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Stewart garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits

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

Stewart, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-08

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.

Key facts

How oftenWeekly curbside garbage collection by the District of Stewart.Collection and Schedule, Collection & Schedule · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
The District of Stewart provides weekly curbside garbage collection.
Finding your dayResidential: Wednesdays. Businesses: Mondays and Fridays. Dumpsters: regularly.Collection and Schedule, Garbage pick-up schedule · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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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.
CartsResidents use their own garbage container with a lid; no District cart is described.Collection and Schedule, Pick-up tips · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
Put your garbage into a garbage container with a lid and have out by 8 am on your collection day.
Setting carts outPlace 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.Collection and Schedule, Garbage pick-up schedule · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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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
Limits and extra garbageEach 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).Collection and Schedule, Pick-up tips; Bylaw No. 1016, 2023 amending the Solid Waste Bylaw, Schedule D, Miscellaneous charges · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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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.
Charge per extra containers
FeeNon-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.Bylaw No. 1016, 2023 amending the Solid Waste Bylaw, Schedule D: Fees and Charges · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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Public School
Hospital/Health Center
Charge per extra containers
BylawSolid Waste Bylaw No. 875, 2015, as amended by Bylaw No. 1016, 2023 (Schedule D: Fees and Charges)Bylaw No. 1016, 2023 amending the Solid Waste Bylaw, Recital · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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WHEREAS Council has passed Bylaw No. 875, 2015 for the purpose of establishing a solid waste
collection service

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. 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

The same question in other places

Hazelton · New Hazelton · Terrace · Prince Rupert · Port Edward · Smithers

Garbage collection in British Columbia: frequency, limits and fees by municipality →

Sources

  1. Collection and Schedule, District of Stewart (read 2026-11-08)
  2. Bylaw No. 1016, 2023 amending the Solid Waste Bylaw (PDF), District of Stewart (read 2026-11-08)

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