Courtenay Offering Cart Exchange Program For Organics And Recycling Collection

City of Courtenay property owners of single-residential dwellings and duplexes now have the option to request a change in the sizes of their household’s curbside organics and recycling carts.

Depending on the sizes of their existing carts, households included in the City’s residential curbside collection program may choose from 120L or 360L for their organics cart, and 120L, 240L or 360L for their recycling cart at Courtenay Cart Exchange.

“After trialling out the carts since the beginning of the year, we understand some households would prefer to downsize their organics or recycling carts,” said Chris Thompson, Manager of Public Works at the City of Courtenay.

“We have launched a new online form to make it easier for residents to request a change.”
Property owners may submit cart exchange requests until November 1st, Property owners will be contacted within three weeks of the request to arrange the exchange.

This year, there is no cost for the exchange, but in 2025 exchanges will be subject to a $65 administrative fee.

Residents of multi-residential, strata or manufactured home parks with curbside collection through the City wishing to exchange carts should contact their property manager.

Garbage carts are not included in the exchange program. All garbage carts are 120L.

To manage garbage volumes at the curb and reduce impacts to the landfill, residents are encouraged to divert recycling and organic material.

To find out what goes where, use the Waste Wizard on the Courtenay Collects app or visit Courtenay Collects.

Last year, nearly 1,000 tonnes less garbage was collected than in 2022. This reduction is equivalent to around 130 truckloads of garbage.
The City says year to date there has been a 50% reduction in garbage tonnage being sent to the landfill with a corresponding increase in organics tonnage.

For details, visit City of Courtenay.