{"title":"Telkwa garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","question":"When is garbage collected in Telkwa, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?","slug":"garbage-collection","place":{"path":"ca/bc/telkwa","name":"Telkwa","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 Telkwa","url":"https://www.telkwa.ca"},"short_answer":"The Village of Telkwa collects garbage weekly: Wednesdays east of the Bulkley River and Thursdays west of it. Recycling is bi-weekly, every second Tuesday. Carts go on your property line by 8:00 a.m. on garbage day and 7:00 a.m. on recycling day.","aliases":["garbage day telkwa","garbage pickup telkwa","recycling schedule telkwa","extra garbage tag telkwa","garbage cart telkwa"],"cost":"Annual garbage fee: small $138.19, medium $159.45, large $180.71. Carts (excluding GST): garbage small $127.56, medium $142.73, large $157.43; recycling $37.21. Excess Waste tag $3.19.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-846-5212","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.)"},{"type":"email","label":"Village Office and bylaw complaints","value":"info@telkwa.ca"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"1415 Hankin Ave, Telkwa, BC V0J 2X0"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Regulation, Collection and Disposal of Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 750, 2022 (PDF)","url":"https://telkwa.civicweb.net/document/12839/"},{"title":"Solid Waste","url":"https://www.telkwa.ca/solid-waste"},{"title":"Curbside Collection Guide (PDF)","url":"https://13721588-f9b1-4620-990b-6d30bd8bee43.filesusr.com/ugd/a93d86_6d101f1a88454ba9a98be6cf4d2e195d.pdf"},{"title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 792, 2025 (PDF)","url":"https://telkwa.civicweb.net/document/36216/"}],"related":[{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Telkwa backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/backyard-fire/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/smithers","name":"Smithers","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/houston","name":"Houston","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/granisle","name":"Granisle","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/new-hazelton","name":"New Hazelton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/hazelton","name":"Hazelton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hazelton/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/terrace","name":"Terrace","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/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 Village collects garbage weekly and recycling bi-weekly. No organics collection is described; food waste goes in the garbage, wrapped in paper or plastic.","short":"Garbage weekly; recycling every other week","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.telkwa.ca/solid-waste","title":"Solid Waste, Village of Telkwa","section":"Solid Waste Management page","quotes":["The Village of Telkwa offers weekly garbage collection on Wednesdays (east of the Bulkley"]},{"url":"https://13721588-f9b1-4620-990b-6d30bd8bee43.filesusr.com/ugd/a93d86_6d101f1a88454ba9a98be6cf4d2e195d.pdf","title":"Curbside Collection Guide (PDF), Village of Telkwa","section":"Curbside Collection Guide","quotes":["provides collection of recycling bi-"]},{"url":"https://telkwa.civicweb.net/document/12839/","title":"Regulation, Collection and Disposal of Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 750, 2022 (PDF), Village of Telkwa","section":"s. 9.1","quotes":["No person shall dispose of Food Waste as Garbage unless it is first wrapped in paper or plastic before deposited into a Garbage Cart."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"collection_day":{"label":"Finding your day","value":"Garbage: Wednesdays east of the Bulkley River, Thursdays west of the river. Recycling: every second Tuesday. The Village Office publishes the schedule; no app or map is named.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.telkwa.ca/solid-waste","title":"Solid Waste, Village of Telkwa","section":"Solid Waste Management page","quotes":["Wednesdays (east of the Bulkley River) and Thursdays (west side of the Bulkley River).","Recycling pick-up begins at 7:00 a.m. every second Tuesday."]},{"url":"https://13721588-f9b1-4620-990b-6d30bd8bee43.filesusr.com/ugd/a93d86_6d101f1a88454ba9a98be6cf4d2e195d.pdf","title":"Curbside Collection Guide (PDF), Village of Telkwa","section":"Curbside Collection Guide","quotes":["Find the collection schedule and more on our website,"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"carts":{"label":"Carts","value":"Owners buy carts from the Village. Garbage cart: small $127.56, medium $142.73, large $157.43. Recycling cart (one size, one per household): $37.21. Extra wheel $21.79. A change out to a larger size or an added cart is allowed.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://telkwa.civicweb.net/document/36216/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 792, 2025 (PDF), Village of Telkwa","section":"Schedule A, Garbage and Recycling","quotes":["Small Cart $ 127.56","Medium Cart $ 142.73","Large Cart $ 157.43","One-size (limit of one per household) $ 37.21"]},{"url":"https://telkwa.civicweb.net/document/12839/","title":"Regulation, Collection and Disposal of Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 750, 2022 (PDF), Village of Telkwa","section":"s. 4.3","quotes":["must purchase a Garbage Cart and/or a Recycling Cart from the Village and pay the associated Fee for it."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"},"sources_differ":"Prices exclude GST per the schedule (GST column \"Y\"). The 2023 guide shows $120.00, $134.27, $148.10 and $35.00 (older). How to swap a cart is not described."},"set_out":{"label":"Setting carts out","value":"Place carts on your property line next to the road before 8:00 a.m. on garbage day and before 7:00 a.m. on recycling day. Between pick-ups, store carts no more than 1 m above ground and easy to reach.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://telkwa.civicweb.net/document/12839/","title":"Regulation, Collection and Disposal of Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 750, 2022 (PDF), Village of Telkwa","section":"s. 8","quotes":["is placed on their property line adjoining the road allowance, prior to 8:00 a.m. the morning of Garbage Collection Day or 7:00 a.m. the morning of Recycling Collection Day;"]},{"url":"https://www.telkwa.ca/solid-waste","title":"Solid Waste, Village of Telkwa","section":"Solid Waste Management page","quotes":["PLEASE HAVE YOUR GARBAGE CARTS OUT BY 8:00 AM ON PICK UP DAY."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"limits":{"label":"Limits and extra garbage","value":"Garbage must fit in the cart. For extra bags, buy an Excess Waste tag at $3.19 and attach it; at most two excess bags per single detached dwelling or unit. Extra recycling that does not fit the cart is not collected.","short":"Must fit cart; extra bags $3.19 Excess Waste tag, max 2","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://telkwa.civicweb.net/document/12839/","title":"Regulation, Collection and Disposal of Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 750, 2022 (PDF), Village of Telkwa","section":"s. 5.1(a), 6.1, 7.1","quotes":["purchase from the Village and pay the Fee for an \"Excess Waste Bag\"","a maximum of two (2) \"Excess Waste Bags\" per Single Detached Dwelling or Dwelling Unit in a Duplex, Triplex, Fourplex or Row House.","Excess Recycling that exceeds the capacity of the Recycling Cart will not be collected by the Village."]},{"url":"https://telkwa.civicweb.net/document/36216/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 792, 2025 (PDF), Village of Telkwa","section":"Schedule A, Garbage, Miscellaneous","quotes":["Garbage Collection Extra Tag $ 3.19"]},{"url":"https://www.telkwa.ca/solid-waste","title":"Solid Waste, Village of Telkwa","section":"Solid Waste Management page","quotes":["garbage stickers can be purchased at the Village Office for $3.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"},"sources_differ":"The page still says $3.00; the fee schedule says $3.19 (bylaw wins). No weight limit found."},"fee":{"label":"Fee","value":"Annual garbage fee by cart size: small $138.19, medium $159.45, large $180.71. Recycling collection has no annual fee listed; only the cart purchase price.","short":"$138.19 to $180.71 a year by cart size","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://telkwa.civicweb.net/document/36216/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 792, 2025 (PDF), Village of Telkwa","section":"Schedule A, Garbage, Annual Garbage Fees","quotes":["Large Cart $ 157.43 Y Annual Garbage Fees Small Cart $ 138.19 N Medium Cart $ 159.45 N Large Cart $ 180.71 N","Annual Garbage Fees Small Cart $ 138.19 N Medium Cart $ 159.45 N Large Cart $ 180.71 N Miscellaneous","Small Cart $ 138.19 N Medium Cart $ 159.45 N Large Cart $ 180.71 N Miscellaneous Garbage Collection Extra Tag $ 3.19 N"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"},"sources_differ":"The 2023 guide shows $130, $150 and $170 (older). Fees rise each year with CPI (Schedule A s. 6). Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 797, 2026 (listed April 30, 2026) is a scanned PDF with no text layer, so any change it makes could not be checked."},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Regulation, Collection and Disposal of Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 750, 2022; fees in Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 792, 2025.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://telkwa.civicweb.net/document/12839/","title":"Regulation, Collection and Disposal of Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 750, 2022 (PDF), Village of Telkwa","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the \"Regulation, Collection and Disposal of Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 750, 2022\"."]},{"url":"https://telkwa.civicweb.net/document/36216/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 792, 2025 (PDF), Village of Telkwa","section":"title","quotes":["Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 792, 2025"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":7,"matched":7,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village collects garbage weekly and recycling bi-weekly under the [Regulation, Collection and Disposal of Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 750, 2022](<https://telkwa.civicweb.net/document/12839/>). Garbage: Wednesdays east of the Bulkley River, Thursdays west of the river. Recycling: every second Tuesday. No organics collection is described; food waste goes in the garbage, wrapped in paper or plastic. The Village Office publishes the schedule; no app or map is named.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Buy a cart from the Village. Garbage carts are small $127.56, medium $142.73 or large $157.43; the recycling cart is one size, one per household, $37.21. An extra wheel is $21.79. Prices exclude GST.\n2. Place carts on your property line next to the road before 8:00 a.m. on garbage day and before 7:00 a.m. on recycling day.\n3. Between pick-ups, store carts no more than 1 m above ground and easy to reach. The lid must close completely; overfilled carts are not emptied.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Annual garbage fee by cart size: small $138.19, medium $159.45, large $180.71. No annual recycling fee is listed.\n- Extra bags: buy an Excess Waste tag at $3.19 and attach it; at most two excess bags per single detached dwelling or unit. Extra recycling that does not fit the cart is not collected.\n- You may change to a larger cart or add a cart; how to swap one is not described.\n- The Village's Solid Waste page and 2023 curbside guide show older prices and the $3.00 tag. The [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 792, 2025](<https://telkwa.civicweb.net/document/36216/>) is the source for the amounts here.\n- Holiday changes are posted as news items. No weight limit was found.","sources":[{"url":"https://telkwa.civicweb.net/document/12839/","title":"Regulation, Collection and Disposal of Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 750, 2022 (PDF), Village of Telkwa","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://telkwa.civicweb.net/document/36216/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 792, 2025 (PDF), Village of Telkwa","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.telkwa.ca/solid-waste","title":"Solid Waste, Village of Telkwa","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://13721588-f9b1-4620-990b-6d30bd8bee43.filesusr.com/ugd/a93d86_6d101f1a88454ba9a98be6cf4d2e195d.pdf","title":"Curbside Collection Guide (PDF), Village of Telkwa","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.telkwa.ca/contact","title":"Contact, Village of Telkwa","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 7 of 7 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/garbage-collection/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/garbage-collection.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/garbage-collection.json"}}