{"title":"Salmon Arm garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","question":"When is garbage collected, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?","slug":"garbage-collection","place":{"path":"ca/bc/salmon-arm","name":"Salmon Arm","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":"City of Salmon Arm","url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca"},"short_answer":"The City of Salmon Arm collects garbage every second week, alternating with recycling, on the same weekday as weekly food waste. Put out one bag or can up to 10 kg (22 lb) by 7 a.m. on collection day. Extra garbage needs a $3 bag tag per 10 kg bag. The fee is $101 a year.","aliases":["salmon arm garbage day","salmon arm bag tags","salmon arm garbage limit","garbage pickup schedule salmon arm"],"cost":"Curbside Collection fee $101 a year on the property tax bill. Extra garbage or food waste bag tag $3 per 10 kg bag. Additional green bin $30 plus GST and PST, plus $60 a year for additional food waste collection. Municipal ticket $150 per curbside offence.","how_long":"Food waste weekly; garbage and recycling every second week on alternating weeks, same weekday. Yard waste monthly from April to November.","where":[{"type":"online","label":"Recycle Coach (schedule by street address)","value":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/369/Curbside-Collection"},{"type":"phone","label":"SCV Waste Solutions (missed collection)","value":"250-832-9292","note":"The 2026 Program Guide prints 250-803-4074 for SCV Waste Solutions; the City's Curbside Collection page gives 250-832-9292."},{"type":"phone","label":"City of Salmon Arm","value":"250-803-4000"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Buy bag tags at City Hall","value":"500 2 Avenue NE, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4N2","note":"Tags are also sold at the SASCU Recreation Centre."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Curbside Collection page","url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/369/Curbside-Collection"},{"title":"2026 Curbside Collection Program Guide (PDF)","url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/6932/2026-Program-Guide"},{"title":"Order garbage and food waste bag tags online","url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/FormCenter/Curbside-10/Garbage-Food-Waste-Sticker-Order-49"},{"title":"Curbside Collection Bylaw 4281 (PDF)","url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/2542"}],"related":[],"nearby":[],"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":"Food waste weekly. Garbage and recycling every second week, on alternating weeks, same day as food waste. Yard waste monthly from April to November.","short":"Food waste weekly; garbage, recycling every other week","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/6932/2026-Program-Guide","title":"Curbside Collection Program Guide 2026 (PDF)","section":"Collection Guidelines","quotes":["Food waste is collected weekly and garbage and recycling on alternate weeks (same day as food waste)."]},{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/369/Curbside-Collection","title":"Curbside Collection, City of Salmon Arm","section":"Curbside Collection","quotes":["Food waste: Collected weekly","Garbage and recycling: Collected bi-weekly on alternating weeks"]},{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/2542","title":"Curbside Collection Bylaw No. 4281 (PDF, consolidated April 28, 2025)","section":"s. 4","quotes":["Maximum of one (1) Refuse Bag or one (1) Refuse Container of up to 10 kg (22 lb) every second week, on alternate weeks from Recyclables collection;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"collection_day":{"label":"Finding your day","value":"There are five zones, A to E, collected Monday to Friday. Find your zone and calendar in the City's Curbside Collection Program Guide, or look up your street address in the Recycle Coach app (web or mobile).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/6932/2026-Program-Guide","title":"Curbside Collection Program Guide 2026 (PDF)","section":"Collection Zones","quotes":["Zone A Zone B Zone C Zone D Zone E","Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday"]},{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/2772/Curbside-FAQs_29-10-19","title":"Curbside Collection Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, as of April 2026)","section":"How do I find my Zone and Collection Day?","quotes":["You can also download the Recycle Coach app for your mobile device to get your address-specific collection schedule, collection reminders and a detailed what-goes-where search tool."]},{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/369/Curbside-Collection","title":"Curbside Collection, City of Salmon Arm","section":"Recycle Coach","quotes":["The City uses the Recycle Coach app to provide residents with their collection schedule"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"carts":{"label":"Carts","value":"There are no City garbage carts. New households get a 57 L green food waste bin, an 8 L kitchen catcher and an 83 L recycling bin. Garbage cans and extra recycling bins are your own (up to 120 L each). A broken green bin is replaced by contacting the City; it must be City-branded.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/6932/2026-Program-Guide","title":"Curbside Collection Program Guide 2026 (PDF)","section":"Collection Guidelines","quotes":["The City provides one 57 L food waste (green) bin, one 8 L kitchen catcher and one 83 L recycling bin to new households.","The City does not provide garbage cans, however they are recommended to help keep wildlife"]},{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/369/Curbside-Collection","title":"Curbside Collection, City of Salmon Arm","section":"Curbside Collection","quotes":["Is your Green food waste bin broken? Contact the City (info at bottom of page) to get a replacement (a City-branded green bin is required)."]},{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/2772/Curbside-FAQs_29-10-19","title":"Curbside Collection Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, as of April 2026)","section":"Does the City provide the necessary containers?","quotes":["Garbage cans are optional (but recommended) and are to be purchased by residents – the City does not provide these."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"set_out":{"label":"Setting carts out","value":"Put bins and bags at the curb on the morning of collection day, before 7 a.m., not the night before. Place them as near the road as possible, but not on the travelled part of the road and without blocking traffic, sidewalks or paths, and take them in within 12 hours after collection. Store them where wildlife cannot reach them.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/2542","title":"Curbside Collection Bylaw No. 4281 (PDF, consolidated April 28, 2025)","section":"s. 20","quotes":["prior to 7:00 a.m. on the designated collection day.","as near as possible to, but not on the travelled portion of the City","Shall remove all Containers and Collection Bags from the street or lane allowance within a period of twelve (12) hours immediately following collection by the City"]},{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/369/Curbside-Collection","title":"Curbside Collection, City of Salmon Arm","section":"Important Notice","quotes":["your bins and bags are to be put out at the curb on the morning of collection day by 7 am, NOT the night before."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"limits":{"label":"Limits and extra garbage","value":"Garbage: one bag or can up to 10 kg (22 lb) every second week. Food waste: one green bin up to 10 kg every week. Recycling: unlimited bins, each up to 10 kg. Extra garbage or food waste needs a $3 bag tag per 10 kg bag, with no limit on tagged bags.","short":"1 bag or can up to 10 kg; extra needs $3 tag","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/2542","title":"Curbside Collection Bylaw No. 4281 (PDF, consolidated April 28, 2025)","section":"s. 4, s. 13, s. 14","quotes":["Maximum of one (1) Food Waste Container of up to 10 kg (22 lb), per week;","Maximum of one (1) Refuse Bag or one (1) Refuse Container of up to 10 kg (22 lb) every second week","Unlimited Recyclables Containers of up to 10 kg (22 lb) per Container every second week","There is no limit to the number of Refuse Bags with Extra Refuse Tags that"]},{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/2040/Fee-for-Service-2498-Consolidated","title":"Fee for Services Bylaw No. 2498 (consolidated, PDF), Schedule B Appendix 10","section":"Schedule B, Appendix 10, s. 3","quotes":["Extra Food Waste Tag $3.00 per tag","Extra Refuse Tag $3.00 per tag"]},{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/6932/2026-Program-Guide","title":"Curbside Collection Program Guide 2026 (PDF)","section":"Collection Guidelines","quotes":["Bag tag purchase locations:","City Hall","SASCU Recreation Centre"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fee":{"label":"Fee","value":"$101 per year per curbside household, charged on the property tax bill as a separate line item. It is payable whether or not the service is used.","short":"$101 a year per curbside household","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/2040/Fee-for-Service-2498-Consolidated","title":"Fee for Services Bylaw No. 2498 (consolidated, PDF), Schedule B Appendix 10","section":"Schedule B, Appendix 10, s. 2, s. 3","quotes":["Curbside Collection Fee $101.00 per year per Curbside Household","is payable whether or not:"]},{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/2772/Curbside-FAQs_29-10-19","title":"Curbside Collection Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, as of April 2026)","section":"Can I opt out of the program?","quotes":["The Curbside Collection Fee is charged annually on property tax bills as a separate line item."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"City of Salmon Arm Curbside Collection Bylaw No. 4281 (rules); fees in Fee for Services Bylaw No. 2498, Schedule B, Appendix 10","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/2542","title":"Curbside Collection Bylaw No. 4281 (PDF, consolidated April 28, 2025)","section":"s. 31 Citation","quotes":["City of Salmon Arm Curbside Collection Bylaw No. 4281"]},{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/2040/Fee-for-Service-2498-Consolidated","title":"Fee for Services Bylaw No. 2498 (consolidated, PDF), Schedule B Appendix 10","section":"Schedule B, Appendix 10","quotes":["CURBSIDE COLLECTION SERVICE FEES"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":7,"matched":7,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe City of Salmon Arm runs curbside collection through its contractor, SCV Waste Solutions, under [Curbside Collection Bylaw No. 4281](<https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/2542>). It covers single-family homes, and row and townhouses of two or more units on City roads. Suites, apartments and commercial properties are not included unless they opt in. There are five zones, A to E, collected Monday to Friday. The $101 a year fee is charged on the property tax bill, whether or not you use the service, and there is no opt-out for eligible households. Fees are set in the [Fee for Services Bylaw No. 2498](<https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/2040/Fee-for-Service-2498-Consolidated>).\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Find your zone and calendar in the Curbside Collection Program Guide, or look up your street address in the Recycle Coach app (web or mobile).\n2. Bag your garbage and tie it, even if it goes in a can. Put out one bag or can, up to 10 kg (22 lb), every second week. A can must be no larger than 120 L.\n3. Put it at the curb on the morning of collection day, before 7 a.m., not the night before. Place it as near the road as possible, but not on the travelled part of the road and without blocking traffic, sidewalks or paths.\n4. For more than one bag, tie a $3 bag tag to each extra 10 kg bag. There is no limit on tagged bags.\n5. Bring bins in within 12 hours after collection, and store them where wildlife cannot reach them.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- There are no City garbage carts. New households get a 57 L green food waste bin, an 8 L kitchen catcher and an 83 L recycling bin. Garbage cans and extra recycling bins are your own (up to 120 L each).\n- Food waste: one green bin up to 10 kg every week. Recycling: unlimited bins, each up to 10 kg.\n- Bag tags are sold at City Hall and the SASCU Recreation Centre, or order them online.\n- Collection happens between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. per the 2026 Program Guide, but 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. per the FAQ. There is no collection on Remembrance Day.\n- Missed collection: SCV Waste Solutions. The City page gives 250-832-9292; the 2026 Program Guide gives 250-803-4074. Confirm which is current.\n- Municipal ticket: $150 for each curbside offence listed, such as putting bins out early or leaving them out over 12 hours ([Bylaw 2760](<https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/222/2760-Bylaw---Ticket-Information-Utilization>), Schedule 19).","sources":[{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/369/Curbside-Collection","title":"Curbside Collection, City of Salmon Arm","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/6932/2026-Program-Guide","title":"Curbside Collection Program Guide 2026 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/2772/Curbside-FAQs_29-10-19","title":"Curbside Collection Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, as of April 2026)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/2542","title":"Curbside Collection Bylaw No. 4281 (PDF, consolidated April 28, 2025)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/2040/Fee-for-Service-2498-Consolidated","title":"Fee for Services Bylaw No. 2498 (consolidated, PDF), Schedule B Appendix 10","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/222/2760-Bylaw---Ticket-Information-Utilization","title":"Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 2760 (consolidated, PDF), Schedule 19","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 7 of 7 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/garbage-collection/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/garbage-collection.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/garbage-collection.json"}}