The City of New Westminster collects residential recycling every two weeks. Please check the Collection Schedule to find your collection day.
Prepare Your Recycling Cart
To help make sure your recycling is collected:
- Place accepted recyclable materials loose in your cart (except shredded paper, which should be contained in a paper bag).
- Do not bundle, stack, or place containers inside one another.
- Flatten cardboard boxes before recycling them.
- Empty and rinse containers to remove leftover food and liquids.
- Keep garbage, food scraps, and other unaccepted materials out of your recycling cart.
Accepted in Curbside Collection
Search Tool: What Goes Where?
Not sure where something goes? Use the What Goes Where? search tool below to find out how to recycle or dispose of an item.
Recycling Pop-Events
The City holds recycling pop-up events to help residents recycle items that are not accepted through regular curbside collection.
Location: Public Works Yard, 901 First Street, New Westminster
Event Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on scheduled event dates
Watch this space for upcoming 2027 Recycling pop up events.
What Can I Bring?
Accepted materials at scheduled events may include:
- Soft and hardcover books
- Soft, flexible plastic packaging
- Foam packaging, such as Styrofoam meat trays (rinsed)
- Clothing, shoes and other textiles
- Small household appliances, such as toasters and coffee makers
- Small scrap metals items, such as pots, pans and hand tools
What Is Not Accepted?
The following items are not accepted at these events:
- Large appliances, such as stoves and refrigerators
- Large scrap metal items, such as bed frames, car parts
- Large electronics
- Glass (glass is accepted in your curbside grey glass bin)
- Garbage
- Hazardous materials, such as flammable liquids and paint
- Batteries
For other recycling options, use the Recycle Coach app or check the recycling locations listed below.
Where to Recycle Other Items
Some items cannot be collected through curbside recycling but can be taken to a recycling depot or designated drop-off location.
United Boulevard
Address: 995 United Boulevard, Coquitlam
The United Boulevard Recycling and Waste Centre accepts a wide range of recyclable materials and household waste.
Materials accepted may include:
- Used automotive oil, antifreeze, and oil containers
- Batteries, electronics, and light fixtures
- Plastic containers and bags
- Books, magazines, and other paper
- Clothing and textiles
- Mattresses and box springs
- Yard trimmings and food waste
- Gypsum
- Glass
- Styrofoam
Some materials may have fees or special drop-off requirements.
Visit Metro Vancouver's website for current information about accepted materials, operating hours and fees.
Other Recycling Drop-Off Locations
Return-It depots and other participating collection locations accept materials such as beverage containers, electronics, packaging and textiles.
Accepted materials vary by location. Visit Return-It to find a nearby depot and check what it accepts.
Encorp Pacific Return-It Depots:
- Queensborough Landing - Unit A, 409 Boyne St.
Accepts beverage containers, glass, batteries, cell phones, electronics, small appliances, packaging, lights, paper, paint and household hazardous waste. - Sapperton - Unit 21, 79 Braid St.
Accepts beverage containers, glass, electronics, packaging, and paper. - New West Bottle Depot - 916 8th Street
Accepts beverage containers - Salvation Army - 774 Columbia St.
Accepts electronics, small appliances, and textiles. - Edmonds - NEW 7791 Kingsway
Accepts beverage containers, glass, batteries, electronics, small appliances, lights, packaging, paper, and paint.
For more information on locations and acceptable items, please visit www.return-it.ca
London Drugs - 555 Sixth Street (Westminster Centre Mall) Accepts electronics, lights, small appliances, packaging, soft plastic bags, other flexible plastic packaging.
Grocery Stores - various locations Check your local grocery store for list of acceptable items.