Wells garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits
When is garbage collected in Wells, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?
In Wells, residential garbage is collected on Thursdays by a contractor hired by the District. Put refuse in a garbage bag inside a closed garbage can by 7 a.m. on pickup day. For larger items or missed days, use the Wells Transfer Station at 10720 Barkerville Hwy.
Key facts
| How often | Residential garbage: Thursdays. Commercial: Thursdays, with extra collection on Mondays from June 1 to Sept 30. Recycling goes to the Recycling Depot run by the Wells and Area Community Association.Garbage and Recycling, Garbage and Recycling pages · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingResidential: Thursdays Commercial: Thursdays, with additional collection on Monday from June 1 to Sept 30 The Recycling Depot is operated locally by the Wells and Area Community Association |
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| Finding your day | Thursdays for residential; no map or app is mentioned.Garbage and Recycling, Garbage page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingGarbage collection is provided by a contractor hired by the District of Wells. For pickup, please ensure that your refuse is in a garbage bag contained in a closed garbage can by 7 am on pickup days. Collection days are: Residential: Thursdays Collection days are: Residential: Thursdays Commercial: Thursdays, with additional collection on Monday from June 1 to Sept 30 |
| Carts | Not confirmed. The District's page gives no cart sizes. |
| Setting carts out | Put refuse in a garbage bag inside a closed garbage can by 7 a.m. on pickup days.Garbage and Recycling, Garbage page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingplease ensure that your refuse is in a garbage bag contained in a closed garbage can by 7 am on pickup days |
| Limits and extra garbage | For larger items or missed collection days, take items to the Wells Transfer Station, 10720 Barkerville Hwy. Garbage bags and large items go in the transfer station bin.Garbage and Recycling, Garbage page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingFor larger items or if you miss collection days, you can dispose of items yourself at the transfer station Please ensure garbage bags and large items are disposed of in the transfer station bin |
| Fee | Annual rates: single family dwelling $36.25; apartment $36.25 per apartment; camp or RV site $20.10 per site; retail store, art gallery or theatre $42.80; hotel room without housekeeping $32.60. Restaurants and pubs pay $156.45 to $885.45 by seats.Comprehensive Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 199, 2021, Schedule E, Garbage collection rates · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingGARBAGE COLLECTION RATES ANNUAL RATE Single Family Dwelling $36.25 Camp Site or RV Site $20.10 (per site) |
| Bylaw | Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 157, 2017 (rates in Comprehensive Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 199, 2021, Schedule E)Comprehensive Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 199, 2021, Schedule E · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingAttached to and forming part of the “Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 157, 2017”, as amended or replaced from time to time |
How it works
Garbage in Wells is collected by a contractor hired by the District, under Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 157, 2017. The bylaw is not posted on wells.ca, so these details come from the District's Garbage and Recycling page. Residential garbage goes out on Thursdays. Commercial garbage is also collected on Thursdays, with extra collection on Mondays from June 1 to Sept 30. Recycling goes to the Recycling Depot run by the Wells and Area Community Association. The page mentions no organics collection.
Steps
- Put refuse in a garbage bag inside a closed garbage can.
- Set it out by 7 a.m. on Thursday.
- For larger items or if you miss a collection day, take items to the Wells Transfer Station, 10720 Barkerville Hwy. Garbage bags and large items go in the transfer station bin.
Good to know
- Annual garbage rates in Comprehensive Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 199, 2021, Schedule E: single family dwelling $36.25; apartment $36.25 per apartment; camp or RV site $20.10 per site; retail store, art gallery or theatre $42.80; hotel room without housekeeping $32.60. Restaurants and pubs pay $156.45 to $885.45 by seats. These are from 2021, so confirm with the District.
- The page gives no cart sizes, no bag limit and no time to bring cans back in.
- No collection map or app is mentioned.
Official forms and pages
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Sources
- Garbage and Recycling, District of Wells (read 2026-11-08)
- Comprehensive Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 199, 2021 (PDF), District of Wells (read 2026-11-08)
- Bylaws, District of Wells (read 2026-11-08)
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