West Kelowna Garbage Schedule: Check Today, Tomorrow and the Correct 2026 PDF
Garbage is collected weekly from eligible curbside homes, while yard waste and recycling use separate every-other-week schedules. Start with RDCO for garbage and yard waste, then use Recycle BC for recycling. This guide shows how to find your A/B zone, prepare the black, green and blue carts, place the new pink and grey boxes, report a missed collection and plan a safe Asquith Road drop-off.
Quick Answer: Find Your West Kelowna Pickup Schedule
There are now two official schedule paths. Use RDCO for the weekly garbage cart and seasonal yard-waste cart. Use Recycle BC for the biweekly blue cart, pink box and grey box.
Find the weekday and A/B zone
Use the West Kelowna municipality map in the RDCO PDF. Record both the weekday colour and whether the property is Week A or Week B.
RDCO or Recycle BC?
Garbage and yard waste use the RDCO calendar. Recycling dates and recycling-container support use Recycle BC.
Out by 7 a.m.
Keep every lid closed, leave about one metre between carts and boxes, and keep sidewalks, driveways and snow routes clear.
Both use Central Okanagan regional resources, but utility billing, cart upgrades, tag sales and municipal contacts depend on the property’s municipality.
Who Handles Garbage, Yard Waste and Recycling in 2026?
The provider split is the most important 2026 change. Using the right provider avoids outdated calendars and wrong phone numbers.
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Use for garbage and yard-waste maps, A/B zones, disposal guidance and regional waste information.
Use for recycling dates, accepted packaging, blue carts, pink boxes, grey boxes and recycling alerts.
Use the stream-specific phone number for missed collection and missing or damaged containers.
Use for garbage or yard-waste cart upgrades, utility billing, assisted service and Tag-a-bag purchases.
My Garbage Pickup Schedule Today or Tomorrow
The date cards below use Pacific time. They help you select the correct day in the official tools but do not guess your neighbourhood’s A/B zone.
Check RDCO for garbage and yard waste. Check Recycle BC separately when today may be recycling day.
Open today’s RDCO scheduleConfirm the exact address, weekday, A/B week and stream before moving carts outside.
Open tomorrow’s recycling scheduleA road can cross a zone boundary. Nearby homes may share a weekday but belong to opposite A/B weeks.
West Kelowna and Kelowna Garbage Pickup Schedule PDFs
The current official PDFs answer different questions. The RDCO file covers garbage and yard waste from June through December 2026. Recycle BC’s file covers recycling from May 2026 through June 2027.
Garbage and yard waste: June–December 2026
Use it for the West Kelowna map, weekday colour, Week A or B, yard-waste dates, Christmas changes, 7 a.m. set-out and garbage or yard-waste contact details.
Open current RDCO PDFRecycling: May 2026–June 2027
Use it for the recycling calendar, Central Okanagan map, blue-cart materials, pink flexible-plastics box, grey glass box, depot list and Oops-tag help.
Open recycling PDFThe earlier calendar included recycling within the RDCO grid. After Recycle BC assumed responsibility on May 1, 2026, the updated RDCO calendar became a garbage-and-yard-waste calendar and directs residents to Recycle BC for recycling.
How to Read the RDCO West Kelowna A/B Map
The map uses colour for the collection weekday and shade for Week A or Week B. You need both pieces.
The black-lidded garbage cart is collected weekly on the property’s normal collection weekday.
Recycle Coach or Recycle BC App: Which One Should You Use?
Garbage, yard waste and disposal decisions
- Location-specific garbage dates
- Location-specific yard-waste dates
- Push-notification reminders
- What-goes-where searches
- Regional waste information
Recycling calendar and recycling alerts
- Central Okanagan recycling dates
- Recycling reminder notifications
- Accepted-packaging search
- Nearby recycling depots
- Recycling service alerts
Residents using those reminder methods should download the mobile app and enable push notifications. Recycling reminders remain available through the Recycle BC app.
What Should Go Out on Collection Morning?
Choose the result shown by the official schedule. This helper explains the curb layout; it does not calculate your zone.
West Kelowna Cart and Recycling-Box Placement
Collection is automated. A correct date can still result in a missed cart when access, spacing, direction or lid position is wrong.
At the curb by 7 a.m.
Use collection-day morning to reduce wildlife conflicts. Do not wait until you hear the truck.
Arrow toward the roadway
Place wheels against the curb or shoulder and point the arrow on the lid toward the road.
One metre of clearance
Leave about one metre between carts, boxes, vehicles, poles, mailboxes, snowbanks and other obstacles.
Recycling-day order
Material sticking above the rim can prevent the automated arm from lifting the cart safely. Use Tag-a-bag or an approved disposal location for overflow.
Do not block sidewalks, bike lanes, driveways, pedestrian routes, roadside drainage or snowplow paths.
West Kelowna Garbage Collection: Weekly Black-Lidded Cart
The garbage cart is for household material that cannot use recycling, yard-waste, hazardous-waste or construction-disposal programmes.
- Regular household garbage
- Food and kitchen waste
- Food-contaminated containers
- Used diapers and wipes
- Broken dishes, mirrors and ceramics
- Soiled or waxed cardboard
- Animal waste
- Bagged loose grit or sawdust
- Tissues, napkins and paper towels
- No recyclable paper or containers
- No yard waste
- No paint, oil, pesticides or chemicals
- No batteries, electronics or power tools
- No light bulbs or fixtures
- No beverage containers
- No flexible plastics or glass jars
- No liquids or hot ashes
- No renovation or construction waste
Three ways to handle extra garbage
Up to two additional bags
Buy one $2.50 sticker for each approved extra bag. West Kelowna tags are sold through City Hall.
Upgrade to 240 litres
West Kelowna offers a larger garbage cart for an added annual fee. Request the official cart rather than buying an incompatible container.
Use Asquith or Glenmore
Check hours, fees, load size and accepted materials before transporting overflow waste.
West Kelowna City Hall is at 3731 Old Okanagan Highway. The listed phone number for tag information is 778-797-8840.
West Kelowna Recycling Schedule: Blue Cart, Pink Box and Grey Box
Recycle BC manages residential packaging and paper collection in the Central Okanagan. Recycling is collected every two weeks, and the current programme uses three separate containers.
Paper and accepted containers
- Clean, dry paper and cardboard
- Boxboard and household paper
- Plastic bottles, jars, jugs and trays
- Plastic garden pots and seedling trays
- Metal cans, lids and foil
- Cartons, paper cups and bowls
- Empty accepted spray containers
Flexible plastics
- Plastic shopping bags
- Bread and produce bags
- Outer bags and overwrap
- Zipper-lock and stand-up pouches
- Crinkly wrappers and bags
- Protective flexible packaging
- Bubble wrap and cushion packaging
Non-deposit glass
- Clear glass food bottles and jars
- Coloured glass food bottles and jars
- Empty and rinse before set-out
- Place accepted lids in the blue cart
- Return deposit beverage containers to a depot
Place clean flexible plastics inside a reused clear bread or produce bag, pouch or overwrap before putting the bundle in the box. This reduces windblown litter.
No drinking glasses, dishes, cookware, ceramics, mirrors, window glass, light bulbs or light fixtures.
What to do with an Oops tag
West Kelowna Yard-Waste Schedule: March 1–December 31
The green-lidded cart is collected every other week during the yard-waste season. The updated June–December RDCO PDF shows the remaining 2026 dates.
- Branches and prunings up to 5 cm wide
- Branches shorter than 1 metre
- Fruit droppings
- Grass clippings
- Leaves
- Pine needles and cones
- Plant trimmings
- Pumpkins
- Small amounts of bark mulch
- Weeds
- No plastic, paper or compostable bags
- No food or kitchen waste
- No animal waste or cat litter
- No diapers or regular garbage
- No dirt, sod, rocks or stumps
- No flower pots
- No construction material
- No landscape fabric or edging
- No street sweepings, sand or gravel
Compacted or frozen yard waste may stay inside when the cart is tipped. Check that the lid opens and material moves freely before set-out.
Request a 360-litre cart
Residents can upgrade the standard yard-waste cart or request up to two additional 360-litre carts. Municipal fees apply.
Use Asquith or Glenmore
Extra material beside the cart is not collected. Check the receiving facility’s current fees and accepted-material rules.
West Kelowna Holiday Collection Changes
Curbside collection normally continues on statutory holidays. Christmas Day and New Year’s Day are the exceptions shown in the updated RDCO calendar.
Use the normal printed date
Do not automatically delay Canada Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving or another statutory holiday.
Friday moves to Saturday
Friday, December 25 collection moves to Saturday, December 26.
Friday moves to Saturday
Friday, January 1, 2027 collection moves to Saturday, January 2.
Asquith Road closes on December 25 and January 1. Always check the curbside calendar and facility page separately.
Missed Pickup in West Kelowna: Call the Correct Number
First check whether the stream has a separate truck, whether the collection day is complete and whether the cart or box followed set-out rules.
Garbage or yard waste
Call Environmental 360 Solutions at 250-868-3211 or email info-bc@e360s.ca.
Recycling service
Call Recycle BC collection support through E360S at 250-412-5336 or email RecycleBC@e360s.ca.
Before reporting, check all eight items
- Was it the correct weekday?
- Was the property in Week A or Week B?
- Was that specific stream scheduled?
- Were carts and boxes out by 7 a.m.?
- Were all lids closed?
- Was there one metre of clearance?
- Was the container blocked by a vehicle, snowbank or obstacle?
- Was an Oops tag or contamination notice left?
The blue cart may be emptied before the pink and grey boxes. Allow the complete collection day before assuming every recycling container was missed.
“My address is [address] in West Kelowna. My [black cart/green cart/blue cart/pink box/grey box] was scheduled for [date] and was outside before 7 a.m. Can you confirm whether the route is complete and tell me the next step?”
Missing, Damaged or Wrong-Size Carts and Boxes
Residents unable to move carts because of a medical condition, disability or mobility limitation can contact the City of West Kelowna at 778-797-8850 about assisted service.
Which West Kelowna Property Schedule Applies?
Use curbside carts
Weekly garbage and alternating seasonal yard waste generally apply, with recycling handled through Recycle BC.
Ask the manager or strata
RDCO does not provide the standard residential cart programme to multi-unit buildings. Private-hauler schedules usually apply.
Contact Westbank First Nation
RDCO does not provide curbside waste service on WFN Reserves #9 and #10. Call 250-769-4999.
Use commercial service
Commercial users need a private hauler and cannot use residential-only Asquith rules.
Wildlife, Wind, Wildfire and Winter Collection
Use morning set-out
Store carts securely and avoid leaving food-scented garbage outside overnight.
Bundle flexible plastics
Use the bag-in-bag method and stack the grey box on the pink box.
Road access may change
Wildfires, evacuation orders and road closures can interrupt collection.
Clear a level set-out area
Keep carts away from snowbanks and plow paths and remove ice so lids open.
RDCO advises residents not to bring carts and boxes back until they have been emptied when collection is delayed by heavy snow.
Asquith Road Transfer Station: Hours, Fees and Load Planning
The residential transfer station is at 2640 Asquith Road off Shannon Lake Road. The former Westside Landfill at this site is permanently closed.
2640 Asquith Road
Secure and tarp the load. Check acceptance before leaving home.
Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Hours are 7:30 a.m.–4 p.m. The gate closes at 3:50 p.m.
Tuesday–Thursday
The facility also closes December 25 and January 1.
No commercial users, small businesses, contractors or landscapers are allowed.
Current fee examples
A mixed load is charged at the highest rate in the load. Separate recycling, metal, appliances, yard waste and garbage before arriving.
Take cooking oil to Glenmore Landfill for recycling, or absorb a small household quantity with sawdust or kitty litter, double-bag it and use regular garbage.
Paint, Batteries, Electronics and Hazardous Waste
These materials do not belong in the black cart, blue cart, yard-waste cart or recycling boxes.
Use an approved hazardous-waste location
Paint, pesticides, flammable liquids, fuel, motor oil and chemicals require a product-stewardship or hazardous-waste route.
Use a recycling depot
Keep electronics, batteries, small appliances, power tools and battery-operated toys out of garbage.
Kelowna Recycling / Battery Doctors
The RDCO calendar lists 1972 Windsor Road in Kelowna and 250-860-2866 for hazardous-waste drop-off information.
Keep products sealed and labelled, never mix chemicals and confirm the receiving location accepts the exact item.
West Kelowna Garbage and Recycling Contact Guide
Common West Kelowna Schedule Mistakes
Related Garbage Schedule Guides
These internal links are useful only when the address is outside West Kelowna or a broader Canada-wide schedule path is needed.
Official Sources for Final Decisions
The resident action is explained above. Use the matching official source for the final schedule, fee, material or service decision.
Official-source review completed July 22, 2026. Schedules, fees, reminders, container options and accepted materials can change; verify the applicable live source before set-out, payment or travel.
West Kelowna Garbage Schedule Frequently Asked Questions
How do I check my West Kelowna garbage pickup schedule today?
Use RDCO’s pickup schedule or Recycle Coach for today’s garbage and yard-waste information. Use Recycle BC’s Central Okanagan calendar separately when checking recycling.
How do I check the West Kelowna garbage schedule tomorrow?
Find the property’s weekday and A/B zone in the RDCO map, then check tomorrow in the current garbage-and-yard-waste calendar. Confirm recycling separately through Recycle BC and have containers out by 7 a.m.
How often is garbage collected in West Kelowna?
Garbage is collected weekly from eligible single-family dwellings using the black-lidded cart.
What is the West Kelowna recycling schedule?
Residential recycling is collected every two weeks. Recycle BC manages the schedule, reminders, blue-lidded cart, pink flexible-plastics box and grey glass box.
When is West Kelowna yard waste collected?
Yard waste is collected every other week from March 1 through December 31. Use the RDCO A/B calendar for the exact dates.
Which app should West Kelowna residents use?
Use Recycle Coach for garbage, yard-waste reminders and disposal searches. Use the Recycle BC app for recycling dates, accepted packaging, depot locations and recycling alerts.
Who do I call for a missed West Kelowna pickup?
For a missed black garbage cart or green yard-waste cart, call 250-868-3211. For a missed blue recycling cart, pink box or grey box, call 250-412-5336.
Can I put out extra garbage bags?
Yes. Up to two additional bags can be collected when each bag has a $2.50 Tag-a-bag sticker. West Kelowna residents can buy tags through City Hall.
What are the Asquith Road Transfer Station hours?
It is open Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the gate closing at 3:50 p.m. It is closed Tuesday through Thursday, December 25 and January 1.
Does the RDCO curbside schedule apply to apartments and WFN lands?
Not generally. Apartments and condominiums normally use a private hauler arranged by the strata or manager. WFN Reserves #9 and #10 use Westbank First Nation services rather than the RDCO residential curbside programme.
Your Next West Kelowna Collection Step
Find the property’s weekday and A/B zone, check RDCO for garbage and yard waste, and check Recycle BC for recycling. Put only the scheduled containers out by 7 a.m., close every lid and leave one metre of clearance.