PoCo Sort & Report vs Recycle BC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PoCo Sort & Report
Access your garbage and recycling schedules with timely reminders. Report City service issues and utilize a search tool for convenient access to local information.
- Garbage and recycling schedules
- Customizable reminders
- Service issue reporting
- Search tool
- City service information
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Garbage and recycling schedules and reminders for the City of Port Coquitlam. View your garbage and recycling schedule, set reminders to receive notifications, report problems with a City service, use the search tool and more, 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
PoCo Sort & Report and Recycle BC both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of PoCo Sort & Report's written reviews are positive against 68% of Recycle BC's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PoCo Sort & Report against 5.0 for Recycle BC. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 11 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of PoCo Sort & Report's written reviews are positive against 68% of Recycle BC's.
PoCo Sort & Report ships an update every 3 months, Recycle BC every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PoCo Sort & Report | Recycle BC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.3% of reviews — better | 67.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | 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 | 85 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Port Coquitlam | MMBC Recycling Inc. |
Customer experience
PoCo Sort & Report
Recycle BC
User reviews
PoCo Sort & Report
From 7 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great reminder system
- 👍 Simplifies garbage disposal
- 👍 Helps with sorting waste
- 👍 Useful for pickup schedules
- 👍 Good for reporting issues
Room to improve
- 🐛 App does not let me do anything
- 🐛 Does not work with new iPhones
- 🐛 Notifications are spotty
- 🐛 Inaccurate pickup dates
- 🐛 App crashes
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
PoCo Sort & Report
Reported bugs
9 issues- App does not let me do anything
- Problem finding schedule
- Does not work properly with new iPhones
- Notifications are spotty
- App crashes
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- Blank screen
- Bugs with pickup dates
- Inaccurate schedule information
- Doesn't change orientation on iPad
Requested features
4 requests- Add a section for by-law infractions
- Quick way to report sprinkling infractions
- Improve formatting for iPad
- Add more materials to the database
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
PoCo Sort & Report
No in-app purchases
Recycle BC
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is PoCo Sort & Report free?
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