When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?
In the City of Cranbrook, British Columbia, collection schedule: Garbage: 4 times/month at max 8-day intervals; recycling: 2 times/month at max 14-day intervals; Add-A-Day Service applies for statutory holidays; sorting required: True; container or bag limit: One City-supplied 240L or 120L Garbage Cart per dwelling unit; one City-supplied 240L Recycling Cart per dwelling unit; accepted or banned: Recycling banned: glass packaging, polyethylene film, polystyrene foam, flexible plastic; garbage banned: bulky items, hazardous waste, explosives. Source: Solid Waste and Recycling Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 4145, 2024, verified 2026-06-08.
Solid Waste and Recycling Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 4145, 2024
adopted bylaw
collection schedule
Garbage: 4 times/month at max 8-day intervals; recycling: 2 times/month at max 14-day intervals; Add-A-Day Service applies for statutory holidays
s. 9.1, s. 9.2
sorting required
True
s. 16.5; s. 21.4
container or bag limit
One City-supplied 240L or 120L Garbage Cart per dwelling unit; one City-supplied 240L Recycling Cart per dwelling unit