{"title":"Spallumcheen garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","question":"When is garbage collected in Spallumcheen, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?","slug":"garbage-collection","place":{"path":"ca/bc/spallumcheen","name":"Spallumcheen","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"garbage-and-recycling","name":"Garbage, recycling and waste"},"owner":"regional","owner_label":"Regional district","owner_body":{"name":"Regional District of North Okanagan","url":"https://www.rdno.ca"},"short_answer":"The Township of Spallumcheen does not provide residential garbage collection. Curbside recycling is run by Recycle BC and collected by Emterra Environmental. Garbage can be taken to the Regional District of North Okanagan's Armstrong/Spallumcheen facility at 3367 Powerhouse Road.","aliases":["garbage pickup spallumcheen","garbage day spallumcheen","recycling pickup spallumcheen","transfer station spallumcheen"],"cost":"No Township collection fee. Disposal fees at RDNO facilities are set by the Regional District (rdno.ca/wastefees).","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Emterra Environmental (curbside recycling)","value":"250-545-4245"},{"type":"email","label":"Emterra Environmental (curbside recycling)","value":"askmebc2@emterra.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"RDNO Armstrong/Spallumcheen Transfer Station","value":"250-550-3785","note":"See the yard waste answer for hours."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Garbage and Recycling, Township of Spallumcheen","url":"https://www.spallumcheentwp.bc.ca/services/garbage-recycling.htm"},{"title":"Diversion and disposal fees, Regional District of North Okanagan","url":"https://www.rdno.ca/wastefees"}],"related":[{"slug":"yard-waste","title":"Spallumcheen yard waste collection and drop-off","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/yard-waste/"},{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Spallumcheen backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/backyard-fire/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/armstrong","name":"Armstrong","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/enderby","name":"Enderby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/vernon","name":"Vernon","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/coldstream","name":"Coldstream","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lumby","name":"Lumby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lake-country","name":"Lake Country","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/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":"The Township does not provide residential garbage collection. Curbside recycling is run by Recycle BC and collected by Emterra Environmental. Garbage can be taken to the Regional District of North Okanagan's Armstrong/Spallumcheen facility, 3367 Powerhouse Road.","short":"No garbage collection; curbside recycling (Recycle BC)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.spallumcheentwp.bc.ca/services/garbage-recycling.htm","title":"Garbage and Recycling, Township of Spallumcheen","section":"Garbage and Recycling page","quotes":["Residential garbage collection is not provided by the Township of Spallumcheen.","The residential recycling program is managed by Recycle BC.","Emterra Environmental has been contracted by Recycle BC to collect the curbside recycling.","3367 Powerhouse Road"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"collection_day":{"label":"Finding your day","value":"For curbside recycling, contact Emterra Environmental at 250-545-4245 or askmebc2@emterra.ca. The page has a 'Collection Schedule' heading linking a Recycle BC toolkit but states no days.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.spallumcheentwp.bc.ca/services/garbage-recycling.htm","title":"Garbage and Recycling, Township of Spallumcheen","section":"Garbage and Recycling page","quotes":["For enquiries please contact Emterra Environmental directly at 250-545-4245 or askmebc2@emterra.ca."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"carts":{"label":"Carts","value":null,"status":"none","note":"These rules do not apply because the Township provides no garbage collection.","sources":[]},"set_out":{"label":"Setting carts out","value":null,"status":"none","note":"These rules do not apply because the Township provides no garbage collection.","sources":[]},"limits":{"label":"Limits and extra garbage","value":null,"status":"none","note":"These rules do not apply because the Township provides no garbage collection.","sources":[]},"fee":{"label":"Fee","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":null,"status":"none","note":"The Township has no collection bylaw.","sources":[]}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":2,"matched":2,"none":4,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Township of Spallumcheen does not collect garbage. The Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) runs the Armstrong/Spallumcheen transfer station at 3367 Powerhouse Road. Curbside recycling is a Recycle BC program collected by Emterra Environmental. The Township's page gives no recycling days; it links a Recycle BC collection schedule toolkit.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. For curbside recycling days, contact Emterra at 250-545-4245 or askmebc2@emterra.ca.\n2. For garbage, take it to the RDNO transfer station. Follow the RDNO's hours, listed in the yard waste answer.\n3. For private garbage collection, the Township page suggests the yellow pages.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Carts, set-out rules, bag limits and tags do not apply, because the Township provides no garbage collection.\n- Disposal fees are set by the Regional District. See rdno.ca/wastefees.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.spallumcheentwp.bc.ca/services/garbage-recycling.htm","title":"Garbage and Recycling, Township of Spallumcheen","accessed":"2026-11-06"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-06","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 2 of 7 facts was matched to the official text; 4 are recorded as not set; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/garbage-collection/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/garbage-collection.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/garbage-collection.json"}}