{"title":"Alert Bay garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","question":"When is garbage collected in Alert Bay, and what are the rules for containers, limits and extra bags?","slug":"garbage-collection","place":{"path":"ca/bc/alert-bay","name":"Alert Bay","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"garbage-and-recycling","name":"Garbage, recycling and waste"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Alert Bay","url":"https://www.alertbay.ca"},"short_answer":"In Alert Bay, residential garbage is picked up on Tuesdays and must be out at the curb by 8:00 a.m. Curbside recycling is Wednesday in the Village and Sandyville, or Thursday in the 'Namgis, Whe-la-la-u and RDMW areas. Extra garbage needs a $3.50 sticker.","aliases":["garbage day alert bay","garbage pickup alert bay","extra garbage sticker alert bay","recycling day alert bay"],"cost":"Extra garbage sticker $3.50 each. The regular garbage fee is set in the Fees and Charges Bylaw, which could not be read.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"15 Maple Road, Alert Bay, BC V0N 1A0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-974-5213"}],"documents":[],"forms":[],"related":[{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Alert Bay backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/backyard-fire/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/port-mcneill","name":"Port McNeill","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-hardy","name":"Port Hardy","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-alice","name":"Port Alice","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alice/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/zeballos","name":"Zeballos","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zeballos/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/tahsis","name":"Tahsis","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/garbage-collection/"}],"topic":{"title":"Garbage collection in British Columbia: frequency, limits and fees by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/garbage-collection/"},"facts":{"frequency":{"label":"How often","value":"Residential garbage is picked up on Tuesdays. Curbside recycling is on Wednesdays (Village of Alert Bay and Sandyville) or Thursdays (’Namgis, Whe-la-la-u and RDMW roads). Commercial garbage is Monday and Friday. No organics collection is listed.","short":"Garbage Tuesdays; recycling Wednesdays or Thursdays","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.alertbay.ca/garbage-recycling","title":"Garbage & Recycling, Village of Alert Bay","section":"Garbage & Recycling page","quotes":["Residential Garbage Pickup. Have out by curbside by 8:00 AM."]},{"url":"https://www.alertbay.ca/garbage-recycling","title":"Garbage & Recycling, Village of Alert Bay","section":"Garbage & Recycling page","quotes":["Village of Alert Bay and Sandyville Residential Curbside Recycling & Commercial Pickup.","'Namgis, Whe-la-la-u & RDMW Residential Curbside Recycling & Commercial Pickup."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"collection_day":{"label":"Finding your day","value":"Tuesday for residential garbage; recycling Wednesday or Thursday depending on area (see frequency).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.alertbay.ca/garbage-recycling","title":"Garbage & Recycling, Village of Alert Bay","section":"Garbage & Recycling page","quotes":["Residential Garbage Pickup. Have out by curbside by 8:00 AM."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"carts":{"label":"Carts","value":"Garbage must be in a container with a secure lid of no more than 90 litres (20 gallons) and no more than 25 kg when full, or heavy-duty bags no larger than 76 x 127 cm. Containers must be animal proof.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://alertbay.civicweb.net/document/3170/","title":"Garbage Collection Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 685, 2005, Village of Alert Bay","section":"s. 2.1(v)","quotes":["capacity not exceeding (90)litres or 20 gallons not to weigh more than 25 kg."]},{"url":"https://www.alertbay.ca/garbage-recycling","title":"Garbage & Recycling, Village of Alert Bay","section":"Garbage & Recycling page","quotes":["Please ensure all your garbage is in an animal proof bin"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"set_out":{"label":"Setting carts out","value":"Put garbage and recycling out at the curb by 8:00 a.m. on collection day. Recycling in the RDMW and ’Namgis areas goes out at the roadside by 8:00 a.m.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.alertbay.ca/garbage-recycling","title":"Garbage & Recycling, Village of Alert Bay","section":"Garbage & Recycling page","quotes":["Residential Garbage Pickup. Have out by curbside by 8:00 AM."]},{"url":"https://www.alertbay.ca/garbage-recycling","title":"Garbage & Recycling, Village of Alert Bay","section":"Garbage & Recycling page","quotes":["Have out by roadside by 8:00 AM"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"limits":{"label":"Limits and extra garbage","value":"Extra garbage needs a sticker ($3.50 each at the Village Office, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.). Extra garbage at the curb without a tag is not collected. Recyclables found in garbage are left behind.","short":"Extra garbage needs $3.50 sticker","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.alertbay.ca/garbage-recycling","title":"Garbage & Recycling, Village of Alert Bay","section":"Garbage & Recycling page","quotes":["Extra garbage stickers can be purchased at the Village Office for $3.50 each,","Additional garbage placed at the curb without tags will not be collected."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee":{"label":"Fee","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The Village's current garbage fee is in a scanned Fees and Charges Bylaw that could not be read.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Garbage Collection Rates and Regulations Bylaw #685, 2005. Current fees are set in the Fees and Charges Bylaw.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://alertbay.civicweb.net/document/3170/","title":"Garbage Collection Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 685, 2005, Village of Alert Bay","section":"title","quotes":["Garbage Collection Rates and Regulations Bylaw #685, 2005"]},{"url":"https://www.alertbay.ca/fees-and-charges","title":"Fees and Charges, Village of Alert Bay","section":"Fees and Charges page","quotes":["The 2024 Fees and Charges Bylaw outlines fees for municipal services, rentals, and sales."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village collects residential garbage on Tuesdays. Commercial garbage is picked up on Monday and Friday. Curbside recycling is on Wednesdays for the Village of Alert Bay and Sandyville, and on Thursdays for the 'Namgis, Whe-la-la-u and Regional District of Mount Waddington (RDMW) roads. No organics collection is listed.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Put garbage and recycling out at the curb by 8:00 a.m. on collection day. In the RDMW and 'Namgis areas, recycling goes out at the roadside by 8:00 a.m.\n2. Use an animal-proof container. Under the [Garbage Collection Rates and Regulations Bylaw 685](https://alertbay.civicweb.net/document/3170/) (2005), that means a container with a secure lid of no more than 90 litres (20 gallons) and no more than 25 kg when full, or heavy-duty bags no larger than 76 x 127 cm.\n3. For extra garbage, buy a sticker for $3.50 each at the Village Office, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and attach it.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Extra garbage at the curb without a sticker is not collected.\n- Recyclables found in the garbage are left behind.\n- If animals or wind scatter your waste, the Village adds cleaning charges to your bill.\n- The regular garbage fee is set in the Village's Fees and Charges Bylaw, which we could not read. Ask the Village Office at 250-974-5213.\n- The page does not say when to bring containers back in.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.alertbay.ca/garbage-recycling","title":"Garbage & Recycling, Village of Alert Bay","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://alertbay.civicweb.net/document/3170/","title":"Garbage Collection Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 685, 2005, Village of Alert Bay","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.alertbay.ca/fees-and-charges","title":"Fees and Charges, Village of Alert Bay","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 7 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/garbage-collection/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/garbage-collection.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/garbage-collection.json"}}