Food Waste

The District of Kitimat offers weekly curbside food waste collection. A green bin and kitchen catcher were provided by the District for the program launch and are to stay with the house, even when you move.

Download your collection calendar here.

Here's What's Accepted

Food scraps and leftovers including cooked and raw meat and chicken, pork, fish, and beef bones
Fruit and vegetables
Tissues, paper towels, and napkins
Food soiled compostable packaging, including greasy pizza boxes

Kitchen Catcher

Kitchen catchers are to be used in your home to simplify food waste collection
The kitchen catcher does not go to the curb

Green Bin

Empty your kitchen catcher into your green bin
Your green bin goes to the curb for collection
An animal-proof latch was provided with every green bin (taped under the lid) and should be installed to reduce the risk of tampering from wildlife.

Compostable Bags and Liners

Green bins and kitchen catchers can be lined with:

Newspaper
Brown paper bags (yard waste bags or paper lunch bags)
100% paper food bags (sugar and flour bags, for example)
Compostable bags
You do not have to use a bag or liner at all - just throw your food right in!

Please ensure that your compostable bags say ‘compostable’ on the bag or box. Plastic bags and bags labeled ‘biodegradable’ are not accepted in your green bin.

Your food waste will not be collected if unacceptable materials are in your green bin. Please set out your green bin by 8:00 a.m. on your collection day. Do not set it out the night before.

Reducing Interactions with Wildlife

They have the nose to find it, and the memories to come back for more. Help prevent bears and other wildlife from becoming a problem in your neighbourhood:

Put food waste out by 8:00 a.m. on your collection day, and not the night before
Clean your green bin regularly
Store your bins in a secure location, like a locked garage or shed

Questions About Food Waste?

Geier Waste: 250-632-4689
District of Kitimat: 250-632-8900 / WayLessWaste@kitimat.ca