Nakusp garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits

Once a week, residential curbside garbage pickup is available within the Village.

Residential garbage is picked up on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

The Village provides a bi-weekly curbside pickup for accepted recycling products in residential areas within the municipal boundary

Please refer to the Garbage Collection Map below to see what day garbage is picked up in your neighbourhood.

2026 Curbside Recycling Collection Schedule and Map

Residential garbage bags must be placed within an animal-resistant container for collection;

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

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;

between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., on all designated collection days

Please ensure the blue bins are at the curb by 7:00 AM on collection day.

All garbage for curbside pickup must be in Village Bags; and,

Each garbage bag shall not exceed 23kg (50lbs) in weight.

Village Garbage Bags $4.50 per bag

Oversized items of any kind exceeding 0.61 metres in any dimension;

Brush and garden trimmings;

Demolition or construction waste;

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.

Village Garbage Bags $4.50 per bag

Non- Residential Receptacle $30.00 per cubic meter

Village of Nakusp Waste Control Bylaw No. 500, 1997

CONSOLIDATED TO INCLUDE BYLAW 500-1, 500-2, 500-4, 500-5 AND 500-6

SCHEDULE 4 WASTE CONTROL FEES