Garbage and Recycling

Curbside garbage collection

The City of Trail, through a contractor, operates a weekly garbage collection for all households and some commercial businesses in Trail for an annual fee.

The limit is two (2) cans / bags per parcel of land per week. Additional bags may be purchased at City Hall for $4/bag to increase the amount of garbage that can be collected. There is a 50 pound limit per bag. If a bag left for pick-up exceeds this limit, the driver will tag the bag and not take it.

Curbside garbage collection schedule
Location	Collection Day
West Trail	Tuesdays
East Trail Upper 5th Avenue Lower McBride Street	Wednesdays
Shavers Bench Miral Heights Glenmerry	Thursdays
Sunningdale Tadanac Downtown Waneta	Fridays

Stay healthy and take preventative measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 - All garbage must be bagged, even if placed in garbage cans. Unbagged garbage will not be collected.
Be Bear Aware - Keep your garbage in a secure area until the morning of your collection day.

Curbside recycling collection

Recycle BC is responsible for residential recycling for the City of Trail and operates this program through a local contractor.

View the Recycling curbside collection map, schedule, and guide here

For information on how the program works, visit the Recycle BC website at www.recyclebc.ca for information as to what can be recycled curb side and what needs to be brought to a depot. There is also an address search tool where you can easily determine your collection schedule.
To obtain recycling bags or blue boxes, please contact GFL Environmental at 250-367-0099 and they would be happy to deliver directly to your door.

Landfill

Location

The McKelvey Creek Regional Landfill is operated by the RDKB and serves all communities in the Greater Trail area and is located at1900 Highway 3B in Trail.

Hours of Operations and Contacts

Weekdays: 7:00 am to 5:00 pm
Weekends: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Statutory Holidays: Closed
Payment accepted: Cash, Visa, Master Card, Debit.
Phone: 250-368-9148

Tipping Fees

Major appliance recycling

As of May 1, 2019 there is no charge for recycling some Major Appliances at RDKB landfills and transfer stations.
The RDKB has partnered with the Major Appliances Recycling Roundtable (MARR) to be a depot for their regulated products. These include: Stoves, Dishwashers, Clothing Dryers, Washing Machines, Built-in Range Hoods & Microwaves, Installed Cooking Surfaces and Waters Dispensers, Trash Compactors and Garburators.
Appliances that contain Ozone Depleting Substances (fridges, freezers, coolers, air conditioners) are not accepted a the McKelvey Creek Landfill and must be taken to Tervita at the Waneta Industrial Park. Read more details here.