When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?
In the City of Nanaimo, British Columbia, garbage & recycling rules are set by Checkout Bag Regulation Bylaw 2020 No. 7283 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-08-28. Fee: $0.69315 Daily Charge per dwelling unit; $0.31925 additional fee for each garbage cart upsize; $60.00 per cart exchanged or additional recycling cart request. Accepted or banned: no Business may: sell or provide to a customer a Plastic Bag; bag provided is a Paper Bag or Reusable Bag.
| accepted or banned | no Business may: sell or provide to a customer a Plastic Bag; bag provided is a Paper Bag or Reusable Bag | s. 3.3(a); s. 3.2(b) |
Restricts businesses from providing single-use plastic checkout bags to customers, part of the City's waste-reduction regulation.
| collection schedule | Weekly Comingled Organic Waste; Garbage and Recyclable Material collected every second week alternating; Add-a-Day System for holidays; no collection Saturday, Sunday or holidays | s. 4(1)(a)-(c); s. 2 "ADD-A-DAY SYSTEM" |
| sorting required | yes | s. 11(1)(b)-(d) |
| container or bag limit | One wheeled cart each for Garbage, Recycling, and Organic Waste per dwelling unit; standard upsize of 120 litres permitted for Garbage and Recycling; max 35 kilograms (75 pounds) per cart | s. 4(1)(a)-(c); s. 9(2)-(4); s. 11(1)(e) |
| accepted or banned | Banned: hazardous, biomedical, dead animals, construction waste, wood, rocks, ashes, oil, batteries, branches, logs, sod, soil. Accepted: newsprint, cardboard, paper, metal/plastic containers, food waste. | s. 10(1); s. 2 "RECYCLABLE MATERIALS"; s. 2 "FOOD WASTE" |
| fee | $0.69315 Daily Charge per dwelling unit; $0.31925 additional fee for each garbage cart upsize; $60.00 per cart exchanged or additional recycling cart request | Schedule 'A' 1.i, 1.ii |
Governs curbside garbage/recycling/organics cart collection service, set-out rules and prohibited waste materials for the City of Nanaimo; consolidated 2025-DEC-15 (17 amendments).