--- title: "Sayward garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits" question: "When is garbage collected in Sayward, and what are the rules for carts and extra bags?" place: Sayward, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/sayward category: Garbage, recycling and waste owner: municipal owner_body: Village of Sayward sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/garbage-collection/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/garbage-collection.json" --- # Sayward garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits **Question:** When is garbage collected in Sayward, and what are the rules for carts and extra bags? **Short answer:** In Sayward, garbage is picked up every Thursday, operated through Waste Management. The fee is $333.80 a year for up to two approved receptacles per dwelling unit, billed with property taxes. Extra receptacles need a $5 tag, up to two extra per pick-up. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Sayward, https://www.sayward.ca) **Cost:** $333.80 per year for up to two approved receptacles per dwelling unit, billed with the annual property taxes. Each additional receptacle needs a garbage tag at $5, to a maximum of two additional receptacles per pick-up. **How long:** Weekly, on Thursday. **Where:** - Phone: Village Office (open Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., closed holidays), 250-282-5512 - In person: Village Office, 652 H'Kusam Way, Sayward, BC - Online: Online Bylaw Complaint Form, https://www.sayward.ca/form/bylaw-complaint-form - Phone: Public Works, 250-282-5509 ## Key facts - **How often:** Every Thursday, operated through Waste Management. - Source: [Public Works, Garbage Pick-Up Questions](https://www.sayward.ca/municipal-services/public-works) - Official wording: "Garbage pick-up is every Thursday, and is operated through Waste Management." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Finding your day:** Thursday. - Source: [Public Works, Garbage Pick-Up Questions](https://www.sayward.ca/municipal-services/public-works) - Official wording: "Garbage pick-up is every Thursday" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Carts:** Up to two approved receptacles per dwelling unit per week. - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 451 (consolidated, PDF), Schedule D](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2026-05/Bylaw%20451%20-%20Fees%20and%20Charges%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only%20-%20updated%202026.pdf) - Official wording: "Up to two approved receptacles" … "per dwelling unit per week" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Setting carts out:** Not confirmed. No set-out time or location is stated in any readable document. - **Limits and extra garbage:** Each additional receptacle needs a garbage tag at $5, to a maximum of two additional receptacles per pick-up. - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 451 (consolidated, PDF), Schedule D](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2026-05/Bylaw%20451%20-%20Fees%20and%20Charges%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only%20-%20updated%202026.pdf) - Official wording: "$5.00 for each additional receptacle" … "(maximum two additional receptacles per pick up)" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fee:** $333.80 per year for up to two approved receptacles per dwelling unit, billed with the annual property taxes. - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 451 (consolidated, PDF), Schedule D](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2026-05/Bylaw%20451%20-%20Fees%20and%20Charges%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only%20-%20updated%202026.pdf) - Official wording: "Fees for collection of solid waste from approved receptacles and excess receptacles DESCRIPTION FEE Up to two approved receptacles $333.80 per year per dwelling unit per week Each additional receptacle - garbage tag fee $5.00 for each additional receptacle" - Source: [Solid Waste Collection Rates Bylaw No. 465, 2020, s. 3](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2021-05/Solid-Waste-Collection-Rates-Bylaw-No.-465-2020.pdf) - Official wording: "shall be levied annually with the general municipal taxes in each year" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Solid Waste Collection Rates Bylaw No. 465, 2020 - Source: [Solid Waste Collection Rates Bylaw No. 465, 2020, s. 1](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2021-05/Solid-Waste-Collection-Rates-Bylaw-No.-465-2020.pdf) - Official wording: "This Bylaw may be cited as the "Solid Waste Collection Rates Bylaw No. 465, 2020"." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works Garbage is picked up every Thursday, operated through Waste Management, as the Village's [Public Works page]() states. Under the [Solid Waste Collection Rates Bylaw No. 465, 2020](), the charge applies where a solid waste collection service has been provided to the property. The amounts are in Schedule D of the [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 451](). ## Steps 1. Put out up to two approved receptacles per dwelling unit for Thursday pick-up. 2. For each additional receptacle, buy a garbage tag at $5. The maximum is two additional receptacles per pick-up. 3. The annual fee is $333.80 for up to two receptacles per dwelling unit, billed with your property taxes. ## Good to know - The Village's page does not say whether the pick-up day changes on holidays. Call Public Works at 250-282-5509. - No cart size or type, and no set-out time or location, is stated in any readable document. The solid waste regulations bylaw is not posted on the site. - Where to buy garbage tags is not stated; ask the Village Office at 250-282-5512. ## Official forms and pages - [Public Works, Village of Sayward](https://www.sayward.ca/municipal-services/public-works) - [Solid Waste Collection Rates Bylaw No. 465, 2020 (PDF)](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2021-05/Solid-Waste-Collection-Rates-Bylaw-No.-465-2020.pdf) - [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 451 (consolidated, PDF)](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2026-05/Bylaw%20451%20-%20Fees%20and%20Charges%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only%20-%20updated%202026.pdf) ## The same question elsewhere - [Garbage collection in British Columbia: frequency, limits and fees by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/garbage-collection.md) - [Campbell River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/garbage-collection.md) - [Gold River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/garbage-collection.md) - [Tahsis](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/garbage-collection.md) - [Alert Bay](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/garbage-collection.md) - [Zeballos](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zeballos/garbage-collection.md) - [Port McNeill](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/garbage-collection.md) ## Sources - [Public Works, Village of Sayward](https://www.sayward.ca/municipal-services/public-works) (read 2026-11-08) - [Solid Waste Collection Rates Bylaw No. 465, 2020 (PDF)](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2021-05/Solid-Waste-Collection-Rates-Bylaw-No.-465-2020.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 451 (consolidated, PDF)](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2026-05/Bylaw%20451%20-%20Fees%20and%20Charges%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only%20-%20updated%202026.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 7 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed. 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