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#### Municipal Services
# Garbage and Recycling
The Village of Valemount provides a weekly curbside garbage collection service to all residents of the Village. Garbage collection containers are leased to residents for a nominal annual fee. In order to ensure proper collection of household waste, please place all garbage in the Village leased collection containers.
Annual garbage collection fees are included on the utility notice and are payable by December 31st of the respective year. If paid before March 10, an 8% discount will be applied to the annual fee.
#### Bylaws
* Bylaw 697, 2013 Solid Waste Collection
### Garbage Pickup
Your collection container should be placed curbside, in plain view, with the lid closed, within 1 meter of the curb. Containers should be placed outside by 7:00 am on the day of collection. Containers placed after 7:00 am on collection day may not be collected.
Please do not place your garbage bins on the curb until the morning of collection day. Collection containers left out overnight can attract bears and other wildlife.
Don't know your collection day? Give the Village Office a call.
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### Spring Clean Up - May 19-22, 2026
May 19 to 22, the Village is once again offering curbside pickup of household waste, yard waste, and scrap metal.
**Acceptable Items:** Household waste, cooking stoves, dishwashers, washers, dryers, yard waste.
**Prohibited Materials:** Hazardous materials, liquids, chemicals, items with freon (fridges), electronics (e.g. TVs, computers, stereos), demolition, land clearing, or construction waste.
To participate:
1. **Book your pickup** with the village office at 250-566-4435 before noon on May 19.
2. Place your items curbside on village right-of-way, before noon on May 19.
Click HERE for a complete list of acceptable/prohibited items.
### Valemount Regional Transfer Station
The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George operates a waste transfer station north of Valemount, which accepts commercial and household waste, as well as recycling.
Members of the public can drop off small loads of household waste free of charge. Commercial haulers are required to pay a tipping fee, which is determined by vehicle type and load volume.
For tipping fees, hours of operation and accepted materials, please visit the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George (RDFFG) website for more information.
* Regional Transfer Stations
* Valemount Transfer Station Brochure
* Regional Solid Waste Management Plan
### Recycling
The Valemount Transfer Station provides recycling service for:
* printed paper, paper packaging, corrugated cardboard, cartons and paper cups
* plastic containers, metal containers
* white and colour foam packaging
* plastic bags and overwrap, other flexible plastic packaging
* glass bottles and jars
Please see the attached brochure for a list of recyclable items accepted by the Transfer Station.
* Recycle-BC-Material-List-2025-English
Other recycling can be taken to the the Valemount Recycling Center (Return-it depot) located at 993 Ash Street. See attached link for full details including accepted items and hours of operation.
* Valemount Recycling Center
### Village of Valemount
735 Cranberry Lake Road
PO Box 168
Valemount, BC V0E 2Z0
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### Office Hours
Open Monday to Friday,
8:45 am to 12:30 pm &
1:30 pm to 4:15 pm.
Closed on statutory holidays.
#### Public Works Emergency after hours
Phone: 877.704.2242
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#### Village Office
Telephone: 250.566.4435
Fax: 250.566.4249
### The Village of Valemount is committed to ensuring **digital accessibility** for people with disabilities.