{"title":"Port Alice garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","question":"When is garbage collected in Port Alice, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?","slug":"garbage-collection","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-alice","name":"Port Alice","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 Port Alice","url":"https://portalice.ca"},"short_answer":"In Port Alice, the Village collects residential garbage weekly: Monday for Haida Ave, Maquinna Ave, Marine Drive and the Mobile Home Park, and Thursday for Rupert Ave, Matsqui Ave, Dogwood Lane and Clark Drive. The fee is $15 a month per residential unit.","aliases":["garbage day port alice","garbage pickup port alice","port alice garbage bins","garbage fee port alice"],"cost":"$15 a month per residential dwelling unit (Strata Plan II and mobile homes too). Seniors 65 or older, principal residence only: 10% discount. Strata corporations and non-strata apartments: $8 per unit per month. Small commercial: $22 per month.","how_long":"Weekly. Collection continues on statutory holidays except December 25.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village office","value":"250-284-3391"},{"type":"email","label":"Village office email","value":"info@portalice.ca"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Municipal Hall","value":"1061 Marine Drive, Port Alice, BC V0N 2N0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed on holidays)"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Waste Management, Village of Port Alice","url":"https://portalice.ca/resident-services/waste-management/"},{"title":"Rates & Fees Bylaw No. 695-2025 (PDF), Village of Port Alice","url":"https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/695-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw-for-2025.pdf"}],"related":[],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/port-hardy","name":"Port Hardy","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-mcneill","name":"Port McNeill","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/alert-bay","name":"Alert Bay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/zeballos","name":"Zeballos","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zeballos/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/tahsis","name":"Tahsis","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/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 collection happens weekly. Recycling goes to the Transfer Station and Recycling depot; no curbside recycling or organics collection is described.","short":"Garbage weekly; no curbside recycling","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portalice.ca/resident-services/waste-management/","title":"Waste Management, Village of Port Alice","section":"Waste Management page","quotes":["Residential Garbage collection happens weekly.","Port Alice Transfer Station & Recycling"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"collection_day":{"label":"Finding your day","value":"Monday: Haida Ave, Maquinna Ave, Marine Drive, Mobile Home Park. Thursday: Rupert Ave, Matsqui Ave, Dogwood Lane, Clark Drive. McKay Cresent and Juene Landing are also listed.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portalice.ca/resident-services/waste-management/","title":"Waste Management, Village of Port Alice","section":"Waste Management page","quotes":["Monday Pick-up: Thursday Pick-up:","Haida Ave Rupert Ave","Maquinna Ave Matsqui Ave","Marine Drive Dogwood Lane","Mobile Home Park Clark Drive","McKay Cresent","Juene Landing"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"carts":{"label":"Carts","value":"Garbage goes in a regulation garbage receptacle: 3.5 cubic feet with a good fitting, water-tight cover that birds and animals cannot get into. Plastic bags may go inside a receptacle but must not be used as the receptacle.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portalice.ca/resident-services/waste-management/","title":"Waste Management, Village of Port Alice","section":"Waste Management page","quotes":["Garbage is to be placed in a regulation garbage receptacle (3.5 cubic feet with a good fitting, water-tight cover that birds and animals cannot get into).","plastic bags are NOT to be used as garbage receptacles for pickup"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"set_out":{"label":"Setting carts out","value":"Keep garbage secure until the morning of collection.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portalice.ca/resident-services/waste-management/","title":"Waste Management, Village of Port Alice","section":"Bears & Attractants","quotes":["keep garbage secure until morning of collection"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"limits":{"label":"Limits and extra garbage","value":"Bins must be under 50 lbs and must not have cardboard or other recyclables in them. The garbage rate covers a maximum of two regulation garbage cans per pickup per week for each single family unit.","short":"Max 2 cans, under 50 lbs","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portalice.ca/resident-services/waste-management/","title":"Waste Management, Village of Port Alice","section":"Waste Management page","quotes":["Bins must be under 50lbs, and must not have cardboard, or other recyclables included."]},{"url":"https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/695-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw-for-2025.pdf","title":"Rates & Fees Bylaw No. 695-2025 (PDF), Village of Port Alice","section":"Schedule D","quotes":["a maximum of two regulation garbage cans per pickup per week for each single family unit"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee":{"label":"Fee","value":"$15 a month for a residential dwelling unit (also Strata Plan II and mobile homes). Seniors (65 or older, principal residence only) get a 10% discount.","short":"$15 a month per dwelling unit","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/695-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw-for-2025.pdf","title":"Rates & Fees Bylaw No. 695-2025 (PDF), Village of Port Alice","section":"Schedule D, Garbage Collection & Disposal Rates","quotes":["Residential dwelling units, Strata Plan II & Mobile Homes $15.00","Seniors Discount: Senior means a person who is 65 years"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Garbage Removal Bylaw No. 682 (named in the Village's 2025 garbage collection RFQ; not posted in the bylaws library); rates in Rates & Fees Bylaw No. 695-2025, Schedule D","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/695-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw-for-2025.pdf","title":"Rates & Fees Bylaw No. 695-2025 (PDF), Village of Port Alice","section":"Schedule D","quotes":["SCHEDULE D – GARBAGE COLLECTION & DISPOSAL RATES","Village of Port Alice Rates & Fees Bylaw No. 695-2025"]},{"url":"https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-04-Garbage-Collection-RFQ.pdf","title":"https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-04-Garbage-Collection-RFQ.pdf","section":"General Conditions s. 1(a)","quotes":["Village of Port Alice Garbage Removal Bylaw No. 682"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":7,"matched":7,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village of Port Alice collects residential garbage weekly. Rates are in Schedule D of the [Rates & Fees Bylaw No. 695-2025](<https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/695-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw-for-2025.pdf>). Recycling goes to the Transfer Station and Recycling depot; no curbside recycling or organics collection is described. See the [Waste Management](<https://portalice.ca/resident-services/waste-management/>) page for the full list of streets.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Monday pick-up: Haida Ave, Maquinna Ave, Marine Drive, Mobile Home Park.\n2. Thursday pick-up: Rupert Ave, Matsqui Ave, Dogwood Lane, Clark Drive.\n3. McKay Cresent and Juene Landing are also listed on the page, but it is unclear which day they have. Ask the Village office.\n4. Put garbage in a regulation receptacle: 3.5 cubic feet with a good fitting, water-tight cover that birds and animals cannot get into. Plastic bags may go inside one but must not be used as the receptacle.\n5. Keep garbage secure until the morning of collection. The page gives no set-out time.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Bins must be under 50 lbs and must not have cardboard or other recyclables in them.\n- The garbage rate covers a maximum of two regulation garbage cans per pickup per week for each single family unit. No extra-bag price is listed.\n- If December 25 falls on a Monday or Tuesday, collection follows December 26.","sources":[{"url":"https://portalice.ca/resident-services/waste-management/","title":"Waste Management, Village of Port Alice","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/695-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw-for-2025.pdf","title":"Rates & Fees Bylaw No. 695-2025 (PDF), Village of Port Alice","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://portalice.ca/town-hall/bylaws/","title":"Bylaws library, Village of Port Alice","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://portalice.ca/contact/","title":"Contact Us, Village of Port Alice","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-04-Garbage-Collection-RFQ.pdf","title":"https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-04-Garbage-Collection-RFQ.pdf","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 7 of 7 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alice/garbage-collection/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alice/garbage-collection.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alice/garbage-collection.json"}}