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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?"
place: Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Garbage, recycling and waste
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owner_body: District of Tumbler Ridge
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# 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?

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Tumbler Ridge, https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca)  
**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:**
- Phone: Public Works Shop, 250-242-3574
- In person: Town Hall front desk, 305 Iles Way, Tumbler Ridge, BC V0C 2W0 (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

## Key facts

- **How often:** 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.
  - Source: [Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 655, 2017, consolidated, s. 3.1](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/3529/)
  - Official wording: "service will be provided on a weekly basis, alternating between the collection of" … "Garbage one week and the collection of Recyclables the following week."
  - Source: [Garbage and Recycling, Curbside Recycling](https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca/p/-garbage-pick-up-recycling)
  - Official wording: "Recycling collection will be collected bi-weekly on your regular collection day, alternating with Solid Waste collection."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Finding your day:** 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.
  - Source: [Garbage and Recycling, Garbage Pickup](https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca/p/-garbage-pick-up-recycling)
  - Official wording: "Tuesday: Lower Bench, Peace River Crescent and Fellers" … "Wednesday: Middle Bench" … "Thursday: Upper Bench" … "To download the calendar click here"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Carts:** 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.
  - Source: [Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 655, 2017, consolidated, s. 7.1, 7.4](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/3529/)
  - Official wording: "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."
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 623, 2017, consolidated, Schedule D](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/65152/)
  - Official wording: "Replacement of Bear-Resistant Collection Cart" … "$150.00" … "Pick-up Fee for Additional Bear-Resistant Collection Cart" … "$175.00/year"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Setting carts out:** 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.
  - Source: [Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 655, 2017, consolidated, ss. 7.3, 7.8, 8.5](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/3529/)
  - Official wording: "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."
  - Source: [Garbage and Recycling, Garbage Pickup](https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca/p/-garbage-pick-up-recycling)
  - Official wording: "placed into your bear-resistant collection cart with both latches clipped before 8 a.m."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Limits and extra garbage:** 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. (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.)
  - Source: [Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 655, 2017, consolidated, ss. 4.5, 4.6, 4.10, 8.4](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/3529/)
  - Official wording: "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."
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 623, 2017, consolidated, Schedule D](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/65152/)
  - Official wording: "Pick-up Fee for Additional Pick-up on a Weekday" … "$25.00/pick-up"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fee:** No separate garbage charge for taxable properties (non-taxable properties $5 per pick-up). Residential recycling collection fee: $6 a month.
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 623, 2017, consolidated, Schedule D](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/65152/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** 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.
  - Source: [Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 655, 2017, consolidated, Cover](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/3529/)
  - Official wording: "SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND" … "DISPOSAL BYLAW" … "No. 655, 2017" … "Amendment Bylaw No. 695, 2020"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The 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.

## Collection days

- Tuesday: Lower Bench, Peace River Crescent and Fellers
- Wednesday: Middle Bench
- Thursday: Upper Bench

## Rules ([Solid Waste Bylaw No. 655](<https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/3529/>))

1. 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).
2. 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.
3. From April 1 to September 30, lids must be latched at all times.
4. Garbage goes in tightly secured bags of no more than 30 pounds each, inside the cart.

## Good to know

- The garbage page asks residents not to fill bags heavier than 75 pounds; the bylaw says 30 pounds and is followed here.
- 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.
- A $50 ticket applies to putting a cart out the night before or not bringing it in by 9 p.m.
- Cart sizes are not stated. Yard trimmings cannot go in the garbage cart.

## Official forms and pages

- [Garbage and Recycling, District of Tumbler Ridge](https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca/p/-garbage-pick-up-recycling)
- [Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 655, 2017, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/3529/)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 623, 2017, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/65152/)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 560, 2011, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/28324/)

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## Sources

- [Garbage and Recycling, District of Tumbler Ridge](https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca/p/-garbage-pick-up-recycling) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 655, 2017, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/3529/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 623, 2017, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/65152/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 560, 2011, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/28324/) (read 2026-11-08)

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