Blue Box Recycling
Recyclable materials from the Blue Box program are collected weekly from single-family homes and some townhomes complexes.
Visit Collection Schedule to find-out your recycling collection day.
Blue Box Recycling Guide
Here's how to use the City's Blue Box program to recycle at home
- Sort recyclable materials using the Mixed Paper Recycling Bag, Glass Recycling Bin and Blue Box.
- Place at the curbside with your garbage container before 7:30 a.m. on collection day, but no earlier than 8:00 p.m. the night before.
- If there's a statutory holiday, your collection day will occur one day later than the normal collection day and will resume on the regular schedule the following week.
What Goes Where
MIXED PAPER (Yellow Bag) |
GLASS JARS & GLASS BOTTLES (Grey Bin) |
MIXED CONTAINERS (Blue Box) |
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How to Recycle | Place in the yellow Mixed Paper Recycling Bag |
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Do not include |
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Blue Box Recycling Tips:
- Do not put your recyclables into a plastic bag - place them in the various bins separately, and avoid stacking or nestling items together (e.g. a aluminium tin nestled inside a plastic container).
- Some household items, like propane tanks, and hazardous materials are not accepted as part of the Blue Box program. Please phone RCBC Hotline at 604-732-9253.
- Please make sure containers are emptied and rinsed before placing them in the Blue Box or Glass Recycling bin.
- Bring excessive amounts of cardboard, containers and/or paper products to City's Recycling Depot
How to Get a Blue Box, Mixed Paper Bag or Glass Recycling Bin
There is no charge for a new or replacement Blue Box, grey Glass Recycling Bin or yellow Mixed Paper Recycling Bag. To obtain these items, please call 604-276-4010, or pick them up at the following locations:
City Recycling Depot
5555 Lynas Lane
Monday to Sunday (Closed on Statutory Holidays)
9:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m.
City Hall
6911 No. 3 Road
Monday to Friday (Closed on Weekends & statutory holidays)
8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Please note: There are two different sizes for Blue Box and the larger Blue Box is only available for pick up at the Recycling Depot.
- Standard Blue Box: 18.5" L x 15.5" W x 15.5" H or,
- Larger Blue Box: 19" L x 16" W x 21" H
Online request: Select "Need Help" from the Recycling Wizard, then choose "I need to order bins".
Helpful Links and Resources
- Blue Box Brochure (
English,
Traditional Chinese)
- Recycling Depot
- Metro Vancouver Recycling Directory