{"title":"Salmo garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","question":"When is garbage collected in Salmo, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?","slug":"garbage-collection","place":{"path":"ca/bc/salmo","name":"Salmo","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"garbage-and-recycling","name":"Garbage, recycling and waste"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Salmo","url":"https://salmo.ca"},"short_answer":"In Salmo, garbage is collected weekly on Wednesdays by a contractor (GFL). Put out up to two bags by 8:00 a.m. The Village page names no carts. Extra bags need a tag from the Village office. The 2026 fee is $253.72 per dwelling unit.","aliases":["garbage day salmo","garbage pickup salmo","extra garbage bag tag salmo","garbage fee salmo"],"cost":"2026: $253.72 per dwelling unit for single-family and duplex homes, billed with water and sewer each February; 10% off if paid in full by April 30. Extra Garbage Bag Tag: $4.75 on the Village page, $3.25 in Bylaw #723.","how_long":"Weekly, on Wednesdays.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"423 Davies Avenue, Salmo, BC V0G 1Z0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. and on statutory holidays)"},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-357-9433"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Recycling and Garbage, Village of Salmo","url":"https://salmo.ca/services/recycling-and-garbage/"},{"title":"Utilities, Village of Salmo","url":"https://salmo.ca/services/utilities/"},{"title":"Municipal Utilities User Fees Bylaw #770, 2026 (PDF)","url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/770-2026-Utility-Fees-Bylaw.pdf"},{"title":"Miscellaneous Fees Bylaw #723, 2020 (PDF)","url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/723-Miscellaneous-Fees-Bylaw-2020.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"yard-waste","title":"Salmo yard waste collection and drop-off","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/yard-waste/"},{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Salmo backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/backyard-fire/"},{"slug":"water-restrictions","title":"Salmo watering restrictions","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/water-restrictions/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/fruitvale","name":"Fruitvale","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/montrose","name":"Montrose","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/castlegar","name":"Castlegar","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nelson","name":"Nelson","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/trail","name":"Trail","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/warfield","name":"Warfield","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/garbage-collection/"}],"topic":{"title":"Garbage collection in British Columbia: frequency, limits and fees by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/garbage-collection/"},"facts":{"frequency":{"label":"How often","value":"Garbage: weekly, on Wednesdays, collected by a contractor (GFL). Recycling: depot at Lions Park on Glendale Avenue, open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., closed on statutory holidays. No organics collection is mentioned.","short":"Garbage weekly (Wednesdays); recycling at depot","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/services/recycling-and-garbage/","title":"Recycling and Garbage, Village of Salmo","section":"Garbage and recycling page","quotes":["The Village of Salmo contracts Green For Life (GFL, formerly Alpine Group) for the collection of residential garbage.","Salmo residents are entitled to put out two (2) bags of garbage per week on Wednesdays","Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"collection_day":{"label":"Finding your day","value":"Wednesday.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/services/recycling-and-garbage/","title":"Recycling and Garbage, Village of Salmo","section":"Garbage and recycling page","quotes":["Salmo residents are entitled to put out two (2) bags of garbage per week on Wednesdays"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"carts":{"label":"Carts","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The Village page names no carts.","sources":[]},"set_out":{"label":"Setting carts out","value":"Have garbage out by 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, preferably in a garbage can so birds and animals do not make a mess.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/services/recycling-and-garbage/","title":"Recycling and Garbage, Village of Salmo","section":"Garbage and recycling page","quotes":["Please have the garbage out by 8:00 am for pick up and preferably in a garbage can"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"limits":{"label":"Limits and extra garbage","value":"Two bags per week. Extra bags need a special high-visibility Extra Garbage Bag Tag, bought at the Village office; untagged extra bags are left at the curb. Tag price: Village page says $4.75; Miscellaneous Fees Bylaw #723 says $3.25.","short":"2 bags per week; extra bags need tag, $4.75","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/services/recycling-and-garbage/","title":"Recycling and Garbage, Village of Salmo","section":"Garbage and recycling page","quotes":["Extra Garbage Bag tags are available for purchase from the Village office and cost $4.75 per tag.","Extra bags without tags will be left at the curb."]},{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/723-Miscellaneous-Fees-Bylaw-2020.pdf","title":"Miscellaneous Fees Bylaw #723, 2020 (PDF)","section":"Schedule A","quotes":["operator rate Fax services $0.25 per page Garbage Tags $3.25 Returned Cheque (NSF) $40.00 Search of Village records in excess of 15"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"},"sources_differ":"Bylaw #723 is from 2020; the page figure may be newer. Conflict left for the Village to confirm."},"fee":{"label":"Fee","value":"2026: $253.72 per dwelling unit for single-family and duplex homes, billed with water and sewer each February; 10% off if paid in full by April 30. (The bylaw spells the amount in words as $247.77.)","short":"$253.72 a year per dwelling unit","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/770-2026-Utility-Fees-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Municipal Utilities User Fees Bylaw #770, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 2(c), 2(d)","quotes":["two hundred and forty-seven dollars and seventy-seven cents ($253.72) per dwelling unit for single family or duplex residential properties","shall be reduced by ten percent (10%) if it is paid in full on or before April 30th, 2026."]},{"url":"https://salmo.ca/services/utilities/","title":"Utilities, Village of Salmo","section":"Utilities page","quotes":["Billed annually in February"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"},"sources_differ":"The words and the figure in Bylaw #770 s. 2(c) do not agree; the figure is $253.72. Commercial and industrial operations arrange their own collection."},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Municipal Utilities User Fees Bylaw #770, 2026 (garbage fee); Miscellaneous Fees Bylaw #723, 2020 (garbage tags).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/770-2026-Utility-Fees-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Municipal Utilities User Fees Bylaw #770, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 1","quotes":["MUNICIPAL UTILITIES USER FEES BYLAW #770, 2026"]},{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/723-Miscellaneous-Fees-Bylaw-2020.pdf","title":"Miscellaneous Fees Bylaw #723, 2020 (PDF)","section":"s. 4.1","quotes":["Miscellaneous Fees Bylaw #723, 2020"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nGarbage is collected weekly, on Wednesdays, by a contractor (GFL), according to the [Village garbage and recycling page](https://salmo.ca/services/recycling-and-garbage/). Commercial and industrial operations arrange their own collection. No organics collection is mentioned, and the page describes bags (optionally in a garbage can), not carts.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Have garbage out by 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, preferably in a garbage can so birds and animals do not make a mess.\n2. Put out no more than two bags per week.\n3. For more, buy an Extra Garbage Bag Tag at the Village office (423 Davies Avenue). Untagged extra bags are left at the curb.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Fee: [Bylaw #770](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/770-2026-Utility-Fees-Bylaw.pdf) sets $253.72 per dwelling unit for 2026 for single-family and duplex homes, billed with water and sewer each February, with 10% off if paid in full by April 30. The bylaw spells the amount in words as $247.77, so confirm the figure with the Village.\n- Tag price: the Village page says $4.75, but the [Miscellaneous Fees Bylaw #723](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/723-Miscellaneous-Fees-Bylaw-2020.pdf) says $3.25. Ask the Village office which applies.\n- Recycling goes to the depot at Lions Park on Glendale Avenue, run by the RDCK for Recycle BC: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., closed on statutory holidays.\n- No time to bring cans in is stated, and no collection map or app was found.","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/services/recycling-and-garbage/","title":"Recycling and Garbage, Village of Salmo","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://salmo.ca/services/utilities/","title":"Utilities, Village of Salmo","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/770-2026-Utility-Fees-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Municipal Utilities User Fees Bylaw #770, 2026 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/723-Miscellaneous-Fees-Bylaw-2020.pdf","title":"Miscellaneous Fees Bylaw #723, 2020 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://salmo.ca/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Salmo","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 7 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/garbage-collection/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/garbage-collection.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/garbage-collection.json"}}