Surrey Trash Pickup & Garbage Schedule 2026

Surrey’s curbside program for eligible single-family homes is built around three carts. Organics are collected every week, while garbage and recyclables alternate every two weeks. The City also offers reminders through its Rethink Waste app and free scheduled pickup for eligible large items.

How to Find Your Surrey Trash Pickup Day

Surrey’s online collection schedule is the easiest way to confirm your exact weekly pattern. Because garbage and recycling alternate, checking your address is more reliable than trying to remember whether this is your “blue week” or your “black week.”

1. Open the official Surrey schedule page. Go to Collection Schedules.
2. Enter your property details. Select your eligible address to view your personal waste calendar.
3. Check all three services. Surrey will show when organics go out weekly and whether garbage or recycling is due on the alternating week.
4. Install the Rethink Waste app. Use Rethink Waste for reminders and alerts.
5. Call the hotline if needed. Surrey’s waste collection hotline is 604-590-7289.

Surrey Waste Collection Schedule: What Runs When

For eligible single-family homes, Surrey’s standard pattern is simple once you know the structure. Organics are weekly. Garbage and recycling are both biweekly, and they alternate with each other.

Surrey says collection happens between 7:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. and carts must stay at the curb for that whole window. If a cart is placed out late, waste collection vehicles will not return to the home for it.

Surrey Cart Rules, Set-Out Timing and Spacing

Surrey allows carts to be put out on collection day or no earlier than one day before. The City also says carts must have the required spacing or they will not be serviced.

Do not overfill the carts. Surrey says the lid must close completely. Extra material should be placed beside the cart according to the City’s excess-material rules, not stuffed above the lid line.

Surrey Recycling Collection

Recycling in Surrey is collected every two weeks, alternating with garbage collection. The City’s curbside program expects recyclables to be sorted properly and not contaminated with bagged materials or prohibited items.

Basic Surrey recycling reminders:

• Use the blue recycling cart on your assigned recycling week
• Flattened cardboard can be placed beside the cart in tied bundles if small enough to fit inside the cart
• Do not overfill the cart
• Use the Rethink Waste app or the sorting guide if you are unsure where an item goes

Surrey Organics Collection: Every Week

Organics are collected every week in Surrey. This is one of the main reasons many households can keep their garbage volume low even though garbage is only collected every other week.

Surrey’s organics stream accepts both food and yard waste through the regular weekly service. If your cart is full, the City says extra yard waste can be placed beside it using approved paper bags, tied bundles, or additional cans with the correct sticker attached.

Surrey Garbage Collection and Extra Bag Rules

Garbage collection in Surrey happens every two weeks, alternating with recycling. If your black cart is full, extra garbage is allowed, but each extra bag must meet the City’s sticker rule.

• Additional garbage bags require a pink garbage sticker
• The sticker price shown in Surrey’s collection guide is $5.50 per bag
• Do not overfill the garbage cart
• Make sure the lid closes completely

Because garbage is only biweekly, most Surrey households use organics and recycling heavily to avoid overflow between black-cart weeks.

Surrey Free Large Item Pickup Program

Surrey offers a free Large Item Pickup Program for eligible households. The City says households with City waste collection can book a pickup online or by phone instead of putting large items out without notice.

Annual limits listed by Surrey:

• Households with City waste collection: up to 6 items per year
• Households with registered secondary suites: up to 8 items per year

How to book:

• Online at surrey.ca/large-item-pickup-program
• By phone at 604-590-7289 and press 3

1. Book before placing anything out. Surrey says items left at the curb without an appointment are considered illegal dumping and will not be collected.
2. Confirm your annual limit. Single-family households and homes with registered suites have different annual item limits.
3. Place items out on the scheduled day or evening before. Keep the pickup area clear and accessible.
4. Report a missed large item pickup quickly. Surrey says missed large-item pickups must be reported within 3 business days of the scheduled date.

Surrey 2026 Holiday Waste Schedule

Surrey collects on most statutory holidays. The City’s schedule guidance says the normal exception is for Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, which affect the regular collection pattern.

The safest approach is to use Surrey’s 2026 collection schedule or Rethink Waste app for the Christmas and New Year period, since those are the weeks most likely to shift.

What to Do If Surrey Missed Your Pickup

If a cart was out on time and still was not emptied, Surrey has a clear reporting window. Regular missed collections should not be reported the same day.

1. Leave the cart out until evening. Surrey collects between 7:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
2. Check that the cart was out on time. Surrey says trucks will not return for late carts.
3. Report it the next business day. Missed regular collections must be reported the business day after your scheduled collection day.
4. Use the hotline. Call 604-590-7289 for missed service.
5. For large items, use the separate rule. Missed large-item pickups must be reported within 3 business days of the scheduled pickup date.

Surrey Cart Orders and Extra Cart Fees

Surrey also allows eligible households to request cart exchanges or additional carts. The City notes that delivery, exchange, and annual fees may apply, and households are limited to one order per year for additional carts and/or exchanges.

• Additional garbage cart: $77.25
• Additional recycling cart: $51.50
• Additional organics cart: $51.50 in certain eligible cases
• Order or exchange requests go through the waste collection hotline

Frequently Asked Questions About Surrey Trash Pickup

Official Surrey Waste Collection Resources

Surrey waste hotline: 604-590-7289. For general City Hall help, Surrey also lists 604-591-4011 at 13450 – 104 Avenue, Surrey, BC V3T 1V8.