{"title":"Fruitvale garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","question":"When is garbage collected in Fruitvale, and what are the rules for bags, limits and set-out?","slug":"garbage-collection","place":{"path":"ca/bc/fruitvale","name":"Fruitvale","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"garbage-and-recycling","name":"Garbage, recycling and waste"},"owner":"shared","owner_label":"More than one level of government","owner_body":null,"short_answer":"In Fruitvale, garbage is collected by a Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) contractor, GFL. The Village page gives no fixed frequency, so check your address in the RDKB Garbage & Green Bin Collection app on the Village website. Garbage goes out in tagged bags, not carts.","aliases":["garbage day fruitvale","garbage pickup fruitvale","recycling pickup fruitvale","garbage bag tag fruitvale","green bin fruitvale"],"cost":"Residential rate not stated in the documents read. Commercial garbage service (package of 20 bags): $96 in 2026, $99 in 2027; extra bags $4.80 (2026), $5 (2027).","how_long":"Garbage at the curb by 7:30 a.m. on collection day.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"1947 Beaver Street, Fruitvale, BC V0G 1L0","note":"Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-367-7551"},{"type":"email","label":"Village Office","value":"info@village.fruitvale.bc.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Solid Waste and Yard and Garden Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 964, 2024 (PDF), Village of Fruitvale","url":"https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/964-2024-Solid-Waste-Yard-and-Garden-Waste-Collection-and-Disposal.pdf"},{"title":"Wildlife Attractant Control Bylaw No. 965, 2024 (PDF), Village of Fruitvale","url":"https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/965-2024-Wildlife-Attractant-Control-Bylaw.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"yard-waste","title":"Fruitvale yard waste collection and drop-off","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/yard-waste/"},{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Fruitvale backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/backyard-fire/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Fruitvale bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/montrose","name":"Montrose","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/trail","name":"Trail","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/warfield","name":"Warfield","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/rossland","name":"Rossland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/salmo","name":"Salmo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/castlegar","name":"Castlegar","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/garbage-collection/"}],"topic":{"title":"Garbage collection in British Columbia: frequency, limits and fees by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/garbage-collection/"},"facts":{"frequency":{"label":"How often","value":"Garbage: collected by the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary's contractor (GFL); the Village page gives no fixed frequency. Recycling (blue box, Alpine Recycling): once every two weeks. Green bin: schedule set by the RDKB.","short":"Garbage not stated; recycling every two weeks","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://fruitvale.ca/services/garbage-recycling/","title":"Garbage and Recycling, Village of Fruitvale","section":"Garbage and Recycling page","quotes":["Residential garbage collection is a regionalized service.","Blue box recycling is done once every two weeks","Visit the RDKB’s Q&A page or view the Address Search App to find out your area’s green bin collection schedule."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"collection_day":{"label":"Finding your day","value":"Use the RDKB Garbage & Green Bin Collection app (address search) on the Village website; it does not show recycling pickup. A 2026 collection calendar PDF is also linked for recycling.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://fruitvale.ca/curbside-pick-up-schedule-address-search-web-app/","title":"Curbside Pick-up Schedule Address Search, Village of Fruitvale","section":"Curbside Pick Up Schedule page","quotes":["Find your area’s green bin and garbage collection schedule using the RDKB’S Web App below.","*Note: This tool does not provide recycling pickup details"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"carts":{"label":"Carts","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Fruitvale has no garbage carts; residents use their own containers and tagged bags.","sources":[]},"set_out":{"label":"Setting carts out","value":"Garbage at the curb by 7:30 a.m. (Village page). Under Wildlife Attractant Control Bylaw 965 s. 4.1, containers go out only on collection day between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. and must be removed by 7 p.m. Blue box out by 7 a.m. Bag inside a container with a secure lid (Bylaw 964 s. 4.2).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://fruitvale.ca/services/garbage-recycling/","title":"Garbage and Recycling, Village of Fruitvale","section":"Garbage page","quotes":["Garbage must be to the curb for 7:30 a.m. to ensure pick-up.","boxes must be placed at the curb before 7:00 a.m. on your recycling day."]},{"url":"https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/964-2024-Solid-Waste-Yard-and-Garden-Waste-Collection-and-Disposal.pdf","title":"Solid Waste and Yard and Garden Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 964, 2024 (PDF), Village of Fruitvale","section":"ss. 4.2, 6.4","quotes":["securely contained in a bag within a container with a secure lid","Containers shall be kept on the premises at all times"]},{"url":"https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/965-2024-Wildlife-Attractant-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Wildlife Attractant Control Bylaw No. 965, 2024 (PDF), Village of Fruitvale","section":"s. 4.1","quotes":["set out for collection only on the designated day of collection between 7:30","removed from the collection location by 7:00 pm on the designated day of"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"},"sources_differ":"Bylaw 5.8 (7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. window) applies to non-residential garbage. Village page 7:30 a.m. differs from nothing in the residential bylaw; no conflict."},"limits":{"label":"Limits and extra garbage","value":"Each garbage bag needs the contractor's sticker (tag) and must be no larger than about 80 to 100 litres (about 76 x 83 cm). A full container must not weigh more than 23 kg (50 lb). Bags that are too heavy, untied or without a tag are not picked up.","short":"Each bag needs tag; max 23 kg per container","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/964-2024-Solid-Waste-Yard-and-Garden-Waste-Collection-and-Disposal.pdf","title":"Solid Waste and Yard and Garden Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 964, 2024 (PDF), Village of Fruitvale","section":"ss. 4.3, 4.4","quotes":["The Contractor Sticker shall be affixed to the top or side of a bag no larger","Each container shall not weigh more than 23 kilograms or 50 pounds when full."]},{"url":"https://fruitvale.ca/services/garbage-recycling/","title":"Garbage and Recycling, Village of Fruitvale","section":"Garbage page","quotes":["Bags that are too heavy to lift up into the garbage truck, bags that are not tied shut, and bags without a green tag will not be picked up.","These tags are available at the Village Office and Liberty Foods in Fruitvale"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee":{"label":"Fee","value":"Residential: set by agreement between the Village and the RDKB or by the Rates, Fees and Charges Bylaw; no residential amount is stated in the text read. Commercial annual garbage service (package of 20 bags): $96 in 2026, $99 in 2027; additional bags $4.80 (2026), $5 (2027). 5% discount if paid within 30 days.","short":"Residential amount not stated","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/964-2024-Solid-Waste-Yard-and-Garden-Waste-Collection-and-Disposal.pdf","title":"Solid Waste and Yard and Garden Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 964, 2024 (PDF), Village of Fruitvale","section":"s. 4.1","quotes":["shall pay the rates and fees as set out and agreed to"]},{"url":"https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/982-2025-Rates-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw-Consolidated-Version.pdf","title":"Rates, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 982, 2025, consolidated (PDF), Village of Fruitvale","section":"Appendix 11 (amended by Bylaw 991)","quotes":["Annual Garbage Service (package of 20)","Additional Bags"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of Fruitvale Solid Waste & Yard and Garden Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 964, 2024. Commercial garbage fees are in Rates, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 982, 2025, Appendix 11 (amended by Bylaw 991).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/964-2024-Solid-Waste-Yard-and-Garden-Waste-Collection-and-Disposal.pdf","title":"Solid Waste and Yard and Garden Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 964, 2024 (PDF), Village of Fruitvale","section":"Part 1","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited as the","accordance with Appendix 11 of any Village of Fruitvale Rates, Fees and Charges Bylaw"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":1,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe RDKB arranges garbage collection through its contractor, GFL. Residents use their own containers and tagged or stickered bags; Fruitvale has no garbage carts. Rules come from the [Solid Waste and Yard and Garden Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 964](https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/964-2024-Solid-Waste-Yard-and-Garden-Waste-Collection-and-Disposal.pdf) (Part 4) and the [Wildlife Attractant Control Bylaw No. 965](https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/965-2024-Wildlife-Attractant-Control-Bylaw.pdf).\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Find your pickup day with the RDKB Garbage & Green Bin Collection address search on the [Village website](https://fruitvale.ca/curbside-pick-up-schedule-address-search-web-app/). It does not show recycling pickup.\n2. Recycling (blue box, Alpine Recycling) is collected once every two weeks. A 2026 collection calendar PDF is linked from the Village's [garbage and recycling page](https://fruitvale.ca/services/garbage-recycling/). The green bin schedule is set by the RDKB.\n3. Put a contractor's sticker (tag) on each garbage bag, and put the bag inside a container with a secure lid.\n4. Set garbage out by 7:30 a.m. on collection day. Blue box out by 7 a.m.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Bag size: no larger than about 80 to 100 litres (about 76 x 83 cm). A full container must not weigh more than 23 kg (50 lb). Bags that are too heavy, untied or without a tag are not picked up.\n- Bylaw 965 says containers go out only on collection day between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. and must be removed by 7 p.m.\n- The Village page does not give the price of a residential sticker. Ask the Village Office at 250-367-7551.\n- Commercial annual garbage service (package of 20 bags) is $96 in 2026 and $99 in 2027; extra bags $4.80 (2026) and $5 (2027). A 5% discount applies if paid within 30 days.","sources":[{"url":"https://fruitvale.ca/services/garbage-recycling/","title":"Garbage and Recycling, Village of Fruitvale","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://fruitvale.ca/curbside-pick-up-schedule-address-search-web-app/","title":"Curbside Pick-up Schedule Address Search, Village of Fruitvale","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/964-2024-Solid-Waste-Yard-and-Garden-Waste-Collection-and-Disposal.pdf","title":"Solid Waste and Yard and Garden Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 964, 2024 (PDF), Village of Fruitvale","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/965-2024-Wildlife-Attractant-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Wildlife Attractant Control Bylaw No. 965, 2024 (PDF), Village of Fruitvale","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/982-2025-Rates-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw-Consolidated-Version.pdf","title":"Rates, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 982, 2025, consolidated (PDF), Village of Fruitvale","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 7 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/garbage-collection/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/garbage-collection.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/garbage-collection.json"}}