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Fruitvale garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits

When is garbage collected in Fruitvale, and what are the rules for bags, limits and set-out?

Fruitvale, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-08

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.

Key facts

How oftenGarbage: 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.Garbage and Recycling, Garbage and Recycling page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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.
Finding your dayUse 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.Curbside Pick-up Schedule Address Search, Curbside Pick Up Schedule page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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
CartsNone set. Fruitvale has no garbage carts; residents use their own containers and tagged bags.
Setting carts outGarbage 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.Garbage and Recycling, Garbage page; Solid Waste and Yard and Garden Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 964, 2024, ss. 4.2, 6.4; Wildlife Attractant Control Bylaw No. 965, 2024, s. 4.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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.
securely contained in a bag within a container with a secure lid
Containers shall be kept on the premises at all times
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
Limits and extra garbageEach 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.Solid Waste and Yard and Garden Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 964, 2024, ss. 4.3, 4.4; Garbage and Recycling, Garbage page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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.
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
FeeResidential: 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.Solid Waste and Yard and Garden Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 964, 2024, s. 4.1; Rates, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 982, 2025, consolidated, Appendix 11 (amended by Bylaw 991) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
shall pay the rates and fees as set out and agreed to
Annual Garbage Service (package of 20)
Additional Bags
BylawVillage 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).Solid Waste and Yard and Garden Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 964, 2024, Part 1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
This bylaw may be cited as the
accordance with Appendix 11 of any Village of Fruitvale Rates, Fees and Charges Bylaw

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 (Part 4) and the Wildlife Attractant Control Bylaw No. 965.

Steps

  1. Find your pickup day with the RDKB Garbage & Green Bin Collection address search on the Village website. 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. 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

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Sources

  1. Garbage and Recycling, Village of Fruitvale (read 2026-11-08)
  2. Curbside Pick-up Schedule Address Search, Village of Fruitvale (read 2026-11-08)
  3. Solid Waste and Yard and Garden Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 964, 2024 (PDF), Village of Fruitvale (read 2026-11-08)
  4. Wildlife Attractant Control Bylaw No. 965, 2024 (PDF), Village of Fruitvale (read 2026-11-08)
  5. Rates, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 982, 2025, consolidated (PDF), Village of Fruitvale (read 2026-11-08)

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