{"title":"Port McNeill garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","question":"When is garbage collected in Port McNeill, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?","slug":"garbage-collection","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-mcneill","name":"Port McNeill","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":"Town of Port McNeill","url":"https://portmcneill.ca"},"short_answer":"In Port McNeill, curbside garbage and recycling pick-up alternates every Wednesday. Use the 2026 Garbage & Recycle Calendar on the Town's page for your dates. An extra garbage tag costs $2.39. The Town's page does not give cart or set-out rules.","aliases":["garbage day port mcneill","garbage pickup port mcneill","recycling schedule port mcneill","garbage calendar port mcneill","extra garbage tag port mcneill"],"cost":"Extra garbage tag $2.39 each, increasing with CPI each year. Annual solid waste utility fee: amount not stated.","how_long":"Pick-up alternates every Wednesday; holiday schedule changes in December and January.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Town Office","value":"1775 Furney Place, Port McNeill, BC","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed statutory holidays)"},{"type":"email","label":"Request a calendar","value":"reception@portmcneill.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Garbage & Recycling, Town of Port McNeill","url":"https://portmcneill.ca/residents/garbage-recycling/"},{"title":"Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 714 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No.-714-2022-Garbage-and-Recycling.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"water-restrictions","title":"Port McNeill watering restrictions","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/water-restrictions/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Port McNeill bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/alert-bay","name":"Alert Bay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/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/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":"Curbside garbage and recycling pick-up alternates every Wednesday.","short":"Garbage, recycling alternate weeks (Wednesdays)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/residents/garbage-recycling/","title":"Garbage & Recycling, Town of Port McNeill","section":"Garbage & Recycling page","quotes":["Curbside Garbage and Recycling pick-up in the Town of Port McNeill alternates every Wednesday."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"collection_day":{"label":"Finding your day","value":"Use the 2026 Garbage & Recycle Calendar (PDF) on the Town page. Paper copies are at the Town Office or can be requested from reception@portmcneill.ca.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/residents/garbage-recycling/","title":"Garbage & Recycling, Town of Port McNeill","section":"Garbage & Recycling page","quotes":["2026 Garbage & Recycle Calendar","Pick one up at the Town Office","you can request a copy by emailing reception@portmcneill.ca."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"carts":{"label":"Carts","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The Town's Garbage and Recycling Bylaw is a PDF with no readable text.","sources":[]},"set_out":{"label":"Setting carts out","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The Town's Garbage and Recycling Bylaw is a PDF with no readable text.","sources":[]},"limits":{"label":"Limits and extra garbage","value":"Extra garbage tag: $2.39 each, increasing with CPI each year (Fees and Charges Bylaw). Weight or volume limits were not found.","short":"Extra tag $2.39 each","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No.-734-2025-Fees-and-Charges.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 734, 2025 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","section":"Administration fees","quotes":["Garbage collection - extra tag 2.39 Each","Increase with CPI each year"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee":{"label":"Fee","value":"An annual solid waste utility fee, billed with water and sewer on one bill mailed in January. Early-payment and seniors (65+) discounts may be provided.","short":"Annual fee; amount not stated","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/residents/water-sewer/","title":"Utilities, Town of Port McNeill","section":"Utilities page","quotes":["Water, Sewer & Garbage bills are mailed in January and discounts may be provided for early payments and seniors (65+)."]},{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No-682-2018-Solid-Waste-Utility-Service-Fee-Increase-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Utility Service Fee Increase Bylaw No. 682, 2018 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","section":"s. 2","quotes":["the fee charged for provision of solid waste collection","and disposal servi ces to be increased by $18.00 per annum."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 714","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/residents/garbage-recycling/","title":"Garbage & Recycling, Town of Port McNeill","section":"Garbage & Recycling page","quotes":["No. 714, 2022 Garbage and Recycling"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Town of Port McNeill collects curbside garbage and recycling, alternating every Wednesday, under its [Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 714](https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No.-714-2022-Garbage-and-Recycling.pdf). Which Wednesday is garbage and which is recycling is on the 2026 Garbage & Recycle Calendar (PDF) linked from the [Town's Garbage & Recycling page](https://portmcneill.ca/residents/garbage-recycling/).\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Open the calendar from the Town's page.\n2. For a paper copy, go to the Town Office at 1775 Furney Place or email reception@portmcneill.ca.\n3. Take plastic bags and overwrap, glass containers and foam packaging to the depots, not the curb.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Schedules change for the holidays in December and January.\n- An extra garbage tag costs $2.39 each, increasing with the consumer price index each year (Fees and Charges Bylaw).\n- Garbage is paid by an annual solid waste utility fee, billed with water and sewer on one bill mailed in January. Early-payment and seniors (65+) discounts may be provided. The current dollar amount is not stated in the documents we found.\n- The bylaw copy online could not be read, and the Town's page gives no cart, set-out time or weight or volume limits. Ask the Town Office at 250-956-3111. Organics collection is not mentioned.","sources":[{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/residents/garbage-recycling/","title":"Garbage & Recycling, Town of Port McNeill","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No.-714-2022-Garbage-and-Recycling.pdf","title":"Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 714 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No.-734-2025-Fees-and-Charges.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 734, 2025 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/residents/water-sewer/","title":"Utilities, Town of Port McNeill","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No-682-2018-Solid-Waste-Utility-Service-Fee-Increase-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Utility Service Fee Increase Bylaw No. 682, 2018 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/town-hall/bylaws/","title":"Bylaws, Town of Port McNeill","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 5 of 7 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/garbage-collection/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/garbage-collection.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/garbage-collection.json"}}