Garbage & recycling — Fort St. James, British Columbia
When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?
In the District Municipality of Fort St. James, British Columbia, garbage & recycling rules are set by Garbage Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 832, 2006 (office consolidation June 10, 2024), verified 2026-10-26. Fee: Charges set out in Schedule "A"; Solid Waste User Rates 2021-2025 are paid twice annually; residential per dwelling unit $69.70 (2021) to $75.44 (2025). Collection schedule: Residential garbage collected once each week on the same day; commercial garbage collected three times each service period on the same days each week.
Garbage Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 832, 2006 (office consolidation June 10, 2024)
adopted bylaw
collection schedule
Residential garbage collected once each week on the same day; commercial garbage collected three times each service period on the same days each week.
Charges set out in Schedule "A"; Solid Waste User Rates 2021-2025 are paid twice annually; residential per dwelling unit $69.70 (2021) to $75.44 (2025).
Schedule "A"; s. 14.1
scout note
Mandatory District garbage collection (s.5): residential weekly, commercial three times per period. Cans max 77 L and 22 kg, out by 7:00 a.m., lidded (s.10). Unacceptable materials include hazardous, biomedical, construction waste, batteries (s.9). Rates billed twice yearly: residential $75.44 (2025); seniors 25% discount (s.14.5.2). Schedule A runs only to 2025.
Garbage Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 832, 2006 (bylaws page)
District bylaw page for 832.
Solid Waste Rates Bylaw No. 1098, 2025
Solid waste rates bylaw (signed scan, text not machine-readable).