Automated Waste Collection Services

The City of Nanaimo collects garbage & recycling on alternate weeks, and your organics cart every week from single-family properties and eligible multi-family dwellings (duplexes, triplexes & fourplexes).

*Remember to have your carts at the curb by 8am!

Please note: We do not collect waste from apartment buildings, stratas or mobile home parks. Talk to your building manager about this service.

Carts are the property of the City of Nanaimo and must be left at the property in the event a resident moves.

Tips for a Successful Pickup

Collection Calendar

View your garbage calendar online, on Google Play or on the Apple App Store.

Types of Waste Collected

Recycling

Collected in a 240 litre or 360 litre blue automated cart every two weeks alternating with the black garbage cart.

Garbage

Collected in a 120 litre or 240 litre black automated cart every two weeks alternating with the blue recycling cart.

Organics

Collected in a 120 litre or 240 litre automated green cart every week.

Public Works Department 250-758-5222
public.worksinfo@nanaimo.ca

Sort Toss Roll Zero Waste, Organics and Recycling Inquiries
250-756-5390
SortTossRoll@nanaimo.ca

Last updated: April 17, 2020

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