Effective January 2, 2013 garbage will be collected every other week (bi-weekly). Recycling and GreenCan will be collected weekly. Read the letter from Mayor Peter Fassbender.
The garbage, recycling and greencans are collected in eight zones, each with a different collection day of the week and for garbage, alternating weeks. For the day and week of your collection, Please download our 2013 Residential Waste Collection Guide
Note: if your garbage pickup day falls on a holiday, then pickup will be the following day. For example: if your garbage day is a Friday holiday, pickup will be on Saturday
Waste Collection trucks will collect each group of materials separately between the hours of 7:30 AM and 7:00 pm. The garbage limit is two 80 litre cans, or two bags (66cm x 91cm).
City residents receiving municipal curbside garbage collection may have four (4) large items, such as furniture and appliances picked up BY APPOINTMENT at any time throughout the year. To schedule your pickup appointment, please call Emterra at: 604-599-8651 or e-mail your questions to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Example of a Greencan The green-coloured can to the immediate left is much smaller (27 inches by 12 by 12), has solid integrated handles and has an attached lid that swings fully out of the way. In addition it locks so that critters cant get in. It is acceptable for lids to be attached on this model. |
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The City provides weekly collection of green waste year round. Acceptable materials are kitchen organics such as bones, meat, grease etc., leaves, grass, clippings, and branches. Place by curbside on collection day:
For further information Please download our 2013 Residential Waste Collection Guide
Also available for download:
Extra bag stickers are available at City Hall, Douglas Recreation Centre (20550 Douglas Cr) and Timms Community Centre (20702 Eastleigh Cr).
Have your garbage out at curbside by 7:30 AM.
For further information contact Emterra Environmental (604) 599-8651 or
City of Langley at (604) 514-2800
Working fridges please see: BC Hydro Fridge Buy Back Program
For non-working Fridges and Freezers; Single Family residents can call Emterra Environmental (604) 599-8651 or e-mail them at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for one of their ‘4 large item pickups’ per year. Multi Family Residents can dispose of these items at any Transfer Station in GVRD (Langley Transfer Station is located at 1070 - 272 Street, (604) 856-3225. free of charge. However, the resident will need to take the item or pay a private hauler to take the item to the transfer station.
Mattresses, box springs, and futons will no longer be accepted for collection as part of the City of Langley’s Large Item Pickup Program.
Residents will have the following options to dispose of their unwanted mattresses:
Recyc-Mattress Inc.
Unit 212 - 27353 - 58 Crescent, Langley BC
Phone: 604.856.8383
Fax: 604.856.8585
http://www.recyc-matelas.com/en
Canadian Matress Recycling Brochure
"Unplugged", the Small Appliance Recycling Program, gives British Columbians a new recycling option. As of October 1, 2011, there will be over 100 locations across BC where you can drop off old and broken small appliances. For more information, see their website unpluggedrecycling.ca
As of January 1, 2008, all of the following items are banned from the garbage in all Metro Vancouver municipalities, including the City of Langley:
Contact the Recycling Council of BC (RCBC) at 604-REC-YCLE (604.732.9253) or visit rcbc.bc.ca.
Garbage is inspected for high percentages of banned and recyclable materials. Loads that arrive at the disposal sites containing more than 5% (by volume) of banned materials are assessed a 50% surcharge (an additional $32.50 per tonne) on the whole load. These charges will be passed back to your business or municipality.
For more information on this and other waste reduction initiatives, visit http://www.metrovancouver.org/ or call the Metro Vancouver Information Centre at 604-432-6200.
Metro Vancouver Recycles residential recycling web site
For specific and unusual recycling item questions, please contact the RCBC HOT LINE AT 604-732-9253.
RCBC are experts in recycling for the entire GVRD region, and they know in detail the various recycling options that are available in the different GVRD municipalities.
Dump / Landfill:1070 272 Street, Phone (604) 856-3225
Compost Information (604) 736-2250
Recycling of Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs: Curtis Lumber at 22454 48th Avenue, Langley
Recycling of Fluorescent Tubes and common household batteries (AAA, AA, C, D and the smaller “watch” style) at Edmonds Recycling, #101 -20131 Industrial Ave.
Metro Vancouver Disposal Facilities
British Columbia Industrial Materials Exchange
Product Care - Paint, Pesticides, Flamable Liquids
Recycling Council of BC Website