--- title: "Coldstream garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits" question: "When is garbage collected in Coldstream, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?" place: Coldstream, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/coldstream category: Garbage, recycling and waste owner: shared sources_read: 2026-11-06 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/garbage-collection/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/garbage-collection.json" --- # Coldstream garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits **Question:** When is garbage collected in Coldstream, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags? **Short answer:** The District of Coldstream does not offer a curbside garbage collection program. Residents hire a private contractor. Curbside recycling is provided through Recycle BC, not the District. The RDNO runs landfill and transfer-station drop-off. **Who handles it:** More than one level of government **Cost:** No District garbage charge, since the District does not collect. Private contractors set their own prices. Landfill drop-off fees are set by the RDNO (for example refuse $120 per tonne, minimum $10, in 2026). **How long:** Not applicable. **Where:** - Online: District garbage and recycling page, https://www.coldstream.ca/community-services/public-works-utilities/garbage-recycling - Online: RDNO solid waste management, https://www.rdno.ca/rdno-services/solid-waste-management - Phone: District of Coldstream Municipal Hall, 250-545-5304 (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) ## Key facts - **How often:** The District does not offer a curbside garbage collection program. Residents hire a private contractor. Curbside recycling is provided through the Recycle BC program, not the District. - Source: [Garbage and Recycling, Garbage & Recycling](https://www.coldstream.ca/community-services/public-works-utilities/garbage-recycling) - Official wording: "The District does not offer a curbside garbage collection program." … "This service is provided through the RecycleBC program, not the District of Coldstream." - Source: [Solid Waste Management, Regional District of North Okanagan, Curbside Collection Information](https://www.rdno.ca/rdno-services/solid-waste-management) - Official wording: "you must engage the services of a private contractor as there are no municipally provided garbage collection in these areas." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Finding your day:** None set. Coldstream has no municipal garbage collection, so there is no District collection day. - **Carts:** None set. Coldstream has no municipal garbage collection, so there is no District cart program. - **Setting carts out:** Under the Wildlife Feeding and Attractant Regulation Bylaw, refuse containers may be set out for collection only on the designated collection day between 5:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., and must be removed from the collection location by 7:00 p.m. that day. - Source: [District of Coldstream Wildlife Feeding and Attractant Regulation Bylaw No. 1828, 2023, s. 10](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/93936/) - Official wording: "set out for collection only on the designated day of collection between 5:00 am and" … "be removed from the collection location by 7:00 pm on the designated day of collection." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Limits and extra garbage:** None set. Coldstream has no municipal garbage collection, so there is no District bag limit. - **Fee:** None set. Coldstream has no municipal garbage collection, so there is no District garbage charge. - **Bylaw:** No bylaw sets garbage collection in Coldstream. The District's Wildlife Feeding and Attractant Regulation Bylaw No. 1828, 2023 sets container set-out times; the RDNO Municipal Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 3021, 2024 sets landfill and transfer-station fees. - Source: [District of Coldstream Wildlife Feeding and Attractant Regulation Bylaw No. 1828, 2023, title page](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/93936/) - Official wording: "BYLAW NO. 1828, 2023" - Source: [Waste Fees, Regional District of North Okanagan, Diversion & Disposal Fees](https://www.rdno.ca/wastefees) - Official wording: "Fees for all RDNO Solid Waste Management Facilities are listed in the Municipal Solid Waste Management Amendment Bylaw No. 3021, 2024." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works The District of Coldstream does not offer a curbside garbage collection program. Residents hire a private contractor. Curbside recycling is provided through the Recycle BC program, not the District. The RDNO does not run curbside collection of recycling, garbage, or yard and garden waste either. Because there is no municipal collection, there is no District collection day, cart program, bag limit or garbage charge. Private contractors set their own days, containers and prices. No bylaw sets garbage collection in Coldstream. ## Steps 1. Hire a private garbage contractor. Ask the District's garbage and recycling page or Municipal Hall for contacts. 2. Check the Recycle BC site for curbside recycling. 3. For items you take yourself, use the RDNO's landfill or transfer stations. Fees are set in the RDNO's Municipal Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 3021, 2024. ## Good to know - Under the District's [Wildlife Feeding and Attractant Regulation Bylaw 1828](), refuse containers may be set out for collection only on the designated collection day between 5:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., and must be removed from the collection location by 7:00 p.m. that day. - A container set out outside the allowed times is a $150 bylaw notice ($75 early, $300 late) or a $750 municipal ticket. - Landfill refuse was $120 per tonne, with a $10 minimum, in 2026. Check the RDNO waste fees page for current rates. ## Official forms and pages - [Garbage and Recycling, District of Coldstream](https://www.coldstream.ca/community-services/public-works-utilities/garbage-recycling) - [RDNO Waste Fees](https://www.rdno.ca/wastefees) - [Wildlife Feeding and Attractant Regulation Bylaw No. 1828, 2023](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/93936/) ## Related questions - [Coldstream yard waste collection and drop-off](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/yard-waste.md) - [Coldstream backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/backyard-fire.md) - [Coldstream bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/bylaw-fines.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Garbage collection in British Columbia: frequency, limits and fees by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/garbage-collection.md) - [Vernon](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/garbage-collection.md) - [Lumby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/garbage-collection.md) - [Lake Country](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/garbage-collection.md) - [Spallumcheen](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/garbage-collection.md) - [Armstrong](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/garbage-collection.md) - [Kelowna](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kelowna/garbage-collection.md) ## Sources - [Garbage and Recycling, District of Coldstream](https://www.coldstream.ca/community-services/public-works-utilities/garbage-recycling) (read 2026-11-06) - [Solid Waste Management, Regional District of North Okanagan](https://www.rdno.ca/rdno-services/solid-waste-management) (read 2026-11-06) - [District of Coldstream Wildlife Feeding and Attractant Regulation Bylaw No. 1828, 2023](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/93936/) (read 2026-11-06) - [Waste Fees, Regional District of North Okanagan](https://www.rdno.ca/wastefees) (read 2026-11-06) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 3 of 7 facts was matched to the official text; 4 are recorded as not set. 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