--- 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?" place: Silverton, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/silverton category: Garbage, recycling and waste owner: municipal owner_body: Village of Silverton sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/garbage-collection/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/garbage-collection.json" --- # Silverton garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits **Question:** When is garbage collected in Silverton, and what are the rules for bins, limits, and fees? **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. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Silverton, https://silverton.ca) **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:** - Online: Water and Waste page, Village of Silverton, https://silverton.ca/water-waste - Phone: Village Office (off-schedule disposal), 250-358-2472 - In person: RDCK recycling depot, New Denver, 611 Slocan Ave, New Denver (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) ## Key facts - **How often:** 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. - Source: [Water and Waste, Garbage Collection](https://silverton.ca/water-waste) - Official wording: "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:" - Source: [Water and Waste, Recycling](https://silverton.ca/water-waste) - Official wording: "Recycling services are provided through the Regional District of Central Kootenay." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Finding your day:** Tuesday. If a statutory holiday falls on a Tuesday, collection typically takes place on Wednesday. - Source: [Water and Waste, Garbage Collection](https://silverton.ca/water-waste) - Official wording: "If a statutory holiday falls on a Tuesday, garbage collection typically takes place on Wednesday instead." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Carts:** None set. Silverton has no carts; waste goes in tied bags inside a lidded can or bin. - **Setting carts out:** Put waste curbside between 5:00 and 8:00 a.m. on collection day, bagged and inside a lidded can or bin. - Source: [Water and Waste, Garbage Collection](https://silverton.ca/water-waste) - Official wording: "Waste should placed curbside between 5:00 - 8:00 a.m. on collection day" - Source: [Services, Working together](https://silverton.ca/services) - Official wording: "- Have garbage out on Tuesdays by 8am, tied bags weighing less than 10kg in a animal proof container." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Limits and extra garbage:** Maximum 10 kg per bag. No recyclables, hazardous or construction material, or discarded furniture or equipment. - Source: [Water and Waste, Garbage Collection](https://silverton.ca/water-waste) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fee:** $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. - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 549, 2025 (consolidated PDF), Schedule A (as amended by Bylaw No. 555, 2026)](https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22201/) - Official wording: "Single family residence $213" … "Apartments, suites or duplexes, each unit $213" … "Coffee shop, bakery or restaurant $442" … "Other commercial business $442" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Garbage Collection and Control Bylaw No. 443, 2005; fees now in Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 549, 2025, Schedule A - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 549, 2025 (consolidated PDF), s. 2](https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22201/) - Official wording: "Garbage Collection and Control Bylaw No. 443, 2005" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works The 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. ## Steps 1. Bag your waste, no more than 10 kg per bag, and put the bags in a lidded can or bin. 2. Put it curbside between 5:00 and 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday. ## Good to know - No recyclables, hazardous or construction material, or discarded furniture or equipment. - The Services page says to have garbage out by 8 a.m. - For off-schedule disposal, contact the Village Office at 250-358-2472. - Nearest recycling depot: 611 Slocan Ave, New Denver, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. - No organics collection or extra-bag tags are mentioned. ## Official forms and pages - [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 549, 2025 (PDF)](https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22201/) ## Related questions - [Silverton yard waste collection and drop-off](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/yard-waste.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Garbage collection in British Columbia: frequency, limits and fees by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/garbage-collection.md) - [New Denver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-denver/garbage-collection.md) - [Slocan](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/slocan/garbage-collection.md) - [Kaslo](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/garbage-collection.md) - [Nakusp](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/garbage-collection.md) - [Nelson](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/garbage-collection.md) - [Castlegar](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/garbage-collection.md) ## Sources - [Water and Waste, Village of Silverton](https://silverton.ca/water-waste) (read 2026-11-08) - [Services, Village of Silverton](https://silverton.ca/services) (read 2026-11-08) - [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 549, 2025 (consolidated PDF), Village of Silverton](https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22201/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Memorial Hall, Village of Silverton (Village Office phone)](https://silverton.ca/memorial-hall) (read 2026-11-08) _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. 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