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

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

**Short answer:** In Port Hardy, the District's contractor, Fox's Disposal Ltd., collects garbage once bi-weekly and recycling once bi-weekly in the alternating weeks, from single-family type dwellings. Find your day on the District's yearly Garbage & Recycling Calendar. You supply your own receptacles.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Port Hardy, https://porthardy.ca)  
**Cost:** Garbage $41.93 per quarter per dwelling unit and recycling $17.07 per quarter (seniors 65 and over $31.45 and $12.80), before taxes. Extra bag tag $2.75 each.  
**How long:** Garbage once bi-weekly; recycling once bi-weekly in the alternating weeks.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Fox's Disposal Ltd. (contractor), 250-949-6306
- In person: District of Port Hardy Municipal Hall, 7360 Columbia St., Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (excluding statutory holidays))
- Phone: District Office, 250-949-6665

## Key facts

- **How often:** Garbage is collected once bi-weekly (up to two receptacles per dwelling) and recycling once bi-weekly in the alternating weeks. The District increases garbage pickup in summer.
  - Source: [Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 1027-2014, consolidated March 1, 2021, s. 13(a), 13(c)](https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1027-2014-Garbage-and-Recycling-Consolidated-March-1-2021.pdf)
  - Official wording: "once bi-weekly removal of the contents of not more than two regulation garbage" … "Collection of recyclable materials shall occur during those alternating weeks in which garbage collection is" … "not provided."
  - Source: [FAQs, FAQ, garbage](https://porthardy.ca/faqs/)
  - Official wording: "During the summer we increase garbage pick up to help reduce wildlife conflicts."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Finding your day:** Use the District's yearly Garbage & Recycling Calendar on its garbage page. Fox's Disposal Ltd., the contractor, can be reached at 250-949-6306.
  - Source: [Garbage and Recycling, Garbage page](https://porthardy.ca/community/utilities/garbage/)
  - Official wording: "The 2026 Garbage & Recycling Calendar for curbside residential collection is now available."
  - Source: [FAQs](https://porthardy.ca/faqs/)
  - Official wording: "contracted to Fox’s Disposal, for further information contact Fox’s at 250/949-6306"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Carts:** No District carts: owners or occupiers supply their own durable garbage and recycling receptacles with a water-tight cover, holding no more than 77 litres and no more than 25 kg when full.
  - Source: [Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 1027-2014, consolidated March 1, 2021, s. 2, 3(c), 3(d)](https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1027-2014-Garbage-and-Recycling-Consolidated-March-1-2021.pdf)
  - Official wording: "a good fitting, water tight cover and a capacity of not more than seventy-seven (77) litres (2.72 cubic feet), or more than 25 kg when full." … "shall provide and maintain regulation garbage receptacles in good and sufficient order and repair"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Setting carts out:** Receptacles must be within 1.0 m (3 feet) of the curb between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on the collection day. Garbage with food attractants must otherwise be kept where animals cannot reach it.
  - Source: [Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 1027-2014, consolidated March 1, 2021, s. 4(a), 7(b), 7(c)](https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1027-2014-Garbage-and-Recycling-Consolidated-March-1-2021.pdf)
  - Official wording: "shall be accessible within 1.0 meter (3 feet) of the curb or curb line of the adjacent" … "between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on the corresponding designated" … "shall be stored in an enclosed building, shed or"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Limits and extra garbage:** Two garbage receptacles per dwelling each collection. Extra garbage bags (up to 77 litres each) need a Tag-a-Bag label, $2.75 each, at most three per collection day. Labels are sold at the Municipal Hall.
  - Source: [Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 1027-2014, consolidated March 1, 2021, s. 13(a), 13(b)](https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1027-2014-Garbage-and-Recycling-Consolidated-March-1-2021.pdf)
  - Official wording: "not more than two regulation garbage" … "In no case shall more than three tag-a-bag labels be used"
  - Source: [User Rates and Fees Bylaw No. 1187-2026, Schedule D, Garbage Rates 2026](https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1187-2026-User-Rates-and-Fees-for-2026.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Tag a Bag Sticker - each" … "$2.75"
  - Source: [Garbage and Recycling, Garbage page](https://porthardy.ca/community/utilities/garbage/)
  - Official wording: "drop into the District Office Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm to pick up a ticket"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fee:** Garbage $41.93 per quarter per dwelling unit and recycling $17.07 per quarter (seniors 65 and over $31.45 and $12.80), before taxes. Fees apply to all eligible dwellings whether or not they use the service.
  - Source: [User Rates and Fees Bylaw No. 1187-2026, Schedule D, Garbage & Recycling Rates 2026](https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1187-2026-User-Rates-and-Fees-for-2026.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Garbage Residential Dwelling per Unit" … "$41.93" … "Recycling Residential" … "$17.07" … "Senior Rate 65 and Over (starting in the quarter turning 65)"
  - Source: [Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 1027-2014, consolidated March 1, 2021, s. 9(b)](https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1027-2014-Garbage-and-Recycling-Consolidated-March-1-2021.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Fees shall apply to all eligible dwellings in the District, whether occupied or vacant, and"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** District of Port Hardy Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 1027-2014 (consolidated March 1, 2021). Fees: User Rates and Fees Bylaw No. 1187-2026, Schedule D.
  - Source: [Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 1027-2014, consolidated March 1, 2021, s. 1](https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1027-2014-Garbage-and-Recycling-Consolidated-March-1-2021.pdf)
  - Official wording: "District of Port Hardy Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 1027- 2014"
  - Source: [User Rates and Fees Bylaw No. 1187-2026, s. 1](https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1187-2026-User-Rates-and-Fees-for-2026.pdf)
  - Official wording: "2026 User Rates and Fees Bylaw No. 1187-2026"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The District provides garbage and recycling pickup through its contractor, Fox's Disposal Ltd., for single-family type dwellings (eligible dwelling units). Apartments and commercial premises arrange their own. The District increases garbage pickup in summer. No organics collection is mentioned on the garbage page or in the [Garbage and Recycling Bylaw 1027-2014](<https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1027-2014-Garbage-and-Recycling-Consolidated-March-1-2021.pdf>).

## Steps

1. Find your collection day on the District's yearly Garbage & Recycling Calendar on its [garbage page](<https://porthardy.ca/community/utilities/garbage/>). Fox's Disposal Ltd. can be reached at 250-949-6306.
2. Use your own durable garbage and recycling receptacles with a water-tight cover, holding no more than 77 litres and no more than 25 kg when full. The District does not supply carts.
3. Put receptacles within 1.0 m (3 feet) of the curb between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on collection day.
4. For extra garbage bags (up to 77 litres each), buy a Tag-a-Bag label at the Municipal Hall, $2.75 each, at most three per collection day.

## Good to know

- The limit is two garbage receptacles per dwelling each collection.
- Garbage with food attractants must otherwise be kept where animals cannot reach it. No text says when to bring receptacles back in.
- Fees apply to all eligible dwellings whether or not they use the service: garbage $41.93 per quarter and recycling $17.07 per quarter per dwelling unit, before taxes ([User Rates and Fees Bylaw 1187-2026](<https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1187-2026-User-Rates-and-Fees-for-2026.pdf>), Schedule D). Seniors 65 and over pay $31.45 and $12.80 but must apply; the schedule says seniors pay 75% of the rates for their principal residence.
- The garbage page lists items not picked up (hazardous waste, batteries, tires, appliances, cardboard, scrap metal, construction waste) and where to take them.
- The FAQ says extra recycling containers of the same type are allowed with no limit.

## Official forms and pages

- [Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 1027-2014, consolidated March 1, 2021 (PDF), District of Port Hardy](https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1027-2014-Garbage-and-Recycling-Consolidated-March-1-2021.pdf)
- [User Rates and Fees Bylaw No. 1187-2026 (PDF), District of Port Hardy](https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1187-2026-User-Rates-and-Fees-for-2026.pdf)
- [Garbage and Recycling, District of Port Hardy](https://porthardy.ca/community/utilities/garbage/)

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## Sources

- [Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 1027-2014, consolidated March 1, 2021 (PDF), District of Port Hardy](https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1027-2014-Garbage-and-Recycling-Consolidated-March-1-2021.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [User Rates and Fees Bylaw No. 1187-2026 (PDF), District of Port Hardy](https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1187-2026-User-Rates-and-Fees-for-2026.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Garbage and Recycling, District of Port Hardy](https://porthardy.ca/community/utilities/garbage/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [FAQs, District of Port Hardy](https://porthardy.ca/faqs/) (read 2026-11-08)

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