Zeballos garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits
When is garbage collected in Zeballos, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?
Short answer
Zeballos has no curbside garbage pickup. Bagged household garbage goes in community dumpsters around the village, open 24/7 and picked up twice weekly. The recycling depot is open Monday to Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Key facts
| How often | No curbside garbage pickup. Bagged household garbage goes in community dumpsters, which are picked up twice weekly. Recycling depot open Monday to Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Solid Waste Management; Community Facilities (Recycling Depot), Zeballos Recycling Depot · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingThere is no curbside garbage pick up in Zeballos. These dumpsters are picked up twice weekly and brought to the landfill. Hours: Monday to Saturday 8:30 to 4:30 pm |
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| Finding your day | No collection days: there is no curbside pickup. Dumpsters around the community take bagged household garbage 24/7.Solid Waste Management · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingDumpsters are located around the community, where bagged household garbage can be disposed of 24/7. There is no curbside garbage pick up in Zeballos. |
| Carts | No carts are provided: there is no curbside pickup. Bagged household garbage goes in the dumpsters located around the community, open 24/7.Solid Waste Management · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingDumpsters are located around the community, where bagged household garbage can be disposed of 24/7. There is no curbside garbage pick up in Zeballos. |
| Setting carts out | Not set out at the curb. Bagged household garbage is taken to the dumpsters located around the community, available 24/7.Solid Waste Management · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingDumpsters are located around the community, where bagged household garbage can be disposed of 24/7. |
| Limits and extra garbage | Not confirmed. The Village's solid waste bylaw is a scanned PDF that could not be read. |
| Fee | Annual solid waste utility charge for a single family dwelling: $85 ($7.10 monthly), with a 25% seniors discount if paid by the due date. Billed once a year with the property tax due date.Utility Billing, Solid Waste Rates; Utility Billing · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wording| Single Family Dwelling | $7.10 | $85.00 | Senior Discount | 25% discount | if paid by due date The Village of Zeballos issues Utility Bills once per year, with the due date coinciding with the Property Tax due date. |
| Bylaw | Bylaw 521, 2018 Solid Waste Rates & RegulationsSolid Waste Management · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingAccepted materials are detailed in Bylaw 521, 2018 Solid Waste Rates & Regulations. |
How it works
Zeballos has no curbside garbage pickup, so there are no collection days or carts. Bagged household garbage goes in community dumpsters around the village, open 24/7. The dumpsters are picked up twice weekly and taken to the landfill. The Village's website does not say where the dumpsters are.
Steps
- Bag your household garbage.
- Take it to a community dumpster; there is no set-out day.
- Take recycling to the recycling depot, open Monday to Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed Sunday).
Good to know
- The annual solid waste utility charge for a single family dwelling is $85 ($7.10 monthly), with a 25% seniors discount if paid by the due date. It is billed once a year with the property tax due date. These rates come from an undated utility billing page.
- The Village's website does not state any limit on garbage amounts. The rules are in Bylaw 521, 2018 Solid Waste Rates and Regulations, which is a scanned PDF whose text could not be read.
- Landfill tipping fees are separate; see the yard waste answer.
- No organics collection is mentioned on the pages we read.
- Ask the Village Office, 250-761-4229, about dumpster locations.
Official forms and pages
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Sources
- Solid Waste Management, Village of Zeballos (read 2026-11-08)
- Community Facilities (Recycling Depot), Village of Zeballos (read 2026-11-08)
- Utility Billing, Village of Zeballos (read 2026-11-08)
- Solid Waste Rates and Regulations Bylaw 521, 2018 (scanned PDF, text not readable) (read 2026-11-08)
- Contact Us, Village of Zeballos (read 2026-11-08)
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