The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District provides curbside collection services to Furry Creek and Britannia Beach communities through GFL. Garbage, recycling and organics collection alternate weekly.
Other programs:
Accepted in the curbside organics tote:
Leaves, grass clippings, hedge trimmings
Small branches less than 3" in diameter and short enough to fit in the green bin with the lid closed.
Yard waste bins are made available to the communities of Britannia Beach and Furry Creek in the Spring and Fall. For more information email utilities@slrd.bc.ca.
No yard waste is to be deposited at any location if no yard waste bin is present. The SLRD provides yard waste bins in the spring and fall annually.
Britannia Beach and Furry Creek residents can take advantage of a pilot program to have their batteries collected on November 6, 2024.
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To prepare your batteries for collection, simply follow these simple steps:
Place acceptable batteries into clear, sealable plastic bags
Place the sealed battery bags on top of your recycling tote* on your regular collection day
Battery collection takes place on your regular garbage and organics collection day that week. Place your batteries on top of your recycling tote and leave it curbside.
* Recycling totes will not be serviced. They are used as an indicator that this household is participating in the battery recycling initiative.
All garbage, recycling and organics totes need to be accessible to the collector between the hours of 6 am and 5 pm on the specific collection days. Leave 1-meter clearance around your tote and between totes to ensure the collection vehicle can access it.
Organics are collected first, between 6 am and 12 pm, with garbage or recycling collected in the afternoon. Please leave your totes out until 5 pm or until emptied.
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The standard size of the recycling and garbage totes is 65 gallons. Larger totes are available by contacting GFL at 604-892-5604 or squamishtotes@gflenv.com
Upgrades to larger recycling totes (95 gallons) is paid for by the service; however, upgrades to larger garbage totes will be billed directly by GFL to the customer. Smaller totes (35 gallons) are also available to customers with limited storage space or those with minimal garbage and/or recycling collection requirements.
To request that a damaged or broken tote be repaired or replaced please contact GFL at 604-892-5604.
GFL will repair or replace a damaged tote at their cost during the tote’s next service date. Next day repair or replacement is available at a cost of $65 to the homeowner.
What is contamination and why does it matter?
Material that is not accepted for collection in curbside and multi-family collection programs is referred to collectively as Incompatible Material or “contamination”.
Items that are not packaging or paper
Items not accepted in the Recycle BC program (not recyclable or does not have viable end-markets i.e. multi-layered paper and plastic shipping envelopes).
Dirty/un-rinsed items (i.e. plastic jar with peanut butter inside)
Items that are only accepted by the Recycle BC program when collected depots (i.e. foam packaging and plastic bags)
27.7% of the items observed in the last Recycle BC audit did not belong in the curbside tote:
Items that are not accepted in the Recycle BC Program 16.4%
Items that can only be recycled when dropped off at a depot or dirty/unrinsed items 11.3%
Top contaminants
Glass
Durable plastic products
Books
Scrap metal
Flexible plastics
Foam packaging
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Why is reducing contamination important?
By reducing the number of items that do not belong in the curbside totes, residents are ensuring the collected material can effectively be recycled:
Contamination presents significant operational difficulties, such as when plastic bags tangle in automated machinery used to sort items.
Contamination reduces the recyclability of the collected material
Contamination reduces the commodity value of the recyclables and reduces the ability to meet the requirements of local and foreign markets.
Even small levels of contamination can cause entire shipments of recyclables to be rejected.
What is hazardous material?
Hazardous material is an item that can be dangerous and can cause truck fires, facility fires and serious safety problems for staff. Items such as propane, butane cylinders, electronics, batteries and lighter fluid containers should never be placed in the curbside tote.
33% of the audits in 2022 contained hazardous material.
The Squamish Landfill accepts Household Hazardous Waste, use the Waste Wizard for more information on what is accepted.
How does Recycle BC measure contamination rates?
Recycle BC routinely conducts composition audits on the material received from collectors.
A collection vehicle is selected,
the material is unloaded in a specific area,
the load is mixed and a cross-section is packed in a Super Sack,
this process is repeated until the sample is roughly 100kg,
staff then categorize the material from the sample; and
the results are then provided to the collectors.
SLRD Bylaw Enforcement and Wildlife Attractant Violation Fines
Recycling, organics & landfill waste containers may only be placed at the curb between 6 am - 7 pm on your collection day and must be stored in a Wildlife Resistant Enclosure (e.g. garage) until the scheduled pickup.
The SLRD has a Wildlife Attractant Bylaw that covers all Electoral Areas in the SLRD, including Furry Creek and Britannia Beach, with the intent to regulate proper management of wildlife attractants and to offer enforcement tools to help reduce wildlife incidents while maintaining public safety. The SLRD Bylaw officer is actively pursuing ongoing unsecured wildlife attracts and will be issuing infractions fines.
PLEASE NOTE: Maximum fine of up to $500 per occurrence. See the full infraction fine list here.
Please report unsecured attractants to the SLRD: bylawenforcement@slrd.bc.ca or by calling 604-894-6371 (Toll-free: 1-800-298-7753).
Accepted Materials:
