Salmon Arm Garbage Dump: Hours, Fees, Free Drop-Offs and Pickup Schedule
The Salmon Arm Landfill is at 4290 20th Avenue SE and is operated by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, not the City. Check seasonal hours before driving, sort free recycling from paid garbage, and use Wednesday or Saturday for household hazardous waste. For curbside collection, confirm your address zone because food waste is weekly, while garbage and recycling alternate every two weeks.
Quick Answer: Use Curbside Service or the Salmon Arm City Dump?
Use the City schedule for normal household food waste, garbage, recycling and monthly yard waste. Use the CSRD Salmon Arm Landfill for self-hauled garbage, mattresses, appliances, Recycle BC depot material, hazardous products and bulky waste that the City does not collect curbside.
Normal weekly waste
Use address-specific City service: food waste weekly and garbage or recycling on alternating biweekly weeks.
One extra garbage bag
Buy a $3 garbage tag for the next garbage week, or self-haul a qualifying bag to the landfill for $3.
Depot-only recycling
Take glass jars, foam and flexible plastic packaging to a Recycle BC depot instead of the curb.
Dangerous or unusual item
Check the hazardous depot or stewardship programme before transporting batteries, fuel, paint, propane or electronics.
The City of Salmon Arm manages eligible residential curbside collection. The CSRD operates the landfill, recycling depot, Re-Use Centre and hazardous-waste depot.
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Salmon Arm Garbage Disposal: Where Should This Item Go?
Match the item before choosing the destination. A microwave, mattress, paint can and ordinary garbage bag may all fit in a vehicle, but they follow different programmes and fees.
Salmon Arm Garbage Dump Hours, Address and Closures
The official facility name is Salmon Arm Landfill. It is a scaled refuse-disposal and transfer site with recycling, mattress, car-seat, battery, hazardous-waste and reuse programmes.
4290 20th Avenue SE
Salmon Arm, BC V1E 3M1
9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Open seven days per week during the listed summer season.
9 a.m.–4 p.m.
The landfill closes one hour earlier during its winter season.
Three holidays
Christmas Day, New Year’s Day and Remembrance Day.
Wednesday and Saturday
Hazardous household products are accepted from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on those two days only.
Cash, cards and cheque
The scaled site lists cash, cheque, debit, Visa, Mastercard and American Express.
Operational hours can be affected by emergency, wildfire, weather or site notices. Check the current facility page or call CSRD Environmental Services at 250-832-8194.
Salmon Arm Landfill Fees Effective May 1, 2026
Ordinary garbage is not generally free. Fixed per-bag and per-item charges apply to some materials, while loose, mixed and bulky loads are charged by weight with a minimum fee.
A load containing garbage and recyclable material can be charged at the $350-per-tonne mixed-load rate. Separate packaging, metal, appliances, yard waste and hazardous products before reaching the scale.
Quick Salmon Arm Dump Cost Helper
This tool estimates only fixed charges published for common residential items. Weight-based loads must be priced at the landfill scale.
Fixed-fee items supported
- Bagged household garbage.
- Standard mattresses or box springs.
- Child car seats.
- Scrap-metal-only visit.
- Small residential yard-waste visit.
- Built-in or over-the-range microwave.
Where Can You Throw Away Garbage for Free in Salmon Arm?
There is no general free disposal programme for ordinary household garbage. Free options apply to specific recycling, appliance, hazardous-waste and seasonal yard-waste streams—not to an unsorted garbage load.
Free or stewardship-supported material
- Residential Recycle BC packaging and paper.
- Built-in and participating large household appliances.
- Participating small appliances and electronics.
- Household batteries.
- Books and clothing where a programme is available.
- Residential household hazardous waste.
- Invasive plants.
Not generally free
- Ordinary household garbage.
- Food waste taken to the landfill.
- Mattresses and box springs.
- Child car seats.
- Construction and demolition waste.
- Loose, mixed or bulky garbage loads.
- Re-Use Centre entry when no other paid transaction applies.
2026 free yard-waste cleanup periods
May 1–June 14, 2026
The $5 small-load site user fee is waived where the yard-waste programme is available.
September 5–October 18, 2026
The same small-load yard-waste site fee is waived during the published fall cleanup period.
Keep recycling and stewardship products separated from garbage. Tell the scale attendant about every material before unloading.
Can You Dispose of a Microwave in the Trash in Salmon Arm?
Do not put a microwave in curbside garbage or recycling. The correct free recycling route depends on whether it is a portable countertop model or a built-in kitchen appliance.
Use Bill’s Bottle Depot
Bill’s Bottle Depot accepts countertop microwaves through its small-appliance programme.
- 2840 13th Avenue SW, Salmon Arm.
- Phone: 250-832-6630.
- Monday–Saturday: 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
- Closed Sunday and holidays.
- Confirm acceptance before transporting a damaged unit.
Use the Salmon Arm Landfill
Built-in and over-the-range microwave ovens are listed as non-refrigeration appliances accepted at no charge.
- Disconnect and remove the appliance safely.
- Transport it intact.
- Secure the power cord.
- Identify it as an appliance at the scale.
- Do not mix it into ordinary garbage.
Internal high-voltage components can remain dangerous after the appliance is unplugged. Leave disassembly to the approved recycling programme.
Salmon Arm Garbage Collection Schedule Today
Select the zone shown for your address in the official 2026 guide. This helper calculates the next regular date and whether it is garbage plus food waste or recycling plus food waste. Recycle Coach remains the final address-specific source.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
2026 collection rhythm
- Food waste is collected every week.
- Garbage is collected every second week.
- Recycling alternates with garbage.
- Yard waste has separate monthly collection weeks.
- Set everything out by 7 a.m.
When searching a property with a unit number, enter only the street address. For example, search “500 2 Avenue NE” instead of “Unit 10–500 2 Avenue NE.” Contact the City if an eligible address is missing.
Salmon Arm Garbage Collection Limits and Extra Bag Tags
The official FAQ sets separate container, weight and quantity rules for each stream. A light extra bag does not become part of the regular limit simply because the total weight remains low.
One 57 L City bin weekly
Maximum 10 kg or 22 lb. The small kitchen catcher must not be used at the curb.
One bag or can biweekly
Maximum 10 kg or 22 lb. A garbage can can be no larger than 120 litres.
Unlimited bins biweekly
Each open bin must be 120 litres or smaller and weigh no more than 10 kg or 22 lb.
Unlimited paper bags
Each paper yard-waste bag must weigh no more than 20 kg or 44 lb.
One additional 10 kg bag
There is no stated limit on correctly tagged extra garbage bags during a garbage collection week.
One additional 10 kg bag
Use paper or certified-compostable bags. A garbage sticker cannot be substituted because it is not compostable.
Garbage and food-waste tags are sold at City Hall, the SASCU Recreation Centre and through the City’s online ordering process.
Set-Out Rules: Collection Morning, Wildlife and Snow
Put bins and bags out by 7 a.m. on collection morning—not the night before—and retrieve them within 12 hours after collection.
Do this
- Confirm the address schedule in Recycle Coach.
- Set material out before 7 a.m.
- Keep bins on your property and visible.
- Keep roads, sidewalks and bike lanes clear.
- Bag and tie all garbage inside any garbage can.
- Place accepted recycling loose in open bins.
- Store waste securely away from wildlife afterward.
Avoid this
- Putting wildlife attractants out overnight.
- Using the indoor kitchen catcher at the curb.
- Leaving loose garbage in a can.
- Bagging curbside recycling.
- Putting lids on recycling bins.
- Exceeding weight or container limits.
- Blocking the set-out point with snow or vehicles.
The City FAQ warns that failing to follow collection-time, retrieval and secure wildlife-storage requirements may result in a $150 fine per occurrence.
If a road or set-out area is unsafe after snowfall, collection may be delayed. Leave correctly prepared material available and watch Recycle Coach for service notifications.
Salmon Arm Yard-Waste Collection Schedule 2026
Yard-waste service does not follow the normal zone weekday. Every zone must place qualifying paper bags at the curb by 7 a.m. Monday during the listed collection week.
Paper bags only
- Unlimited correctly prepared paper bags.
- Maximum 20 kg or 44 lb per bag.
- Branches up to 2.5 cm or 1 inch thick.
- Branches up to 91 cm or 3 feet long.
- Put branches loose inside the paper bag.
- Keep bags dry before collection week.
Keep these out
- Plastic or compostable-plastic bags.
- Loose or separately bundled branches.
- Food waste.
- Oversized branches.
- Commercial landscaping waste.
- Invasive weeds, which follow garbage instructions.
City-wide yard-waste collection may take most of the week. Leave correctly prepared bags at the curb and contact the collector before the end of the collection week if they remain uncollected.
Salmon Arm Recycling: Curbside vs Depot-Only Material
Accepted curbside packaging and paper can be mixed together loose in open bins. Three common packaging categories must go to a Recycle BC depot instead.
Loose packaging and paper
- Accepted paper and flattened cardboard.
- Metal food and beverage containers.
- Accepted rigid plastic packaging.
- Paper cartons and cups.
- Clean material placed loose, not bagged.
Take these to a Recycle BC depot
- Non-deposit glass bottles and jars.
- Hard foam packaging.
- Soft or squishy foam.
- Flexible plastic bags and wrappers.
- Refundable beverage containers.
Do not place batteries, propane or butane cylinders, medical sharps, electrical appliances or household hazardous products in curbside recycling.
Weekly Food-Waste Collection: Liners, Extra Waste and Missed Weeks
Use the City’s 57 L green bin
The small kitchen catcher is for indoor use and can be missed or damaged if placed outside.
Paper or certified compostable
Biodegradable and oxo-degradable plastic bags are not accepted unless they carry an approved compostable certification.
Freeze it when practical
Freezing food scraps can reduce odour and wildlife attraction until the next weekly collection.
Accepted items residents often overlook
- Meat, bones and dairy.
- Solidified fats and grease.
- Greasy pizza boxes and food-soiled paper.
- Paper towel, napkins and tissues.
- Small untreated wooden items such as toothpicks.
Keep these out
- Pet waste and cat litter.
- Diapers.
- Ordinary yard waste.
- Glass, metal and foam.
- Regular plastic bags.
Missed Garbage, Recycling, Food Waste or Yard Waste
First determine whether the material was genuinely missed or intentionally rejected. Then contact the correct organization.
SCV Waste Solutions
250-832-9292The current live City page directs residents to this number or the Recycle Coach “Report a Problem” function.
City of Salmon Arm
250-803-4000Use the City for eligibility, suite opt-ins, green-bin replacement, bag tags and missing addresses.
CSRD Environmental Services
250-832-8194Use CSRD for hours, fees, hazardous waste, landfill acceptance and regional disposal programmes.
The April 2026 City FAQ PDF displays 250-803-4074 for SCV, while the current City webpage and SCV’s current site display 250-832-9292. Start with the live-page number or Recycle Coach; contact the City if it does not work.
Check before reporting
- Was it the correct zone and week?
- Was everything out before 7 a.m.?
- Was the correct green bin used?
- Was garbage securely bagged?
- Was recycling loose in an open bin?
- Was a rejection sticker attached?
- Was the weight or size limit exceeded?
- Was a prohibited item included?
- Was the material blocked by snow or a vehicle?
- Was yard waste placed out late?
The collector does not normally return. Wait for the next date, use tagged extra bags where permitted, take recycling to a depot, or self-haul paid garbage to the landfill.
Furniture, Mattresses, Appliances and Other Bulky Items
Salmon Arm does not currently provide a municipal bulky-item curbside collection. Reuse, donation, private hauling and landfill drop-off are the normal options.
Donate or give away first
Working furniture, tools and household goods may be suitable for a thrift store, marketplace or the Re-Use Centre.
$15 per standard item
Take mattresses and box springs to the landfill rather than leaving them beside curbside garbage.
Check the appliance programme
Many built-in, large and refrigeration appliances have no disposal charge under stewardship programmes.
Bulky rate may apply
Items over the CSRD bulky-size definition can be charged by weight with a $10 minimum.
Does the City Collection Schedule Apply to Your Property?
A Vernon-area address follows a different local authority and disposal system. Use the separate Vernon garbage and landfill guide.
Salmon Arm Garbage Collection Schedule 2025 Searches
A 2025 calendar should not be used for a current pickup decision. The 2026 guide contains new calendar dates, replacement holiday collections and monthly yard-waste service.
Dates do not repeat exactly
The alternating pattern continues, but calendar dates and holiday replacements shift each year.
Monthly yard-waste weeks
The current guide lists eight separate yard-waste weeks from April through November.
Use Recycle Coach
Search the address for current dates, reminders, service-delay notices and item-sorting instructions.
Before-You-Go Salmon Arm Landfill Checklist
Identify every material
Separate ordinary garbage, recycling, metal, appliances, hazardous products, yard waste and reusable goods.
Check the season and service day
Winter closes one hour earlier, and hazardous waste is accepted only Wednesday and Saturday.
Review the likely fee
Check per-bag, per-item, minimum and weight-based charges before travelling.
Secure the vehicle load
Use straps, a tarp or a closed vehicle so material cannot fall or blow onto the road.
Ask before unloading
Tell the scale attendant what you brought and unload each stream only in its assigned area.
Official Salmon Arm Garbage and Recycling Resources
Open the resource that matches the task you need to complete.
Salmon Arm Garbage Dump and Collection FAQ
Where is the Salmon Arm garbage dump?
What are the Salmon Arm garbage dump hours?
Is Salmon Arm garbage collected every week?
How do I check the Salmon Arm garbage collection schedule today?
What time must bins be at the curb?
How much regular garbage can I put out?
Where can I throw away garbage for free in Salmon Arm?
Can I dispose of a microwave in the trash?
When is hazardous waste accepted at the landfill?
What are the 2026 Salmon Arm yard-waste dates?
Who do I call for a missed curbside collection?
Does Salmon Arm collect furniture and bulky items at the curb?
Can I use the Salmon Arm garbage collection schedule 2025?
Final Salmon Arm Waste Checklist
For curbside service, confirm the address zone, check whether it is garbage or recycling week, include the weekly green bin and set everything out by 7 a.m. For a landfill trip, separate free recycling from paid garbage, check seasonal hours and fees, and visit Wednesday or Saturday for household hazardous waste. Keep microwaves, batteries, propane cylinders, electronics and chemicals out of ordinary curbside waste.