Garbage and Recycling

Learn more about our collection schedules and the WestVanCollect app.

Checked the missed pick-ups webpage for more information.

Improperly managed waste is the cause of 80% of interactions between humans and bears on the North Shore. Collection rules, such as set-out times, are included in our bylaw to deter animals and reduce wildlife attractants – it is important to follow them:

• Keep your garbage and Green Can in your garage, basement or a wildlife-secure location during the week.
• Set materials out after 5 a.m. on collection day, and not the night before.
• Bring materials in by 9 p.m. and store containers in a wildlife-secure location.

Tips:

• To minimize odours, freeze your food waste and put it out the morning of collection.
• Wrap food scraps in newsprint to soak up liquids and odours.
• Wash your containers with a mild soap or vinegar and water solution to reduce odours.

Learn more about bears, coyotes, and other wildlife.

The District of West Vancouver does not provide collection bins for Green Can, yard trimmings or garbage; these must be purchased at a local retailer.

• 77 L or 121 L bins for garbage
• 77 L bins for yard trimmings
• 46 L containers (e.g. Orbis NPL 280A) for the Green Can

If you need Green Can or yard trimmings decals, please email us and provide your address and the number of decals you require or pick up the decals at Municipal Hall (750 17th Street).

Recycle BC is responsible for recycling in West Vancouver. Contact Waste Control Services (WCS), Recycle BC’s collection contractor, to request delivery of replacement boxes or bags for your recycling by calling 778-589-3223 or emailing Waste Control Services.

For special items like electronic waste, tires, paint, and scrap metal or large quantities of items accepted at the curb, view drop-off depots.

The municipality does not pick up garbage, food scraps or yard trimmings from multi-unit buildings and businesses.

Please do your part to dispose of all waste responsibly, whether you are in a park, municipal facility, on the sidewalk, or at any other public space.

Single-use items are used once for a short period and then discarded. Learn about the initiatives aimed to reduce single-use items, which creates less litter, reduces collection costs, and decreases the resources needed to produce items in the first place.