Garbage & recycling — Tofino, British Columbia

When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?

In the District Municipality of Tofino, British Columbia, collection schedule: Garbage: once every week; Recycling: once every two weeks; sorting required: True; container or bag limit: 1 receptacle per dwelling; max 2 additional with tags; 120 litres capacity or less; twenty kilograms max weight; accepted or banned: Banned: explosives, flammable liquids, sewage, dead animals, construction waste, drywall, paint, rocks, ashes, oil. Recyclables exclude food or oil contamination.. Source: Garbage & Recyclable Materials Collection Bylaw 1070, 2008 (Consolidated Version), verified 2026-06-08.

Garbage & Recyclable Materials Collection Bylaw 1070, 2008 (Consolidated Version) adopted bylaw
collection schedule Garbage: once every week; Recycling: once every two weeks s. 4.2; s. 6.1
sorting required True s. 6.2; s. 4.6(a)
container or bag limit 1 receptacle per dwelling; max 2 additional with tags; 120 litres capacity or less; twenty kilograms max weight s. 4.3; s. 4.5; s. 2.1; s. 4.6(i)
accepted or banned Banned: explosives, flammable liquids, sewage, dead animals, construction waste, drywall, paint, rocks, ashes, oil. Recyclables exclude food or oil contamination. s. 3.8; s. 2.1
fee Charged by Alberni Clayoquot Regional District in accordance with the Regional District Bylaw s. 7.1
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Regulates collection of garbage and recyclable materials in Tofino including set-out requirements, container standards, and collection schedules.

Machine-readable: garbage-recycling.json · Official website: https://tofino.ca/ · Last verified 2026-06-08 · Garbage & recycling in other municipalities