Expanded Organics
Beginning on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, residents who receive RDN curbside collection service can top up their organics cart with leaves, grass and light yard trimmings! Expanding what can go in our organics cart beyond just food waste will provide a more accessible way to dispose of light yard waste.
Cart Information
This program will utilize your existing 100-litre green-lidded organics cart. In 2024, staff will consider alternative cart sizes based on program participation and material volumes.
- Ensure all yard trimmings are no larger than 1.5 cm (0.5 inches) in diameter and no longer than 60 cm (2 feet) in length.
- Keep the lid completely closed.
- If the cart is over 75% full, leave the cart in the unlocked position.
- Follow standard RDN curbside cart set-out guidelines:
- Roll your carts out between 5-8am on your scheduled collection day.
- Place your carts as close to the roadway as possible, without blocking traffic sidewalks, and bike lanes.
- Leave at least 1 meter (3 feet) of clearance between the carts and any obstacles, such as parked cars, poles, fire hydrants, etc.
- Leave 3 meters of clearance above the carts.
- All material must be placed in the cart with the lid completely closed.
- Make sure the arrows on the cart lid are pointing toward the street.
Program Benefits and Cost
Collecting yard waste in the green-lidded organic carts will have several important benefits, such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving air quality, and creating a sustainable system for waste diversion. For more information about the benefits, please visit the FAQ.
Our expanded curbside organics program is funded in part by the Province’s CleanBC Fund, which provides funds for GHG emission reduction projects. As such, this program expansion only requires a 1 percent increase (approximately $2 per household) in the curbside utility fee for 2023 and again in 2024, which is separate from the general curbside service fee increase of 3 percent.
WANT TO LEARN MORE?
Please register to receive email notifications of expansion milestones and updates.
Visit the FAQs to learn about the expansion, what can be put into your organics cart and more.
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Want to contact us directly? Contact the project team at curbside@rdn.bc.ca or 250-390-6501.
Q&A
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