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Residential Curbside Collection &
Disposal
Bylaw 1408
Effective September 2023
Consolidated to December 2025
This version of this bylaw is a consolidation of amendments to the original bylaw as of the date specified.
This consolidation is done for the convenience of users and accurately reflects the status of this bylaw as
of the specified date of this consolidation but must not be construed as the original bylaw and is not
admissible in Court unless specifically certified by the Corporate Officer for the City of Castlegar. Persons
interested in the definitive wording of this bylaw and its amendments should view the original bylaws at
the City of Castlegar.
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Bylaw 1408
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A bylaw to establish the rates, conditions and terms for residential curbside
collection and disposal of garbage, recycling, and organic material.
WHEREAS Section 64 of the Community Charter authorizes the Council of the City of Castlegar to
require persons to use a garbage, recycling and organics collection and disposal service on behalf of
the municipality:
NOW THEREFORE the Municipal Council of the City of Castlegar, in open meeting assembled enacts
as follows:
Citation
1)
The Bylaw may be cited as the "Residential Curbside Collection and Disposal Bylaw No.1408".
Definitions
2)
In the Bylaw and schedules attached hereto, unless the context otherwise requires, the
following definitions apply:
"Banned Items" means all items that are currently strictly prohibited from disposal at designated
facilities.
"Bi-weekly Collection" means collection every second week (also known as every-other-week
collection).
"City" means the City of Castlegar.
"Collection Area" means those lands within the boundaries of the City on which eligible
properties are located.
"Collection Cart" means a collection cart supplied by the City that is specifically designed for
automated collection.
"Curbside Collection" means the collection of garbage, recyclable materials and organic
materials from collection carts and containers placed at the curb adjacent to eligible properties.
"Curbside Collection Materials" means garbage, recyclable materials and organic materials as
defined under this bylaw.
"Curbside Collection Service Provider" means any person who is under contract to the City to
collect garbage, recyclable materials, and organic material within the City.
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"Designated Facility" means the delivery point, designated by the City, for each of the waste
streams as follows:
a)
Garbage - Ootischenia Landfill operated by the Regional District of Central Kootenay
at 671 Columbia Road, Castlegar.
b)
Organic Materials - Ootischenia Landfill organics transfer area operated by the
Regional District of Central Kootenay at 671 Columbia Road, Castlegar.
c)
Recyclable Materials - Recycle BC post-collection facility designated by Recycle BC.
"Director of Municipal Services" means the person appointed as such by the Council of the City
and any person delegated by that person to assist in carrying out the duties under this bylaw.
"Eligible Property" means a residential dwelling premise that is eligible for residential curbside
collection as established and set out under this bylaw.
"Fee" includes any fee authorized under the City of Castlegar Fees and Charges Bylaw, as
amended, and the Community Charter.
"Fixed Day Schedule" means a residential curbside collection schedule that provides collection
service on the same day of the week for an eligible property.
"Food Waste" means compostable dairy products, egg shells, fruit and vegetable scraps, meat,
bones, fish, seafood shells, noodles, rice, beans, grains, bread, small amounts of oil and fat
(soaked in paper towel or newspaper), teabags, coffee grounds and filters, and includes food
tissues, paper towels, food soiled paper, compostable paper take-out containers, food soiled
paper and pizza boxes, and other material originating from eligible properties, as identified by
the designated facility.
"Garbage" means discarded matter and includes refuse, waste, noxious, offensive, and
unwholesome materials, but does not include organic materials, recyclable materials, ICI waste
or prohibited and hazardous materials.
"Garbage Collection" means the bi-weekly collection of garbage under the provisions of this
bylaw.
"Garbage Collection Cart" means the collection cart provided by the City to each eligible property
for garbage to be set at the curb for collection.
"ICI Waste" means discarded matter generated by the Institutional, Commercial, and Industrial
sectors.
"In-Scope PPP" means the separated recyclable printed papers and container packaging
generated by eligible properties as described in the City's contract with Recycle BC, and such
other materials identified as in-scope PPP by the City and broadly defined in Schedule B of this
Bylaw. In-scope PPP does not include recyclable materials generated by the Institutional,
Commercial or Industrial sectors.
"Organics Collection" means the weekly collection of organic materials under the provisions of
this bylaw.
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"Organic Materials" means food waste, vegetative matter, yard and garden waste, and other
residential organic wastes for inclusion in curbside collection.
"Organics Collection Cart" means the collection cart provided by the City to each eligible
property for organics materials to be set at the curb for collection.
"PPP" means packaging and printed paper from residential sources identified in a stewardship
plan approved by the Ministry of Environment (British Columbia) under the Recycling Regulation.
"Primary Residential Dwelling Unit" means the primary residence on a residential property. A
property may have multiple primary residential dwelling units (e.g., apartments, strata lots,
condominiums, etc.).
"Property Owner" means the registered owner of any lands and eligible properties situated
within the collection area and shall, where applicable, include the agent, executor or
administrator of such owner or the lessee or occupier of the property.
"Recyclable Materials" means in-scope PPP.
"Recycle BC" means the producer responsibility organization that has contracted the City to
provide curbside residential recyclable materials collection of in-scope PPP.
"Recycling Collection" means the bi-weekly collection of recyclable materials under the
provisions of this bylaw.
"Recycling Container" means the container(s) supplied to eligible properties for household
storage and curbside set-out of recyclable materials as follows:
(a)
a rigid plastic container manufactured for the containment of recyclable material
including, without limitation, the "blue box" distributed by the City for use as a receptacle
for recyclable material,
(b)
the "blue bag" distributed by the City for use as a receptacle for recyclable material,
(c)
any other container used for recyclable material, the design of which has been
approved by the Director of Municipal Services, for use as a receptacle for recyclable
material.
"Refurbished Collection Cart" means a cart made from material of previously damaged carts
that help reduce cost and waste.
"Residential Dwelling Premise" means individual dwelling units and includes single family
dwellings, two family dwellings, triplexes, fourplexes and City approved individually serviced
units of apartments or condominiums.
"Secondary Suite" means a self-contained dwelling unit with its own kitchen and bathroom,
which is separate from the primary residential dwelling unit in a house. It can be located either
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within the primary residential dwelling unit or in an accessory building on the same lot as the
primary residential dwelling unit.
"Yard and Garden Waste" means all organic material produced by a yard or garden including
grass clippings, hedge and tree pruning material, small twigs, chipped tree waste, weeds and
material from flower beds and vegetable gardens, which fit in the organics collection cart and
that do not exceed the dimensions of 30 cm (1 foot) in length and 5 cm (2 inches) in diameter as
specified by the designated facility.
"Yard Waste Disposal Site" refers to the location designated by the City for depositing excess
yard waste located at 2161 - 6th Avenue, Castlegar.
General Provisions
1.
No person within the collection area shall dispose of curbside collection materials except in
accordance with the provisions of this bylaw.
2.
No person shall place curbside collection materials with the curbside collection materials of
others or place curbside collection materials in collection carts or recycling containers owned
by others without that owner's permission.
3.
No person shall dispose of curbside collection materials contrary to the provisions of this
bylaw.
4.
No person shall place garbage in an organics collection cart or recycling container, nor organics
in a garbage collection cart or recycling container, nor recycling in a garbage or organics
collection cart.
Collection - General
5.
Every eligible property within the collection area shall use the curbside collection system
established by the City pursuant to this bylaw. Each eligible property will be provided with
collection carts and containers as follows:
a)
One 242 L (64 gallon) bear resistant organics collection cart.
b)
One 121 L (32 gallon) bear resistant garbage collection cart.
c)
Two recycling containers.
6.
Property owners of an eligible property may apply to the City for a second 121 L garbage
collection cart. Additional fees for the extra cart, a one-time administration fee, and an
additional annual collection fee will be charged as detailed in Schedule A of this bylaw.
7.
Notwithstanding section 5, a property owner of an eligible property may be granted a waiver
of service by applying to City Council.
8.
The City or a curbside collection service provider shall pick-up curbside collection materials
from eligible properties, provided it conforms to the terms of this bylaw, on a fixed day
schedule as follows:
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a)
Organics on a weekly collection frequency.
b)
Garbage on a bi-weekly collection frequency.
c)
Recyclable materials on a bi-weekly collection frequency on the alternate week to
garbage collection.
9.
Every property owner of premises other than residential dwelling premises shall provide for a
system of waste collection, removal, and disposal for their premises consistent with any
applicable Federal, Provincial, Regional District, or Municipal regulations that may apply.
Collection Cart Inspection, Ownership and Locking Requirements
10.
Every property owner of an eligible property must make their collection cart accessible for
inspection upon the request of the City.
11.
Every property owner of an eligible property must use only a collection cart that is supplied
by the City.
12.
Collection carts remain the property of the City.
13.
Collection carts are assigned to a specific address and must remain with the property.
14.
The property owner of an eligible property is responsible for the costs of any damage to a
collection cart caused by willful or accidental damage to the cart that is not caused by normal
wear and tear or actions of the curbside collection service provider.
15.
Should a collection cart be damaged beyond repair due to wildlife, one replacement collection
cart shall be provided and the cost for any subsequent collection cart replacements shall be
the responsibility of the property owner of an eligible property.
Collection Carts - Location and Access Requirements
16.
Carts shall be always kept on the owner's property and shall not encroach upon or project
over any street, lane or public place except when placed on such street or lane for the purpose
of collection under this bylaw.
17.
For collection purposes, all collection carts must be placed next to the lane, or the boulevard
or at a place designated by the Director of Municipal Services.
18.
Collection carts intended for collection on the lane abutting the property shall be placed as
close to the travelled portion of the lane as possible without creating an obstruction to traffic.
19.
Collection carts intended for collection on the boulevard in front of the premises shall be
placed as close as possible to the curb, or where no curb is present, the roadway portion of
the highway, without creating an obstruction to traffic.
20.
Collection carts must be placed so as not to interfere in any way with the ordinary travel of
vehicles and pedestrians and marked bicycle lanes
21.
For collection purposes, on the morning of collection a collection cart must have its wildlife
clips unclipped and be placed in a location free from obstructions at least one meter
horizontally on all sides from another collection cart or recycling container, at least two meters
horizontally on all sides from vehicles, and three meters vertically above the cart.
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22.
Where circumstances peculiar to any premises do not permit compliance with the
requirements of this section, the City may approve an alternate location for the placing of
collection carts
23.
All collection carts shall be kept unlocked and readily accessible for emptying between the
hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on the day of collection.
24.
Collection carts shall not be unlocked or placed on any City lane, street or boulevard prior to
4:00 a.m. on the day of collection.
25.
All collection carts shall be kept on the ground level or on a platform not more than one foot
in height above ground and shall be readily accessible from the street, or lane abutting the
premises.
26.
The City may suspend collection service from properties where collection carts are repeatedly
placed contrary to the provisions of this bylaw, but such suspension shall not waive any
requirement, or abate or waive any charges or rates under the provisions of this bylaw.
Disposal Requirements
27.
No liquids shall be put in or be allowed to accumulate in any collection cart.
28.
All wet garbage, floor sweepings, ashes and sawdust or other granular materials must be in a
bag or wrapped before being place within the garbage collection cart.
29.
All solids, gases or liquids which might adhere to any collection cart, shall be separately
contained within individual disposable wrappings or containers before being placed within the
collection cart. In the case of the organics collection cart, only paper or approved cellulose
liners and containers are permitted.
30.
Ashes shall be placed in non-combustible containers separate from other garbage or
inflammable material.
Prohibited and Hazardous Materials
31.
No person shall place or mix, with any material for removal as curbside collection materials
any explosive, volatile, corrosive materials, dangerous chemicals, or any other material
dangerous to the health and/or safety of the curbside collection service provider personnel or
other members of the public.
32.
Christmas trees.
33.
Hot ashes from incinerators or burning barrels, any liquid wastes, bulk chemical composition
waste, animal cuttings or wastes, dead animals or oil, fuel, or other equipment lubricant filters
shall not be placed for residential curbside collection.
Recycling Containers - Location and Access Requirements
34.
Recycling containers are assigned to a specific address and must remain with the property.
35.
Recycling containers remain the property of the City.
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36.
The property owner of an eligible property is responsible for the costs of any damage to
recycling containers caused by willful or accidental damage that is not caused by normal wear
and tear or actions of the curbside collection service provider, as detailed in Schedule A of this
bylaw.
37.
The City or a curbside collection service provider shall pick-up recycling every other week
from residential dwelling premises provided it conforms to the terms of this bylaw.
38.
Recycling containers intended for collection on the lane abutting the premises shall be placed
as close to the travelled portion of the lane as possible without creating an obstruction to
traffic.
39.
Recycling containers intended for collection on the boulevard in front of the premises shall be
placed as close as possible to the curb, or where no curb is present, the roadway portion of
the highway, without creating an obstruction to traffic.
40.
a) For collection purposes, recycling containers must be set out or stacked in such a manner
to minimize the chance of weather scattering the recyclable material and be placed in a
location free from obstructions at least one meter horizontally on all sides from a
collection cart.
b) Recycling containers shall not be placed on any City lane, street, or boulevard prior to 4:00
a.m. on the day of collection. (Bylaw 1433)
41.
Only those recyclable materials listed in Schedule B are acceptable for deposit in a recycling
container and those materials must be separated according to the division set out in Schedule
B.
Yard Waste
42.
Yard Waste generated at a residential premises in excess of the organics collection cart
capacity, or that exceeds the permitted maximum dimensions for inclusion in the organics
collection cart, can be disposed of at the Ootischenia Landfill organics transfer area or
deposited at the City's yard waste disposal site.
Rates and Charges
43.
Property owners shall be responsible for payment of all rates for residential curbside collection
services for properties owned by them.
44.
The user rates and charges specified in Schedule "A" of this Bylaw are hereby imposed and
levied for residential curbside collection services supplied by the City. All such rates are due
and payable when invoiced.
45.
The City will replace the first collection cart damaged beyond repair by wildlife free of charge
with a refurbished one, as long as it was secured properly.
46.
A penalty of 5% (five percent) shall be imposed upon the balance of the current quarterly
installment (or any portion thereof) that is unpaid by the last day of each respective quarter.
47.
For any residential curbside collection service started after the 1st of January, the user account
will be billed for an amount equal to the annual rate prorated for the number of days remaining
in the year.
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48.
All rates and charges remaining unpaid on the 31st day of December in each year shall be added
to and form part of the taxes payable in respect of the land and improvements therein and
shall be entered on the Collector's Roll as taxes in arrears.
Enforcement
49.
The City reserves the right to refuse collection of all waste material which is not garbage,
recyclable materials, or organic materials as defined by this bylaw.
50.
The City reserves the right to perform audits of collection carts and recycling containers set
out for collection to ensure compliance with this bylaw.
51.
Any person who violates any provision of this bylaw, or who suffers or permits any act to be
done in contravention or violation of any of the provisions of this bylaw, or who neglects or
refrains from doing anything required to be done by any provision of this bylaw, commits an
offence and is liable to fines set out in the City's Municipal Ticketing Bylaw and/or Wildlife
Attractant Control Bylaw, on conviction to a fine of not more than $5,000.00.
Repeal
52.
City of Castlegar Solid Waste and Recycling Regulations and Rates Bylaw No. 1248, 2016 and all
amendments thereto are hereby repealed.
53.
This Bylaw shall take effect upon adoption thereof.
READ A FIRST TIME this 14th day of August, 2023
READ A SECOND TIME this 14th day of August, 2023
READ A THIRD TIME this 14th day of August, 2023
ADOPTED this 5th day of September, 2023
"Original Signed"
Mayor
"Original Signed"
Director of Corporate Services
List of Amending Bylaws
1433 April 1, 2025
1448 December 18, 2025
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Schedule "A"
City of Castlegar
Residential Curbside Collection and Disposal Bylaw 1408
(Bylaw 1448)
Residential Curbside Collection
2026 Annual Rate
(a) Garbage Collection
$ 160.07
(b) Additional Garbage Collection Service
$ 160.07
(c) Organics Collection
$ 156.47
(d) Recycling Collection
$ 4.65
(e) Yard Waste Facility Fee
$ 0.00
Additional Charge Fees
(a) Cart Fee (121 Litre / 242 Litre)
$ 215 / $ 230
(b) Additional Cart Fee (121 Litre / 242 Litre)
$ 215 / $ 230
(c) Additional Cart Administrative Fee
$ 100
(d) Damaged Cart Lid Replacement
$ 24
(e) Blue Box Replacement
$ 25
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SCHEDULE "B"
CITY OF CASTLEGAR
Residential Curbside Collection and Disposal Bylaw 1408
Acceptable Recyclable Materials List
Those materials approved for curbside collection under the City's agreement with Recycle BC.
Materials set out for recycling collection must be separated by into the two streams and set out for
collection in separate recycling containers.
Stream one - Categories 1, 2, and 3(b)
1
Printed Papers
2
Old Corrugated Carboard (OCC)
3(b)
Other Paper Packaging (not containing liquids when sold)
Stream two - Categories 3(a), 6 and 7
3(a)
Other Paper packaging (containing liquids when sold)
6
Other Plastic Packaging
7
Metal Packaging
The following Categories can only be recycled at Recycle BC Depots.
Categories 4, 5,8, and 9
4
Polyethylene (PE) Film Packaging
5
Polystyrene (PS) Foam Packaging
8
Glass Packaging
9
Other Flexible Plastic Packaging