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title: "Gold River garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits"
question: "When is garbage collected in Gold River, and what are the rules for cans, limits, and extra garbage?"
place: Gold River, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/gold-river
category: Garbage, recycling and waste
owner: municipal
owner_body: Village of Gold River
sources_read: 2026-11-08
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# Gold River garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits

**Question:** When is garbage collected in Gold River, and what are the rules for cans, limits, and extra garbage?

**Short answer:** In Gold River, Wednesday is Residential Garbage Collection Day. Residents use their own cans, with no more than two per household, each no more than 18 kg. The garbage fee is $355.85 a year for a dwelling. Recycling is dropped off at the Drop Off Depot, not collected at the curb.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Gold River, https://goldriver.ca)  
**Cost:** $355.85 a year ($29.65 a month) for a dwelling, effective January 1, 2026. Extra garbage at the Drop Off Depot: $201.70 a tonne for 100 kg or more, $10 for less than 100 kg.  
**How long:** Collection day is Wednesday. The Trade Waste and Garbage Bylaw says Council sets how often; no page we read says how often beyond the day.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Village Hall, (250) 283-2202
- Phone: Operations Department (public works and Drop Off Depot), (250) 283-2251
- In person: Drop Off Depot, Public Works yard, 100 Hilke Road, Gold River, BC (Wednesday to Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.)

## Key facts

- **How often:** Wednesday is Residential Garbage Collection Day. Recycling is dropped off at the Gold River Drop Off Depot on Hilke Road, open Wednesday to Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
  - Source: [2024 Garbage and Recycling brochure](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-Garbage-and-Recycling.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Wednesday is Residential Garbage Collection Day" … "Open Wednesday to Sunday 9:00 AM - 3:45 PM"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Finding your day:** Wednesday is Residential Garbage Collection Day. The bylaw says the Superintendent designates collection days and posts the schedule on the notice board at the Municipal Hall.
  - Source: [2024 Garbage and Recycling brochure, 2024 brochure](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-Garbage-and-Recycling.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Wednesday is Residential Garbage Collection Day"
  - Source: [Trade Waste and Garbage Bylaw No. 612, 2001, s. 11](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bylaw-No-612-2001-Trade-Waste-and-Garbage-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "designate the days for collection and shall post a schedule for collection on the notice board at the" … "Municipal Hall"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Carts:** Residents use their own approved cans (Receptacles): plastic or galvanized containers not over 16 inches across or 30 inches deep, no more than 125 litres, with a watertight cover and handles. Garbage must be in bags; bungee cords are not to be used to secure lids.
  - Source: [Trade Waste and Garbage Bylaw No. 612, 2001, s. 1 "Receptacle"](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bylaw-No-612-2001-Trade-Waste-and-Garbage-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "shall mean a plastic or galvanized iron container not greater than 16 inches" … "in diameter or 30 inches in depth and not exceeding 125 litres in volume," … "with a watertight cover and handles."
  - Source: [Residential Garbage Collection, Residential Garbage Collection page](https://goldriver.ca/residential-garbage-collection/)
  - Official wording: "all garbage placed into garbage containers for curbside pickup must be in bags"
  - Source: [2024 Garbage and Recycling brochure, 2024 brochure](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-Garbage-and-Recycling.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Bungie cords are NOT to be used to secure lids."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Setting carts out:** Place receptacles at a recognizable entrance at the roadside before 7:30 a.m. on collection day, and keep them on the property at other times. The brochure says not to put garbage curbside the night before, as that attracts bears.
  - Source: [Trade Waste and Garbage Bylaw No. 612, 2001, s. 10](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bylaw-No-612-2001-Trade-Waste-and-Garbage-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Before 7:30 a.m. on the day set for collection, every Owner or Occupier shall place Receptacles"
  - Source: [2024 Garbage and Recycling brochure, 2024 brochure](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-Garbage-and-Recycling.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Garbage should not be placed curbside" … "the night before as this will attract bears"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Limits and extra garbage:** No more than two garbage cans per household on a collection day, each no more than 18 kg; loose material in a bin means the garbage is not collected. Bring loose or extra garbage to the Drop-off Depot for the regular disposal fee: $201.70 a tonne for 100 kg or more, $10 for less than 100 kg.
  - Source: [2024 Garbage and Recycling brochure, 2024 brochure](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-Garbage-and-Recycling.pdf)
  - Official wording: "MAXIMUM OF TWO" … "GARBAGE CANS PER HOUSEHOLD *each container not to exceed 18 kgs." … "PLEASE BRING LOOSE OR EXTRA GARBAGE TO DROP-OFF DEPOT"
  - Source: [Trade Waste and Garbage Bylaw No. 612, 2001, s. 4(a),(d)](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bylaw-No-612-2001-Trade-Waste-and-Garbage-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "be limited to no more than two (2) Receptacles for pick up on any collection day." … "not place Solid Waste exceeding 18 kgs. per receptacle."
  - Source: [Trade Waste and Garbage Amendment Bylaw No. 612.16, 2025, Schedule A](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-No-612.16-2025-Trade-Waste-and-Garbage-Amendment-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Solid Waste 100 kilos or above" … "$201.70" … "Solid Waste below 100 kilos"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fee:** $355.85 a year ($29.65 a month) for a dwelling, including condominiums, townhouses, row houses, caretaker suites and manufactured homes, effective January 1, 2026.
  - Source: [Trade Waste and Garbage Amendment Bylaw No. 612.16, 2025, Schedule A](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-No-612.16-2025-Trade-Waste-and-Garbage-Amendment-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Dwellings includes condominiums/townhouses/row houses/" … "$355.85 /year" … "$29.65 /month"
  - Source: [Trade Waste and Garbage Amendment Bylaw No. 612.16, 2025, s. 4](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-No-612.16-2025-Trade-Waste-and-Garbage-Amendment-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "This bylaw shall become effective January 1, 2026."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Trade Waste and Garbage Bylaw No. 612, 2001 (fees in Schedule A as replaced by Amendment Bylaw No. 612.16, 2025)
  - Source: [Trade Waste and Garbage Bylaw No. 612, 2001, Title](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bylaw-No-612-2001-Trade-Waste-and-Garbage-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Bylaw No. 612, 2001"
  - Source: [Trade Waste and Garbage Amendment Bylaw No. 612.16, 2025, Title](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-No-612.16-2025-Trade-Waste-and-Garbage-Amendment-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Amendment Number 16 to “Trade Waste and Garbage Bylaw No. 612, 2001”"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The Village of Gold River's [Trade Waste and Garbage Bylaw No. 612, 2001](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bylaw-No-612-2001-Trade-Waste-and-Garbage-Bylaw.pdf) covers garbage collection. Wednesday is Residential Garbage Collection Day, and the bylaw says the Superintendent designates collection days and posts the schedule on the notice board at the Municipal Hall. No curbside recycling or organics collection is mentioned on any page we searched; recycling is dropped off at the Drop Off Depot on Hilke Road.

## Steps

1. Use your own approved can: a plastic or galvanized container not over 16 inches across or 30 inches deep, no more than 125 litres, with a watertight cover and handles. Garbage must be in bags. Do not use bungee cords to secure lids.
2. Put the can at a recognizable entrance at the roadside before 7:30 a.m. on collection day, and keep it on the property at other times.
3. Do not put garbage curbside the night before; the Village's brochure says this attracts bears.
4. Take extra or loose garbage to the Drop Off Depot.

## Good to know

- Limit: two garbage cans per household on a collection day, each no more than 18 kg. If there is loose material in a bin, the garbage is not collected.
- The fee is set in Schedule A of the [Trade Waste and Garbage Amendment Bylaw No. 612.16, 2025](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-No-612.16-2025-Trade-Waste-and-Garbage-Amendment-Bylaw.pdf). It covers dwellings including condominiums, townhouses, row houses, caretaker suites and manufactured homes.
- The Village does not supply carts for houses, according to the pages we read.

## Official forms and pages

- [Residential Garbage Collection, Village of Gold River](https://goldriver.ca/residential-garbage-collection/)
- [Trade Waste and Garbage Bylaw No. 612, 2001 (PDF)](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bylaw-No-612-2001-Trade-Waste-and-Garbage-Bylaw.pdf)
- [Trade Waste and Garbage Amendment Bylaw No. 612.16, 2025 (PDF)](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-No-612.16-2025-Trade-Waste-and-Garbage-Amendment-Bylaw.pdf)

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## Sources

- [Residential Garbage Collection, Village of Gold River](https://goldriver.ca/residential-garbage-collection/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Trade Waste and Garbage Bylaw No. 612, 2001 (PDF), Village of Gold River](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bylaw-No-612-2001-Trade-Waste-and-Garbage-Bylaw.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Trade Waste and Garbage Amendment Bylaw No. 612.16, 2025 (PDF), Village of Gold River](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-No-612.16-2025-Trade-Waste-and-Garbage-Amendment-Bylaw.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [2024 Garbage and Recycling brochure (PDF), Village of Gold River](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-Garbage-and-Recycling.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)

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