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title: "Stewart garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits"
question: "When is garbage collected in Stewart, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?"
place: Stewart, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/stewart
category: Garbage, recycling and waste
owner: municipal
owner_body: District of Stewart
sources_read: 2026-11-08
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# Stewart garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits

**Question:** When is garbage collected in Stewart, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?

**Short answer:** The District of Stewart provides weekly curbside garbage collection. Residential pickup is on Wednesdays and business pickup is Mondays and Fridays. Put your covered container at the curb by 8:00 a.m.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Stewart, https://districtofstewart.com)  
**Cost:** Extra containers: $50 each (per the bylaw's Schedule D; the period covered is not stated). The residential annual charge was not in the readable text.  
**How long:** Weekly. Residential: Wednesdays. Businesses: Mondays and Fridays.  
**Where:**
- Phone: District of Stewart, 250-636-2251 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

## Key facts

- **How often:** Weekly curbside garbage collection by the District of Stewart.
  - Source: [Collection and Schedule, Collection & Schedule](https://districtofstewart.com/citizen-services/garbage-pick-up-recycling/collection-and-schedule)
  - Official wording: "The District of Stewart provides weekly curbside garbage collection."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Finding your day:** Residential: Wednesdays. Businesses: Mondays and Fridays. Dumpsters: regularly.
  - Source: [Collection and Schedule, Garbage pick-up schedule](https://districtofstewart.com/citizen-services/garbage-pick-up-recycling/collection-and-schedule)
  - Official wording: "The District of Stewart provides weekly curbside garbage collection. ## Garbage pick-up schedule is: - Residential: Wednesdays - Businesses: Mondays & Fridays - Dumpsters: Regularly" … "## Garbage pick-up schedule is: - Residential: Wednesdays - Businesses: Mondays & Fridays - Dumpsters: Regularly As pick-up times may vary on the scheduled pick-up day, materials must be placed at the curb before 8:00 am."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Carts:** Residents use their own garbage container with a lid; no District cart is described.
  - Source: [Collection and Schedule, Pick-up tips](https://districtofstewart.com/citizen-services/garbage-pick-up-recycling/collection-and-schedule)
  - Official wording: "Put your garbage into a garbage container with a lid and have out by 8 am on your collection day."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Setting carts out:** Place the covered container at the curb or lane, easy for collectors to see and reach, before 8:00 a.m. on collection day. Keep vehicles away and clear snow and ice from the path. Do not put containers on snow banks.
  - Source: [Collection and Schedule, Garbage pick-up schedule](https://districtofstewart.com/citizen-services/garbage-pick-up-recycling/collection-and-schedule)
  - Official wording: "materials must be placed at the curb before 8:00 am." … "Put the covered container at the curb or lane in a spot that is easy for the collectors to see and reach." … "Do not put garbage containers on top of snow banks"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Limits and extra garbage:** Each filled container should be light enough to carry easily with one hand. No bulky waste in regular collection. Schedule D lists a charge per extra container of $50 (what period or pickup it covers is not stated).
  - Source: [Collection and Schedule, Pick-up tips](https://districtofstewart.com/citizen-services/garbage-pick-up-recycling/collection-and-schedule)
  - Official wording: "Each filled garbage container should be light enough to carry easily with one hand to the curb or lane." … "Do not put out bulky waste for regular garbage collection."
  - Source: [Bylaw No. 1016, 2023 amending the Solid Waste Bylaw, Schedule D, Miscellaneous charges](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/document/26887/)
  - Official wording: "Charge per extra containers"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fee:** Non-taxable properties pay an annual charge: RCMP station $500; public school, hospital/health centre and other $1,200. Extra containers $50 each. The residential annual charge was not in the readable text.
  - Source: [Bylaw No. 1016, 2023 amending the Solid Waste Bylaw, Schedule D: Fees and Charges](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/document/26887/)
  - Official wording: "Public School" … "Hospital/Health Center" … "Charge per extra containers"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Solid Waste Bylaw No. 875, 2015, as amended by Bylaw No. 1016, 2023 (Schedule D: Fees and Charges)
  - Source: [Bylaw No. 1016, 2023 amending the Solid Waste Bylaw, Recital](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/document/26887/)
  - Official wording: "WHEREAS Council has passed Bylaw No. 875, 2015 for the purpose of establishing a solid waste" … "collection service"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

In Stewart, residents use their own garbage container with a lid; no District cart is described. Collection is under the Solid Waste Bylaw No. 875, 2015, amended by [Bylaw No. 1016, 2023](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/document/26887/). No curbside recycling or organics collection is described on the garbage page.

## Steps

1. Put your garbage in a container with a lid.
2. Place it at the curb or lane, where collectors can easily see and reach it, before 8:00 a.m. on collection day.
3. Keep vehicles away, clear snow and ice from the path, and do not put containers on snow banks.

## Good to know

- Each filled container should be light enough to carry easily with one hand.
- Do not put bulky waste out for regular collection.
- Schedule D of Bylaw 1016 lists $50 as the charge per extra container.
- Non-taxable properties pay an annual charge: RCMP station $500; public school, hospital or health centre and other $1,200. The residential charge was not in the readable text; ask the District.

## Official forms and pages

- [Collection and Schedule, District of Stewart](https://districtofstewart.com/citizen-services/garbage-pick-up-recycling/collection-and-schedule)

## Related questions

- [Stewart bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/stewart/bylaw-fines.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Garbage collection in British Columbia: frequency, limits and fees by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/garbage-collection.md)
- [Hazelton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hazelton/garbage-collection.md)
- [New Hazelton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/garbage-collection.md)
- [Terrace](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/garbage-collection.md)
- [Prince Rupert](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/garbage-collection.md)
- [Port Edward](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/garbage-collection.md)
- [Smithers](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/garbage-collection.md)

## Sources

- [Collection and Schedule, District of Stewart](https://districtofstewart.com/citizen-services/garbage-pick-up-recycling/collection-and-schedule) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaw No. 1016, 2023 amending the Solid Waste Bylaw (PDF), District of Stewart](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/document/26887/) (read 2026-11-08)

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