When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?
In the City of Castlegar, British Columbia, collection schedule: organics weekly; garbage bi-weekly; recyclable materials bi-weekly on alternate week from garbage (s.8); sorting required: True; container or bag limit: one 242L bear-resistant organics cart, one 121L garbage cart, two recycling containers per eligible property (s.5); accepted or banned: recyclable materials per Schedule B (PPP streams); banned: explosive/volatile/corrosive/dangerous chemicals (s.31), Christmas trees (s.32), hot ashes/liquid wastes/dead animals/oil filters (s.33). Source: Residential Curbside Collection & Disposal (Consolidated), verified 2026-06-08.
organics weekly; garbage bi-weekly; recyclable materials bi-weekly on alternate week from garbage (s.8)
s.8
sorting required
True
s.4
container or bag limit
one 242L bear-resistant organics cart, one 121L garbage cart, two recycling containers per eligible property (s.5)
s.5
accepted or banned
recyclable materials per Schedule B (PPP streams); banned: explosive/volatile/corrosive/dangerous chemicals (s.31), Christmas trees (s.32), hot ashes/liquid wastes/dead animals/oil filters (s.33)
Schedule B, s.31, s.32, s.33
fee
garbage $160.07/yr; organics $156.47/yr; recycling $4.65/yr (Schedule A Bylaw 1448)
Schedule A Bylaw 1448
scout note
Regulates residential curbside waste and recycling collection and disposal in the City of Castlegar (Bylaw 1408, consolidated).