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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?"
place: Fruitvale, British Columbia, Canada
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# 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?

**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.

**Who handles it:** More than one level of government  
**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:**
- In person: Village Office, 1947 Beaver Street, Fruitvale, BC V0G 1L0 (Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
- Phone: Village Office, 250-367-7551
- Email: Village Office, info@village.fruitvale.bc.ca

## Key facts

- **How often:** 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.
  - Source: [Garbage and Recycling, Garbage and Recycling page](https://fruitvale.ca/services/garbage-recycling/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Finding your day:** 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.
  - Source: [Curbside Pick-up Schedule Address Search, Curbside Pick Up Schedule page](https://fruitvale.ca/curbside-pick-up-schedule-address-search-web-app/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Carts:** None set. Fruitvale has no garbage carts; residents use their own containers and tagged bags.
- **Setting carts out:** 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). (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.)
  - Source: [Garbage and Recycling, Garbage page](https://fruitvale.ca/services/garbage-recycling/)
  - Official wording: "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."
  - Source: [Solid Waste and Yard and Garden Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 964, 2024, ss. 4.2, 6.4](https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/964-2024-Solid-Waste-Yard-and-Garden-Waste-Collection-and-Disposal.pdf)
  - Official wording: "securely contained in a bag within a container with a secure lid" … "Containers shall be kept on the premises at all times"
  - Source: [Wildlife Attractant Control Bylaw No. 965, 2024, s. 4.1](https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/965-2024-Wildlife-Attractant-Control-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Limits and extra garbage:** 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.
  - Source: [Solid Waste and Yard and Garden Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 964, 2024, ss. 4.3, 4.4](https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/964-2024-Solid-Waste-Yard-and-Garden-Waste-Collection-and-Disposal.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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."
  - Source: [Garbage and Recycling, Garbage page](https://fruitvale.ca/services/garbage-recycling/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fee:** 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.
  - Source: [Solid Waste and Yard and Garden Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 964, 2024, s. 4.1](https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/964-2024-Solid-Waste-Yard-and-Garden-Waste-Collection-and-Disposal.pdf)
  - Official wording: "shall pay the rates and fees as set out and agreed to"
  - Source: [Rates, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 982, 2025, consolidated, Appendix 11 (amended by Bylaw 991)](https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/982-2025-Rates-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw-Consolidated-Version.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Annual Garbage Service (package of 20)" … "Additional Bags"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** 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).
  - Source: [Solid Waste and Yard and Garden Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 964, 2024, Part 1](https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/964-2024-Solid-Waste-Yard-and-Garden-Waste-Collection-and-Disposal.pdf)
  - Official wording: "This bylaw may be cited as the" … "accordance with Appendix 11 of any Village of Fruitvale Rates, Fees and Charges Bylaw"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The 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).

## Steps

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Put a contractor's sticker (tag) on each garbage bag, and put the bag inside a container with a secure lid.
4. Set garbage out by 7:30 a.m. on collection day. Blue box out by 7 a.m.

## Good to know

- 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.
- 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.
- The Village page does not give the price of a residential sticker. Ask the Village Office at 250-367-7551.
- 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.

## Official forms and pages

- [Solid Waste and Yard and Garden Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 964, 2024 (PDF), Village of Fruitvale](https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/964-2024-Solid-Waste-Yard-and-Garden-Waste-Collection-and-Disposal.pdf)
- [Wildlife Attractant Control Bylaw No. 965, 2024 (PDF), Village of Fruitvale](https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/965-2024-Wildlife-Attractant-Control-Bylaw.pdf)

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## Sources

- [Garbage and Recycling, Village of Fruitvale](https://fruitvale.ca/services/garbage-recycling/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Curbside Pick-up Schedule Address Search, Village of Fruitvale](https://fruitvale.ca/curbside-pick-up-schedule-address-search-web-app/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Solid Waste and Yard and Garden Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 964, 2024 (PDF), Village of Fruitvale](https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/964-2024-Solid-Waste-Yard-and-Garden-Waste-Collection-and-Disposal.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Wildlife Attractant Control Bylaw No. 965, 2024 (PDF), Village of Fruitvale](https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/965-2024-Wildlife-Attractant-Control-Bylaw.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Rates, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 982, 2025, consolidated (PDF), Village of Fruitvale](https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/982-2025-Rates-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw-Consolidated-Version.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)

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