{"title":"Powell River garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","question":"When is garbage collected, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?","slug":"garbage-collection","place":{"path":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","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":"City of Powell River","url":"https://powellriver.ca"},"short_answer":"The City of Powell River collects garbage and recycling every second week and organics weekly, on one of five routes (A to E). Put the cart out between 5:00 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. on collection day. Extra bags need a $5 City garbage tag.","aliases":["garbage day powell river","garbage pickup schedule powell river","garbage tags powell river","garbage cart rules"],"cost":"2026: $245.35 per residential unit ($205.19 garbage and organics plus $40.16 recycling); 2027: $253.18. Extra bag tag $5. Extra 120 litre garbage or organics cart $80 a year.","how_long":"Garbage and recycling every second week; organics weekly. Check the calendar for your route.","where":[{"type":"online","label":"July to December 2026 collection calendar (PDF)","value":"https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/159383"},{"type":"online","label":"Schedule, placement and route map","value":"https://powellriver.ca/pages/curbsidegarbagecollection"},{"type":"phone","label":"Operational Services","value":"604-485-8657","note":"Paper schedules mailed on request"},{"type":"email","label":"Operational Services","value":"opssecretary@powellriver.ca"}],"documents":["Your route letter (A to E) from the route map or the qathet Waste Wise app"],"forms":[{"title":"Municipal Solid Waste Collection Bylaw 2784, 2025 (PDF)","url":"https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/325"}],"related":[],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/qualicum-beach","name":"Qualicum Beach","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/parksville","name":"Parksville","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/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":"Organics (green cart) are collected weekly; garbage and recycling are collected every second week.","short":"Organics weekly; garbage, recycling every other week","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/325","title":"Municipal Solid Waste Collection Bylaw 2784, 2025 (PDF)","section":"s. 2(b)","quotes":["weekly collection of Organics, and","bi-weekly collection of Garbage and Recyclables"]},{"url":"https://powellriver.ca/pages/garbage-collection","title":"Garbage Collection, City of Powell River","section":"Garbage Collection","quotes":["Starting April 2, 2024, garbage collection moves from weekly to biweekly."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"collection_day":{"label":"Finding your day","value":"Use the five-route schedule (Routes A to E) on the City website, the qathet Waste Wise app, or the monthly schedule in The Peak and qathet Living; paper copies can be mailed on request by calling 604 485-8657. A collection day advances following a statutory or City holiday.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://powellriver.ca/pages/curbsidegarbagecollection","title":"Schedule, Placement and Route Map, City of Powell River","section":"Collection Schedule","quotes":["Through the qathet Waste Wise app, available from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.","Paper copies of schedules can be mailed on request, call 604 485-8657."]},{"url":"https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/159383","title":"2026 Organics, Recycling and Garbage Calendar (July to December) (PDF)","section":"2026 calendar","quotes":["Please note that your collection day advances following a statutory or City holiday"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"carts":{"label":"Carts","value":"Garbage: 120 litre cart. Organics: 120 litre cart. Recycling: 240 or 360 litre cart (size change is free). An extra 120 litre garbage or organics cart is $80 a year (garbage cart: Finance, (604) 485-8637); each levy change costs $25. Report a damaged, lost or stolen cart to Operational Services, 604-485-8657; the owner pays replacement ($80, $100 or $150 by size).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/325","title":"Municipal Solid Waste Collection Bylaw 2784, 2025 (PDF)","section":"s. 3.3; Sch. A","quotes":["automated Garbage Collection - 120 litre Cart;","automated Recycling collection - 240 litre or 360 litre Cart.","An additional 120 litre cart can be provided for an additional annual charge of $80.00.","The replacement fee is $100.00.","The replacement fee is $150.00."]},{"url":"https://powellriver.ca/pages/garbage-collection","title":"Garbage Collection, City of Powell River","section":"Garbage Collection; Contact Us","quotes":["contact the finance department at (604)485-8637.","Operational Services Secretary opssecretary@powellriver.ca 604-485-8657"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"set_out":{"label":"Setting carts out","value":"Place the cart at the collection point no earlier than 5:00 a.m. and by 7:30 a.m. on collection day, and remove it to private property by 8:00 p.m. that day. Put it as close as possible to the street edge, 1 m from other objects, with 3 m clearance overhead, lid opening toward the street, not blocking vehicles or pedestrians.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/325","title":"Municipal Solid Waste Collection Bylaw 2784, 2025 (PDF)","section":"ss. 5.2, 5.3","quotes":["at the collection point by 7:30 am but not before 5:00 am;","removed from the collection point and stored on private property by 8:00 pm on the","one (1) metre apart from all other objects;","with three (3) metre clearance above Cart;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"limits":{"label":"Limits and extra garbage","value":"Each cart may weigh no more than 35 kg (75 lb). Extra garbage bags may be set out beside the cart on garbage day with a $5 City garbage tag on each: maximum four bags, each no more than 12 kg (26.5 lb), up to 79 cm by 107 cm and securely fastened. Waste inside the cart needs no tag.","short":"Cart 35 kg; extra bags $5 tag, max four","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/325","title":"Municipal Solid Waste Collection Bylaw 2784, 2025 (PDF)","section":"ss. 4.2, 5.3; Sch. A s. 11","quotes":["no more than 35 kg (75 pounds) in weight;","a maximum of four (4) bags will be accepted;","no garbage bag shall exceed 12 kilograms (26.5 pounds).","displays a Garbage Tag indicating payment of an additional $5.00 collection fee per bag."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fee":{"label":"Fee","value":"2026: $245.35 per residential unit ($205.19 garbage and organics plus $40.16 recycling). 2027: $253.18. Billed on the property tax notice, due the first working day after July 1; a 10% penalty applies to any part unpaid by then.","short":"$245.35 a year per residential unit","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/325","title":"Municipal Solid Waste Collection Bylaw 2784, 2025 (PDF)","section":"Sch. A ss. 1-3","quotes":["$245.35","Annual rates shall be subject to a ten percent (10%) penalty on any portion that is not paid","on or before the due date stipulated in Section 2 above."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Municipal Solid Waste Collection Bylaw No. 2784, 2025","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/325","title":"Municipal Solid Waste Collection Bylaw 2784, 2025 (PDF)","section":"s. 1","quotes":["Municipal Solid Waste Collection"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":7,"matched":7,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder the [Municipal Solid Waste Collection Bylaw 2784, 2025](<https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/325>), organics (green cart) are collected weekly, and garbage and recycling every second week. Basic service applies to single-family dwellings, secondary suites and duplex units; multi-family and commercial properties are decided case by case. Find your day on the five-route schedule (Routes A to E) on the City website, in the qathet Waste Wise app, or in the monthly schedule in The Peak and qathet Living. A collection day moves after a statutory or City holiday.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Put the cart at the collection point no earlier than 5:00 a.m. and by 7:30 a.m. on collection day.\n2. Place it as close as possible to the street edge, 1 m from other objects, with 3 m clearance overhead and the lid opening toward the street. Do not block vehicles or pedestrians.\n3. Take it back to private property by 8:00 p.m. that day. The Wildlife Attractant Bylaw also requires carts to be stored on private property outside collection hours.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Carts: garbage 120 litre, organics 120 litre, recycling 240 or 360 litre (a size change is free). An extra 120 litre garbage or organics cart is $80 a year; each levy change costs $25. Carts remain City property.\n- Each cart may weigh no more than 35 kg (75 lb).\n- Extra garbage bags may go beside the cart on garbage day with a $5 City garbage tag on each: maximum four bags, each no more than 12 kg (26.5 lb), up to 79 cm by 107 cm, securely fastened. Waste inside the cart needs no tag. Tags are sold at City Hall, the Powell River Recreation Complex, Save-on-Foods, FreshCo, Top of the Hill Solutions and Townsite Grocery.\n- Fee: $245.35 per residential unit in 2026 ($205.19 garbage and organics plus $40.16 recycling), and $253.18 in 2027. It is billed on the property tax notice, due the first working day after July 1, with a 10% penalty on any part unpaid by then.\n- Report a damaged, lost or stolen cart to Operational Services at 604-485-8657. The owner pays replacement ($80, $100 or $150 by size).\n- A bylaw notice for a garbage cart set out too early or left out is $100 ($20 discount if paid within 14 days; $20 surcharge if paid after 28 days).","sources":[{"url":"https://powellriver.ca/pages/garbage-collection","title":"Garbage Collection, City of Powell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://powellriver.ca/pages/curbsidegarbagecollection","title":"Schedule, Placement and Route Map, City of Powell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/159383","title":"2026 Organics, Recycling and Garbage Calendar (July to December) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/325","title":"Municipal Solid Waste Collection Bylaw 2784, 2025 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/159841","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 2818, 2026 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 7 of 7 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/garbage-collection/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/garbage-collection.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/garbage-collection.json"}}