Public Works manages garbage, recycling and organics (food scraps and yard trimmings) collection to the residents of the Village via contracted services. Annually, over 150 tonnes of waste, 240 tonnes of organics, and 125 tonnes of recyclables are transported to landfills, composting, and recycling facilities.
During times of low wildlife activity, all green waste, garbage, and recycling receptacles shall be placed for collection by the householder:
a. Less than 10 feet from the roadway in front of the householder's premises,
b. no earlier than 5:00 a.m. on the scheduled waste collection day, and
c. removed no later than 8 p.m. the same day.
During times of increased wildlife activity, the Village may impose an area collection schedule.
On the morning of Collection Pickup Times:
7:30am - 9:00am: Bayview Place-Upper Bayview, Mountain-Timbertop-Sunset, and all streets leading off these (central Lions Bay above the highway).
9:00am - 10:00am: Highview-Oceanview, Panorama, Kelvin Grove Way, and all streets leading off these.
10:00am - 1:00pm: All other neighbourhoods (lower Kelvin Grove, Brunswick, central Lions Bay below the highway, etc.).
All garbage and food waste receptacles and recycling shall be placed for collection by the householder:
d. less than 10 feet from the roadway in front of the householder's premises,
e. no earlier than the time prescribed by the area collection schedule on the scheduled waste collection day, and
f. clean recycling products are excluded from the area collection schedule provide they do not create an attractant,
g. during times of increased wildlife activity, the Village will provide for drop-off of food waste and garbage only, at Works Yard from 6 a.m. - 8 a.m. on day of pickup and 8 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. on the Saturday following.
Waste reduction should be the goal of every resident in the Village of Lions Bay. If each of us makes a small change to our purchasing and disposal habits, we can collectively reduce the waste we create.