Trail garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits

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

Trail, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-06

How it works

Garbage and green bin organics in the City of Trail are run by the RDKB through its contractor, GFL Environmental, and are collected on the same day. Green bin collection is weekly. Recycling is a separate Recycle BC pickup. The City's Collection Schedules page has a Green Bin & Garbage PDF and a Recycling PDF; I could not read them, so open them to find your day and how often garbage is collected.

The Solid and Yard Waste Regulation Bylaw No. 2936, 2024 sets how waste is put out.

Steps

1. Find your day on the City's Collection Schedules page.
2. Put your garbage in a bag with a $3 tag. Tags are sold at retail outlets, the RDKB office (843 Rossland Avenue) and City Hall.
3. Put the bag in a container with a secure lid, which you provide. The City has no garbage cart.
4. Set the container next to the lane or boulevard on collection day, no earlier than 5 a.m. and before 8 a.m. Keep containers on your property otherwise.

Good to know

• Each bag must be no larger than about 80 to 100 litres (76 x 83 cm), and each full container no more than 23 kg (50 lb). Untagged bags are not collected.
• Each household got an 80 litre green bin and a kitchen tote. For a new or replacement green bin, call the RDKB at 250-368-9148. For recycling bags or blue boxes, call GFL Environmental at 250-367-0099.
• The RDKB's own green bin guide may give a different set-out time; confirm with the RDKB.
• The bylaw sets no bag-count limit. The court fine for breaking the bylaw is $500 to $2,000 per offence.