{"title":"Tahsis garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","question":"When is garbage collected in Tahsis, and what are the rules for containers, limits, and extra bags?","slug":"garbage-collection","place":{"path":"ca/bc/tahsis","name":"Tahsis","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":"Village of Tahsis","url":"https://villageoftahsis.com"},"short_answer":"Tahsis has weekly curbside garbage pickup on Wednesdays. Recycling goes to the Recycling Depot, open 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Garbage costs $132 a year per home. Extra garbage goes out with a $2.75 tag.","aliases":["garbage pickup tahsis","garbage day tahsis","garbage tags tahsis","tahsis landfill"],"cost":"$132 a year for a residential dwelling unit; $264 for multi-family and commercial premises. Extra garbage tags $2.75 (residential) or $6.60 (multi-family and commercial). A 10% penalty is added to unpaid fees.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village of Tahsis Municipal Office (garbage tags)","value":"977 South Maquinna Dr., Tahsis, BC V0P 1X0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Municipal Office","value":"(250) 934-6344"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Residential recycling and garbage page, Village of Tahsis","url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/residents/services/recycling-and-garbage/"},{"title":"Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 647, 2021 amendment (PDF)","url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bylaw-647-2021-Solid-Waste-Management-Amendment.pdf"}],"related":[],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/zeballos","name":"Zeballos","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zeballos/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/alert-bay","name":"Alert Bay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-alice","name":"Port Alice","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alice/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-mcneill","name":"Port McNeill","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/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":"Garbage: weekly curbside pickup on Wednesdays. Recycling: taken to the Recycling Depot (beside the Public Works Yard, North Maquinna and McKelvie), open 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Food waste: community composting program (register first).","short":"Garbage weekly (Wednesdays); recycling at depot","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/residents/services/recycling-and-garbage/","title":"Recycling and Garbage, Village of Tahsis","section":"Garbage Pickup","quotes":["The Village provides weekly curb-side garbage pickup(Wednesdays) and operates a landfill"]},{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/residents/services/recycling-and-garbage/","title":"Recycling and Garbage, Village of Tahsis","section":"Recycling Depot","quotes":["The Recycling Centre is located beside the Public Works Yard at the intersection of North Maquinna and McKelvie.","Access is 8:00am to 3:30pm Monday to Saturday"]},{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/residents/services/recycling-and-garbage/","title":"Recycling and Garbage, Village of Tahsis","section":"Community Composting Program","quotes":["Residents can register to participate by contacting reception@villageoftahsis.com or Public Works After Hours Phone (250) 202-9623."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"collection_day":{"label":"Finding your day","value":"Wednesdays.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/residents/services/recycling-and-garbage/","title":"Recycling and Garbage, Village of Tahsis","section":"Garbage Pickup","quotes":["The Village provides weekly curb-side garbage pickup(Wednesdays) and operates a landfill"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"carts":{"label":"Carts","value":"No cart sizes are listed. A 2017 Village information sheet says garbage containers must be \"wildlife proof\" and garbage bags will not be picked up.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/solid-waste-info-sheet-final.pdf","title":"Solid Waste information sheet, 2017 (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"2017 info sheet \"New Solid Waste Bylaw\"","quotes":["Garbage containers must be \"wildlife proof\". Garbage bags will not be picked up."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"set_out":{"label":"Setting carts out","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The Village's original solid waste bylaw is a scan that could not be read.","sources":[]},"limits":{"label":"Limits and extra garbage","value":"Basic service covers one container a week for a home (2017 sheet). Extra garbage is collected by tag: $2.75 per tag for a residential dwelling unit, $6.60 for multi-family and commercial.","short":"1 container a week; extra tag $2.75","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/solid-waste-info-sheet-final.pdf","title":"Solid Waste information sheet, 2017 (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"2017 info sheet","quotes":["Residential $92.53 1 container/week"]},{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bylaw-647-2021-Solid-Waste-Management-Amendment.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Management Amendment Bylaw No. 647, 2021 (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"s. 11, 12","quotes":["A basic service user shall receive the extended service by using the garbage tags"]},{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/BYLAW-679-2026-AMENDMENT-TO-THE-FEES-AND-CHARGES-BYLAW-594-2017.pdf","title":"Bylaw No. 679, 2026, Amendment to the Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 594, 2017 (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"Schedule \"R\"","quotes":["Residential Dwelling Unit $2. 75/tag","Multi-family and Commercial $6. 60/tag"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee":{"label":"Fee","value":"$132 a year for a residential dwelling unit (single family including a suite or home business, bed and breakfast, guest house, mobile home); $264 for multi-family premises and for commercial premises. A 10% penalty is added to unpaid solid waste fees.","short":"$132 a year per dwelling unit","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/BYLAW-679-2026-AMENDMENT-TO-THE-FEES-AND-CHARGES-BYLAW-594-2017.pdf","title":"Bylaw No. 679, 2026, Amendment to the Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 594, 2017 (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"Schedule \"R\"","quotes":["Residential Dwelling Unit (single family (including suite $132.00","Multi-family premises (2 or more dwelling units $264.00","Commercial premises (professions, trades, industry, $264. 00"]},{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bylaw-647-2021-Solid-Waste-Management-Amendment.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Management Amendment Bylaw No. 647, 2021 (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"s. 33","quotes":["A 10% penalty shall be added to all fees set out in Schedule \"R\" of the Fees and"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 590, 2017 (amended by Bylaws No. 615, 2019, No. 647, 2021 and No. 665, 2024); fees in Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 594, 2017, Schedule \"R\", as amended by Bylaw No. 679, 2026.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bylaw-647-2021-Solid-Waste-Management-Amendment.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Management Amendment Bylaw No. 647, 2021 (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"Title","quotes":["A Bylaw to Amend the Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 590, 2017"]},{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/BYLAW-679-2026-AMENDMENT-TO-THE-FEES-AND-CHARGES-BYLAW-594-2017.pdf","title":"Bylaw No. 679, 2026, Amendment to the Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 594, 2017 (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"Title","quotes":["BEING A BYLAW TO AMEND THE VILLAGE OF TAHSIS FEES AND CHARGES BYLAW NO. 594, 2017 AND FEES AND CHARGES AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 673, 2025"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village of Tahsis runs weekly curbside garbage pickup on Wednesdays under its Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 590, 2017, as amended by the [2021 amendment](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bylaw-647-2021-Solid-Waste-Management-Amendment.pdf). Recycling is taken to the Recycling Depot beside the Public Works Yard (North Maquinna and McKelvie), open 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Food waste goes to a community composting program; register first.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Containers: no cart sizes are listed. A 2017 Village information sheet says garbage containers must be \"wildlife proof\" and garbage bags will not be picked up. Cardboard is not picked up at the curb because it is recyclable.\n- Limit: basic service covers one container a week for a home (2017 sheet).\n- Extra garbage is collected by tag: $2.75 per tag for a residential dwelling unit, $6.60 for multi-family and commercial. Tags are sold at the Village office.\n- Fee: $132 a year for a residential dwelling unit (single family including a suite or home business, bed and breakfast, guest house, mobile home); $264 for multi-family and commercial premises. A 10% penalty is added to unpaid fees ([Bylaw 679, 2026](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/BYLAW-679-2026-AMENDMENT-TO-THE-FEES-AND-CHARGES-BYLAW-594-2017.pdf)).\n- No official document I read says when or where to set out containers, because the original bylaw is a scan that could not be read. Ask the Village office.\n- The Tahsis landfill, which the Village runs for Comox Strathcona Waste Management, is open Wednesdays 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Saturdays 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.\n- Fish offal may not go in Village dumpsters.","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/residents/services/recycling-and-garbage/","title":"Recycling and Garbage, Village of Tahsis","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/BYLAW-679-2026-AMENDMENT-TO-THE-FEES-AND-CHARGES-BYLAW-594-2017.pdf","title":"Bylaw No. 679, 2026, Amendment to the Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 594, 2017 (PDF), Village of Tahsis","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bylaw-647-2021-Solid-Waste-Management-Amendment.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Management Amendment Bylaw No. 647, 2021 (PDF), Village of Tahsis","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/solid-waste-info-sheet-final.pdf","title":"Solid Waste information sheet, 2017 (PDF), Village of Tahsis","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 6 of 7 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/garbage-collection/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/garbage-collection.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/garbage-collection.json"}}