Tote Exchange and Selection

The request period for 2025 garbage tote size exchanges is now closed.

The request period for 2026 garbage tote size exchange is now open. The deadline is October 31, and the exchanges will occur in Spring 2026.

Change to recycling and organics totes will take place in 2025. The deadline for organics and recycling change requests is January 31, 2025.

Solid Waste Utility fees vary based on which garbage tote size you have. There is no additional cost for recycling and organics collection – these costs are included in the Solid Waste Utility fee regardless of which size garbage tote you choose.

Program overview:

• Solid Waste Utility fees vary based on which garbage tote size you choose and include one organics and one recycling tote.
• There is an additional annual fee if you add a second organics tote.
• There is no additional cost for a larger recycling tote.
• There is a $50 fee for each change to your curbside collection services, which includes changing your garbage or recycling tote size, and receiving or removing an extra organic collection container (e.g. if you add an extra organic container, it will be $50, if you add an extra organic container and increase your recycling container size, it will be $100).
• The Solid Waste Utility fee covers the costs of curbside recycling, garbage and organics pickup. The fees for the garbage tote sizes reflect the impact that more garbage has on our, almost-full, landfill.

** No new large garbage totes will be distributed. If you select large, you will receive one small tote and one medium tote. If you have questions please contact the Sustainability Department.

Exchange information

• Change garbage tote size to larger* or smaller. Deadline: October 31, 2025.
• Change recycling tote size. Choose between medium (standard) and large. Deadline January 31, 2025.
• Add a new organics tote. There will be an additional annual fee for this service. Deadline January 31, 2025.
• Change requests cannot be accepted by telephone.
• Only property owners, including landlords, can request a change.
• Your 2025 Utilities bill will reflect your new solid waste fee and the $50 change fee.

*Note: The form must be completed once for each dwelling unit that receives service. If there are two suites in a house, the property owner must submit the form twice.

Personal information collected through this form is only collected for the purpose of garbage tote size exchange. The collection, use and disclosure of personal information is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Personal information collected through this form will only be used for the purpose of garbage tote size exchange. The information collected will be retained and disposed according to the District of Squamish Records Management Bylaw No. 2622, 2019 and the District of Squamish Records Classification and Retention Schedule. If you have any questions, please contact the Manager of Legislative Services at 604-815-5023.