Mission Garbage Dump and Pickup Schedule Helper: 2026 Calendar, Recycle Coach, Compost, Blue Bin, Black Box and Landfill
This Mission guide is built for the exact resident question: “Is today my garbage, compost, recycling or glass day, and when should I drive to the Mission garbage dump?” Start with the City’s official 2026 Curbside Collection Calendar or Recycle Coach, then use the local cards below for bear-safe set-out timing, two-can garbage limits, missed pickup contact, extra garbage stickers, Mission Landfill hours, Mission Recycling Depot, Spring Cleanup, hazardous waste and rural drop-off options.
Quick Answer: How to Check the Mission Garbage Schedule
Use the City of Mission Waste Collection Calendar, the 2026 Collection Calendar PDF, the Refuse Collection Area Map or the Recycle Coach app. Mission’s residential single-family program collects mixed recyclables and compostables weekly, while garbage and container glass are collected every second week.
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Check your collection area
Use the official calendar or Recycle Coach for your address. This matters because glass follows garbage week, while compost and blue-bin recycling are weekly.
Know the stream
Compost and mixed recyclables are weekly. Garbage is biweekly. Container glass in the black box is biweekly on the same day as garbage pickup.
Set out between 5 and 8 a.m.
Mission asks residents to place garbage, compost and recycling at the curb between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m. on collection day and not the night before because of bears.
If the item smells, contains food or could attract wildlife, do not set it out overnight. Use the morning window, keep lids tight, and freeze food scraps until collection day during hot weather if needed.
What Mission Residents Usually Need Today
Most people searching “Mission garbage dump” or “Mission garbage schedule” need one fast action before collection morning, after a missed pickup, during Spring Cleanup, or before loading a truck for Minnie’s Pit.
I need my pickup day
Open the City calendar or Recycle Coach, check your collection area, then confirm whether tomorrow is weekly compost/recycling or biweekly garbage/glass.
I want to avoid wildlife trouble
Do not set material out the night before. Keep food waste in sealed containers and use the 5–8 a.m. collection-day window.
I have more garbage than the limit
Single-family and duplex homes have a two 80-litre can limit every second week. Extra garbage needs a sticker or a landfill trip.
I need Mission Landfill
Mission Landfill, also called Minnie’s Pit, is at 32000 Dewdney Trunk Road and is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. most days, with holiday exceptions.
Official Mission 2026 Collection Calendar, Area Map and Recycle Coach
Mission’s calendar page is the safest place to start. It links to the 2026 Collection Calendar PDF and Refuse Collection Area Map and points residents to Recycle Coach for reminders and item-specific disposal help.
Waste Collection Calendar
Use this page to confirm your collection day, collection area and 2026 schedule. It covers garbage, compost, mixed recyclables and container glass.
Open Mission calendarRecycle Coach / What Goes Where
Use Recycle Coach to search items, set reminders and decide whether something belongs in garbage, compost, blue bin, black box, depot or landfill.
Open What Goes WhereThis map gives local context only. It is not your live Mission collection calendar. For your exact garbage pickup day, use the City calendar, area map or Recycle Coach.
Bear-Safe Set-Out Rules in Mission: 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. on Collection Day
Mission’s curbside program has a strong wildlife focus. The City specifically asks residents to set out garbage, compost and recycling between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m. on collection day and not the night before because Mission is bear country.
Pickup-ready setup
- Check your collection day in the official calendar or Recycle Coach.
- Set out garbage, compost and recycling between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m.
- Do not set carts, bins, bags or Rot Pots out the night before.
- Use tight-fitting lids on compost bins.
- Freeze kitchen scraps until collection day during hot weather if needed.
- Keep material visible and easy for crews to reach.
- Keep containers under the stated weight limits.
Common missed or messy pickup triggers
- Setting material out the night before and attracting bears.
- Putting garbage out on the wrong biweekly week.
- Putting glass in the blue bin instead of the black box.
- Bagging regular recycling.
- Using uncertified compostable bags or biodegradable-only bags.
- Putting soil in compost.
- Leaving extra garbage without a sticker.
Put the reminder in your phone for collection morning, not the night before. In Mission, early morning set-out is not just a rule; it is how residents reduce wildlife conflict on their own street.
Mission Waste Streams: Garbage, Compost, Blue Bin Recycling and Black Box Glass
Mission’s system is easiest when you separate the streams before collection morning. The key is remembering which streams are weekly and which follow the every-second-week garbage cycle.
🗑️ Garbage
Garbage is collected every second week. Single-family and duplex dwellings have a limit of two 80-litre cans per unit, and each container must not exceed 20 kg / 44 lb.
Extra garbage with a sticker may be set out in bags on the regular biweekly pickup day.
🟢 Compost
Compostables, including food waste and yard waste, are collected weekly. Mission allows food and yard waste together in the same container.
Use Rot Pots, 80-litre bins with orange stickers, paper bags or certified compostable plastic bags according to City rules.
🔵 Blue bin recycling
Clean, dry mixed recyclables are collected weekly in blue bins. Mission collects curbside recycling on behalf of Recycle BC.
Do not bag regular recycling. Extra recycling must be in a proper blue bin or taken to Mission Recycling Depot.
⚫ Black box glass
Container glass is collected biweekly in the black box on the same day as garbage pickup.
Use it for residential glass bottles and jars only, not drinking glasses, ceramics, mirrors, windows or glass panes.
Mission Garbage Limit, Extra Stickers and Medical / Young-Child Waste Help
The normal single-family and duplex garbage limit is two 80-litre cans per unit every second week. If your household produces more garbage, use official sticker rules or contact the City if you may qualify for extra garbage support.
Two 80-litre cans
The garbage collection limit for single-family and duplex dwellings is two 80-litre cans per unit every second week, with each container weighing no more than 20 kg / 44 lb.
Open calendar rulesGarbage stickers
Extra garbage featuring a sticker may be set out in bags on the regular biweekly pickup day. The City lists garbage bag stickers at $5.75 each as of January 2025, available at Welton Common or City Hall.
Medical or young-child waste
Residents who produce extra waste because of a medical condition or because they have two or more children under age three may qualify for extra garbage stickers. Contact the Engineering Department for eligibility.
Properties with exempted suites are not charged for double waste collection and are only eligible for one free recycling bin and one free kitchen organics bin. Check the City page if your property has a suite or secondary dwelling unit.
Mission Composting: Rot Pot, Orange Sticker Bins and Extra Yard Waste
Mission’s weekly compost collection accepts both food and yard waste. The City says separating food waste from garbage is one of the most effective ways to reduce landfill impact and can reduce household garbage by about half.
Rot Pot, 80-L bin or bags
Compost may be set out in Rot Pots, 80-litre bins with tight-fitting lids and orange stickers, paper bags, or certified compostable plastic bags. Paper or compostable bags are limited to 10 bags per collection day, and each bag must not exceed 20 kg.
Open composting rulesLeaves, weeds, grass and small branches
Yard waste includes leaves, weeds, grass clippings and small branches. Small branches must be less than 5 cm in diameter and tied in bundles no longer than 90 cm and no heavier than 20 kg.
Certified compostable logo required
Bags marked biodegradable, or compostable without a recognized certification logo, are not accepted in Mission’s curbside organics program.
Food waste includes meat, bones, cheese, cooked leftovers, bread, pasta, coffee grounds, tea bags, pizza boxes, tissues and food napkins. Keep food waste secured, use lids, and set it out only on collection morning.
Mission Recycling: Blue Bin, Black Box, Depot Drop-Off and Contamination
Mission collects curbside recycling on behalf of Recycle BC. The City is working to reduce blue-bin contamination, and common contaminants include plastic products that are not packaging, garbage, electronics, scrap metal, personal hygiene products, napkins, tissues and paper towels.
Clean, dry packaging and paper
Blue bin recycling includes accepted residential packaging and paper such as rigid plastic packaging, metal and tin containers, aerosol cans, mixed paper, boxboard and corrugated cardboard. Containers should be empty and rinsed.
Open recycling rulesGlass bottles and jars
Mission’s black box is for residential container glass packaging only, such as pickle jars, jam jars, glass ketchup bottles and salad dressing bottles.
No bags, Styrofoam, glass or garbage
Bagged recycling is not accepted. Styrofoam, stretchy plastic bags, plastic film, glass containers, hard toys, ceramics, meat packaging, ashes, rocks, bricks and timber do not belong in the blue bin.
Shredded paper in transparent plastic bags is not accepted in curbside blue bins. Place shredded paper in a securely sealed cardboard box or paper bag.
Mission Garbage Dump: Mission Landfill / Minnie’s Pit Hours, Address and Fees
The main Mission garbage dump is Mission Landfill, also called Minnie’s Pit. It accepts typical municipal solid waste from within the Fraser Valley Regional District only, including household garbage, furniture, appliances, residential renovation waste, greenwaste and scrap metal. Metro Vancouver residents are not permitted to enter the site to offload materials.
32000 Dewdney Trunk Road
Mission Landfill is at 32000 Dewdney Trunk Road, east of the Stave Falls Hydro Dam. The landfill scalehouse phone number is 604-826-9008.
Open landfill page8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The landfill is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week, except statutory holidays, Boxing Day and Easter Sunday. It closes early at 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
Arrive by 4:45 p.m.
Offloading must finish by 5 p.m. The City asks visitors to arrive no later than 4:45 p.m. to avoid being turned away.
$15 Mission / $26 FVRD
The City lists a minimum drop-off charge of $15 per load for City of Mission customers and $26 per load for FVRD customers. Garbage tipping fees differ for Mission and FVRD customers.
50% surcharge risk
Loads containing banned materials or unsecured loads may face a 50% surcharge. Sort paper, cardboard, containers, glass, scrap metal, appliances, gypsum, yard trimmings and stewardship materials before arriving.
Bring identification, secure your load, sort recyclables, separate banned materials and confirm whether the item belongs at Mission Landfill, Mission Recycling Depot, Mission Recycle Centre, RCBC, Recycle BC or another authorized facility.
Mission Recycling Depot: Address, Hours and Special Items
Mission Recycling Depot is the better route for many materials that should not be put in curbside garbage or dumped in a landfill load. It is especially important for hazardous, electronic, battery, paint, light, oil and packaging materials.
7229 Mershon Street
The Mission Recycling Depot is at 7229 Mershon Street, Mission. The listed phone number is 236-477-3634.
Open depot page8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Mission Recycling Depot is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., seven days a week.
Used oil may be suspended
The City warns that used oil collection may be periodically suspended for quality assurance testing. Call 236-477-3634 before visiting with used oil, antifreeze, oil filters or oil containers.
The depot accepts many residential recyclables such as printed paper, cardboard, household containers, glass bottles and jars, plastic film, Styrofoam, appliances, household batteries, books, carbon monoxide monitors, cell phones, electronics, gasoline and kerosene in approved containers, lights, paint cans, paint aerosols, scrap metal, used oil, antifreeze, oil filters and containers.
Mission Spring Cleanup Week and Household Hazardous Waste Day
Mission’s Spring Cleanup gives eligible single-family curbside homes a limited extra-garbage opportunity on their regular collection day. It is not a free-for-all, and several items are excluded for safety, recycling or disposal reasons.
April 27 to May 8
Single-family homes with curbside collection may set out up to an additional 2 cubic metres of garbage on their regular garbage collection day during the listed Spring Cleanup period.
Open Spring Cleanup details2 cubic metres maximum
A cubic metre is roughly six garbage bags, one stove or one armchair. Anything beyond the 2 cubic metre limit will not be collected and will be left behind.
Must be bagged
Mattresses and box springs must be bagged. Free mattress bags are listed at Welton Common, Mission Leisure Centre, Public Works and City Hall, with limits possibly applying.
Construction and renovation waste, hazardous materials, needles, animal waste, paint, pesticides, used oil, antifreeze, fluorescent lights, mirrors, shower doors, TVs, computers, monitors, printers, tires, car batteries and automotive parts are not accepted curbside during cleanup.
Mission Hazardous Waste, Paint, Gasoline, Oil, Electronics and Batteries
Hazardous and special materials should never be hidden in curbside garbage, compost or recycling. Mission has depot, event and take-back options depending on the item.
Residential hazardous waste event
The 2026 Household Hazardous Waste Day is listed for Saturday, May 9, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mission Recycling Depot, 7229 Mershon Street, for Mission and eligible FVRD Electoral Area residents with proof.
Arrive by 12:30 p.m.
The City says residents should arrive no later than 12:30 p.m.; large quantities and late arrivals may be refused. No commercial or agricultural products are accepted through that event.
Paint, pesticides, gasoline and lights
The City says items not safely accepted at Mission Landfill, such as leftover paint, pesticides, gasoline, fluorescent lights, automotive oil, TVs and computer-related items, can be dropped off at Mission Recycling Depot.
If it can burn, corrode, poison, leak, explode, puncture, injure collection crews or contaminate oil and antifreeze tanks, do not put it in curbside waste. Search Recycle Coach or call the depot before you go.
Waste Collection by Property Type in Mission
Property type matters because Mission’s municipal collection is not the same for single-family homes, multi-family complexes, rural homes, suites and private-hauler properties.
Full curbside calendar
Single-family and duplex curbside households use the City collection calendar for weekly compost and recycling, plus biweekly garbage and black-box glass.
Recycling and compost collection
Multi-family complexes receive recyclables and compost collection services but must make their own arrangements for refuse pickup. Materials are typically collected in large central toters.
Drop-off or private hauler
Rural residents do not receive municipal collection services but have access to drop-off facilities for recyclables and compostables and may arrange private collection.
If you live in a strata, apartment, rural property, suite-exempt property or private-hauler area, do not assume the single-family curbside calendar applies exactly. Confirm with the City, your property manager or your hauler.
Missed Pickup in Mission: Who to Contact and What to Check First
Missed pickups and service issues should be reported to the collection contractor, Emterra Environmental. Before reporting, check whether the material was set out in the correct morning window, on the correct week and in the correct container.
Quick self-check
- Was it your correct collection day?
- Was garbage or glass actually scheduled that week?
- Were items out between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m.?
- Did you avoid setting material out the night before?
- Was recycling clean, dry and unbagged?
- Was compost in a proper Rot Pot, orange-sticker bin or certified bag?
- Was extra garbage stickered?
- Was the container below the weight limit?
Emterra Environmental
Report missed pickups and service issues directly to Emterra Environmental at 604-820-6487 or missionops@emterra.ca.
General waste questions
For general City waste questions, the Engineering Department is listed at 604-820-3736 and engineering@mission.ca.
New Mission Resident Checklist: Set Up Pickup and Dump Routes Once
If you just moved to Mission, complete this setup before your first collection week. It prevents wrong-area calendars, bear-attractant mistakes, glass/recycling mix-ups and landfill trips that get turned away.
Set your curbside routine
- Open the City Waste Collection Calendar page.
- Check the 2026 Collection Calendar and Refuse Collection Area Map.
- Install or open Recycle Coach for reminders.
- Save Emterra: 604-820-6487 and missionops@emterra.ca.
- Confirm whether your property is single-family, multi-family, rural or private collection.
- Pick up a Rot Pot at Welton Common if you are eligible and need one.
Plan disposal properly
- Separate garbage, compost, blue-bin recycling and black-box glass.
- Use Mission Recycling Depot for many special recyclables.
- Call ahead for used oil and antifreeze drop-off status.
- Use Mission Landfill for accepted landfill material from FVRD only.
- Secure your load before driving.
- Check fees, holidays and accepted materials before visiting.
Official Mission Garbage Schedule and Dump Links
Use these official resources for final decisions because schedules, fees, accepted materials, depot status, holiday closures, cleanup dates and contact details can change.
Mission Garbage Schedule and Dump FAQ
How do I check my Mission garbage pickup day?
Use the City of Mission Waste Collection Calendar page, the 2026 Collection Calendar PDF, the Refuse Collection Area Map or the Recycle Coach app. These tools show your garbage, compost, recycling and glass schedule.
Is garbage collected every week in Mission BC?
No. Mission collects garbage every second week. Mixed recyclables and compostables, including food waste, are collected weekly.
When should I set out garbage in Mission?
Place garbage, compost and recycling at the curb between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m. on collection day. The City asks residents not to set material out the night before because of bears.
What is the garbage limit in Mission?
The single-family and duplex garbage limit is two 80-litre cans per unit every second week, and each container must not exceed 20 kg or 44 lb. Extra garbage with a sticker may be set out in bags on the regular biweekly pickup day.
How much are Mission garbage stickers?
The City lists garbage bag stickers at $5.75 each as of January 2025. Stickers can be purchased at Welton Common or City Hall. Check the live City page before buying in case fees change.
Who do I call for a missed pickup in Mission?
Report missed pickups and service issues directly to Emterra Environmental at 604-820-6487 or missionops@emterra.ca.
Where is the Mission garbage dump?
The Mission garbage dump is Mission Landfill, also called Minnie’s Pit, at 32000 Dewdney Trunk Road, Mission, east of the Stave Falls Hydro Dam. The landfill scalehouse phone number is 604-826-9008.
What are Mission Landfill hours?
Mission Landfill is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week, except statutory holidays, Boxing Day and Easter Sunday. It closes at 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Arrive no later than 4:45 p.m. because offloading must finish by 5 p.m.
Where is the Mission Recycling Depot?
The Mission Recycling Depot is at 7229 Mershon Street, Mission. It is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., seven days a week, and the listed phone number is 236-477-3634.
Can glass go in Mission blue bins?
No. Residential container glass bottles and jars should go in the black box, collected biweekly on the same day as garbage. Drinking glasses, ceramics, mirrors, windows and glass panes are not accepted in the black box.
Can shredded paper go in a plastic bag in the blue bin?
No. Shredded paper in transparent plastic bags is not accepted in curbside blue bins. Place shredded paper in a securely sealed cardboard box or paper bag.
Does Mission collect garbage from multi-family buildings?
Multi-family complexes receive recyclables and compost collection services but must make their own arrangements for refuse pickup. Check with your property manager or hauler for building-specific garbage instructions.
Editorial and Source Verification Note
This independent Mission garbage schedule guide was refreshed for garbage-collection.org using official City of Mission pages for Garbage & Waste Collection, Waste Collection Calendar, What Goes Where, Composting, Recycling, Drop-off Depots & Landfill, and Spring Cleanup / Household Hazardous Waste Day.
Always verify live details with the City of Mission, Recycle Coach, Emterra Environmental, Mission Landfill, Mission Recycling Depot, Recycle BC, RCBC, your property manager or your private hauler before setting material out, buying garbage stickers, reporting a missed pickup, using Spring Cleanup or driving to the landfill.
Final Mission Resident Summary: Bookmark This Before Pickup Morning or a Dump Run
The safest way to use the Mission garbage schedule is to open the official City calendar or Recycle Coach. Mixed recycling and compostables are weekly, garbage and black-box glass are every second week, and the City asks residents to set material out only between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m. on collection day because Mission is bear country.
Single-family and duplex homes have a two 80-litre garbage can limit every second week, with a 20 kg / 44 lb weight limit per container. Extra garbage needs stickers, and special items may belong at Mission Landfill, Mission Recycling Depot, Spring Cleanup, Household Hazardous Waste Day or another approved program.
If you need the Mission garbage dump, use Mission Landfill / Minnie’s Pit at 32000 Dewdney Trunk Road. Check hours, holidays, arrival cutoff, FVRD-only source rules, fees and surcharge risks before loading your vehicle. For paint, oil, batteries, electronics, lights, glass, flexible plastics, Styrofoam and other special recyclables, use the Mission Recycling Depot or What Goes Where tool instead of guessing.