--- 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?" place: Tofino, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/tofino category: Garbage, recycling and waste owner: regional owner_body: Regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/garbage-collection/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/garbage-collection.json" --- # 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? **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. **Who handles it:** Regional district (Regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot, https://www.acrd.bc.ca) **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:** - Online: Garbage and Recycling collection schedule (District of Tofino), https://tofino.ca/public-services/garbage-recycling/ - Online: Sort'nGo desktop schedule, https://api.recollect.net/r/area/ACRD - Phone: Missed service (Ozzard Environmental), 250-266-6166 - Phone: ACRD Sort'nGo hotline, 250-736-7678 ## Key facts - **How often:** ACRD Sort'nGo curbside service for homes of four or fewer units: organics every week; garbage and recycling every two weeks. (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.) - Source: [Organics, Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, ACRD Organics page](https://www.acrd.bc.ca/organics) - Official wording: "Organics are collected every week. Garbage and recycling pick up is every two weeks." - Source: [Sort'nGo West Coast, Let's Connect ACRD, Sort'nGo - West Coast page](https://www.letsconnectacrd.ca/sortngo-west-coast) - Official wording: "Residential dwellings with four or fewer units* are now receiving roadside organics, recucling and garbage pick up in Tofino" - Source: [Garbage and Recyclable Materials Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 1070, 2008 (consolidated), s. 4.2, 6.1](https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/911/) - Official wording: "The residential garbage collection service shall be provided once every week." … "Recycling collection services shall be provided once every two weeks" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Finding your day:** 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. - Source: [Garbage and Recycling, District Garbage & Recycling page](https://tofino.ca/public-services/garbage-recycling/) - Official wording: "Are you unsure about the schedule for putting out your garbage, organics, and recycling?" … "Ozzard Environmental" … "250-266-6166" - Source: [Organics, Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, ACRD Organics page](https://www.acrd.bc.ca/organics) - Official wording: "Keep track of collection schedules" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Carts:** Three carts: green (organics), blue (recycling) and black (garbage). If a cart is damaged or defective, contact the Collection Contractor to arrange repair. - Source: [Sort'nGo West Coast, Let's Connect ACRD, Sort'nGo - West Coast page](https://www.letsconnectacrd.ca/sortngo-west-coast) - Official wording: "keep hooks clasped to the lid locks on the green and black carts when not in use" … "Blue Carts" … "Black Carts" - Source: [Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 1317, 2022, s. 3(6)](https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/154668/) - Official wording: "must immediately, upon noticing any damage or defects, contact the Collection Contractor to arrange for a repair." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Setting carts out:** 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. - Source: [Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 1317, 2022, s. 3(4)](https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/154668/) - Official wording: "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;" - Source: [Sort'nGo West Coast, Let's Connect ACRD, Sort'nGo - West Coast page, How to Place Carts](https://www.letsconnectacrd.ca/sortngo-west-coast) - Official wording: "Leave 1 metre of clearance space on all sides of the cart" … "Face your cart to the street with wheels to the curb" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Limits and extra garbage:** 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. - Source: [Garbage and Recyclable Materials Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 1070, 2008 (consolidated), s. 4.3-4.5, 4.6(i)](https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/911/) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fee:** Not confirmed. The collection fees are in a regional district bylaw that is a scanned PDF. - **Bylaw:** District of Tofino Garbage and Recyclable Materials Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 1070, 2008; ACRD Bylaw No. R1021 (collection, rates) - Source: [Garbage and Recyclable Materials Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 1070, 2008 (consolidated), s. 1.1, 2.1](https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/911/) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works The 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]() sets rules for residents. ## Steps 1. Find your pick-up dates with the collection schedule tool on the District's garbage page or the Sort'nGo ACRD app (Waste Wizard). 2. 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. 3. Face the cart to the street with wheels to the curb, with 1 metre of clearance on all sides. 4. If service is missed, call Ozzard Environmental at 250-266-6166. ## Good to know - The District's bylaw says garbage is collected weekly, but the ACRD page says every two weeks. Confirm with the ACRD. - 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. - 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. - 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. - Landfill drop-off for residential loads under 83 kg is $5 per bag or can (ACRD West Coast Landfill). ## Official forms and pages - [Garbage and Recyclable Materials Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 1070 (PDF)](https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/911/) ## Related questions - [Tofino yard waste collection and drop-off](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/yard-waste.md) - [Tofino backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/backyard-fire.md) - [Tofino backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/backyard-chickens.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Garbage collection in British Columbia: frequency, limits and fees by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/garbage-collection.md) - [Ucluelet](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/garbage-collection.md) - [Gold River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/garbage-collection.md) - [Port Alberni](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/garbage-collection.md) - [Cumberland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/garbage-collection.md) - [Courtenay](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/garbage-collection.md) - [Comox](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/garbage-collection.md) ## Sources - [Garbage and Recycling, District of Tofino](https://tofino.ca/public-services/garbage-recycling/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Organics, Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District](https://www.acrd.bc.ca/organics) (read 2026-11-08) - [Sort'nGo West Coast, Let's Connect ACRD](https://www.letsconnectacrd.ca/sortngo-west-coast) (read 2026-11-08) - [Garbage and Recyclable Materials Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 1070, 2008 (consolidated) (PDF), District of Tofino](https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/911/) (read 2026-11-08) - [West Coast Landfill, Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District](https://www.acrd.bc.ca/west-coast-landfill) (read 2026-11-08) - [Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 1317, 2022 (PDF), District of Tofino](https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/154668/) (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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