--- title: "Nakusp garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits" question: "When is garbage collected in Nakusp, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?" place: Nakusp, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/nakusp category: Garbage, recycling and waste owner: municipal owner_body: Village of Nakusp sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/garbage-collection/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/garbage-collection.json" --- # Nakusp garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits **Question:** When is garbage collected in Nakusp, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags? **Short answer:** Nakusp has curbside garbage pickup once a week, on Monday, Wednesday or Friday depending on your neighbourhood. There are no carts: garbage goes in Village garbage bags ($4.50 each) inside an animal-resistant container you supply. Recycling is bi-weekly in blue bins. The Garbage page has the schedule and map. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Nakusp, https://www.nakusp.com) **Cost:** Pay as you go: no annual garbage fee. Each Village garbage bag is $4.50 and includes collection. Non-residential bins: $30 per cubic metre. **How long:** Garbage once a week; recycling bi-weekly. **Where:** - In person: Village Office (Municipal Hall), 91 1st Street NW, Nakusp, BC (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) - Phone: Village Office, 250-265-3689 (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) ## Key facts - **How often:** Garbage: curbside once a week; each neighbourhood's pickup is on Monday, Wednesday or Friday. Recycling: bi-weekly curbside (two zones, alternating weeks). Organics: no Village collection mentioned. - Source: [Garbage, Intro](https://www.nakusp.com/garbage) - Official wording: "Once a week, residential curbside garbage pickup is available within the Village." … "Residential garbage is picked up on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays." - Source: [Recycling, Intro](https://www.nakusp.com/recycling) - Official wording: "The Village provides a bi-weekly curbside pickup for accepted recycling products in residential areas within the municipal boundary" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Finding your day:** See the 2026 Garbage Collection Schedule and Map on the Garbage page (the map shows which day your neighbourhood is picked up). Recycling has its own 2026 schedule and map on the Recycling page. - Source: [Garbage, Intro](https://www.nakusp.com/garbage) - Official wording: "Please refer to the Garbage Collection Map below to see what day garbage is picked up in your neighbourhood." - Source: [Recycling, Intro](https://www.nakusp.com/recycling) - Official wording: "2026 Curbside Recycling Collection Schedule and Map" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Carts:** No carts. Garbage goes in Village garbage bags inside an animal-resistant container you supply. Recycling goes in blue bins; extra bins can be bought locally and there is no limit on the number. - Source: [Garbage, Garbage Pickup Requirements](https://www.nakusp.com/garbage) - Official wording: "Residential garbage bags must be placed within an animal-resistant container for collection;" - Source: [Recycling, Intro](https://www.nakusp.com/recycling) - Official wording: "There is no limit to the number of blue bins residents can put at the curbside;" … "Additional blue bins can be purchased locally at stores that sell recycling bins" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Setting carts out:** Garbage: no earlier than 7:00 AM on collection day, on the Avenue next to the residence (bylaw: at the property line, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.). Recycling: blue bins at the curb by 7:00 AM. - Source: [Garbage, Garbage Pickup Requirements](https://www.nakusp.com/garbage) - Official wording: "Garbage is to be placed out for collection no earlier than 7:00 AM;" … "Garbage must be placed on the Avenue adjacent to the residence on the day of collection;" - Source: [Waste Control Bylaw No. 500 (consolidated), s. III(7)](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/5613/) - Official wording: "between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., on all designated collection days" - Source: [Recycling, Intro](https://www.nakusp.com/recycling) - Official wording: "Please ensure the blue bins are at the curb by 7:00 AM on collection day." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Limits and extra garbage:** All curbside garbage must be in Village bags ($4.50 each); each bag no more than 23 kg (50 lbs). Not collected: items over 0.61 m in any dimension, brush and garden trimmings, construction waste, rocks, hot ashes. - Source: [Garbage, Garbage Pickup Requirements](https://www.nakusp.com/garbage) - Official wording: "All garbage for curbside pickup must be in Village Bags; and," … "Each garbage bag shall not exceed 23kg (50lbs) in weight." - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 693, 2020 (consolidated April 2026), Schedule 4](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/13954/) - Official wording: "Village Garbage Bags $4.50 per bag" - Source: [Waste Control Bylaw No. 500 (consolidated), s. V(10)](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/5613/) - Official wording: "Oversized items of any kind exceeding 0.61 metres in any dimension;" … "Brush and garden trimmings;" … "Demolition or construction waste;" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fee:** Pay as you go: no annual garbage fee. The $4.50 price of each Village garbage bag includes collection. Non-residential bins: $30 per cubic metre. - Source: [Garbage, Intro](https://www.nakusp.com/garbage) - Official wording: "Instead of issuing an annual bill for garbage pickup with a flat fee for the service, the Village sells garbage bags." … "The cost of the bags includes the fee for the collection service." - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 693, 2020 (consolidated April 2026), Schedule 4](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/13954/) - Official wording: "Village Garbage Bags $4.50 per bag" … "Non- Residential Receptacle $30.00 per cubic meter" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Waste Control Bylaw No. 500, 1997 (consolidated to include Bylaws 500-1, 500-2, 500-4, 500-5 and 500-6); fees in Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 693, 2020, Schedule 4 - Source: [Waste Control Bylaw No. 500 (consolidated), Title; s. I](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/5613/) - Official wording: "Village of Nakusp Waste Control Bylaw No. 500, 1997" … "CONSOLIDATED TO INCLUDE BYLAW 500-1, 500-2, 500-4, 500-5 AND 500-6" - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 693, 2020 (consolidated April 2026), Schedule 4](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/13954/) - Official wording: "SCHEDULE 4 WASTE CONTROL FEES" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works The Village collects garbage curbside once a week; each neighbourhood's pickup is on Monday, Wednesday or Friday. See the 2026 Garbage Collection Schedule and Map on the Village's [Garbage page]() to find your day. Recycling has its own schedule and map on the [Recycling page](). Rules come from the [Waste Control Bylaw No. 500](); fees from the [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 693]() (Schedule 4). ## Steps 1. Put garbage in Village garbage bags, inside an animal-resistant container you supply. There are no carts. 2. Set it out no earlier than 7:00 a.m. on collection day, on the Avenue next to the residence. The bylaw says at the property line, between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. 3. Put recycling in blue bins at the curb by 7:00 a.m. Recycling is bi-weekly, in two zones that alternate weeks. ## Good to know - All curbside garbage must be in Village bags ($4.50 each). Each bag may weigh no more than 23 kg (50 lbs). Waste outside a Village bag will not be picked up. - Not collected: items over 0.61 m in any dimension, brush and garden trimmings, construction waste, rocks, hot ashes. - Extra blue bins can be bought locally. There is no limit on the number. - Garbage left out overnight attracts wildlife. - The Village mentions no organics collection. ## Official forms and pages - [Garbage, Village of Nakusp](https://www.nakusp.com/garbage) - [Recycling, Village of Nakusp](https://www.nakusp.com/recycling) - [Waste Control Bylaw No. 500 (consolidated) (PDF), Village of Nakusp](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/5613/) ## Related questions - [Nakusp yard waste collection and drop-off](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/yard-waste.md) - [Nakusp backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/backyard-fire.md) - [Nakusp bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/bylaw-fines.md) - [Nakusp noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/noise-rules.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Garbage collection in British Columbia: frequency, limits and fees by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/garbage-collection.md) - [New Denver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-denver/garbage-collection.md) - [Silverton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/garbage-collection.md) - [Slocan](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/slocan/garbage-collection.md) - [Kaslo](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/garbage-collection.md) - [Revelstoke](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/revelstoke/garbage-collection.md) - [Lumby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/garbage-collection.md) ## Sources - [Garbage, Village of Nakusp](https://www.nakusp.com/garbage) (read 2026-11-08) - [Recycling, Village of Nakusp](https://www.nakusp.com/recycling) (read 2026-11-08) - [Waste Control Bylaw No. 500 (consolidated) (PDF), Village of Nakusp](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/5613/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 693, 2020 (consolidated April 2026) (PDF), Village of Nakusp](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/13954/) (read 2026-11-08) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 7 of 7 facts was matched to the official text. 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