{"title":"Silverton garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","question":"When is garbage collected in Silverton, and what are the rules for bins, limits, and fees?","slug":"garbage-collection","place":{"path":"ca/bc/silverton","name":"Silverton","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 Silverton","url":"https://silverton.ca"},"short_answer":"Silverton collects garbage weekly on Tuesdays, starting at 8:00 a.m. Put it out between 5:00 and 8:00 a.m., bagged (10 kg per bag at most) inside a lidded can or bin. The fee is $213 a year per single family residence. Recycling goes to the RDCK depot in New Denver.","aliases":["garbage day silverton","silverton garbage pickup","garbage fee silverton","recycling depot silverton"],"cost":"$213 a year per single family residence and per unit of an apartment, suite, duplex or short-term rental. $442 a year for a coffee shop, bakery, restaurant or other commercial business.","how_long":"If a statutory holiday falls on a Tuesday, collection typically takes place on Wednesday.","where":[{"type":"online","label":"Water and Waste page, Village of Silverton","value":"https://silverton.ca/water-waste"},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office (off-schedule disposal)","value":"250-358-2472"},{"type":"in_person","label":"RDCK recycling depot, New Denver","value":"611 Slocan Ave, New Denver","note":"Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 549, 2025 (PDF)","url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22201/"}],"related":[{"slug":"yard-waste","title":"Silverton yard waste collection and drop-off","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/yard-waste/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/new-denver","name":"New Denver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-denver/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/slocan","name":"Slocan","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/slocan/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kaslo","name":"Kaslo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nakusp","name":"Nakusp","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nelson","name":"Nelson","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/castlegar","name":"Castlegar","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/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 is collected weekly on Tuesdays, beginning at 8:00 a.m. Recycling services are provided through the RDCK; the nearest depot is in New Denver (611 Slocan Ave, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.). The page mentions no curbside recycling.","short":"Garbage weekly (Tuesdays); no curbside recycling","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://silverton.ca/water-waste","title":"Water and Waste, Village of Silverton","section":"Garbage Collection","quotes":["Garbage is collected weekly on Tuesdays, beginning at 8:00 a.m.","Recycling services are provided through the Regional District of Central Kootenay.","The nearest recycling depot is located in New Denver:"]},{"url":"https://silverton.ca/water-waste","title":"Water and Waste, Village of Silverton","section":"Recycling","quotes":["Recycling services are provided through the Regional District of Central Kootenay."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"collection_day":{"label":"Finding your day","value":"Tuesday. If a statutory holiday falls on a Tuesday, collection typically takes place on Wednesday.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://silverton.ca/water-waste","title":"Water and Waste, Village of Silverton","section":"Garbage Collection","quotes":["If a statutory holiday falls on a Tuesday, garbage collection typically takes place on Wednesday instead."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"carts":{"label":"Carts","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Silverton has no carts; waste goes in tied bags inside a lidded can or bin.","sources":[]},"set_out":{"label":"Setting carts out","value":"Put waste curbside between 5:00 and 8:00 a.m. on collection day, bagged and inside a lidded can or bin.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://silverton.ca/water-waste","title":"Water and Waste, Village of Silverton","section":"Garbage Collection","quotes":["Waste should placed curbside between 5:00 - 8:00 a.m. on collection day"]},{"url":"https://silverton.ca/services","title":"Services, Village of Silverton","section":"Working together","quotes":["- Have garbage out on Tuesdays by 8am, tied bags weighing less than 10kg in a animal proof container."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"limits":{"label":"Limits and extra garbage","value":"Maximum 10 kg per bag. No recyclables, hazardous or construction material, or discarded furniture or equipment.","short":"Max 10 kg per bag","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://silverton.ca/water-waste","title":"Water and Waste, Village of Silverton","section":"Garbage Collection","quotes":["Waste should be bagged (maximum 10 kg per bag) and inside a lidded garbage can or bin","Waste should not include recyclable material, hazardous material, construction material, discarded furniture or equipment"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee":{"label":"Fee","value":"$213 a year per single family residence and per unit of an apartment, suite, duplex or short-term rental. $442 a year for a coffee shop, bakery, restaurant or other commercial business.","short":"$213 a year per residence","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22201/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 549, 2025 (consolidated PDF), Village of Silverton","section":"Schedule A (as amended by Bylaw No. 555, 2026)","quotes":["Single family residence $213","Apartments, suites or duplexes, each unit $213","Coffee shop, bakery or restaurant $442","Other commercial business $442"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Garbage Collection and Control Bylaw No. 443, 2005; fees now in Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 549, 2025, Schedule A","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22201/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 549, 2025 (consolidated PDF), Village of Silverton","section":"s. 2","quotes":["Garbage Collection and Control Bylaw No. 443, 2005"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":1,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village of Silverton collects garbage weekly on Tuesdays, beginning at 8:00 a.m. There are no carts: waste goes in tied bags inside a lidded garbage can or bin. The fee is in the [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 549](https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22201/), Schedule A. Recycling is provided through the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK); no curbside recycling is mentioned.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Bag your waste, no more than 10 kg per bag, and put the bags in a lidded can or bin.\n2. Put it curbside between 5:00 and 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- No recyclables, hazardous or construction material, or discarded furniture or equipment.\n- The Services page says to have garbage out by 8 a.m.\n- For off-schedule disposal, contact the Village Office at 250-358-2472.\n- Nearest recycling depot: 611 Slocan Ave, New Denver, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.\n- No organics collection or extra-bag tags are mentioned.","sources":[{"url":"https://silverton.ca/water-waste","title":"Water and Waste, Village of Silverton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://silverton.ca/services","title":"Services, Village of Silverton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22201/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 549, 2025 (consolidated PDF), Village of Silverton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://silverton.ca/memorial-hall","title":"Memorial Hall, Village of Silverton (Village Office phone)","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 is recorded as not set."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/garbage-collection/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/garbage-collection.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/garbage-collection.json"}}