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title: "Revelstoke garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits"
question: "When is garbage collected, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?"
place: Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Garbage, recycling and waste
owner: municipal
owner_body: City of Revelstoke
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# Revelstoke garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits

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

**Short answer:** The City of Revelstoke collects garbage weekly. Each dwelling gets one standard container a week, no heavier than 25 kg. Put it out no earlier than 6 a.m. on collection day. Extra garbage goes in a bag with a Tag-a-Bag sticker, $4.75 under the Utility Rates Bylaw.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Revelstoke, https://www.revelstoke.ca)  
**Cost:** $165 a year per private dwelling; a licensed secondary suite pays $100. It is added to the property tax notice and includes weekly pickup of one container. Tag-a-Bag sticker $4.75.  
**How long:** Weekly collection. Check the City's Collection Calendar for your day.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Public Works (missed pickup), 250-837-2001
- In person: City Hall (Tag-a-Bag stickers), 216 Mackenzie Avenue, Revelstoke, BC V0E 2S0 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

## Key facts

- **How often:** Garbage: collected weekly by the City. Recycling: curbside collection by SCV Contractors for Recycle BC; the City does not manage it.
  - Source: [Garbage Collection and Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 2178, s. 3 (Garbage Collection Service)](https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/69462)
  - Official wording: "means the City’s weekly collection of garbage from a Residential Dwelling Premise"
  - Source: [Garbage (Solid Waste) and Recycling](https://www.revelstoke.ca/302/Garbage)
  - Official wording: "Please note, recycling is not managed by the City of Revelstoke. RecycleBC contracts SCV Contractors for this service."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Finding your day:** The City makes a Collection Calendar for garbage available. For recycling, check the Recycle BC website or the Recycle Coach app (Revelstoke has six collection zones). Questions about a missed pickup: Public Works, 250-837-2001.
  - Source: [Garbage Collection and Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 2178, s. 4.4](https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/69462)
  - Official wording: "A Collection Calendar for Garbage will be made available by the City."
  - Source: [Garbage (Solid Waste) and Recycling, FAQs](https://www.revelstoke.ca/302/Garbage)
  - Official wording: "Please check the Recycle BC website or use the Recycle Coach app to review the schedule for your new collection date." … "Contact Public Works at 250-837-2001 and let us know your location."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Carts:** Garbage goes in a standard container: a non-corrosive, durable can with a water-tight cover and handles, no bigger than 77 litres, or a plastic garbage bag no larger than 60 cm x 90 cm. Owners provide their own. Recycling uses a blue box and a yellow bag.
  - Source: [Garbage Collection and Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 2178, s. 3, 5.1](https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/69462)
  - Official wording: "no more than 77 litres (17 imperial gallons) in size; or altematively, a garbage bag." … "All Owners of a Residential Dwelling Premise shall provide and keep in good order and repair one Garbage Container."
  - Source: [Garbage (Solid Waste) and Recycling, FAQs](https://www.revelstoke.ca/302/Garbage)
  - Official wording: "The blue box is for:" … "The yellow bag is for:"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Setting carts out:** Set out no earlier than 6 a.m. on collection day, and have it accessible between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Remove the container from the curb or lane by 8 p.m. that day. Between collections keep it clean, covered with a lid, on your property and where wildlife cannot reach it.
  - Source: [Garbage Collection and Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 2178, ss. 6.1-6.5](https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/69462)
  - Official wording: "A Garbage Container shall be set out no earlier than 6:00 am on the day of" … "no later than 8:00 p.m. on the day of collection." … "A Garbage Container shall be kept on the Owner's premises at all times and stored in a location not accessible by wildlife"
  - Source: [Garbage (Solid Waste) and Recycling](https://www.revelstoke.ca/302/Garbage)
  - Official wording: "Set your waste on the curb no earlier than 6 a.m. on the day of collection."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Limits and extra garbage:** One standard container per dwelling per week, with contents no heavier than 25 kg. Extra garbage must be in a bag with a Tag-a-Bag sticker: $4.75 per the Utility Rates Bylaw (the City's FAQ says $3). Prohibited: recyclables, yard waste, dog waste, construction waste, hazardous waste and similar. (Sources differ: The City FAQ ($3, sold at City Hall) differs from the current Utility Rates Bylaw No. 2351 Schedule A ($4.75, 2026 rates). The bylaw is used as the value.)
  - Source: [Garbage Collection and Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 2178, ss. 6.6, 6.7, 3](https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/69462)
  - Official wording: "25kgwhen placed out for collection." … "Additional Garbage in excess of one Garbage Container may be set out in a Garbage Bag affixed with a TagaBag Sticker." … "“Prohibited Materials” means recyclables, dog waste, yard waste, land clearing"
  - Source: [Utility Rates Bylaw No. 2351, consolidated, Schedule A, item 3](https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/213573/)
  - Official wording: "Tag-a-bag sticker – for additional garbage bag (non refundable) $4.75"
  - Source: [Garbage (Solid Waste) and Recycling, FAQs](https://www.revelstoke.ca/302/Garbage)
  - Official wording: "sticker at City Hall for $3 for garbage beyond the allowable limit."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fee:** $165 a year per private dwelling (2026 rate); a licensed secondary suite pays $100. Added to the property tax notice. Includes pickup of one container a week.
  - Source: [Utility Rates Bylaw No. 2351, consolidated, Schedule A, items 1-2](https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/213573/)
  - Official wording: "1. Private Dwelling, per unit $165.00" … "2. Licensed Secondary Suite @ 60% $100.00" … "The above rates include pick up of one container per residential (private) dwelling per week."
  - Source: [Garbage Collection and Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 2178, s. 9.4](https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/69462)
  - Official wording: "The fees applicable for a Residential Dwelling Premise shall be added to the tax notices for the applicable calendar year"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Garbage Collection and Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 2178 (rates in Utility Rates Bylaw No. 2351)
  - Source: [Garbage Collection and Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 2178, title](https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/69462)
  - Official wording: "Garbage Collection and Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 2178"
  - Source: [Utility Rates Bylaw No. 2351, consolidated, s. 1](https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/213573/)
  - Official wording: "THAT this Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the “Utility Rates Bylaw No. 2351”."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

Under the [Garbage Collection and Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 2178](https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/69462), the City collects garbage weekly. Recycling is a curbside service run by SCV Contractors for Recycle BC, not by the City. Buildings with five or more units arrange their own collection. Garbage rates are in the Utility Rates Bylaw No. 2351.

## Steps

1. Use a standard container: a non-corrosive, durable can with a water-tight cover and handles, no bigger than 77 litres, or a plastic garbage bag no larger than 60 cm x 90 cm. Owners provide their own.
2. Set it out no earlier than 6 a.m. on collection day, and keep it accessible between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Remove the container from the curb or lane by 8 p.m. that day.
3. Find your day in the City's Collection Calendar for garbage. For recycling, check the Recycle BC website or the Recycle Coach app.

## Good to know

- Limit: one standard container per dwelling per week, with contents no heavier than 25 kg.
- Extra garbage must be in a bag with a Tag-a-Bag sticker. The Utility Rates Bylaw sets it at $4.75. The City's FAQ says $3, so confirm at City Hall.
- Prohibited in garbage: recyclables, yard waste, dog waste, construction waste, hazardous waste and similar.
- Between collections, keep the container clean, covered with a lid, on your property and where wildlife cannot reach it.
- Recycling uses a blue box and a yellow bag. No curbside organics collection is described in the City's pages or the bylaw.
- Missed pickup: call Public Works.

## Official forms and pages

- [Garbage Collection and Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 2178 (PDF)](https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/69462)
- [Garbage (Solid Waste) and Recycling, City of Revelstoke](https://www.revelstoke.ca/302/Garbage)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Garbage collection in British Columbia: frequency, limits and fees by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/garbage-collection.md)
- [Enderby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/garbage-collection.md)
- [Nakusp](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/garbage-collection.md)
- [Armstrong](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/garbage-collection.md)
- [Spallumcheen](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/garbage-collection.md)
- [Golden](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/garbage-collection.md)
- [Lumby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/garbage-collection.md)

## Sources

- [Garbage (Solid Waste) and Recycling, City of Revelstoke](https://www.revelstoke.ca/302/Garbage) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Garbage Collection and Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 2178 (PDF), City of Revelstoke](https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/69462) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Utility Rates Bylaw No. 2351, consolidated (PDF), City of Revelstoke](https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/213573/) (read 2026-11-05)

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