FAQ's
When is my garbage collection day?
Who do I call if my garbage wasn't picked up?
How much garbage can I put out each week?
What do I do if I have more garbage for collection
than will fit
into my grey lid
wheeled garbage
cart?
What should I not put in my garbage?
Will my garbage collection day change on a holiday?
Will my garbage still be picked up if I place it out in bags other than
standard garbage bags? (For example, bags from retail or grocery stores).
If I have a small appliance such as a TV, microwave or VCR, can I put it
out with my regular curbside garbage collection?
When is my garbage collection day?
To determine when your garbage collection day is,
view a map of your area, or
contact your waste hauler. You may also use the website online
map system to determine your regular curbside garbage and recycling collection day.
Follow the link to the
RDCO Web Maps and follow the directions.
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Who do I call if my garbage wasn't picked up?
You should call the waste hauler
for your area.
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How much garbage can I put out each week?
With the
automated
wheeled cart
collection
program,
each week
you may
place one
wheeled cart
(with the
grey lid) at
the curb
with the lid
closed.
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What do I do if I have more
garbage
than
will fit
into the
grey lid
wheeled
garbage
cart?
You can
set out
two
extra
bags of
garbage provided they are
tagged with special tag-a-bag
stickers.
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What should I not put in my garbage?
Items that can be recycled should not be put into your garbage. These items include
tin cans, aluminum, boxboard and heavy paper, glass jars and bottles
(which
may
be
recycled
at
Kirschner
Road
recycling
depot
or
Boucherie
Bottle
Depot
2711
Kyle
Road), books and
magazines, writing paper, phone books, No. 2 cloudy
and
other
numbered plastics, beverage containers,
corrugated cardboard and newspapers. For a complete list of recyclable items and
recycling options,
view a copy of our Recycling Directory.
Hazardous materials must not be
put into your garbage
(Link
to
Hazardous
Product
Identification
Information). These include, but are not limited to, items such as pesticides,
flammable liquids and gasoline, paint, pool chemicals and computer parts. For information
on disposal options for hazardous materials,
click here.
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Will my garbage collection day change on a holiday?
Garbage collection service will change for Christmas Day and New Years Day only.
Garbage collection remains the same for all other holidays throughout the year.
For information on changes to your garbage collection service during the Christmas
season, please view the holiday
schedule.
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Will my garbage still be picked up if I place it out in bags other than the standard
garbage bags? (For example, bags from retail or grocery stores).
No.
Under the Automated Collection program, garbage will only be collected in the grey wheeled garbage container. However, up to two additional bags of garbage with tag-a-bag stickers attached may be placed by each household at the curb for weekly pickup. Here is the link to the list of locations that you may purchase additional tag-a-bag
stickers.
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If I have a small appliance such as a TV, microwave or VCR, can I put it out with
my regular curbside garbage collection?
If your small appliance is made mostly of metal, you should first contact a local metal recycler to see if they will accept it for recycling ( Knox Mountain Metals - (250) 763-6502, Action Metals - (250) 765-6607, Dead Metal Recycling - (250) 808-4955. If your small appliance is made
mostly of plastic, you can include it in your regular curbside garbage collection
as long as your garbage fits inside the grey lid wheeled cart. Safely recycle your old computer, monitor, printer,
fax machine or television through the Encorp
Electronics Return-It program.
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