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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?"
place: Port McNeill, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-mcneill
category: Garbage, recycling and waste
owner: municipal
owner_body: Town of Port McNeill
sources_read: 2026-11-08
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# 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?

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Town of Port McNeill, https://portmcneill.ca)  
**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:**
- In person: Town Office, 1775 Furney Place, Port McNeill, BC (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed statutory holidays))
- Email: Request a calendar, reception@portmcneill.ca

## Key facts

- **How often:** Curbside garbage and recycling pick-up alternates every Wednesday.
  - Source: [Garbage & Recycling, Garbage & Recycling page](https://portmcneill.ca/residents/garbage-recycling/)
  - Official wording: "Curbside Garbage and Recycling pick-up in the Town of Port McNeill alternates every Wednesday."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Finding your day:** 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.
  - Source: [Garbage & Recycling, Garbage & Recycling page](https://portmcneill.ca/residents/garbage-recycling/)
  - Official wording: "2026 Garbage & Recycle Calendar" … "Pick one up at the Town Office" … "you can request a copy by emailing reception@portmcneill.ca."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Carts:** Not confirmed. The Town's Garbage and Recycling Bylaw is a PDF with no readable text.
- **Setting carts out:** Not confirmed. The Town's Garbage and Recycling Bylaw is a PDF with no readable text.
- **Limits and extra garbage:** Extra garbage tag: $2.39 each, increasing with CPI each year (Fees and Charges Bylaw). Weight or volume limits were not found.
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 734, 2025, Administration fees](https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No.-734-2025-Fees-and-Charges.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Garbage collection - extra tag 2.39 Each" … "Increase with CPI each year"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fee:** 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.
  - Source: [Utilities, Utilities page](https://portmcneill.ca/residents/water-sewer/)
  - Official wording: "Water, Sewer & Garbage bills are mailed in January and discounts may be provided for early payments and seniors (65+)."
  - Source: [Solid Waste Utility Service Fee Increase Bylaw No. 682, 2018, s. 2](https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No-682-2018-Solid-Waste-Utility-Service-Fee-Increase-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "the fee charged for provision of solid waste collection" … "and disposal servi ces to be increased by $18.00 per annum."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 714
  - Source: [Garbage & Recycling, Garbage & Recycling page](https://portmcneill.ca/residents/garbage-recycling/)
  - Official wording: "No. 714, 2022 Garbage and Recycling"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The 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/).

## Steps

1. Open the calendar from the Town's page.
2. For a paper copy, go to the Town Office at 1775 Furney Place or email reception@portmcneill.ca.
3. Take plastic bags and overwrap, glass containers and foam packaging to the depots, not the curb.

## Good to know

- Schedules change for the holidays in December and January.
- An extra garbage tag costs $2.39 each, increasing with the consumer price index each year (Fees and Charges Bylaw).
- 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.
- 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.

## Official forms and pages

- [Garbage & Recycling, Town of Port McNeill](https://portmcneill.ca/residents/garbage-recycling/)
- [Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 714 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill](https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No.-714-2022-Garbage-and-Recycling.pdf)

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## Sources

- [Garbage & Recycling, Town of Port McNeill](https://portmcneill.ca/residents/garbage-recycling/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 714 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill](https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No.-714-2022-Garbage-and-Recycling.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 734, 2025 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill](https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No.-734-2025-Fees-and-Charges.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Utilities, Town of Port McNeill](https://portmcneill.ca/residents/water-sewer/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Solid Waste Utility Service Fee Increase Bylaw No. 682, 2018 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill](https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No-682-2018-Solid-Waste-Utility-Service-Fee-Increase-Bylaw.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaws, Town of Port McNeill](https://portmcneill.ca/town-hall/bylaws/) (read 2026-11-08)

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