{"title":"Tofino garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","question":"When is garbage collected in Tofino, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?","slug":"garbage-collection","place":{"path":"ca/bc/tofino","name":"Tofino","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"garbage-and-recycling","name":"Garbage, recycling and waste"},"owner":"regional","owner_label":"Regional district","owner_body":{"name":"Regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot","url":"https://www.acrd.bc.ca"},"short_answer":"In Tofino, the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District (ACRD) runs the Sort'nGo curbside service for homes of four or fewer units: organics every week, and garbage and recycling every two weeks. Use the collection schedule tool on the District's garbage page to find your dates.","aliases":["garbage day tofino","garbage pickup tofino","sortngo tofino","recycling collection tofino"],"cost":"Collection fees are set and charged by the ACRD; the fee amount was not stated in a readable official text. Extra tags: cost not stated.","how_long":"not applicable","where":[{"type":"online","label":"Garbage and Recycling collection schedule (District of Tofino)","value":"https://tofino.ca/public-services/garbage-recycling/"},{"type":"online","label":"Sort'nGo desktop schedule","value":"https://api.recollect.net/r/area/ACRD"},{"type":"phone","label":"Missed service (Ozzard Environmental)","value":"250-266-6166"},{"type":"phone","label":"ACRD Sort'nGo hotline","value":"250-736-7678"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Garbage and Recyclable Materials Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 1070 (PDF)","url":"https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/911/"}],"related":[{"slug":"yard-waste","title":"Tofino yard waste collection and drop-off","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/yard-waste/"},{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Tofino backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/backyard-fire/"},{"slug":"backyard-chickens","title":"Tofino backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/backyard-chickens/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/ucluelet","name":"Ucluelet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-alberni","name":"Port Alberni","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/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":"ACRD Sort'nGo curbside service for homes of four or fewer units: organics every week; garbage and recycling every two weeks.","short":"Organics weekly; garbage, recycling every other week","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.acrd.bc.ca/organics","title":"Organics, Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District","section":"ACRD Organics page","quotes":["Organics are collected every week. Garbage and recycling pick up is every two weeks."]},{"url":"https://www.letsconnectacrd.ca/sortngo-west-coast","title":"Sort'nGo West Coast, Let's Connect ACRD","section":"Sort'nGo - West Coast page","quotes":["Residential dwellings with four or fewer units* are now receiving roadside organics, recucling and garbage pick up in Tofino"]},{"url":"https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/911/","title":"Garbage and Recyclable Materials Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 1070, 2008 (consolidated) (PDF), District of Tofino","section":"s. 4.2, 6.1","quotes":["The residential garbage collection service shall be provided once every week.","Recycling collection services shall be provided once every two weeks"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"},"sources_differ":"District Bylaw No. 1070 (consolidated 2010, pre-dates the 2022 Sort'nGo carts) says garbage weekly and recycling every two weeks; the ACRD page says garbage and recycling every two weeks. The ACRD runs the service. Commercial and multi-family buildings are not part of the service."},"collection_day":{"label":"Finding your day","value":"Use the collection schedule tool on the District's garbage page or the Sort'nGo ACRD app (Waste Wizard), which shows your pick-up dates; a desktop version is at api.recollect.net/r/area/ACRD. Missed service: Ozzard Environmental 250-266-6166.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://tofino.ca/public-services/garbage-recycling/","title":"Garbage and Recycling, District of Tofino","section":"District Garbage & Recycling page","quotes":["Are you unsure about the schedule for putting out your garbage, organics, and recycling?","Ozzard Environmental","250-266-6166"]},{"url":"https://www.acrd.bc.ca/organics","title":"Organics, Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District","section":"ACRD Organics page","quotes":["Keep track of collection schedules"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"carts":{"label":"Carts","value":"Three carts: green (organics), blue (recycling) and black (garbage). If a cart is damaged or defective, contact the Collection Contractor to arrange repair.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.letsconnectacrd.ca/sortngo-west-coast","title":"Sort'nGo West Coast, Let's Connect ACRD","section":"Sort'nGo - West Coast page","quotes":["keep hooks clasped to the lid locks on the green and black carts when not in use","Blue Carts","Black Carts"]},{"url":"https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/154668/","title":"Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 1317, 2022 (PDF), District of Tofino","section":"s. 3(6)","quotes":["must immediately, upon noticing any damage or defects, contact the Collection Contractor to arrange for a repair."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"set_out":{"label":"Setting carts out","value":"Put carts out on the collection day only, between 6:00 AM and 8:00 AM, and take them in by 10:00 PM that day. Carts are kept locked and secured the rest of the time. Face the cart to the street with wheels to the curb, with 1 metre of clearance on all sides.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/154668/","title":"Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 1317, 2022 (PDF), District of Tofino","section":"s. 3(4)","quotes":["set out for collection only on the designated day of collection between 6:00 AM and 08:00 AM;","removed from the collection location by 10:00 PM on the designated day of collection;"]},{"url":"https://www.letsconnectacrd.ca/sortngo-west-coast","title":"Sort'nGo West Coast, Let's Connect ACRD","section":"Sort'nGo - West Coast page, How to Place Carts","quotes":["Leave 1 metre of clearance space on all sides of the cart","Face your cart to the street with wheels to the curb"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"limits":{"label":"Limits and extra garbage","value":"Bylaw No. 1070: one garbage container per dwelling; each extra container needs a garbage tag, up to two extra; a container with its garbage may not weigh more than 20 kilograms.","short":"1 container; extra needs tag, up to two","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/911/","title":"Garbage and Recyclable Materials Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 1070, 2008 (consolidated) (PDF), District of Tofino","section":"s. 4.3-4.5, 4.6(i)","quotes":["The maximum number of garbage containers to be included in the residential","garbage collection service is one (1) receptacle per dwelling.","The maximum number of additional garbage containers affixed with a tag shall","weighs more than twenty kilograms."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee":{"label":"Fee","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The collection fees are in a regional district bylaw that is a scanned PDF.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"District of Tofino Garbage and Recyclable Materials Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 1070, 2008; ACRD Bylaw No. R1021 (collection, rates)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/911/","title":"Garbage and Recyclable Materials Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 1070, 2008 (consolidated) (PDF), District of Tofino","section":"s. 1.1, 2.1","quotes":["District of Tofino Garbage and Recyclable Materials Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 1070,","Bylaw No. R1021, A Bylaw to Provide for the Collection of Garbage and Recyclable Materials within the Regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot"]}],"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 ACRD runs the Sort'nGo curbside service in Tofino for homes of four or fewer units, with three carts: green (organics), blue (recycling) and black (garbage). Organics are collected every week; garbage and recycling every two weeks. Commercial and multi-family buildings are not part of the service. The District's [Garbage and Recyclable Materials Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 1070](<https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/911/>) sets rules for residents.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Find your pick-up dates with the collection schedule tool on the District's garbage page or the Sort'nGo ACRD app (Waste Wizard).\n2. Put carts out on the collection day only, between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., and take them in by 10:00 p.m. that day. Keep them locked and secured the rest of the time.\n3. Face the cart to the street with wheels to the curb, with 1 metre of clearance on all sides.\n4. If service is missed, call Ozzard Environmental at 250-266-6166.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The District's bylaw says garbage is collected weekly, but the ACRD page says every two weeks. Confirm with the ACRD.\n- Bylaw 1070 allows one garbage container per dwelling. Each extra container needs a garbage tag, up to two extra, and a container with its garbage may not weigh more than 20 kilograms. This bylaw pre-dates the Sort'nGo carts, and the cost of a tag is not stated.\n- If a cart is damaged or defective, contact the collection contractor to arrange repair. Cart sizes and upgrade options are not stated in any readable official text.\n- The ACRD sets and charges the collection fees; the District does not collect payment. Unpaid fees are transferred to property taxes if not paid to the ACRD by December 31.\n- Landfill drop-off for residential loads under 83 kg is $5 per bag or can (ACRD West Coast Landfill).","sources":[{"url":"https://tofino.ca/public-services/garbage-recycling/","title":"Garbage and Recycling, District of Tofino","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.acrd.bc.ca/organics","title":"Organics, Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.letsconnectacrd.ca/sortngo-west-coast","title":"Sort'nGo West Coast, Let's Connect ACRD","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/911/","title":"Garbage and Recyclable Materials Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 1070, 2008 (consolidated) (PDF), District of Tofino","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.acrd.bc.ca/west-coast-landfill","title":"West Coast Landfill, Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/154668/","title":"Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 1317, 2022 (PDF), District of Tofino","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/tofino/garbage-collection/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/garbage-collection.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/garbage-collection.json"}}