Saanich GreenerGarbage vs Recycle BC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Saanich GreenerGarbage
Access your garbage collection schedule and receive timely reminders. Customize notifications via email, phone, or Twitter to ensure you never miss a pickup.
- View garbage schedules
- Set email reminders
- Set telephone reminders
- Set Twitter reminders
- District of Saanich specific
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Garbage schedules and reminders for the District of Saanich. View your garbage schedule and sign up for email, telephone or twitter reminders all from within this app.
Recycle BC
Access recycling schedules and reminders for British Columbia. Learn how to recycle various household items and locate nearby depots. Stay informed about your recycling collection dates.
- Recycling schedules
- Collection reminders
- Household item recycling guide
- Nearest depot locator
- BC-specific information
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Recycling schedules and reminders for British Columbia, Canada. Find out how to recycle many household items, find your nearest depots, view your recycling schedule and receive reminders all from within this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Recycle BC at 5.0 against Saanich GreenerGarbage's 4.7. Recycle BC also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 3). Saanich GreenerGarbage's advantage is review sentiment (90% vs 68%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Recycle BC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of Saanich GreenerGarbage's written reviews are positive against 68% of Recycle BC's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Saanich GreenerGarbage | Recycle BC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.2% of reviews — better | 67.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Corporation of The District of Saanich | MMBC Recycling Inc. |
Customer experience
Saanich GreenerGarbage
Recycle BC
User reviews
Saanich GreenerGarbage
From 3 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and user-friendly
- 🚀 Efficient and direct information
- 💡 Great reminder app
- ✅ Takes worry out of missing collection
- 👍 Very helpful for bin pickups
Room to improve
- 🐛 Notifications not working
- 🐛 Garbage notification issues
- 🐛 Doesn't always notify
- 🐛 App takes a while to launch
- 🐛 Two separate apps for garbage and recycling
Recycle BC
From 11 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helpful reminders
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Great service
- 👍 Reliable reminders
- 👍 Appreciated app
Room to improve
- 🐛 App freezes
- 🐛 Doesn't work properly
- 🐛 No address listed
- 🐛 Useless app
- 🐛 Can't find address
Bugs and requests
Saanich GreenerGarbage
Reported bugs
4 issues- Notifications not working
- Garbage notification issues
- Doesn't always send the reminder
- Doesn't always notify me
Requested features
10 requests- Calendar synchronization
- Add pickups to personal calendar
- Two hour earlier notification
- Add to my calendar please
- Pick-up dates added to calendar
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- Highlighted item for special disposal
- Show address for pickup
- Include recycle in this app
- Combine garbage and recycle
- Include Recycle Day schedule
Recycle BC
Reported bugs
10 issues- App freezes on pop up
- Reminder notification on pickup day instead of before
- Pickup for flexible plastics out of sync
- App doesn't recognize rural addresses
- App doesn't recognize specific addresses (Bowser BC, Maple Ridge BC)
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- App freezes when reporting issues
- Notifications not working
- Address screen freezes
- App doesn't allow access to features without curbside pickup
- App doesn't work for strata/condo buildings
Requested features
7 requests- Include pop up events
- Expand to include Metro Vancouver composting
- More comprehensive item list
- Allow general view of recyclables
- Fix reminder timing
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- Combine recycling and garbage apps
- Bigger recycle bins
In-app purchases
Saanich GreenerGarbage
No in-app purchases
Recycle BC
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Saanich GreenerGarbage free?
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