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title: "Valemount garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits"
question: "When is garbage collected in Valemount, and what are the rules for containers?"
place: Valemount, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/valemount
category: Garbage, recycling and waste
owner: municipal
owner_body: Village of Valemount
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# Valemount garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits

**Question:** When is garbage collected in Valemount, and what are the rules for containers?

**Short answer:** In Valemount, the Village collects garbage weekly at the curb, but not on Saturdays, Sundays or statutory holidays. Call the Village Office at 250.566.4435 to find your collection day. Put your container out by 7:00 a.m. on collection day.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Valemount, https://valemount.ca)  
**Cost:** The annual garbage charge is billed on the utility notice (mailed in January) and is payable by December 31. There is an 8% discount if paid by March 10. The dollar amount is not stated in the readable text.  
**How long:** Weekly collection.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Village Office (find your collection day), 250.566.4435
- In person: Village Office, 735 Cranberry Lake Road, Valemount, BC V0E 2Z0 (Monday to Friday, 8:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., closed statutory holidays)
- Phone: Valemount Regional Transfer Station (Regional District of Fraser-Fort George), 250-960-4400

## Key facts

- **How often:** Garbage: weekly curbside collection for residents. No scheduled collection on Saturdays, Sundays or statutory holidays. Recycling is taken to the Valemount Regional Transfer Station or the Return-It depot; no curbside recycling or organics collection is described.
  - Source: [Garbage and Recycling](https://valemount.ca/services/garbage-recycling/)
  - Official wording: "The Village of Valemount provides a weekly curbside garbage collection service to all residents of the Village." … "The Valemount Transfer Station provides recycling service for:"
  - Source: [Solid Waste Collection Bylaw No. 697, 2013, s. 6.1, 6.6](https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/64445/)
  - Official wording: "Residential Collection Service will take place once per week." … "There will be no regularly scheduled Collection Service on Saturday, Sunday or any statutory holiday"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Finding your day:** Call the Village Office (250.566.4435) to find your collection day. No app, calendar or map is described.
  - Source: [Garbage and Recycling, Garbage Pickup](https://valemount.ca/services/garbage-recycling/)
  - Official wording: "Don’t know your collection day? Give the Village Office a call."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Carts:** The Village leases the containers to owners. Residential service gets no more than one container. A change of size is allowed once a calendar year, asked for before November 30 and effective January 1, with a fee. Owners pay to repair or replace damaged, lost or stolen containers; the Village replaces ones worn out normally.
  - Source: [Solid Waste Collection Bylaw No. 697, 2013, s. 9.2, 9.5, 9.6, 9.7, 9.10, 9.12](https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/64445/)
  - Official wording: "Recipients of Residential Collection Service will be leased not more than one Collection Container." … "The Village will replace any Collection Container that is damaged due to normal wear and tear." … "must occur prior to November 30th of the given calendar year, will take effect on January 1st of the following calendar year"
  - Source: [Garbage and Recycling](https://valemount.ca/services/garbage-recycling/)
  - Official wording: "Garbage collection containers are leased to residents for a nominal annual fee."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Setting carts out:** Put the container curbside by 7:00 a.m. on collection day, in plain view, lid closed, within 1 metre of the curb, on the driveway or boulevard (in the driveway on heavy snowfall days). Bin put out after 7:00 a.m. will not be collected that week. Do not put it out before the morning of collection day. (Sources differ: The web page says bins put out after 7:00 a.m. "may not be collected"; the bylaw says they "will not be collected" that week. The bylaw wording is used. No time to bring bins in is stated; the page warns that bins left out overnight attract bears.)
  - Source: [Garbage and Recycling, Garbage Pickup](https://valemount.ca/services/garbage-recycling/)
  - Official wording: "Your collection container should be placed curbside, in plain view, with the lid closed, within 1 meter of the curb. Containers should be placed outside by 7:00 am on the day of collection." … "Please do not place your garbage bins on the curb until the morning of collection day."
  - Source: [Solid Waste Collection Bylaw No. 697, 2013, s. 7.1(c)](https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/64445/)
  - Official wording: "will not be collected for that week of Collection Service." … "must be placed in full view and within 1 meter from the curb."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Limits and extra garbage:** Not accepted: items over 60 cm (24 in.) in any dimension, rocks, demolition materials, compostable yard waste, hazardous waste, liquids, hot or loose ashes, household batteries, and recyclables taken by the depot. No weight limit, extra-bag or tag system is stated.
  - Source: [Solid Waste Collection Bylaw No. 697, 2013, s. 11.1](https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/64445/)
  - Official wording: "items of any kind that are larger than 60 centimetres (24 inches) in any dimension" … "compostable Yard Waste" … "hot or loose ashes"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fee:** The annual garbage charge is billed on the utility notice (mailed in January) and is payable by December 31; there is an 8% discount if paid by March 10. The dollar amount is not in the readable text.
  - Source: [Garbage and Recycling](https://valemount.ca/services/garbage-recycling/)
  - Official wording: "Annual garbage collection fees are included on the utility notice and are payable by December 31st of the respective year." … "If paid before March 10, an 8% discount will be applied to the annual fee."
  - Source: [Solid Waste Collection Bylaw No. 697, 2013, s. 8.1, 8.3](https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/64445/)
  - Official wording: "A discount of eight percent (8%) shall be allowed on the yearly rate"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Village of Valemount Solid Waste Collection Bylaw No. 697, 2013 (fees in Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 869, 2023)
  - Source: [Solid Waste Collection Bylaw No. 697, 2013, s. 1.1](https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/64445/)
  - Official wording: "Bylaw No. 697, 2013, Solid Waste Collection Bylaw."
  - Source: [Solid Waste Collection Bylaw No. 697, 2013, s. 8.1](https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/64445/)
  - Official wording: "the fees established in the Village of Valemount Fees and Charges Bylaw"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The Village collects garbage weekly at the curb under its [Solid Waste Collection Bylaw No. 697](<https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/64445/>). Service goes to all owners or occupiers except undeveloped property, and owners cannot opt out. Recycling is taken to the Valemount Regional Transfer Station or the Return-It depot (Valemount Recycling Center, 993 Ash Street). No curbside recycling or organics collection is described.

## Steps

1. Call the Village Office at 250.566.4435 to find your collection day. No app, calendar or map is described.
2. Put the container curbside by 7:00 a.m. on collection day, in plain view, lid closed, within 1 metre of the curb, on the driveway or boulevard. Do not put it out before the morning of collection day.
3. On heavy snowfall days, put it in the driveway.

## Good to know

- A container put out after 7:00 a.m. will not be collected that week, according to the bylaw. The Village's web page says it "may not be collected", so confirm with the Village.
- The Village leases the containers. Residential service gets no more than one. You may change size once a calendar year: ask before November 30, effective January 1, with a fee. Owners pay to repair or replace damaged, lost or stolen containers.
- Not accepted: items over 60 cm (24 in.) in any dimension, rocks, demolition materials, compostable yard waste, hazardous waste, liquids, hot or loose ashes, household batteries, and recyclables taken by the depot.
- No weight limit, extra-bag or tag system is stated.
- The Village's page warns that bins left out overnight attract bears.
- Cart sizes and the fee amount are not in the readable text. Ask the Village Office.

## Official forms and pages

- [Garbage and Recycling, Village of Valemount](https://valemount.ca/services/garbage-recycling/)
- [Solid Waste Collection Bylaw No. 697, 2013 (PDF), Village of Valemount](https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/64445/)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 869, 2023 (PDF), Village of Valemount](https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/96759/)

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## Sources

- [Garbage and Recycling, Village of Valemount](https://valemount.ca/services/garbage-recycling/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Solid Waste Collection Bylaw No. 697, 2013 (PDF), Village of Valemount](https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/64445/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 869, 2023 (PDF), Village of Valemount](https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/96759/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Valemount Regional Transfer Station, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George](https://www.rdffg.ca/ValemountRegionalTransferStation) (read 2026-11-08)

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