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title: "Vanderhoof garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits"
question: "When is garbage collected in Vanderhoof, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?"
place: Vanderhoof, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/vanderhoof
category: Garbage, recycling and waste
owner: municipal
owner_body: District of Vanderhoof
sources_read: 2026-11-08
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# Vanderhoof garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits

**Question:** When is garbage collected in Vanderhoof, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?

**Short answer:** Vanderhoof's District collects garbage from residential bins once a week, by zone, in its service area. Each customer gets one 240 L bin. Check the garbage map on the District's Public Works page for your day, or call 250-567-4711. Put bins out by 8:00 a.m.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Vanderhoof, https://vanderhoof.ca)  
**Cost:** Annual cost per the Public Works page: $115.92 (120 L), $208.45 (240 L), $308.68 (360 L). Residents 65 or older pay 85%. A 10% charge applies to late payment. Extra bins cost more.  
**How long:** One pick up a week.  
**Where:**
- Online: Public Works page (garbage map, under Curbside Solid Waste Collection), https://vanderhoof.ca/municipal-hall/public-works/
- Phone: Municipal Office (collection day, lost or stolen bins), 250-567-4711
- In person: Waste Transfer Station (run by the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako), 650 Dump Road, Vanderhoof

## Key facts

- **How often:** Residential customers get one pick up a week. Recycling is available at the Waste Transfer Station (run by RecycleBC); no curbside recycling or organics collection is mentioned.
  - Source: [Residential Solid Waste Collection Service Bylaw No. 1162, 2016 (PDF, consolidated to July 8, 2019), s. 8(a)](https://vanderhoof.civicweb.net/document/69391/)
  - Official wording: "Residential customers will have one (1) pick up a week."
  - Source: [Public Works, Solid Waste; Recycling](https://vanderhoof.ca/municipal-hall/public-works/)
  - Official wording: "Recycling is also available at the Waste Transfer Station and is operated by RecycleBC."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Finding your day:** Pickup is by zone. Check the garbage map on the District's Public Works page, under Curbside Solid Waste Collection, or phone the District office at 250-567-4711.
  - Source: [Holiday garbage collection, Holiday Garbage Collection notice, Dec 19, 2024](https://vanderhoof.ca/holiday-garbage-collection/)
  - Official wording: "If you are uncertain about your pickup zone, please refer to the map on our Public Works page under “Curbside Solid Waste Collection”."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Carts:** Bylaw sizes are 120 L, 240 L and 360 L; each residential customer gets one 240 L bin, and extra bins cost more. The District's Public Works page says only medium-sized bins are currently available. Lost or stolen bins are replaced at the owner's cost; call 250-567-4711.
  - Source: [Residential Solid Waste Collection Service Bylaw No. 1162, 2016 (PDF, consolidated to July 8, 2019), s. 7(a), 7(b)](https://vanderhoof.civicweb.net/document/69391/)
  - Official wording: "Every residential customer will be supplied one (1) 240 L bin." … "i. 120 Litre" … "iii. 360 Litre" … "Bins that have been lost or stolen will result in the cost of a replacement bin."
  - Source: [Public Works, Solid Waste](https://vanderhoof.ca/municipal-hall/public-works/)
  - Official wording: "Please call 250-567-4711 to report your issue." … "*Only medium-sized bins are currently available.*" … "Residents are responsible for the replacement cost if the bin is lost or stolen"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Setting carts out:** Place bins on the street by 8:00 a.m. on collection day, no more than 1.0 metre from the edge of the roadway. Remove empty bins after collection and keep them on the property.
  - Source: [Residential Solid Waste Collection Service Bylaw No. 1162, 2016 (PDF, consolidated to July 8, 2019), s. 6(b)-(d)](https://vanderhoof.civicweb.net/document/69391/)
  - Official wording: "All bins must be placed on the street, no later than 8:00 am on the day of collection." … "Under no circumstances shall the bin be placed greater" … "Remove empty bins from the street after collection and keep the bins on the property"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Limits and extra garbage:** No weight limit or extra-bag tag system is stated. Restricted materials (those the RDBN Vanderhoof Transfer Station does not accept) must not be placed in a bin; such bins may not be collected. Additional bins can be had for an additional fee.
  - Source: [Residential Solid Waste Collection Service Bylaw No. 1162, 2016 (PDF, consolidated to July 8, 2019), s. 7(a), 9](https://vanderhoof.civicweb.net/document/69391/)
  - Official wording: "Additional bins can be acquired from the municipality by paying an additional fee." … "No person shall place any restricted materials in a bin."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fee:** Annual cost per the District's Public Works page: $115.92 (120 L), $208.45 (240 L), $308.68 (360 L). The 2019 bylaw schedule lists $94.25, $196.50 and $251 and says rates rise by at least CPI yearly. Residents 65 or older pay 85%; a 10% charge applies to late payment. (Sources differ: The District's Public Works page lists higher annual costs: Large 360 L $308.68, Medium 240 L $208.45, Small 120 L $115.92. The bylaw's Schedule A is the 2019 consolidation, and the bylaw says rates rise by at least CPI each year, so the page figures are probably the current ones. Confirm with the District (250-567-4711).)
  - Source: [Residential Solid Waste Collection Service Bylaw No. 1162, 2016 (PDF, consolidated to July 8, 2019), s. 11(d)-(f); Schedule A](https://vanderhoof.civicweb.net/document/69391/)
  - Official wording: "will be subject to a 10% late payment charge." … "will pay 85% of the normal residential rate as stated in" … "Annual billing will be increased by a minimum of the CPI annually." … "$94.25 $196.50 $251.00"
  - Source: [Public Works, Solid Waste](https://vanderhoof.ca/municipal-hall/public-works/)
  - Official wording: "Small Bin – 120L" … "$115.92" … "Annual Cost for Pick-up" … "$308.68" … "$208.45"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Residential Solid Waste Collection Service Bylaw No. 1162, 2016 (consolidated to July 8, 2019)
  - Source: [Residential Solid Waste Collection Service Bylaw No. 1162, 2016 (PDF, consolidated to July 8, 2019), s. 13](https://vanderhoof.civicweb.net/document/69391/)
  - Official wording: "District of Vanderhoof Residential Solid Waste Collection Bylaw No. 1162,"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The District of Vanderhoof collects garbage from residential customers within its designated service area, one pick up a week, under the [Residential Solid Waste Collection Service Bylaw No. 1162, 2016](https://vanderhoof.civicweb.net/document/69391/). Pickup is by zone. No curbside recycling or organics collection is mentioned. Recycling is taken at the Waste Transfer Station, 650 Dump Road, which the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako runs (recycling by Recycle BC).

## Steps

1. Find your collection day on the garbage map on the District's [Public Works page](https://vanderhoof.ca/municipal-hall/public-works/), under Curbside Solid Waste Collection, or call 250-567-4711.
2. Place bins on the street by 8:00 a.m. on collection day, no more than 1.0 metre from the edge of the roadway.
3. Remove empty bins after collection and keep them on the property.

## Good to know

- Bin sizes in the bylaw are 120 L, 240 L and 360 L. Each residential customer gets one 240 L bin. The Public Works page says only medium-sized bins are currently available.
- Lost or stolen bins are replaced at the owner's cost; call 250-567-4711.
- No weight limit or extra-bag tag system is stated. Restricted materials (those the transfer station does not accept) must not go in a bin, and such bins may not be collected.
- Fees: the bylaw's schedule (2019) lists lower rates ($94.25, $196.50 and $251) than the Public Works page. The bylaw says rates rise by at least CPI yearly, so confirm current rates with the District.

## Official forms and pages

- [Residential Solid Waste Collection Service Bylaw No. 1162, 2016 (PDF)](https://vanderhoof.civicweb.net/document/69391/)

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## Sources

- [Residential Solid Waste Collection Service Bylaw No. 1162, 2016 (PDF, consolidated to July 8, 2019), District of Vanderhoof](https://vanderhoof.civicweb.net/document/69391/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Public Works, District of Vanderhoof](https://vanderhoof.ca/municipal-hall/public-works/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Holiday garbage collection, District of Vanderhoof](https://vanderhoof.ca/holiday-garbage-collection/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Contact, District of Vanderhoof](https://vanderhoof.ca/municipal-hall/contact/) (read 2026-11-08)

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