Click here to view the Cart Change-out Form

The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) will be supplying three (3) carts to all homes receiving curbside collection service. The RDOS provides curbside collection for properties in Electoral Areas “A”, “B”, “C”, “D”, “E”, “F”, “G”, and “I” and the Village of Keremeos. All participating properties will start receiving new carts for garbage, recycling, and yard waste in June 2025. The carts remain the property of the RDOS and will be replaced if they are damaged.

Cart information

To learn more about the carts, please click here to view the New Curbside Collection Carts video on the RDOS YouTube channel.

RDOS carts will match similar programs currently in place in the City of Penticton, District of Summerland, and Town of Oliver. Additional unlimited yard waste collections will be scheduled for the spring and fall. Food scraps will not initially be collected as the RDOS develops plans for a regional compost facility.

Standard-size carts, which suit the needs of most residents, will be delivered in June 2025. If the standard cart sizes do not meet your needs, upsizing or downsizing carts can be requested using a cart change-out form. Residents can complete the form online here, at the open house events, at rdos.bc.ca, or by contacting the RDOS Solid Waste team to discuss the best-suited size of carts and any additional costs to the base fees. If you have multiple properties or units receiving curbside and wish to change the size of carts from the standard package, a cart change-out form will need to be completed for each property or unit. The deadline to submit the cart change-out form is Friday, December 13, 2024, after which a $45 delivery fee may apply. Click here to view the standard sizes for the carts as well as the size options and additional monthly costs.

If you own a cart that may fit within the cart size specifications, please email solidwaste@rdos.bc.ca with your name, address, and photos of your cart(s) to have them individually evaluated to be included in curbside collection. After your cart is approved for use, you will receive a one-time rebate towards the cost of collection and it will be replaced if it is damaged.

If you have multiple properties or units receiving curbside collection and wish to change the cart supplied in the standard package, you will need to complete a cart change-out form for each property or unit. Properties currently receiving recycling-only curbside collection will need to re-confirm that they are being serviced by an adequate garbage or recycling service by contacting RDOS Solid Waste.

Open house events

Open house events are scheduled across the Regional District to provide more information and answer questions. Presentations will take place approximately 15 minutes after the event start time. For the full list of open house event dates, please see the Open house events tab.

For further information, please email solidwaste@rdos.bc.ca or call the Solid Waste Hotline at 250-490-4129. As a high number of calls are anticipated, staff will return messages within two business days.