Salmon Arm garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits

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

Salmon Arm, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-05

How it works

The City of Salmon Arm runs curbside collection through its contractor, SCV Waste Solutions, under Curbside Collection Bylaw No. 4281. 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.

Steps

1. 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).
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. For more than one bag, tie a $3 bag tag to each extra 10 kg bag. There is no limit on tagged bags.
5. Bring bins in within 12 hours after collection, and store them where wildlife cannot reach them.

Good to know

• 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).
• Food waste: one green bin up to 10 kg every week. Recycling: unlimited bins, each up to 10 kg.
• Bag tags are sold at City Hall and the SASCU Recreation Centre, or order them online.
• 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.
• Missed collection: SCV Waste Solutions. The City page gives 250-832-9292; the 2026 Program Guide gives 250-803-4074. Confirm which is current.
• Municipal ticket: $150 for each curbside offence listed, such as putting bins out early or leaving them out over 12 hours (Bylaw 2760, Schedule 19).