HOW WE HANDLE OUR TRASH

All of our residential garbage ends up in the Hartland landfill, but how it
gets there depends on where you live. Here’s how it’s done.

SIDNEY
OVERALL WASTE How often is garbage picked up?
Weekly.
COMPOSITION Paper and
Is it picked up from the backyard or the curb?
SOURCE: CRD paperboard
Curbside.
16.5%
Who picks up the garbage?
Organic waste Contractor.
30.4% Number of cans/totes?
One standard size (100 litres in volume) container
Plastics (max 25 kilograms).
13.1% Can people have extra garbage picked up?
Yes. $3.50 per can (requires decal).
Are there special pickups done in the year?
Monthly compostable garden waste pickup (three
Wood and standard cans/clear bags) is included in the fees for
Non-ferrous metal 0.6%
wood products single family and duplex units.
Rubber 0.7%
9.9% Cost to the homeowner?
Hazardous waste 0.8% Service fee is $100 per year for single family and
Electronics 1.9% duplex units. There are separate fees for multi-family
Glass 1.9% and commercial units.
Ferrous metal 2.4% Amount of garbage collected annually?
Around 1,550 tonnes of household waste and 550
Other 4.9% tonnes of compostable garden waste per year.
Construction and
Composite products 5.2% Textiles demolition material 6.1%
5.5% SIDNEY
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How often is garbage picked up? SAANICH
Weekly
Is it picked up from the backyard or the curb? *No municipal
Curbside. collection.
Who picks up the garbage?
Residential pickup by contractors.
Number of cans/totes?
MALAHAT
One 40-kilogram container.
Can people have extra garbage picked up? ADRIAN LAM, TIMES COLONIST
Yes. $3 per can/tote. CENTRAL
Are there special pickups done in the year? SAANICH
Yes. Certain lawn and garden waste is collected three
*No municipal
times per year. The Canteen Compost Facility is
available without charge to residents. Electronic
collection. SAANICH
recycling day is in September. How often is garbage picked up?
What are
Cost to the homeowner? Biweekly.
kitchen organics?
$133.35 per unit. Is it picked up from the backyard or the curb?
Meat
Amount of garbage collected annually? Bones Backyard.
Not available. Grains Who picks up the garbage?
Dairy products Residential pickup by municipal staff. Commercial
Eggs SAANICH
Vegetables
pickup by contractors.
Fruits Number of cans/totes?
COLWOOD Soiled paper products Two. Maximum size 25 kilograms or 130 litres.
Can people have extra garbage picked up?
No municipal collection. There is a branch and leaf Yes. $2.50 per can/tote.
drop-off at public works for property owners twice a HIGHLANDS Are there special pickups done in the year?
month at no charge. Annual spring cleanup for *No municipal Fall leaf collection program.
property owners only. collection. Cost to the homeowner?
$140 per household in 2010.
Amount of garbage collected annually?
12,432 tonnes from 31,572 households.
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*No municipal *No municipal How often is garbage picked up?
collection. collection. Biweekly.
Is it picked up from the backyard or the curb?
Curbside.
EAST Who picks up the garbage?
SOOKE Municipal staff.
Number of cans/totes?
VICTORIA One tote, 140 litres in size.
How often is garbage picked up? Can people have extra garbage picked up?
Weekly. Up to two additional containers of 72 litres each. First
Is it picked up from the backyard or the curb? container: $1.50. Second container: $2.25. Decals must
ESQUIMALT Backyard. be bought in advance at public works yard.
How often is garbage picked up? Who picks up the garbage? Are there special pickups done in the year?
Biweekly. Pickup by municipal staff for single family homes up to Yearly curbside garden waste pickup in March, up to
Is it picked up from the backyard or the curb? a fourplex. Multi-unit properties can opt to have a bin three cubic yards per household. Annual leaf collection
Backyard (currently under review). system by a private collector. program from October to December.
Who picks up the garbage? Number of cans/totes? Cost in taxes to the homeowner?
Municipal staff. One can/tote up to 100 litres, maximum weight 25 kg. $204 per year, per house.
Number of cans/totes? Can people have extra garbage picked up? Amount of garbage collected annually?
Two regulation receptacles (130 litres) per resident. Yes. $3.50 per can/bag. Garbage: 2,454 tonnes.
Can people have extra garbage picked up? Are there special pickups done in the year? Recyclables: 1,555 tonnes.
Yes. $2 per additional container. Annual curbside leaf collection program. Annual curb
Are there special pickups done in the year? side branch collection program. No-cost yard and
No. garden waste drop-off every Saturday at public
4 km
Cost to the homeowner? works yard.
$59 per year. Cost to the homeowner?
Amount of garbage collected annually? $184.86 per household in 2010. *Residents make their own arrangements with a
4,500 tonnes on average. Amount of garbage collected annually? garbage disposal service of their choice.
5,100 tonnes from 14,028 residents.
MARC FURNEY, ROB STRUTHERS, TIMES COLONIST