White Rock Garbage Schedule: Today’s Pickup, 2026 Map and Circle-or-Square Week
Use this guide to find your colour zone, identify your circle or square garbage week, check holiday-adjusted dates, prepare all five collection streams correctly, fix a rejected set-out, report a true missed pickup and choose the right depot for bulky or hazardous items.
Quick Answer: How the White Rock Garbage Schedule Works
Eligible one-, two- and three-unit residential properties receive weekly Blue Box, Red Box, Yellow Bag and Green Can collection. Garbage is collected every other week. Use the official map to find your colour and symbol, then match both to the 2026 calendar.
Colour sets the weekday
Blue is Tuesday, yellow Wednesday, coral or red Thursday, and green Friday.
Circle or square
The symbol decides which alternating weeks include Garbage Bins.
Holiday weeks can move
Some routes move earlier; the year-end green route moves to Saturday.
Everything out by 7 a.m.
Route timing varies. Do not wait until the truck is nearby.
Set out properly sorted Blue Box containers, Red Box glass, Yellow Bag paper and Green Can material weekly. Add Garbage Bins only when the calendar displays your circle or square.
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What Do You Need to Do Right Now?
Check tomorrow’s pickup
Find your colour and symbol, then use the date helper below. Put everything out by 7 a.m.
Use the 2026 helperMy containers were left behind
Check for a notice sticker before reporting a missed route.
Run the rejection checkI do not know where it goes
Choose the item type and follow the correct curbside or depot route.
Use the item decision guideI need to start service
Confirm property eligibility, register with Operations and obtain the required containers.
Follow the setup checklistWhite Rock Garbage Schedule Today: Colour-and-Symbol Helper
Choose the colour and symbol printed over your address on the official service map. The helper uses the published 2026 route pattern, including Good Friday, Canada Day, September 30, Remembrance Day, Christmas and New Year changes.
The result does not detect storms, blocked roads, emergency changes or same-day service notices. Check the City page or White Rock Recycles app when local conditions are unusual.
White Rock Garbage Schedule 2026 Map and Calendar
The zone map identifies your colour and symbol. The calendar identifies the collection date and whether your garbage symbol is active. Use the street map rather than a neighbourhood name because nearby blocks can use different symbols.
How to read the calendar in under one minute
Need a White Rock garbage schedule 2026 PDF?
The City schedule page currently links the map and calendar as image documents. Open the calendar image in a browser, then use Print → Save as PDF to make a printable PDF copy without lowering the image quality.
The weekday pattern may look familiar, but calendar dates, statutory holidays and circle-or-square garbage weeks change. Current City instructions also require set-out by 7 a.m.
White Rock 2026 Holiday Collection Changes
White Rock does not apply a simple “everything moves one day later” rule. Some routes move earlier, while Monday holidays normally do not move the regular Tuesday–Friday routes.
Does Your Property Use the White Rock City Garbage Schedule?
The City curbside programme is for properties zoned One Unit Residential, Two Unit Residential or Three Unit Residential. Many apartments, larger multi-family buildings, stratas and businesses use a private or building-managed contractor.
One- to three-unit residential
Confirm the property appears in the official service area and register the address with Engineering and Municipal Operations.
Apartment, condo or strata
Check the waste room, collection contractor, large-item booking rules and move-out procedures with the manager or strata.
Commercial property
Businesses generally follow a private commercial contract rather than residential colour and symbol rules.
New resident setup checklist
- Confirm the property is eligible for City service.
- Call 604-541-2181 to register or verify the address.
- Record the colour and circle-or-square symbol.
- Obtain free Blue Boxes, Red Boxes and Yellow Bags from a City facility.
- Buy compliant Garbage Bins and Green Cans.
- Request free Green Can stickers.
- Save the official calendar on your phone.
- Install White Rock Recycles for address reminders.
- Store bins in a secure shaded location.
- Keep a paper-bag supply for food scraps.
- Save the missed-pickup number in your contacts.
- Bookmark Recyclepedia for confusing items.
White Rock Collection Schedule: What Goes Out and How Often?
Frequency: Weekly
Limit: Two per unit
Use: Accepted containers
Frequency: Weekly
Limit: Two per unit
Use: Glass bottles and jars
Frequency: Weekly
Limit: Two per unit
Use: Clean, dry mixed paper
Frequency: Weekly
Limit: Two cans + eight kraft bags
Use: Accepted organics
Frequency: Every other week
Limit: Two per unit
Use: True residual trash
No filled container or extra stickered bag may exceed 22 kg or 50 lb. Green Cans and Garbage Bins must not exceed 110 litres or four cubic feet.
White Rock Set-Out Rules That Prevent Rejected Collection
Do this before 7 a.m.
- Use the correct colour-zone date.
- Check whether your garbage symbol is active.
- Place containers where crews can see them.
- Leave at least 1 metre or 3 feet around the set-out.
- Group matching containers together.
- Place the Yellow Bag between the Red and Blue Boxes.
- Remove straps or bungee cords before collection.
- Take containers in soon after pickup.
Avoid these mistakes
- Garbage placed out on the wrong symbol week.
- A bin over 110 litres or 50 lb.
- Loose trash inside an unlined Garbage Bin.
- Glass mixed into the Blue Box.
- Food-soiled paper placed in the Yellow Bag.
- Plastic—even compostable plastic—in the Green Can.
- A vehicle, hedge or wall blocking visibility.
- Furniture or electronics placed beside the bins.
Use a securable lid during storage. Remove bungees, straps and locking devices before pickup so crews can empty the container safely.
White Rock Garbage Pickup: Bin Limit, Bagging and Extra Stickers
Garbage is biweekly, not weekly. Before using the Garbage Bin, remove recyclable containers, glass, paper, organics and products that have a stewardship or depot route.
Two Garbage Bins per unit
Each bin must be 110 litres or smaller and weigh no more than 22 kg when full.
Line the bin and tie the bag
Place trash inside a properly fitted garbage bag and tie or cinch the top. Loose waste may not be collected.
Use one sticker per bag
Place excess garbage in a separate bag and attach a current Extra Garbage Sticker.
Garbage items shown in the City sorting guide
- Personal hygiene products and diapers.
- Pet waste and animal carcasses.
- Broken dishes and cookware.
- Dust and ordinary household debris.
- Crinkly wrappers and bags.
- Soft plastics or foam only when a depot route is not practical.
- Recyclable containers, glass or mixed paper.
- Food scraps and accepted organics.
- Large and special items.
- Appliances and electronics.
- Aerosols, paint or propane cylinders.
- Gasoline, motor oil or chemicals.
The City currently lists stickers at $5.60 each plus GST and PST. Confirm the price before ordering because municipal fees can change.
White Rock Green Can: Food Scraps, Yard Trimmings and Kraft Bags
Green Can service is weekly. Wrap food scraps in newspaper, paper towel or a kraft paper bag. Do not use plastic liners, including products labelled compostable or biodegradable.
- Food waste and food scraps.
- Yard trimmings and grass clippings.
- Pizza boxes and paper towels with food or grease.
- Kitchen and cooking fats.
- Cooled cooking oil or grease in amounts below 60 mL at a time.
- Untreated wood under 10 cm thick and 50 cm long.
- Plastic or “compostable” plastic bags and utensils.
- Rocks, soil or sod.
- Pet waste or animal carcasses.
- Disposable beverage cups.
- Takeout containers, cutlery or stir sticks.
- Cartons, frozen-dessert boxes or spiral cans.
Weekly Green Can limits
Odour and wildlife control
- Freeze high-odour scraps until collection morning.
- Wrap wet food in absorbent paper.
- Alternate food scraps with dry leaves or food-soiled paper.
- Store the can in a shaded garage or shed.
- Rinse it with mild detergent or vinegar and water after pickup.
- Set it out as close to 7 a.m. as practical.
White Rock Recycling: Blue Box, Red Box and Yellow Bag
White Rock separates containers, glass and mixed paper. Do not combine all recycling into one box; collection crews cannot remove contamination at the curb.
🔵 Blue Box
Accepted examples: Plastic jugs, jars, bottles and lids; metal cans; trays and foil; paper or plastic straws; cartons; empty spray containers; takeout food containers.
🔴 Red Box
Accepted examples: Clear and coloured wine, juice, condiment and food jars or bottles.
🟡 Yellow Bag
Accepted examples: Office paper, envelopes, newspapers, magazines, paper bags, tubes, moulded pulp, flattened boxboard and cardboard.
🟢 Green Can instead
Food-soiled paper: Greasy pizza boxes, used paper towels, dirty paper bags and contaminated moulded-pulp cartons.
🟠 Depot instead
Special materials: Batteries, bulbs, electronics, paint, propane, chemicals and large quantities of soft plastic or foam.
Frequent recycling mistakes
- Plastic shopping bags and crinkly wrappers.
- Stand-up pouches and zipper bags.
- Bubble wrap and ordinary foam.
- Glass bottles and jars.
- Food scraps, dishes and cookware.
- Paint, propane and flammable liquids.
- Dishes, cookware, light bulbs, windows and mirrors.
- Plastic or metal lids in the Red Box.
- Books and plastic bags in the Yellow Bag.
- Cartons and takeout cups in the Yellow Bag.
- Frozen-dessert tubs or spiral cans in mixed paper.
- Greasy or food-soiled paper in the Yellow Bag.
Too many unacceptable items can cause a recyclable load to be rejected and sent to disposal. Sort at home before collection morning.
Missed or Rejected White Rock Garbage Collection
A rejected container is not the same as a missed route. Look for a notice sticker first. If no sticker is present, confirm the date, 7 a.m. set-out and visibility before calling.
- Confirm the correct colour-zone date.
- Check whether garbage matched your symbol.
- Confirm everything was outside by 7 a.m.
- Check that crews could see and reach it.
- Look for a notice or contamination sticker.
- Check size, weight, quantity and sorting.
- See whether nearby homes were collected.
Call after the route has had time to finish
If correctly prepared containers remain after 4:30 p.m. with no notice sticker, contact Engineering and Municipal Operations.
Phone: 604-541-2181
Business hours: 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
What the rejection sticker means
“My address is in the [colour] [circle/square] zone. The containers were visible before 7 a.m., met the size and weight limits, and have no notice sticker. They remain uncollected after 4:30 p.m. Can you check the route?”
What Should You Do With a Difficult Item?
Large and special items are not part of White Rock’s regular curbside collection. Use the item type below to choose a safer next step.
Leaving furniture, mattresses, appliances or renovation waste in a lane, beside a public bin or outside a closed depot is not a collection service. Report witnessed dumping to Bylaw at 604-541-2146.
Nearby White Rock Recycling and Waste Depots
Not all depots accept the same material. Call or check the facility before driving—especially for mattresses, paint, propane, electronics, drywall, large loads or hazardous products.
Identify the exact item, separate recyclable material, estimate the load, secure it for transport, check residency restrictions, confirm fees and ask whether the facility accepts cash, card or account payment.
White Rock Garbage Collection Contacts
Use the contact that matches the problem. Collection, sticker orders, illegal dumping and item-specific depot questions follow different paths.
Official White Rock Schedule and Sorting Resources
The article explains the practical steps first. Use these City pages for a final live check when the calendar, fee, container rule, accepted material or service notice may have changed.
Zone map and 2026 calendar
Confirm the address colour, circle-or-square symbol, route date and current set-out instructions.
Open the official schedule pageLimits and service setup
Verify weekly quantities, 110-litre limits, 50-pound limits and container-request instructions.
Open container requirementsRejected versus missed
Use the City’s official checks before calling Engineering and Municipal Operations.
Open missed collection guidanceRecyclepedia
Search an exact item when it does not clearly fit Blue Box, Red Box, Yellow Bag, Green Can or Garbage Bin.
Search RecyclepediaWhite Rock Garbage Schedule FAQ
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White Rock Collection-Morning Checklist
Confirm the colour and circle-or-square symbol, check the 2026 date, set out Blue Box, Red Box, Yellow Bag and Green Can material weekly, add Garbage Bins only on the matching symbol week, keep every container below 50 lb, and place everything curbside by 7 a.m.
When material is left behind, check for a notice sticker before reporting a miss. Keep furniture, mattresses, appliances, electronics, batteries, paint, propane, chemicals and oversized branches out of regular curbside collection.