Garbage & recycling — Teslin, Yukon

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

Village of Teslin has 2 adopted bylaws on file, verified against the original documents on 2026-06-04.

Garbage Collection and Recycling Bylaw No. 16-219 adopted bylaw
collection schedule Residential once/week; commercial twice/week or as needed; recycling once/week s. 20(a), s. 20(b), s. 25
sorting required True s. 29(1)
container or bag limit Maximum 4 bags per weekly residential pickup; bags must be ≤32-48" length when empty; max 20lbs; max 24-gallon can at ≤50lbs s. 11
accepted or banned Controlled waste not in garbage containers; recycling collected weekly at no cost; controlled waste segregated to facility s. 23, s. 25
fee Residential $25/month; commercial $50/month plus $30 per extra collection event; recycling FREE Schedule A
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Village of Teslin bylaw for the collection, storage and disposal of solid waste and recyclable materials. Solid-waste collection bylaw, classified other. Finally passed November 28, 2016.

Regional Landfill Operation Bylaw No. 26-261 adopted bylaw

Village of Teslin Regional Landfill Operation Bylaw, referencing Garbage Collection Bylaw 16-219. Solid-waste/landfill bylaw, classified other. Finally passed January 26, 2026 (signed copy).

Machine-readable: garbage-recycling.json · Official website: https://www.teslin.ca/ · Last verified 2026-06-04 · Garbage & recycling in other municipalities