Port Edward garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits

When is garbage collected in Port Edward, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?

Port Edward, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-08

Short answer

The District of Port Edward collects garbage every Monday, for all residents. Use your own approved container (watertight, with a lid, 100 L or smaller, two per household) and put it out by 8:00 a.m. No recycling or organics schedule is posted.

Key facts

How often	Garbage is collected every Monday (next business day if Monday is a holiday). The OCP says a recycling program is delivered with the North Coast Regional District; no recycling or organics schedule is posted.Garbage, Collection Schedule; https://www.portedward.ca/uploads/_public_notices/OFFICIAL_COMMUNITY_PLAN_BYLAW_NO._775, Solid Waste · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 Official wording Garbage collection takes place every Monday. If Monday is a holiday, collection will occur on the next business day. A recycling program is delivered in collaboration with the North Coast Regional District.
Finding your day	Monday for all residents.Garbage, Collection Schedule · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 Official wording Garbage collection takes place every Monday.
Carts	Residents supply their own approved containers: watertight, with handles and a secure lid, no larger than 100 L, with a limit of two per household. Large containers may be supplied by the District to apartments and trade premises over 1 m³ a week.Garbage, Container Requirements; Refuse Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 718, 2020, s. 5 (6) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 Official wording Containers must be watertight No larger than 100L (26 gallons) Limit of two containers per household large containers may be supplied by the District to apartment houses or trade premises
Setting carts out	Garbage curbside by 8:00 a.m. on collection day in an approved container; bagged inside, no loose bags at the curb. Containers are kept on the property and placed at the side of the road on collection day.Garbage, Collection Schedule; Refuse Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 718, 2020, s. 5 (4) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 Official wording Please have your garbage curbside by 8:00 AM in an approved container. Do not leave loose garbage or bags at the curb. must be placed on the side of the road for pick-up on collection day
Limits and extra garbage	Containers weigh no more than 25 kg when filled; two containers per household. Overfilled or overweight containers may not be picked up. No extra-bag or tag program found.Garbage, Container Requirements; Refuse Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 718, 2020, s. 5 (2) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 Official wording Weigh no more than 25kg (55 lbs) Do not overfill or overweight containers. A limit of two (2) refuse containers will be allowed per household
Fee	The utilities page says water, sewer and garbage are billed together at $260 a quarter, with a 10% discount if the year is paid by March 31. The posted Refuse Bylaw 718, Schedule A (effective Jan. 1, 2021) lists refuse alone at $82.50 a quarter per residential unit.Sources differ: Unclear whether $260 is for one combined residential bill; the page does not say. Commercial premises are $330 a quarter in Schedule A. The 2021 schedule may be out of date (see bylaw blank).Utilities; Refuse Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 718, 2020, Schedule A · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 Official wording quarterly billing set at $260.00 a 10% discount is available for residents who pay their annual utilities in full by March 31st each year. REFUSE RATE QUARTERLY RATE Residential Premises $ 82.50 each Residential unit including those in private homes, apartments with private
Bylaw	Refuse Rates & Regulations Bylaw No. 772, 2025 is named on the garbage page; the copy posted in the bylaw library is Refuse Rates & Regulations Bylaw No. 718 (adopted November 24, 2020).Sources differ: Bylaw 772 is not on the posted bylaw page or paths list, so its rules and rates could not be read. Container and set-out details above match both sources.Garbage, Intro; Refuse Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 718, 2020, s. 1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 Official wording Refuse Rates & Regulations Bylaw No. 772, 2025 Refuse Rates & Regulations Bylaw No. 718

How it works

The District collects garbage every Monday, for all residents. If Monday is a holiday, collection is the next business day. The Official Community Plan says a recycling program is delivered with the North Coast Regional District, but no recycling or organics schedule is posted.

Steps

Provide your own container. The garbage page and the Refuse Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 718, 2020 say it must be watertight, with handles and a secure lid, no larger than 100 L, and no more than two per household.
Bag the garbage inside the container. No loose bags at the curb.
Keep containers on your property and put them at the side of the road by 8:00 a.m. on collection day. No bring-in time is stated.

Good to know

Containers must weigh no more than 25 kg when filled. Overfilled or overweight containers may not be picked up. No extra-bag or tag program was found.
Large containers may be supplied by the District to apartments and trade premises over 1 m³ a week.
Not collected: cardboard, garden waste, trees, stumps, rocks, furniture and oversized items, construction waste, scrap metal, dead animals and industrial waste.
The fee: the utilities page says water, sewer and garbage are billed together at $260 a quarter, with a 10% discount if the year is paid by March 31. Bylaw 718, Schedule A (effective January 1, 2021) lists refuse alone at $82.50 a quarter per residential unit. It is not clear whether $260 is one combined residential bill.
Two sources differ on the bylaw. The garbage page names Refuse Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 772, 2025, but the bylaw library posts No. 718 (adopted November 24, 2020). Bylaw 772 could not be read, so confirm the current rates with the District at 250-628-3667.

Official forms and pages

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Sources

Garbage, District of Port Edward (read 2026-11-08)
Utilities, District of Port Edward (read 2026-11-08)
Refuse Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 718, 2020 (PDF) (read 2026-11-08)
Resident Complaint Form, District of Port Edward (read 2026-11-08)
https://www.portedward.ca/uploads/_public_notices/OFFICIAL_COMMUNITY_PLAN_BYLAW_NO._775 (read 2026-11-08)

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