COQUITLAM, B.C., June 7, 2023 – Coquitlam residents can download the free Coquitlam Curbside Collection mobile app to receive collection day reminders and instant service disruption notifications if they receive collection service from the City.
For over a decade, the City has partnered with ReCollect, a digital recycling and outreach tool, to provide residents with personalized collection schedules and reminders of when to put out Garbage, Green Carts and Recycling. The tool also features a recycling database called the Waste Wizard that residents can use to easily search how to recycle or dispose of specific items.
Coquitlam’s 2023/2024 curbside collection calendar will hit mailboxes this week. All of the essential collection information included in the printed calendar is also available on demand. Residents are encouraged to download the Coquitlam Curbside Collection app or sign up for reminders online to access detailed program information and to stay connected year-round.
Go Paperless! Opt-out of a Paper Collection Calendar
We’re exploring more environmentally friendly options to deliver important curbside collection information to residents. All of the essential collection information included in the printed calendar is also available on demand in the free Coquitlam Curbside Collection app.
Residents who do not wish to receive a printed curbside collection calendar for 2024/25 have the option to complete a short opt-out form at coquitlam.ca/CollectionCalendarForm from now until December 31, 2023.
Collection Reminders Just for You
Join over 18,000 other households in Coquitlam and get a personalized collection calendar, collection day reminders and important service disruption notifications. Download the free Coquitlam Curbside Collection app or sign up for phone call or email reminders online.
Simply go to coquitlam.ca/recollect to:
- Print a personalized collection schedule
- Set up email or phone call alerts for your collection day—particularly handy when the calendar shifts following statutory holidays or if there are service disruptions due to adverse weather
- Sign up for collection disruption alerts and updates, including road work, snow or wildlife
- Use the Waste Wizard search tool to find out how to separate and dispose of waste properly, including free local recycling drop-off options
- Learn more information about Garbage and Green Cart collection, including set-out and separation guidelines
- Find helpful contact information and answers to frequently asked questions
- Download the free Coquitlam Curbside Collection app to perform all of these functions on Android and Apple devices (you can also search “Coquitlam Curbside Collection” in the app store on your phone).
Visit coquitlam.ca/TrashTalk for more information about all of Coquitlam’s waste-related services, including the spring and fall extra yard trimmings collection, Large Item Pick-Up, the Town Centre Recycling Depot and cart exchanges or repairs.
For help signing up for collection day reminders or alerts, contact Solid Waste Operations at 604-927-3500 or email wastereduction@coquitlam.ca.
Curbside Recycling
Residents looking for information about curbside recycling in Coquitlam can visit recyclebc.ca/coquitlam. The City of Coquitlam does not manage curbside recycling collection – it is a service provided at no cost to residents by Recycle BC, the not-for-profit organization responsible for residential packaging and paper product recycling throughout British Columbia.
Media contact:
Shannon Hadley
Solid Waste and Special Projects Manager
604-927-3500
wastereduction@coquitlam.ca
We acknowledge with gratitude and respect that the name Coquitlam was derived from the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ word kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (kwee-kwuh-tlum) meaning “Red Fish Up the River”. The City is honoured to be located on the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem) traditional and ancestral lands, including those parts that were historically shared with the sq̓əc̓iy̓aɁɬ təməxʷ (Katzie), and other Coast Salish Peoples.