{"title":"Tumbler Ridge garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","question":"When is garbage collected in Tumbler Ridge, and what are the rules for carts and limits?","slug":"garbage-collection","place":{"path":"ca/bc/tumbler-ridge","name":"Tumbler Ridge","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":"District of Tumbler Ridge","url":"https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca"},"short_answer":"In Tumbler Ridge, garbage and recycling are collected on alternating weeks, on Tuesday (Lower Bench, Peace River Crescent, Fellers), Wednesday (Middle Bench) or Thursday (Upper Bench). Put your cart out after 6:00 p.m. the evening before and bring it in by 9 p.m.","aliases":["garbage day tumbler ridge","garbage pickup tumbler ridge","recycling tumbler ridge","garbage cart tumbler ridge"],"cost":"No separate garbage charge for taxable properties (non-taxable $5 per pick-up). Residential recycling collection $6 a month. Extra cart $150 plus $175 a year. Extra pick-up $25 weekday, $50 weekend or holiday.","how_long":"Weekly by area; garbage one week and recycling the next.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Public Works Shop","value":"250-242-3574"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Town Hall front desk","value":"305 Iles Way, Tumbler Ridge, BC V0C 2W0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Garbage and Recycling, District of Tumbler Ridge","url":"https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca/p/-garbage-pick-up-recycling"},{"title":"Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 655, 2017, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge","url":"https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/3529/"},{"title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 623, 2017, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge","url":"https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/65152/"},{"title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 560, 2011, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge","url":"https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/28324/"}],"related":[{"slug":"yard-waste","title":"Tumbler Ridge yard waste collection and drop-off","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/yard-waste/"},{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Tumbler Ridge backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/backyard-fire/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Tumbler Ridge bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/chetwynd","name":"Chetwynd","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/dawson-creek","name":"Dawson Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/pouce-coupe","name":"Pouce Coupe","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/hudsons-hope","name":"Hudson's Hope","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hudsons-hope/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/mackenzie","name":"Mackenzie","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fort-st-john","name":"Fort St. John","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/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":"Garbage and recycling alternate weekly: garbage one week, recycling the next (recycling is described as bi-weekly on your regular collection day). No organics collection is mentioned.","short":"Garbage, recycling alternate weeks","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/3529/","title":"Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 655, 2017, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge","section":"s. 3.1","quotes":["service will be provided on a weekly basis, alternating between the collection of","Garbage one week and the collection of Recyclables the following week."]},{"url":"https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca/p/-garbage-pick-up-recycling","title":"Garbage and Recycling, District of Tumbler Ridge","section":"Curbside Recycling","quotes":["Recycling collection will be collected bi-weekly on your regular collection day, alternating with Solid Waste collection."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"collection_day":{"label":"Finding your day","value":"By area: Tuesday for Lower Bench, Peace River Crescent and Fellers; Wednesday for Middle Bench; Thursday for Upper Bench. A downloadable recycle and garbage calendar is on the page.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca/p/-garbage-pick-up-recycling","title":"Garbage and Recycling, District of Tumbler Ridge","section":"Garbage Pickup","quotes":["Tuesday: Lower Bench, Peace River Crescent and Fellers","Wednesday: Middle Bench","Thursday: Upper Bench","To download the calendar click here"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"carts":{"label":"Carts","value":"Each single-family home gets one bear-resistant garbage cart and one recycling cart (duplex 2 of each, triplex 3, fourplex 4, rowhouse one of each per unit). One free replacement of each every ten years; extra replacement $150. Extra cart: $150 to purchase plus $175 a year pick-up.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/3529/","title":"Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 655, 2017, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge","section":"s. 7.1, 7.4","quotes":["Single Family Dwelling – one (1) Bear-Resistant Collection Cart and one (1)","One replacement Bear-Resistant Collection Cart and one Recyclables Collection Cart","per Property will be supplied at the District's expense once every ten years."]},{"url":"https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/65152/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 623, 2017, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge","section":"Schedule D","quotes":["Replacement of Bear-Resistant Collection Cart","$150.00","Pick-up Fee for Additional Bear-Resistant Collection Cart","$175.00/year"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"set_out":{"label":"Setting carts out","value":"Put carts behind the curb or sidewalk between 6:00 p.m. the evening before and 8:00 a.m. on collection day, latched; take them in by 9 p.m. on collection day. Between April 1 and September 30 lids must be latched at all times.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/3529/","title":"Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 655, 2017, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge","section":"ss. 7.3, 7.8, 8.5","quotes":["between 6:00 pm of the","evening before and 8:00 am on the day scheduled for collection.","All Collection Carts shall be removed from their collection location and stored on","the Property no later than 9 p.m. on the collection day."]},{"url":"https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca/p/-garbage-pick-up-recycling","title":"Garbage and Recycling, District of Tumbler Ridge","section":"Garbage Pickup","quotes":["placed into your bear-resistant collection cart with both latches clipped before 8 a.m."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"limits":{"label":"Limits and extra garbage","value":"Garbage must be in tightly secured bags of no more than 30 pounds each, inside the cart; lids must close and latch. Surplus waste must be disposed of by the owner. Additional pick-up on a weekday $25, weekend or holiday $50.","short":"Bagged, 30 pounds each; extra pick-up $25 or $50","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/3529/","title":"Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 655, 2017, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge","section":"ss. 4.5, 4.6, 4.10, 8.4","quotes":["All Garbage placed in a Bear-Resistant Collection Cart must be contained in","tightly secured bags.","All tightly secured bags placed in a Bear-Resistant Collection Cart must not","weight more than 30 pounds each.","responsible for disposal of the surplus Waste."]},{"url":"https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/65152/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 623, 2017, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge","section":"Schedule D","quotes":["Pick-up Fee for Additional Pick-up on a Weekday","$25.00/pick-up"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"},"sources_differ":"CONFLICT: the garbage page asks residents not to fill bags heavier than 75 pounds; the Solid Waste Bylaw No. 655 says 30 pounds, and the ticket schedule (s. 4.6) also uses 30 pounds. The bylaw is followed."},"fee":{"label":"Fee","value":"No separate garbage charge for taxable properties (non-taxable properties $5 per pick-up). Residential recycling collection fee: $6 a month.","short":"No garbage charge; recycling $6 a month","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/65152/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 623, 2017, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge","section":"Schedule D","quotes":["Pick-up Fee for Taxable Properties","No charge","Pick-up Fee for Non-Taxable Properties","$5.00/pick-up","Residential Tipping Fee for Recycling Collection","$6.00/month"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 655, 2017 (amended by Bylaw No. 695, 2020); fees in Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 623, 2017, Schedule D.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/3529/","title":"Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 655, 2017, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge","section":"Cover","quotes":["SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND","DISPOSAL BYLAW","No. 655, 2017","Amendment Bylaw No. 695, 2020"]}],"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 District of Tumbler Ridge collects garbage and recycling on alternating weeks: garbage one week, recycling the next. The garbage page describes recycling as bi-weekly on your regular collection day. No organics collection is mentioned. A downloadable recycle and garbage calendar is on the District's garbage and recycling page.\n\n## Collection days\n\n- Tuesday: Lower Bench, Peace River Crescent and Fellers\n- Wednesday: Middle Bench\n- Thursday: Upper Bench\n\n## Rules ([Solid Waste Bylaw No. 655](<https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/3529/>))\n\n1. Each single-family home gets one bear-resistant garbage cart and one recycling cart (duplex 2 of each, triplex 3, fourplex 4, rowhouse one of each per unit).\n2. Set carts behind the curb or sidewalk between 6:00 p.m. the evening before and 8:00 a.m. on collection day, latched. Take them in by 9 p.m. on collection day.\n3. From April 1 to September 30, lids must be latched at all times.\n4. Garbage goes in tightly secured bags of no more than 30 pounds each, inside the cart.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The garbage page asks residents not to fill bags heavier than 75 pounds; the bylaw says 30 pounds and is followed here.\n- Fees ([Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 623](<https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/65152/>)): extra cart $150 to buy plus $175 a year for pick-up; one free replacement of each cart every ten years, then $150. Additional pick-up: $25 on a weekday, $50 on a weekend or holiday.\n- A $50 ticket applies to putting a cart out the night before or not bringing it in by 9 p.m.\n- Cart sizes are not stated. Yard trimmings cannot go in the garbage cart.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca/p/-garbage-pick-up-recycling","title":"Garbage and Recycling, District of Tumbler Ridge","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/3529/","title":"Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 655, 2017, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/65152/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 623, 2017, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/28324/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 560, 2011, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge","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/tumbler-ridge/garbage-collection/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/garbage-collection.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/garbage-collection.json"}}