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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?"
place: Tahsis, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/tahsis
category: Garbage, recycling and waste
owner: municipal
owner_body: Village of Tahsis
sources_read: 2026-11-08
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# 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?

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Tahsis, https://villageoftahsis.com)  
**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:**
- In person: Village of Tahsis Municipal Office (garbage tags), 977 South Maquinna Dr., Tahsis, BC V0P 1X0 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
- Phone: Municipal Office, (250) 934-6344

## Key facts

- **How often:** 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).
  - Source: [Recycling and Garbage, Garbage Pickup](https://villageoftahsis.com/residents/services/recycling-and-garbage/)
  - Official wording: "The Village provides weekly curb-side garbage pickup(Wednesdays) and operates a landfill"
  - Source: [Recycling and Garbage, Recycling Depot](https://villageoftahsis.com/residents/services/recycling-and-garbage/)
  - Official wording: "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"
  - Source: [Recycling and Garbage, Community Composting Program](https://villageoftahsis.com/residents/services/recycling-and-garbage/)
  - Official wording: "Residents can register to participate by contacting reception@villageoftahsis.com or Public Works After Hours Phone (250) 202-9623."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Finding your day:** Wednesdays.
  - Source: [Recycling and Garbage, Garbage Pickup](https://villageoftahsis.com/residents/services/recycling-and-garbage/)
  - Official wording: "The Village provides weekly curb-side garbage pickup(Wednesdays) and operates a landfill"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Carts:** 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.
  - Source: [Solid Waste information sheet, 2017, 2017 info sheet "New Solid Waste Bylaw"](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/solid-waste-info-sheet-final.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Garbage containers must be "wildlife proof". Garbage bags will not be picked up."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Setting carts out:** Not confirmed. The Village's original solid waste bylaw is a scan that could not be read.
- **Limits and extra garbage:** 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.
  - Source: [Solid Waste information sheet, 2017, 2017 info sheet](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/solid-waste-info-sheet-final.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Residential $92.53 1 container/week"
  - Source: [Solid Waste Management Amendment Bylaw No. 647, 2021, s. 11, 12](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bylaw-647-2021-Solid-Waste-Management-Amendment.pdf)
  - Official wording: "A basic service user shall receive the extended service by using the garbage tags"
  - Source: [Bylaw No. 679, 2026, Amendment to the Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 594, 2017, Schedule "R"](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/BYLAW-679-2026-AMENDMENT-TO-THE-FEES-AND-CHARGES-BYLAW-594-2017.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Residential Dwelling Unit $2. 75/tag" … "Multi-family and Commercial $6. 60/tag"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **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 premises and for commercial premises. A 10% penalty is added to unpaid solid waste fees.
  - Source: [Bylaw No. 679, 2026, Amendment to the Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 594, 2017, Schedule "R"](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/BYLAW-679-2026-AMENDMENT-TO-THE-FEES-AND-CHARGES-BYLAW-594-2017.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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"
  - Source: [Solid Waste Management Amendment Bylaw No. 647, 2021, s. 33](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bylaw-647-2021-Solid-Waste-Management-Amendment.pdf)
  - Official wording: "A 10% penalty shall be added to all fees set out in Schedule "R" of the Fees and"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** 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.
  - Source: [Solid Waste Management Amendment Bylaw No. 647, 2021, Title](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bylaw-647-2021-Solid-Waste-Management-Amendment.pdf)
  - Official wording: "A Bylaw to Amend the Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 590, 2017"
  - Source: [Bylaw No. 679, 2026, Amendment to the Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 594, 2017, Title](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/BYLAW-679-2026-AMENDMENT-TO-THE-FEES-AND-CHARGES-BYLAW-594-2017.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The 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.

## Good to know

- 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.
- Limit: 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. Tags are sold at the Village office.
- 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)).
- 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.
- 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.
- Fish offal may not go in Village dumpsters.

## Official forms and pages

- [Residential recycling and garbage page, Village of Tahsis](https://villageoftahsis.com/residents/services/recycling-and-garbage/)
- [Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 647, 2021 amendment (PDF)](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bylaw-647-2021-Solid-Waste-Management-Amendment.pdf)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Garbage collection in British Columbia: frequency, limits and fees by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/garbage-collection.md)
- [Zeballos](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zeballos/garbage-collection.md)
- [Gold River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/garbage-collection.md)
- [Sayward](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/garbage-collection.md)
- [Alert Bay](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/garbage-collection.md)
- [Port Alice](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alice/garbage-collection.md)
- [Port McNeill](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/garbage-collection.md)

## Sources

- [Recycling and Garbage, Village of Tahsis](https://villageoftahsis.com/residents/services/recycling-and-garbage/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaw No. 679, 2026, Amendment to the Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 594, 2017 (PDF), Village of Tahsis](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/BYLAW-679-2026-AMENDMENT-TO-THE-FEES-AND-CHARGES-BYLAW-594-2017.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Solid Waste Management Amendment Bylaw No. 647, 2021 (PDF), Village of Tahsis](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bylaw-647-2021-Solid-Waste-Management-Amendment.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Solid Waste information sheet, 2017 (PDF), Village of Tahsis](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/solid-waste-info-sheet-final.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)

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