.