Remove ends of cans and flatten All milk jugs must be rinsed and flattened. On your scheduled collection day, the designated trucks will collect each group of materials separately. Garbage, recyclables and yardwaste must be placed at curbside no later than 7.30 am. You place your Blue Box and Yellow and Blue Bags out with your garbage. Surrey residents can place yard waste in clear garbage bags or tied bundles.
Biodegradable bags are also acceptable.
The bags or bundles will be picked up as part of your weekly, scheduled garbage collection. The City then makes sure your compostable material is turned into rich organic material which is recycled. There are no limitations on the number of bags if you adhere to the following regulations. Individual branches that exceed 3 inches in diameter are not accepted. Yardwaste must be placed into clear, garbage bags to allow haulers to easily distinguish between yard and household waste.