Residential Curbside Waste Collection

Changes to Kitimat's waste collection services have begun. 

Garbage Collection Information

Find your garbage and recycling pick up schedule here. 

• To minimize attraction of bears and other wildlife, garbage containers must not be placed at curbside before 4:30 a.m. on the scheduled collection day. Collection containers need to be at the curb by 8:00 a.m. to ensure that they are collected.  
• Garbage must be stored in a bear proof enclosure until garbage pickup day.
• Garbage is limited to a maximum of 3 containers of garbage collected bi-weekly.

• Please do not put yard waste in your garbage. It can be set out for yard waste collection. If you have excess garbage, it can be brought to the landfill during operating hours. 

• Garbage must be put into plastic containers (maximum 121 L in volume). Containers slightly larger than 121 L can still be used for collection, but the contents must not be greater than 121 L. Anything over this volume may not be collected.
• All containers must have a removeable lid.  Please avoid using containers with lids attached with a hinge as these are problematic for the collection crew to empty.

• To ensure the safety of the collection crew, containers set out for collection cannot weigh more than 23 kg (50 lb). Containers more than this weight will not be emptied and will be left at the curb.
• Sharp objects such as needles and glass require special attention and must be packaged in an unbreakable container. Thank you for helping us keep our waste management crew safe!
• All waste or material of a small or fly-away nature, such as hair, dry ashes, sawdust, woodchips, must be secured in a plastic or paper bag and placed in a garbage can.
• Missed collection or have additional questions? Please contact our collection contractor, Geier Waste at 250-632-4689.
• For a link to the District of Kitimat "Solid Waste and Collection and Disposal By-Laws" click here.

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 neighborhood:

• Put garbage out the morning of your collection (by 8:00 am and not the night before).

• Clean waste collection containers regularly.

• Store your containers in a secure location: a locked garage or shed.

• Keep your BBQ clean; store pet food indoors; take bird feeders down during bear season.

• Pick fruit from trees as soon as it is ripe; remove all fallen fruit from the ground daily.