TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL 
 
BYLAW NO.  745, 2009 
 
CONSOLIDATED TO JANUARY 2017 
 
A BYLAW TO REGULATE THE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL 
 OF RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE AND HOUSEHOLD FOOD WASTE 
 
 
WHEREAS the Council of the Town of View Royal wishes to enact a bylaw to regulate the 
collection and disposal of garbage and household food waste; 
  
 
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Town of View Royal, in open meeting assembled, 
enacts as follows: 
 
1. 
TITLE 
 
This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “Collection and Disposal of Residential 
Garbage and Household Food Waste Bylaw No. 745, 2009”. 
 
2. 
DEFINITIONS 
 
 
In this Bylaw: 
 
2.1 
Banned Items means all items that are currently strictly prohibited from landfill 
disposal at the Capital Regional District’s Hartland Landfill. 
 
2.2 
Basic Service means the collection of waste from one garbage container and one 
household food waste container once per week per dwelling unit as described in 
Section 6 of this Bylaw. 
 
2.3 
Bylaw Notice means the notice that the Town’s Representative uses to indicate 
to the owner or occupier of a dwelling unit non-compliance with the applicable 
regulations as laid out in this Bylaw. 
 
2.4 
Collection Area means those lands within the boundaries of the Town on which 
eligible dwelling units are located. 
 
2.5 
Collection Contractor means the firm chosen by the Town to carry out the 
Residential Garbage and Household Food Waste Collection Contract. 
 
2.6 
Collection Count means the number of dwelling units from which garbage and 
household food waste is currently being collected.  
 
2.7 
Collection Day means the designated day of the week for collection at the 
dwelling unit. 
 
2.8 
Collection Vehicle means a vehicle owned or leased by the Town’s collection 
contractor that has semi-automated arms for dumping the containers and a split 
compartment for the two waste streams collected. 
2.9 
Council means the elected Mayor and Council of the Town. 

 
 
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2.10 
Curbside Collection means the collection of the garbage and household food 
waste containers placed on the curb at the edge of the street in front of the 
dwelling unit as described in Section 7 of this Bylaw.  
 
2.11 
Dwelling Unit means a single family detached dwelling unit, or each dwelling unit 
of a duplex, triplex, four-plex or townhouse, that is eligible for the Town’s garbage 
and household food waste collection service, but does not include a residential 
secondary suite, an apartment building containing more than four dwelling units, 
a condominium building, a hotel, motel, guest house, resort or marina, any other 
living units for transient occupancy, or any commercial property, seasonal 
campsite or any complex that has commercial garbage collection containers.  
 
2.12 
Extra Bag Decal means a sticker, purchased by the Town from the collection 
contractor, for resale to the owner or occupant of a dwelling unit who wishes to 
dispose of garbage in excess of the agreed basic service. 
 
2.13 
Force Majeure means acts of God, wars (declared or undeclared), revolution, 
riot, insurrection, strikes or lockouts (except labour disputes involving the 
collection contractor itself), provided that any such event is a major disabling 
event or circumstance in relation to the normal operations of the party concerned 
as a whole which is beyond the reasonable control of the party directly affected 
and results in a material delay, interruption or failure by such party in carrying out 
its duties, covenants or obligations under the collection contract, provided always 
that lack of money, financing or credit to resolve such contingencies will not be 
deemed an event of force majeure. 
 
2.14 
Garbage means discarded matter and includes refuse, waste, noxious, offensive 
and unwholesome materials as permitted by the Capital Regional District and 
does not include banned items.  
 
2.15 
Garbage Container means the rigid wheeled 80 litre receptacle purchased by the 
collection contractor and supplied to each dwelling unit, the specifications of 
which are described in Section 6 of this Bylaw, which is used to hold and contain 
garbage.  
 
2.16 
Household Food Waste means, for the purposes of this Bylaw, household food 
waste that is compostable and includes allowable food waste, paper products 
and houseplants as per the Capital Regional District’s specifications. 
 
2.17 
Household Food Waste Container means the rigid wheeled 80 litre receptacle 
purchased by the collection contractor and supplied to each dwelling unit, the 
specifications of which are described in Section 6 of this Bylaw, which is used to 
hold and contain the household food waste. 
 
2.18 
Infraction Tag means the tag, as supplied to the collection contractor by the 
Town, that the collection contractor uses to indicate to the owner or occupier of a 
dwelling unit non-compliance with the applicable regulations laid out in this 
Bylaw. 
 
 

 
 
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2.19 
Occupant means the owner or occupier of a dwelling unit as defined in this 
Bylaw. 
 
2.20 
On-site Collection means the collection of the garbage and household food waste 
containers placed beside the home or garage on the private property of the 
Dwelling unit as described in Section 8 of this Bylaw.  
 
2.21 
Recyclable Material means all newsprint, mixed waste paper, cardboard, glass, 
aluminum foil, metal cans, plastic products and other products and materials 
which the Capital Regional District may advise from time to time may be sorted 
for recycling.  
 
2.22 
Secondary Suite means an additional dwelling unit that is entirely contained 
within a residential single family use building and is located on the same legal 
parcel as the residential single family use building with which it is associated, 
such that the building containing the secondary suite is a single real property 
entity and as described in Town of View Royal Bylaw No. 599. 
 
2.23 
Service Fee means the fee referred to in Schedule A of this Bylaw. 
 
2.24 
Statutory Holiday means New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Victoria 
Day, Canada Day, BC Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Remembrance Day, 
Christmas Day, Boxing Day or any other day proclaimed by the Parliament of 
Canada or the Legislature of British Columbia as a public holiday. 
 
2.25 
Tipping Fee means the charge per tonne levied by the Capital Regional District for 
waste received at the Hartland Landfill. 
 
2.26 
Town means the Town of View Royal. 
 
2.27 
Town’s Representative means the Director of Engineering or other persons 
appointed by the Town to administer the Residential Garbage and Household 
Food Waste Collection Contract and to enforce the provisions of this Bylaw.  
 
3. 
COLLECTION SERVICE MANDATORY 
 
The Town’s residential garbage and household food waste collection service is 
mandatory for the occupants of all eligible dwelling units. 
 
No occupant of a dwelling unit, as defined in this Bylaw, shall dispose of residential 
garbage and household food waste except in accordance with the provisions of this 
Bylaw.  
 
4. 
SERVICE FEES FOR GARBAGE AND HOUSEHOLD FOOD WASTE COLLECTION 
 
The service fees for garbage and household food waste collection are hereby imposed 
upon occupants as per the fees detailed in Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 958. 
 
A new dwelling unit acquiring occupancy after January 1st of any year shall be charged 
in accordance with Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 958, prorated monthly from the 
occupancy permit date. 

 
 
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(Bylaw No. 958, 2016) 
 
Occupancy permits dated from the 1st to the 15th of the month shall be charged for the 
full month. Occupancy permits dated from the 16th to the 31st of the month shall be 
charged commencing the following month. 
 
Residential garbage and household food waste collection fees shall be entered on the 
tax roll for a property as a separate line item on the annual property tax notice. If the 
charge is not paid by the penalty date, the Town shall add a 10% penalty as indicated on 
the tax notice. 
 
Any fee imposed by this Bylaw that is due and payable by December 31st of any year 
and which is unpaid on that date shall be deemed to be taxes in arrears on the land or 
real property on which the fee is imposed. 
 
Fees for collection will only be discontinued in respect of a dwelling unit if: 
 
(a) 
the premises are permanently vacated; 
 
(b) 
the premises are temporarily rendered uninhabitable because of fire or other 
similar disaster; or 
 
(c) 
because of extended temporary vacancy, the owner of the premises has 
obtained a water disconnect from the Capital Regional District, in which case 
fees will resume when water service is reconnected. 
 
An occupant shall bring any alleged error in any charge to the attention of the Town’s 
Representative within one (1) year of the end of the period for which service fees were 
imposed. 
 
No error shall be considered by the Town and no adjustment for any error shall be made 
after a period of one (1) year has elapsed from the end of the billing period in respect of 
which the service fees were imposed. 
 
5. 
COLLECTION SCHEDULE AND TIME 
 
The occupant shall follow the weekly collection schedule as set out by the Town. 
 
The occupant shall place the garbage and household food waste containers for 
collection at the curbside no later than 7:00 a.m. on the day of the collection.  
 
All garbage and household food waste shall be collected on Statutory Holidays, except 
Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. In the event that a collection day falls on Christmas 
Day and New Year’s Day, then the collection shall take place on the following day.  
 
6. 
VOLUME OF GARBAGE AND HOUSEHOLD FOOD WASTE 
 
As a basic service, the occupant shall be allowed, once per week as per the collection 
schedule, one garbage container and one household food waste container, each of 
which shall not exceed a weight of more than forty (40) kg (88 lbs) and shall not exceed 
a capacity of more than eighty (80) litres. 

 
 
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Occupants of dwelling units who wish to have garbage collected in excess of the basic 
service shall purchase a valid extra bag decal from the Town and prominently attach this 
decal to each container or bag in excess of the basic service. Any containers or bags in 
excess of the basic service that do not display a valid extra bag decal shall not be 
collected.  
 
If bags are used for the excess garbage they shall be of a standard size (28” x 36” or  
31” x 33”) and shall not exceed a volume of 80 litres.  
 
Extra bag decals are not reusable or refundable. 
 
7. 
CONTAINERS 
 
The occupant shall: 
 
(a) 
use the containers supplied by the collection contractor as the receptacles for 
the waste to be collected; 
 
(b) 
place the garbage and household food waste containers at the curbside as 
follows: 
 
▪ 
two (2) feet apart with lids opening toward the street; 
 
▪ 
at least one (1) metre (3 feet) from cars, trees and mailboxes; 
 
▪ 
with the wheels as close to the curb as possible; 
 
▪ 
where there is a sidewalk and curb adjacent to the roadway edge, the 
occupant shall place the garbage and household food waste containers 
at the edge of the side of the sidewalk closest to the house, but not on 
the sidewalk;  
 
▪ 
where there is a sidewalk and curb separated from the roadway by 
boulevard, the occupant shall place the garbage and household food 
waste containers within one (1) metre of the roadway edge.  
 
(c)  not place the garbage and household food waste containers so as to obstruct 
vehicles or pedestrians in any way;  
 
(d) 
ensure that container lids are securely fastened when placed at the curbside;  
 
(e) 
remove all emptied containers from the street after the collection and keep all 
containers, when not set out for collection, on the dwelling unit premises from 
which the waste is originated; 
 
(f) 
maintain all containers in a safe, sanitary, clean and usable condition; 
 
(g) 
ensure that no liquid runs into or accumulates in the containers and that all 
waste is enclosed within the containers; 
 

 
 
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(h) 
ensure that all household food waste is contained in Biodegradable Products 
Institute (BPI) certified bags that meet ASTM D6400-9 Standard Specifications 
for Compostable Plastics. Plastic bags are not acceptable; 
 
(i) 
ensure that all containers are set out on a weekly basis regardless of the 
amount of waste in the containers; 
 
(j) 
provide a ready means of access to all containers at all required times and 
ensure the means of access is unobstructed to the collection contractor; 
 
(k) 
be responsible for the purchase and replacement of an approved container if 
the container becomes damaged by the occupant; 
 
(l) 
enclose any excess garbage to the basic service in a rigid container purchased 
by the occupant or in a securely fastened impermeable bag that meets the 
dimensions aforementioned; 
 
(m) upon relocating permanently from the dwelling unit, leave the garbage 
container and household food waste container on the dwelling unit premises, or 
return the containers to the collection contractor. 
 
8.   ON-SITE COLLECTION 
 
An occupant may apply to the Town for an increased level of service in order to have 
waste collected from the garbage and household food waste containers placed beside 
the home or garage on the dwelling unit premises, rather than at the curbside, for an 
increased service fee as per Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 958. 
(Bylaw No. 958, 2016) 
 
The occupant shall ensure unobstructed and sufficient access is given to the collection 
contractor. The collection contractor shall not enter any building to collect the waste 
materials. 
 
9.   ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS 
 
In the event of exceptional weather conditions such as floods, exceptionally heavy 
snowfalls, or a Force Majeure that effectively prevents collection, collection service may 
be discontinued and shall be resumed as quickly as possible upon the return of 
favourable weather.  
 
The occupants of all dwelling units affected by any disruption of service due to weather 
conditions, if the weather conditions do not permit service for more than one (1) 
collection day, shall be notified by the collection contractor.  
 
10.   CONDITION OF ROADS 
 
In the event a road is blocked by construction work and/or any other object(s) that make 
the road impassable, collection service may be delayed. In such case, the missed 
garbage and household food waste containers shall be collected on the next business 
day, or if not possible due to continued construction, on the next scheduled collection 
day.  

 
 
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11.   MISSED COLLECTION DUE TO COLLECTION CONTRACTOR ERROR 
 
If the collection contractor misses collection of garbage containers and/or household food 
waste containers that were placed by the occupant at the proper location at the proper time, 
the collection contractor shall collect those containers before the end of that collection day 
or, if not possible, on the next business day.  
 
12.   MISSED COLLECTION DUE TO OCCUPANT ERROR 
 
If the collection contractor comes upon a dwelling unit whose waste does not comply with 
the applicable regulations as set out in this Bylaw, the collection contractor shall give 
written notice to the offending occupant, by way of a removable infraction tag on the top 
of the applicable container, as follows:  
 
(a) 
Should an occupant not comply with the applicable regulations for the first time 
in a six (6) month period, the collection contractor shall attach an infraction tag 
with the noted offence to the top of the applicable container. The collection 
contractor shall still collect the garbage and/or household food waste; 
 
(b) 
Should an occupant not comply with the applicable regulations for a second 
time in the same six (6) month period as (a) above, the collection contractor 
shall again attach an infraction tag with the noted offence to the top of the 
applicable container. The collection contractor shall still collect the garbage 
and/or household food waste; and 
 
(c) 
Should an occupant not comply with the applicable regulations for a third time 
in the same six (6) month period as (a) and (b) above, the collection contractor 
shall again attach an infraction tag with the noted offence to the top of the 
applicable container. The collection contractor shall not collect the garbage 
and/or household food waste. The Town’s Representative shall then contact 
the occupant by way of a Bylaw notice. The Town’s Representative may advise 
the collection contractor to suspend or stop service until such time that the 
occupant complies with the regulations and provisions of this Bylaw. Any such 
suspension shall not be deemed to be a waiver or abatement of any 
requirements or fees under this Bylaw. Containers shall be available for 
inspection by the Town’s Representative upon request. 
 
 
Subject to the provisions of this Bylaw, the Town’s Representative may enter at all 
reasonable times upon any dwelling unit premises to determine whether the provisions 
of this Bylaw are being adhered to. 
 
13.   ENQUIRIES AND COMPLAINTS 
 
 
Occupants shall contact the collection contractor directly for any enquiries or complaints 
regarding the collection service, other than enquiries regarding service fees, between 
the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. 
 
Occupants shall contact the Town’s Representative with any service fee enquiries or 
complaints. 
 

 
 
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14. 
ACCEPTED AND NON-ACCEPTED MATERIALS 
 
The occupant shall be responsible for ensuring only accepted materials are disposed of 
in the containers as per Schedule “B” of this Bylaw and per Capital Regional District 
regulations.  
 
The Town reserves the right to not collect any waste material if all or a part of it is 
expressly prohibited by this Bylaw, or by the Capital Regional District. 
 
The occupant shall be responsible for any Capital Regional District Hartland Landfill 
infraction penalties placed upon the Town’s collection contractor associated with 
improper disposal of any banned items, to the extent that the occupant can be identified.  
 
Household food waste found to be contained within non-compostable bags shall be 
considered as non-acceptable material.  
 
15. 
VALIDITY OF BYLAW 
 
 
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Bylaw is for any reason 
found invalid by decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not 
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Bylaw. 
 
Council may, by resolution, from time to time, make such regulations as it deems 
necessary or expedient for more efficient operation of the collection service. 
 
The Schedules attached to this Bylaw form part of this Bylaw.  
 
16. 
REPEAL 
 
Town of View Royal Bylaw No. 367, 1999, cited as “Collection and Disposal of Garbage 
Bylaw”, and all amendments thereto, is hereby repealed. 
 
 
READ A FIRST TIME THIS 
 
16th    DAY OF 
JUNE,  2009 
READ A SECOND TIME THIS 
16th   
DAY OF 
JUNE,  2009 
READ A THIRD TIME THIS   
16th   
DAY OF 
JUNE,  2009 
 
ADOPTED BY COUNCIL, SIGNED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CLERK AND SEALED 
WITH THE SEAL OF THE TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL THIS 7TH DAY OF JULY, 2009. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MAYOR 
 
 
 
 
 
CLERK 
 
 
 
SCHEDULE “A” 
Amendment Bylaw No. 948, 2016 
Deleted by Bylaw No. 958, 2016 

 
 
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SCHEDULE “B” 
ACCEPTED AND NON-ACCEPTED GARBAGE WASTE 
 (This list is not inclusive of all accepted and non-accepted garbage waste) 
ACCEPTED 
NOT ACCEPTED 
Non-recyclable Materials 
Recyclable Materials 
Plastic Bags, Wrap and Styrofoam 
Computers 
Chip and Cookie Bags 
Propane Tanks, Scrap Metal 
Foil Pouches 
Yard and Garden Waste 
Soiled Diapers, Baby Wipes 
Hazardous Waste 

 
 
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Double-bagged Pet Feces, Litter 
Medical Waste 
Double-bagged Vacuum Dust 
Fuel Tanks 
Double-bagged Cool Ashes 
Liquids 
Sanitary Hygiene Products, Condoms 
Concrete or Rocks 
Pet Food Bags, Lined Bags 
Dead Animals, Fish Waste 
Make-up Remover Pads, Cotton Swabs 
White Goods (Large Appliances) 
 
ACCEPTED AND NON-ACCEPTED HOUSEHOLD FOOD WASTE 
 (This list is not inclusive of all accepted and non-accepted garbage waste) 
ACCEPTED 
NOT ACCEPTED 
Fruit and Vegetable Scraps 
Yard and Garden Waste 
Food Leftovers, Plate Scrapings 
Plastic Bags, Wrap and Styrofoam 
Meat, Fish, Giblets and Bones 
Plastic Containers and Cutlery 
Dairy Products, Butter, Mayonnaise 
Foil Wrap, Pie Plates, Butter Wrappers 
Eggshells 
Metal Cans or Glass Jars 
Bread, Cereal, Grains, Pasta, Pizza 
Chip and Cookie Bags 
Solidified Fat and Grease 
Pet Food Bags, Lined Bags 
Baked Goods, Candies 
Dental Floss, Rubber Bands 
Soiled Paper Towels, Food Packaging 
Soiled Diapers, Baby Wipes, Pet Feces 
Nuts and Shells 
Sanitary Hygiene Products, Condoms 
Houseplants, Cut and Dried Flowers 
Dryer Sheets and Lint, Vacuum Bags 
Coffee Filters and Grounds, Tea Bags 
Cigarettes and Butts 
Baking Ingredients, Herbs, Spices 
Make-up Remover Pads, Cotton Swabs