--- title: "Township of Langley garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits" question: "When is garbage collected in the Township of Langley, and what are the rules for carts, limits and extra bags?" place: Township of Langley, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/langley-township category: Garbage, recycling and waste owner: municipal owner_body: Township of Langley sources_read: 2026-11-06 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/garbage-collection/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/garbage-collection.json" --- # Township of Langley garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits **Question:** When is garbage collected in the Township of Langley, and what are the rules for carts, limits and extra bags? **Short answer:** In the Township of Langley (not the City of Langley), curbside garbage is collected every other week; Green Cart and recycling every week, on weekdays only. Find your day at tol.ca/calendar. Put carts out after 8 p.m. the day before and by 7:30 a.m. on collection day. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Township of Langley, https://www.tol.ca) **Cost:** Annual 2026 utility charge on the property tax bill: $226 garbage base rate, plus $100 for a 120 L garbage cart or $200 for a 240 L cart. Extra Garbage stickers $3.50 per bag or 80 L can. $50 cart administration fee may apply to exchanges. **How long:** Garbage every other week; Green Cart and recycling weekly. Four large items a year by appointment. **Where:** - Online: Collection calendar (enter your address), https://www.tol.ca/calendar - Online: Garbage Cart page, https://www.tol.ca/en/services/garbage-cart.aspx - Phone: Engineering and Operations Centre, 604-532-7300 ## Key facts - **How often:** Curbside garbage is collected every other week; Green Cart (organics) and recycling every week, on weekdays only (not Saturdays, Sundays or statutory holidays). Apartments and condos with centralized collection get weekly garbage. Properties outside the garbage collection area get recycling only. - Source: [2026 Collection Map and Calendars, 2026 Collection Calendar](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/resources/garbage-recycling-and-green-cart/2026-Collection-Map-and-Calendars.pdf) - Official wording: "Garbage Carts collected every other week • Green Cart and Recycling collected every week" - Source: [Garbage Cart](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/garbage-cart.aspx) - Official wording: "The Township of Langley offers garbage collection to those properties within our garbage collection area." - Source: [Solid Waste Management Bylaw 2016 No. 5200, s. 3.2.1, 4.2.1, 5.2.1](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/resources/bylaw-services/bylaws/Popular-Bylaws/Solid-Waste-Management-Bylaw-2016-(No.-5200%29.pdf) - Official wording: "an every-other-week service performed on days other" … "a weekly service performed on days other than Saturdays, Sundays, or" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Finding your day:** Type your address into the online collection calendar at tol.ca/calendar; a printable calendar is also available. Reminders by email, phone or app can be set there. - Source: [Garbage, Recycling and Green Cart, Never miss another collection day](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/garbage-recycling-and-green-cart.aspx) - Official wording: "To see a collection calendar for your property, type your address below." … "Visit tol.ca/calendar and enter your address" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Carts:** Single-family standard is a 240 L garbage cart and 240 L Green Cart. Size options: 120 L garbage; 80 L or 120 L Green Cart. Only the property owner may ask to exchange; $50 cart administration fee may apply. Extra Green Carts only with an authorized suite or coach house. - Source: [Garbage Cart, Request a larger or additional garbage cart](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/garbage-cart.aspx) - Official wording: "Only a registered property owner may request changes to carts." … "A $50 per cart administration fee may apply." - Source: [Green Cart](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/green-cart.aspx) - Official wording: "Maximum cart weights: 80 L = 36 kg (79 lbs), 240 L = 109 kg (240 lbs)" … "Additional Green Carts are not available unless the property has an authorized suite" - Source: [Solid Waste Management Bylaw 2016 No. 5200, Schedule D, Cart Sizes](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/resources/bylaw-services/bylaws/Popular-Bylaws/Solid-Waste-Management-Bylaw-2016-(No.-5200%29.pdf) - Official wording: "Single Family Dwelling or" … "Size Options* 120L 120L; 80L" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Setting carts out:** Place carts no earlier than 8 p.m. the day before and no later than 7:30 a.m. on collection day, within 1 metre of the curb or edge of pavement (or at the lane line). Remove them, emptied or not, before the end of collection day. - Source: [Garbage, Recycling and Green Cart, Set out and collection times](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/garbage-recycling-and-green-cart.aspx) - Official wording: "Garbage carts, Green Carts, and recycling should be curbside by 7:30am or it may not be collected." … "It is not recommended to have garbage curbside before 8:00pm the night before." - Source: [Solid Waste Management Bylaw 2016 No. 5200, s. 6.1.1](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/resources/bylaw-services/bylaws/Popular-Bylaws/Solid-Waste-Management-Bylaw-2016-(No.-5200%29.pdf) - Official wording: "no later than 7:30am of the Collection Day; and" … "are removed from the collection location, whether emptied or left un-emptied," - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Limits and extra garbage:** Lids must close fully. Garbage cart weight limit: 50.8 kg (120 L), 101.6 kg (240 L). Single items no larger than 2.5 m long or 1.2 m wide. Extra Garbage stickers $3.50 per bag or 80 L can, picked up on garbage days. Four large items a year by appointment. Recycling is unlimited if sorted. - Source: [Garbage Cart, What goes inside; Extra garbage?](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/garbage-cart.aspx) - Official wording: "must not exceed 2.5 metres (8.2 feet) in length or 1.2 metres in width" … "Garbage cart lids must fully close in order to be collected." … "Extra Garbage stickers for $3.50/bag or 80L can" … "up to four large items picked up by appointment" - Source: [Garbage, Recycling and Green Cart, Acceptable recycling containers](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/garbage-recycling-and-green-cart.aspx) - Official wording: "Properties are permitted to set out unlimited amounts of residential recycling" - Source: [Solid Waste Management Bylaw 2016 No. 5200, s. 3.7.1](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/resources/bylaw-services/bylaws/Popular-Bylaws/Solid-Waste-Management-Bylaw-2016-(No.-5200%29.pdf) - Official wording: "iii. in the case of a Garbage Cart, so that the gross tare weight of its" … "240 litres 101.6 kg (224 lbs)" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fee:** 2026 annual utility charge on the property tax bill for properties with curbside collection: $226 garbage base rate, plus $100 for a 120 L garbage cart or $200 for a 240 L cart. - Source: [Utility Rates, 2026 Annual Flat Rate Fees](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/utility-rates.aspx) - Official wording: "Garbage base rate" … "$226.00" … "240 L Garbage cart" … "$200.00" … "120 L Garbage cart" … "$100.00" - Source: [Utility Rate Bylaw No. 6107, Solid Waste Utility Fees](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/resources/bylaw-services/bylaws/Other-Bylaws/Utility-Rate-Bylaw-(No.-6107%29.pdf) - Official wording: "Rate February 9, 2026. Curbside Collection Fee charged per Eligible Property for curbside $226.00 collection service, all services" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Solid Waste Management Bylaw 2016 No. 5200 (collection rules); Utility Rate Bylaw No. 6107 (fees). - Source: [Utility Rate Bylaw No. 6107, Title](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/resources/bylaw-services/bylaws/Other-Bylaws/Utility-Rate-Bylaw-(No.-6107%29.pdf) - Official wording: "UTILITY RATE BYLAW NO. 6107" - Source: [https://www.tol.ca/en/services/resources/bylaw-services/bylaws/Other-Bylaws/Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-2008-(No.-4703).pdf, Schedule A](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/resources/bylaw-services/bylaws/Other-Bylaws/Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-2008-(No.-4703%29.pdf) - Official wording: "Township of Langley Solid Waste Management Bylaw 2016 No. 5200" - Source: [Solid Waste Management Bylaw 2016 No. 5200, Title](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/resources/bylaw-services/bylaws/Popular-Bylaws/Solid-Waste-Management-Bylaw-2016-(No.-5200%29.pdf) - Official wording: "TOWNSHIP OF LANGLEY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT BYLAW 2016 NO. 5200" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works Curbside garbage is collected every other week, and the Green Cart (organics) and recycling every week. Collection is on weekdays only, not Saturdays, Sundays or statutory holidays. Apartments and condos with centralized collection get weekly garbage. Properties outside the garbage collection area get recycling only. The rules are in the [Solid Waste Management Bylaw 2016 No. 5200](); fees are in the [Utility Rate Bylaw No. 6107](). The Township of Langley is a separate municipality from the City of Langley. ## Steps 1. Enter your address in the online collection calendar at tol.ca/calendar to see your days. A printable calendar and email, phone or app reminders are also available. 2. Set carts out no earlier than 8 p.m. the day before and no later than 7:30 a.m. on collection day, within 1 metre of the curb or edge of pavement (or at the lane line). 3. Bring carts in, emptied or not, before the end of collection day. 4. For extra garbage, buy Extra Garbage stickers and put the bag or 80 L can out on a garbage day. ## Good to know - The standard single-family carts are a 240 L garbage cart and a 240 L Green Cart. Options: 120 L garbage; 80 L or 120 L Green Cart. Only the property owner may ask to exchange. - Lids must close fully. Weight limits: 50.8 kg (120 L) and 101.6 kg (240 L). Single items must be no larger than 2.5 m long or 1.2 m wide. - Recycling is unlimited if sorted. - The page says setting out the evening before is "not recommended"; ask the Township whether the bylaw makes the times a rule. ## Official forms and pages - [Garbage, Recycling and Green Cart, Township of Langley](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/garbage-recycling-and-green-cart.aspx) - [Garbage Cart, Township of Langley](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/garbage-cart.aspx) - [2026 Collection Map and Calendars (PDF), Township of Langley](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/resources/garbage-recycling-and-green-cart/2026-Collection-Map-and-Calendars.pdf) - [Green Cart, Township of Langley](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/green-cart.aspx) - [Solid Waste Management Bylaw 2016 No. 5200 (PDF), Township of Langley](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/resources/bylaw-services/bylaws/Popular-Bylaws/Solid-Waste-Management-Bylaw-2016-(No.-5200%29.pdf) - [Utility Rates, Township of Langley](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/utility-rates.aspx) - [Utility Rate Bylaw No. 6107 (PDF), Township of Langley](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/resources/bylaw-services/bylaws/Other-Bylaws/Utility-Rate-Bylaw-(No.-6107%29.pdf) ## Related questions - [Township of Langley yard waste collection and drop-off](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/yard-waste.md) - [Township of Langley backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/backyard-fire.md) - [Township of Langley unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/unsightly-property.md) - [Township of Langley watering restrictions](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/water-restrictions.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Garbage collection in British Columbia: frequency, limits and fees by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/garbage-collection.md) - [Langley City](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/garbage-collection.md) - [Surrey](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/garbage-collection.md) - [White Rock](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/garbage-collection.md) - [Maple Ridge](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/garbage-collection.md) - [Port Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/garbage-collection.md) - [Mission](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/garbage-collection.md) ## Sources - [Garbage, Recycling and Green Cart, Township of Langley](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/garbage-recycling-and-green-cart.aspx) (read 2026-11-06) - [Garbage Cart, Township of Langley](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/garbage-cart.aspx) (read 2026-11-06) - [Green Cart, Township of Langley](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/green-cart.aspx) (read 2026-11-06) - [2026 Collection Map and Calendars (PDF), Township of Langley](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/resources/garbage-recycling-and-green-cart/2026-Collection-Map-and-Calendars.pdf) (read 2026-11-06) - [Solid Waste Management Bylaw 2016 No. 5200 (PDF), Township of Langley](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/resources/bylaw-services/bylaws/Popular-Bylaws/Solid-Waste-Management-Bylaw-2016-(No.-5200%29.pdf) (read 2026-11-06) - [Utility Rates, Township of Langley](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/utility-rates.aspx) (read 2026-11-06) - [Utility Rate Bylaw No. 6107 (PDF), Township of Langley](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/resources/bylaw-services/bylaws/Other-Bylaws/Utility-Rate-Bylaw-(No.-6107%29.pdf) (read 2026-11-06) - [https://www.tol.ca/en/services/resources/bylaw-services/bylaws/Other-Bylaws/Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-2008-(No.-4703).pdf](https://www.tol.ca/en/services/resources/bylaw-services/bylaws/Other-Bylaws/Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-2008-(No.-4703%29.pdf) (read 2026-11-06) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 7 of 7 facts was matched to the official text. 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