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title: "Creston garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits"
question: "When is garbage collected in Creston, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?"
place: Creston, British Columbia, Canada
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owner_body: Town of Creston
sources_read: 2026-11-06
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# Creston garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits

**Question:** When is garbage collected in Creston, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?

**Short answer:** In Creston, garbage is collected bi-weekly, alternating with recycling. Food waste is collected weekly. The Town does not supply a garbage cart; use your own container (120 L maximum) or bags. The 2026 solid waste fee is $157 for a house. Check the Creston Recycles app for your day.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Town of Creston, https://www.creston.ca)  
**Cost:** 2026 annual solid waste fee: residential $157; secondary suite $93; commercial $130. Rises to $163 in 2027. 3% discount if paid in full by January 31. Extra bags need a $2 tag from Town Hall.  
**How long:** Collection is between 7:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on your day. Pay the fee by December 31.  
**Where:**
- Online: Garbage page, https://www.creston.ca/garbage
- Phone: Tip-It Waste Solutions (missed pickup), 250-428-9887 (Call if collection has not happened by 4:30 p.m.)
- In person: Town Hall (tags, replacement bins), 238 - 10th Ave. N., Creston, BC
- Phone: Town Hall, 250-428-2214

## Key facts

- **How often:** Garbage is collected bi-weekly, alternating with recycling. Food waste is collected weekly. Yard waste is collected three times a year.
  - Source: [Garbage, Garbage page](https://www.creston.ca/garbage)
  - Official wording: "Garbage is collected bi-weekly (alternating with recycling)."
  - Source: [Recycling, Recycling page](https://www.creston.ca/recycling)
  - Official wording: "Recycling is collected bi-weekly (alternating with garbage)."
  - Source: [Organics/Food Waste, Organics/Food Waste page](https://www.creston.ca/organicsfood-waste)
  - Official wording: "Food Waste will be collected weekly in a 45L Town-supplied Green Bin."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Finding your day:** Use the Creston Recycles app (Apple App Store or Google Play) for your collection schedule and reminders. Collection happens between 7:00 AM and 4:30 PM on your day.
  - Source: [Curbside Program Guide 2025](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2025-01/Curbside%20Program%20Guide%202025.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Set up email or phone reminders." … "collection day! Download the Creston Recycles app from the"
  - Source: [Overview, FAQs and Waste Wizard, Overview, FAQ and Waste Wizard page](https://www.creston.ca/overview-faqs-and-waste-wizard)
  - Official wording: "Collection may take place any time between 7:00 AM and 4:30 PM on your collection day."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Carts:** No garbage cart is supplied: residents use their own container (120 L maximum) or bags. The Town supplies a food waste bin (bylaw: 45 L) and a recycling container (bylaw: 83 L). Replacements at Town Hall: 46 L Green Bin $35, 60 L Blue Box $15 (the fee schedule's sizes differ from the bylaw's). (Sources differ: The Fees and Charges Bylaw lists the blue box as 60 L while the Solid Waste bylaw says the recycling container is 83 L. A garbage container must have a watertight lid or bags must be securely tied, and all garbage must be bagged (s. 5.7).)
  - Source: [Garbage, Garbage page](https://www.creston.ca/garbage)
  - Official wording: "Residents supply their own garbage containers/bags."
  - Source: [Solid Waste Management and Curbside Collection Regulations Bylaw No. 1959, s. 5.2.12](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2023-08/Solid%20Waste%20Management%20and%20Curbside%20Collection%20Regulations-1959.pdf)
  - Official wording: "The Town shall provide each Curbside Household with one (1) 45L Food Waste Container" … "and one (1) 83L Recyclables Container."
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1763, Schedules 1 and 10, Schedule 10, Solid Waste Fees](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Fees%20and%20Charges-1763.pdf)
  - Official wording: "46L Green Bin $35.00" … "60L Blue Boxes $15.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Setting carts out:** Put containers at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on collection day, but not before 5:00 a.m.; bring them in before 9:00 p.m. Place them as close to the curb as possible without blocking traffic.
  - Source: [Garbage, Garbage page](https://www.creston.ca/garbage)
  - Official wording: "Place bags or containers at the curb before 7:00 am on your collection day."
  - Source: [Solid Waste Management and Curbside Collection Regulations Bylaw No. 1959, ss. 5.1.8, 5.1.9](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2023-08/Solid%20Waste%20Management%20and%20Curbside%20Collection%20Regulations-1959.pdf)
  - Official wording: "No Container shall be placed for collection prior to 5:00 a.m. on the day of scheduled" … "No Container shall be left on the curbside past 9:00 p.m. on the day of scheduled collection."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Limits and extra garbage:** One garbage container (120 L maximum, under 50 lbs) or two regular black bags (65 x 83 cm, up to 25 lbs each) every second week. Extra bags need a $2 tag from Town Hall. Secondary suites get 26 tags a year and one tagged bag per collection.
  - Source: [Solid Waste Management and Curbside Collection Regulations Bylaw No. 1959, ss. 5.2.5(b), 5.2.6, 5.3.1](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2023-08/Solid%20Waste%20Management%20and%20Curbside%20Collection%20Regulations-1959.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Maximum of one (1) Garbage Container (120L max.) OR 2 regular size black" … "garbage bags (65cm x 83cm) every second week;" … "shall be issued 26 Garbage Collection Tags per unit"
  - Source: [Garbage, Garbage page](https://www.creston.ca/garbage)
  - Official wording: "garbage tags can be obtained from Town Hall for $2.00 each." … "not exceeding 50lbs; or"
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1763, Schedules 1 and 10, Schedule 1](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Fees%20and%20Charges-1763.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Tag for additional container for residential $2.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fee:** Annual solid waste fee for 2026: residential (single and multi-family) $157; secondary suite $93; commercial $130. Rises to $163 in 2027. Pay by December 31; 3% discount if paid in full by January 31.
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1763, Schedules 1 and 10, Schedule 10, Solid Waste Fees (consolidated to May 12, 2026)](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Fees%20and%20Charges-1763.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Residential $157.00 $163.00 $170.00 $176.00 $184.00" … "Secondary Suites $93.00 $96.00 $100.00 $103.00 $109.00" … "Commercial $130.00 $135.00 $141.00 $146.00 $153.00"
  - Source: [Solid Waste Management and Curbside Collection Regulations Bylaw No. 1959, ss. 7.3, 7.4](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2023-08/Solid%20Waste%20Management%20and%20Curbside%20Collection%20Regulations-1959.pdf)
  - Official wording: "A discount of 3% shall be deducted from the rates set out in “Schedule 10 – Solid Waste"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Solid Waste Management and Curbside Collection Regulations Bylaw No. 1959, 2022
  - Source: [Solid Waste Management and Curbside Collection Regulations Bylaw No. 1959, s. 1.1](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2023-08/Solid%20Waste%20Management%20and%20Curbside%20Collection%20Regulations-1959.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Solid Waste Management and Curbside Collection Regulations" … "Bylaw No. 1959, 2022"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

Garbage is collected bi-weekly, alternating with recycling, by Tip-It Waste Solutions for the Town. Food waste is collected weekly and yard waste three times a year. Use the Creston Recycles app (Apple App Store or Google Play) for your schedule and reminders. The rules are in the [Solid Waste Management and Curbside Collection Regulations Bylaw No. 1959](<https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2023-08/Solid%20Waste%20Management%20and%20Curbside%20Collection%20Regulations-1959.pdf>). Fees are in Schedule 10 of the [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1763](<https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Fees%20and%20Charges-1763.pdf>).

## Steps

1. Put containers at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on collection day, but not before 5:00 a.m. Bring them in before 9:00 p.m. Place them as close to the curb as possible without blocking traffic.
2. Put out one garbage container (120 L maximum, under 50 lbs) or two regular black bags (65 x 83 cm, up to 25 lbs each) every second week.
3. Bag all garbage. A container needs a watertight lid, or the bags must be securely tied. Loose material is not collected.
4. For extra bags, buy a $2 tag at Town Hall. Secondary suites get 26 tags a year and one tagged bag per collection.

## Good to know

- No garbage cart is supplied. The Town supplies a food waste bin and a recycling container. Replacements at Town Hall: 46 L Green Bin $35, 60 L Blue Box $15. The bylaw gives a food waste bin of 45 L and a recycling container of 83 L, so the sizes differ.
- The annual fee is mandatory for eligible households and billed even if unused. The 2026 fee is residential $157, secondary suite $93 and commercial $130, rising to $163 for residential in 2027.
- If garbage is missed, call Tip-It Waste Solutions at 250-428-9887 after 4:30 p.m. You can also take it to the Creston Landfill, 1501 Mallory Road, for $3.75 per 120 L container. The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) runs the landfill.
- A ticket for a container out before 5:00 a.m. or left after 9:00 p.m. is $50 ($25 early, $75 late), but the ticket schedule cites the repealed Solid Waste Bylaw No. 1900. Ask the Town to confirm.
- Holidays may change the schedule.

## Official forms and pages

- [Curbside Program Guide 2025 (PDF)](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2025-01/Curbside%20Program%20Guide%202025.pdf)
- [Solid Waste Management and Curbside Collection Regulations Bylaw No. 1959 (PDF)](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2023-08/Solid%20Waste%20Management%20and%20Curbside%20Collection%20Regulations-1959.pdf)

## Related questions

- [Creston yard waste collection and drop-off](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/yard-waste.md)
- [Creston bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Creston backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/backyard-fire.md)

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## Sources

- [Garbage, Town of Creston](https://www.creston.ca/garbage) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Recycling, Town of Creston](https://www.creston.ca/recycling) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Organics/Food Waste, Town of Creston](https://www.creston.ca/organicsfood-waste) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Overview, FAQs and Waste Wizard, Town of Creston](https://www.creston.ca/overview-faqs-and-waste-wizard) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Solid Waste Management and Curbside Collection Regulations Bylaw No. 1959 (PDF)](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2023-08/Solid%20Waste%20Management%20and%20Curbside%20Collection%20Regulations-1959.pdf) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1763, Schedules 1 and 10 (PDF)](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Fees%20and%20Charges-1763.pdf) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Curbside Program Guide 2025 (PDF)](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2025-01/Curbside%20Program%20Guide%202025.pdf) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1760 (PDF)](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2026-04/Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement.pdf) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Resource Recovery Facilities, RDCK](https://www.rdck.ca/environmental-services/resourcerecovery/rrfacilities/) (read 2026-11-06)

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