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title: "Grand Forks garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits"
question: "When is garbage collected, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?"
place: Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada
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# Grand Forks garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits

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

**Short answer:** In the City of Grand Forks, the garbage bylaw sets garbage collection every two weeks, one container up to 22 kg, with extra bags needing a $3 Tag-A-Bag tag. The fee is $15.25 a month per unit. The collection day is not in the bylaw or on the City's pages; contact the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB).

**Who handles it:** More than one level of government  
**Cost:** $15.25 per month per residential unit, invoiced bi-monthly, covering garbage, food waste and yard waste collection. Tag-A-Bag tag for an extra bag: $3 each (Fees and Charges Bylaw, Schedule H).  
**How long:** Garbage every two weeks; food waste (green bin) weekly; yard waste nine times a year. The collection day is set by the garbage collector and is not on the City's pages.  
**Where:**
- Phone: City Hall (billing and bylaw questions), 250-442-8266 (Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
- Email: City Hall, info@grandforks.ca
- Online: RDKB (the City's page says it manages garbage, composting and recycling), rdkb.com

## Key facts

- **How often:** Garbage every two weeks (one container, up to 22 kg); food waste (green bin) weekly; yard waste nine times a year. Recycling goes to the depot or pickup designated by the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary; the collector is not obliged to pick it up.
  - Source: [Residential Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 1798 (PDF, consolidated July 28, 2021), ss. 8, 9, 13](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw1798Residential-Garbage-Collection-Regulation-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Garbage will be collected by the Garbage Collector on a bi-weekly basis, on a day specified by the Garbage Collector." … "Food Waste Recycling will be collected by the Garbage Collector in the container (Green Bin) provided by the City on a weekly basis." … "Recyclables Recycling Depot or pickup at such times As designated by the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary" … "The Garbage Collector is not obliged to pick up recyclables." … "Recycling Depot or pickup at such times" … "As designated by the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary"
  - Source: [Recycling & Garbage, Recycling and Garbage page](https://www.grandforks.ca/recycling-garbage/)
  - Official wording: "The RDKB manages Garbage, Composting and recycling in the region"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Finding your day:** Not confirmed. The Regional District's site could not be reached, so collection days could not be checked.
- **Carts:** Owners must provide and keep in good repair their own garbage container; the City provides the green bin for food waste. The City is not responsible for replacing lost or damaged containers. Container sizes are not given.
  - Source: [Residential Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 1798 (PDF, consolidated July 28, 2021), ss. 9, 10](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw1798Residential-Garbage-Collection-Regulation-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED.pdf)
  - Official wording: "provide and maintain in sanitary condition and in good repair, a container to contain garbage." … "shall not be responsible for the replacement of any containers or lids, damaged or lost,"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Setting carts out:** Containers must be accessible to the collector's route between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on the collection day. The collector may suspend service where containers or pick-up facilities are unacceptable.
  - Source: [Residential Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 1798 (PDF, consolidated July 28, 2021), ss. 11, 12](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw1798Residential-Garbage-Collection-Regulation-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Containers must be accessible to the Garbage Collector’s pick-up route between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on the appropriate day of collection." … "The City may suspend collection service from properties where containers"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Limits and extra garbage:** One container of garbage up to 22 kg every two weeks. Extra bags need a Tag-A-Bag tag at $3 each and are collected on collection days only.
  - Source: [Residential Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 1798 (PDF, consolidated July 28, 2021), s. 9](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw1798Residential-Garbage-Collection-Regulation-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED.pdf)
  - Official wording: "The Garbage Collector will pick up one container of garbage weighing a maximum of 22kg, every two weeks." … "the Garbage Collector will pick up the extra tagged garbage on garbage collection days only."
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1958 (PDF, consolidated through A20), Schedule H, Schedule H, s. 2](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/By1958Fees-and-Charges-CONSOLIDATED-through-A20.pdf)
  - Official wording: "For bags of solid waste in excess of the limit (per tag) $3.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fee:** $15.25 per month per residential unit, invoiced bi-monthly. It covers garbage, food waste and yard waste collection.
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1958 (PDF, consolidated through A20), Schedule H, Schedule H, s. 1](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/By1958Fees-and-Charges-CONSOLIDATED-through-A20.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Monthly Charge per Residential Unit $15.25"
  - Source: [Residential Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 1798 (PDF, consolidated July 28, 2021), ss. 18, 20](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw1798Residential-Garbage-Collection-Regulation-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Residential garbage user rates shall be invoiced on a bi-monthly basis." … "the fee for residential garbage collection service, including the collection of food waste recycling and yard waste,"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Residential Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 1798, 2006; fees in Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1958, Schedule H.
  - Source: [Residential Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 1798 (PDF, consolidated July 28, 2021), s. 1](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw1798Residential-Garbage-Collection-Regulation-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Residential Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 1798, 2006"
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1958 (PDF, consolidated through A20), Schedule H](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/By1958Fees-and-Charges-CONSOLIDATED-through-A20.pdf)
  - Official wording: "RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

The [Residential Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 1798](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw1798Residential-Garbage-Collection-Regulation-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED.pdf) sets garbage collection every two weeks (one container, up to 22 kg), food waste (green bin) weekly, and yard waste nine times a year. The City's Recycling & Garbage page says the RDKB manages garbage, composting and recycling in the region. The bylaw says recycling goes to the depot or pickup designated by the RDKB, and the collector is not obliged to pick it up. The collection day is "specified by the Garbage Collector"; no calendar or map is on the City's pages.

## Steps

1. Provide your own garbage container and keep it in good repair. The City provides the green bin for food waste, and does not replace lost or damaged containers.
2. Have the container accessible to the collector's route between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on collection day.
3. For extra bags, buy a Tag-A-Bag tag ($3 each). They are collected on collection days only.
4. For your collection day, recycling and drop-off, contact the RDKB or City Hall.

## Good to know

- The collector may suspend service where containers or pick-up facilities are unacceptable.
- Container sizes are not given in the bylaw.
- Unpaid rates after the due date are charged 2% (s. 17).
- The sources do not say where to buy Tag-A-Bag tags; ask City Hall.

## Related questions

- [Grand Forks yard waste collection and drop-off](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/yard-waste.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Garbage collection in British Columbia: frequency, limits and fees by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/garbage-collection.md)
- [Greenwood](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/greenwood/garbage-collection.md)
- [Midway](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/garbage-collection.md)
- [Rossland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/garbage-collection.md)
- [Warfield](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/garbage-collection.md)
- [Trail](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/garbage-collection.md)
- [Montrose](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/garbage-collection.md)

## Sources

- [Recycling & Garbage, City of Grand Forks](https://www.grandforks.ca/recycling-garbage/) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Residential Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 1798 (PDF, consolidated July 28, 2021), City of Grand Forks](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw1798Residential-Garbage-Collection-Regulation-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1958 (PDF, consolidated through A20), Schedule H, City of Grand Forks](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/By1958Fees-and-Charges-CONSOLIDATED-through-A20.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)

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