Every working day your
refuse collectors pick up between 7 to 10 tonnes
of refuse per crew. You can help make that pickup
safer and efficient if you follow some general guidelines.
Frequency. Pickup once every 2 weeks.
Please stay within limits. Household limit
is 2 regulation cans per collection. Each garbage
container should not exceed 130 litres or weigh more
than 25 kg. when full, and contents should flow out
easily when dumped.
Bag loose material. To help prevent worker
injury and litter blowing around please bag loose
material. Extra care should be taken with sawdust,
kitty litter, and vacuum cleaner dust.
Sharp objects. Please ensure all sharp objects are wrapped safely and that collectors are well aware of them. Broken glass and hypodermic needles must be in a puncture proof container.
Keep collection area clean. Please keep your
collection area clean and accessible, and clear snow
and ice if required. |
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Contact
Information
Saanich Solid Waste
phone: 250-475-5595
Direct Email
Residential Recycling Schedule
Capital Regional District
phone: 250-360-3030
Refuse Schedules (residential)
phone 250-475-5595, email us or use the instant online lookup
Composting
Information
Victoria Compost Education Ctr
phone: 250-386-9676
Litter Control
municipal bins and bus stops
phone:
250-475-5595
Hartland Landfill & Recycling
garbage, garden waste, recyling, reusables, and
hazardous waste
Commercial Pickup
guidelines |
Keep the collection area accessible. Cans must be accessible between 7:00 am and 8:00 pm and located on ground level, with no gates or stairs required to access them. Cans must also be within 150m of a highway, and/or within 15m of an all weather driveway.
Hazardous waste, including garden waste, excreta, liquids, tires, drywall, metals, animal bodies or parts and hypodermic needles (unless in a puncture proof container) will NOT be accepted.
C.R.D. recyclables will NOT be accepted (ie: glass, tin, newsprint, cardboard, etc.).
Special Pick Up Service
Extra refuse pickup (non-recyclable items) will be collected on a call in basis. The cost is $30.00 per cubic metre (minimum $30.00) and is for residential use only. To arrange for a special pick up please call 250-475-5595.
Extra Cans and Stickers
There is a maximum of 2 extra cans per collection with residential stickers attached. Residential stickers are currently $2.50 per can. Stickers can be purchased at the Saanich Municipal Hall, Saanich Public Works Yard, or any of the Saanich Recreation Centres.
Paint Cans
Cans of paint, latex or oil based, can be dropped off at the Municipal Yard, 1040 McKenzie
Ave, during the same hours as the garden waste drop off. Hazardous waste is NOT
ALLOWED. All paint cans, full or empty, will be accepted.
Saturday Refuse Drop-Off
Excess refuse may be dropped off year round from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm SATURDAYS ONLY at Saanich Public Works, 1040 McKenzie Avenue. The costs are as follows:
- Cans or Bags $ 2.50 each (min. $5.00 charge)
- Small Truck (approx. 1m3) $15.00
- Full Size Truck (approx. 2m3) $30.00
For disposal of extra refuse during weekdays, please go to Hartland Landfill at #1 Hartland Avenue, (turn left off West Saanich Road) or Ellice Recycling at 524 David Street.
B.C’s Return-It Electronics Program
To support B.C.’s Return-It Electronics Program, Saanich will be restricting the following items from the residential collection stream and the Saturday refuse drop-off:
Desktop computers, computer monitors, notebook computers, televisions, desktop printers and fax machines. For further drop-off location information, please visit www.crd.bc.ca or www.electronicsrecyclingbc.ca
Litter Control Program
Solid Waste Services Litter Control Program operates year round. This program is responsible for the cleaning and the maintenance of 98 Bus Shelters, as well this program empties the Municipality’s 310 Litter Bins.
A large part of the program’s responsibility is to clean up illegally dumped refuse. This takes the form of roadside clean up of litter, or the pick up of large amounts that are periodically dumped.
If you see a Bus Shelter that is damaged or in need of cleaning, a Litter Bin, or an area that needs litter cleaned up, please call us at 250-475-5595.
Commercial
Refuse
Saanich does not supply commercial bin collection.
However, commercial stickers may be purchased and
Saanich will collect up to four (4), 130 litre containers.
Stickers cost $2.50 per container, and can be purchased
at the Saanich Municipal Hall, Saanich Public Works
Yard, or any of the Saanich Recreation Centres.
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