When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?
In the Village of Telkwa, British Columbia, sorting required: True; container or bag limit: Garbage Cart required; maximum two (2) Excess Waste Bags per Single Detached Dwelling or Dwelling Unit in a Duplex, Triplex, Fourplex or Row House; accepted or banned: Banned: Hazardous Waste, Construction/Demolition Waste, White Waste, Land Clearing Waste, Recycled Waste (glass, foam, plastic bags, wrap); fee: Fees for Collection, Garbage Cart, Recycling Cart, and Excess Waste Bags are prescribed in the Village of Telkwa Fees and Charges Bylaw; amounts not stated in this bylaw. Source: Regulation, Collection, Disposal and Recycling Bylaw No. 750, verified 2026-06-08.
Regulation, Collection, Disposal and Recycling Bylaw No. 750
adopted bylaw
sorting required
True
s. 4.3; s. 9.3 "No Food Waste is permitted in a Recycling Cart"
container or bag limit
Garbage Cart required; maximum two (2) Excess Waste Bags per Single Detached Dwelling or Dwelling Unit in a Duplex, Triplex, Fourplex or Row House
s. 6.1
accepted or banned
Banned: Hazardous Waste, Construction/Demolition Waste, White Waste, Land Clearing Waste, Recycled Waste (glass, foam, plastic bags, wrap)
s. 10.1
fee
Fees for Collection, Garbage Cart, Recycling Cart, and Excess Waste Bags are prescribed in the Village of Telkwa Fees and Charges Bylaw; amounts not stated in this bylaw
"Fee means the fee prescribed in the applicable section... Fees and Charges Bylaw"
scout note
Regulates collection, disposal, and recycling of solid waste within the Village of Telkwa.