Garbage & recycling — Osoyoos, British Columbia

When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?

In the Town of Osoyoos, British Columbia, collection schedule: Regularly scheduled garbage and recycling collection; yard waste collected spring and fall; sorting required: True; container or bag limit: Maximum one container not exceeding 80 litres per collection day; excess requires Town-issued tags at $4.25/tag; accepted or banned: Accepted: tin/aluminum, glass, newspapers, cardboard, mixed paper, all plastics except Styrofoam. Banned: ignitable, radioactive, reactive, hazardous waste. Source: Waste Management Service and Regulations Bylaw No. 1370, 2020, verified 2026-06-08.

Waste Management Service and Regulations Bylaw No. 1370, 2020 adopted bylaw
collection schedule Regularly scheduled garbage and recycling collection; yard waste collected spring and fall s. 5: "regularly-scheduled collection of residential garbage plus a spring and fall collection of Yard Waste"
sorting required True s. 4(g)(iii): "All owners and occupiers of Mandatory Recycling Collection Properties must pay for and participate in the Recycling Service"
container or bag limit Maximum one container not exceeding 80 litres per collection day; excess requires Town-issued tags at $4.25/tag s. 5(d)–(e): "maximum amount of garbage collected...shall not exceed one container, with a total volume not greater than 80 litres"
accepted or banned Accepted: tin/aluminum, glass, newspapers, cardboard, mixed paper, all plastics except Styrofoam. Banned: ignitable, radioactive, reactive, hazardous waste s. 2 definitions "Recyclable Materials" and "Prohibited Waste"
fee $209.21 per residential dwelling per year for combined Garbage Collection and Recycle Collection Schedule "A" (Bylaw 1370.05, 2025): "$209.21 / residential dwelling / year"
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Regulates waste collection, disposal, and recycling services in the Town of Osoyoos.

Machine-readable: garbage-recycling.json · Official website: https://www.osoyoos.ca/ · Last verified 2026-06-08 · Garbage & recycling in other municipalities