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title: "Port Clements garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits"
question: "When is garbage collected in Port Clements, and what are the rules for bins, limits, and extra bags?"
place: Port Clements, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Garbage, recycling and waste
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# Port Clements garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits

**Question:** When is garbage collected in Port Clements, and what are the rules for bins, limits, and extra bags?

**Short answer:** In Port Clements, the North Coast Regional District provides weekly residential garbage collection on Friday. You can put out 2 standard trash bins at the end of your driveway by 8:00 a.m. Each additional bag needs a $2 garbage bag tag from the Village Office.

**Who handles it:** More than one level of government  
**Cost:** Billed in the Village's quarterly utility bill on behalf of the regional district; the amount is not stated. Extra bag tag: $2.  
**How long:** Weekly, on Friday.  
**Where:**
- In person: Village Office, 36 Cedar Avenue West, Port Clements, BC V0T 1R0 (Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
- Phone: Village Office, 250-557-4295 (Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
- Online: NCRD garbage page, https://www.ncrdbc.com/services/waste/garbage

## Key facts

- **How often:** Weekly residential garbage collection, provided by the North Coast Regional District.
  - Source: [Garbage Collection, Garbage Collection page](https://portclements.ca/municipal-services/garbage-collection/)
  - Official wording: "The North Coast Regional District provides the weekly residential garbage collection service in the Village of Port Clements."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Finding your day:** Friday.
  - Source: [Garbage Collection, Garbage Collection page](https://portclements.ca/municipal-services/garbage-collection/)
  - Official wording: "They collect household garbage on Friday"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Carts:** Residents can put out 2 standard trash bins.
  - Source: [Garbage Collection, Garbage Collection page](https://portclements.ca/municipal-services/garbage-collection/)
  - Official wording: "Residents are able to put out 2 standard trash bins."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Setting carts out:** Bins at the end of driveways by 8:00 AM on collection day.
  - Source: [Garbage Collection, Garbage Collection page](https://portclements.ca/municipal-services/garbage-collection/)
  - Official wording: "request that bins be put out at the end of driveways by 8:00 AM"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Limits and extra garbage:** 2 standard trash bins; each additional bag needs a $2 garbage bag tag bought from the Village Office.
  - Source: [Garbage Collection, Garbage Collection page](https://portclements.ca/municipal-services/garbage-collection/)
  - Official wording: "Residents are able to put out 2 standard trash bins." … "purchase a $2 garbage bag tag for each additional bag from the Village Office"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fee:** Billed by the Village of Port Clements, on behalf of the Regional District, in the Village's quarterly utility bill; the amount is not stated.
  - Source: [Garbage Collection, Garbage Collection page](https://portclements.ca/municipal-services/garbage-collection/)
  - Official wording: "Billing for garbage is handled by the Village of Port Clements by contract on behalf of the Regional District and is included as part of the Village’s quarterly utility bill."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** North Coast Regional District Bylaw No. 276 (1995), Islands Solid Waste Management Regulations, Fees and Charges Bylaw (consolidated to 2013, as described in the Village's 2019 CWPP).
  - Source: [https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2019_PortClements_CWPP_5Jan2021.pdf, Section 3, regional bylaws](https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2019_PortClements_CWPP_5Jan2021.pdf)
  - Official wording: "North Coast Regional District Bylaw No. 276 (1995): Islands Solid Waste Management" … "Requires residents to participate in the garbage collection service on Haida Gwaii."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The North Coast Regional District provides weekly residential garbage collection in Port Clements. The Village of Port Clements bills it, on the regional district's behalf, in the Village's quarterly utility bill. The Village's page does not state the amount, and mentions no recycling or organics collection.

## Steps

1. Put your bins at the end of your driveway by 8:00 a.m. on Friday.
2. For extra bags beyond 2 bins, buy a $2 garbage bag tag from the Village Office, 36 Cedar Avenue West, and attach it to each extra bag.

## Good to know

- Residents can put out 2 standard trash bins. The page does not state bin sizes.
- For questions on the service, see the North Coast Regional District garbage page, ncrdbc.com/services/waste/garbage, or call the Village Office on 250-557-4295.

## The same question elsewhere

- [Garbage collection in British Columbia: frequency, limits and fees by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/garbage-collection.md)
- [Daajing Giids](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/daajing-giids/garbage-collection.md)
- [Prince Rupert](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/garbage-collection.md)
- [Port Edward](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/garbage-collection.md)
- [Kitimat](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/garbage-collection.md)
- [Terrace](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/garbage-collection.md)
- [Stewart](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/stewart/garbage-collection.md)

## Sources

- [Garbage Collection, Village of Port Clements](https://portclements.ca/municipal-services/garbage-collection/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Contact Us, Village of Port Clements](https://portclements.ca/contact-us/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2019_PortClements_CWPP_5Jan2021.pdf](https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2019_PortClements_CWPP_5Jan2021.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)

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