Curbside pick-up for garbage, recycling and food waste is provided through the Regional District of Nanaimo’s contract with Waste Connections of Canada.
Garbage and recycling are taken to the Church Road Transfer Station and compostable material is taken to the Duke Point composting facility.
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Missed Collection
The RDN’s collection day window is from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. Please leave your carts out until 6:00 pm on your scheduled collection day before reporting a missed collection.
If just your cart(s) were missed, but the neighbours to either side of you were emptied, you can report a missed collection by calling the RDN’s contractor, Waste Connections of Canada, at 250.248.8109 or by email to [email protected].
If your neighbourhood or entire route is missed due to winter weather, notices will be sent out through the RDN Curbside collection reminder and service alert notification system.
Check the RDN Curbside Collection site for winter weather advisories, service alerts and to sign up for email or phone call notifications.
Cart Exchanges, Reporting Damaged & Missing Carts
Request a cart exchange, or report damaged or missing carts on the RDN Curbside Collection Online Portal.
Pop-Up Recycling Events
RecyclingBC offers Pop-Up Depots throughout the year for flexible plastics, saving residents from driving to Nanaimo, Port Alberni, or sending this material to the landfill.
Find the next local Pop-Up Recycling Event.
Find Your Garbage Schedule
- Your Recycling Cart and Garbage Carts are collected every two weeks, on an alternating cycle.
- Your Food Waste Cart is collected every week.
- Your collection day will bump ahead for every statutory holiday.
To view and print your schedule please enter your address below.
- To receive an email reminder of your pickup, enter your address below and select “Get a Reminder”.
- To obtain a schedule by mail, please call Waste Connections of Canada 250.248.8109 or visit the Town Hall, 660 Primrose Street, Qualicum Beach.