Logan Lake garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits
When is garbage collected in Logan Lake, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?
Short answer
The District of Logan Lake collects garbage once a week from one 250-litre cart per home, with curbside recycling picked up the same day. Your day depends on your street (Tuesday to Friday). The fee is $163.65 a year for a single dwelling, billed on your tax notice.
Key facts
| How often | Garbage: one pickup per week per cart. Curbside recycling is collected on the same day, with recycling picked up first. No organics (compost) collection is mentioned. Schedule can change for statutory holidays.Solid Waste and Recycling Removal/Disposal Bylaw No. 835, 2018 (consolidated to May 13, 2025), Schedule A and s. 22; Garbage Collection, Garbage & Recycling Pick-up Schedule; Solid Waste and Recycling Removal/Disposal Bylaw No. 835, 2018 (consolidated to May 13, 2025), s. 4 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingOne pickup per week / per solid waste cart Every dwelling may place a maximum of two solid waste carts out for weekly collection. Note: Garbage will be picked up following recycling container pick-ups. The District of Logan Lake has implemented automated curb-side recycling. 4. The Superintendent will direct the days and times that collections willbe made from different areas of the District and subject the schedule to change from time to time to accommodate statutory holidays. |
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| Finding your day | By street, on the District's Garbage & Recycling page: Tuesday for commercial and apartment blocks; Wednesday for streets including Opal, Sapphire and Topaz Crescent and the acreages; Thursday for streets including Alder, Birch and Emerald; Friday for commercial second-pickup customers and apartment blocks. No app or map is mentioned.Garbage Collection, Garbage & Recycling Pick-up Schedule; Garbage Collection, contact · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingTuesday: | Commercial and apartment blocks Agate, Basalt, Calcite, Copper, Garnet, Granite, Jade, Jasper, Jasper to Peridot, Linden, Marble, Opal, Alder, Amber, Amethyst, Aralia, Ash, Aspen, Beryl, Birch, Breccia, Cedar, Chestnut, Cinnibar, If you have any questions regarding the garbage pickup schedule, please contact the District office at 250-523-6225 or info@loganlake.ca |
| Carts | Each single-family home gets one 250-litre garbage cart and one recycling cart; a second garbage cart is available on request (page: $200 a year; fee schedule: at cost). Maximum two per dwelling. Multi-family dwellings get 1,135-litre containers. New cart $100; bear-proof $200; bear-resistant hardware $100. Carts lost or damaged through negligence are replaced at the owner's cost.Sources differ: The web page gives fixed dollar amounts; the fee schedule (Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw 960, Schedule I) lists 'Replacement Cost or Cost for additional receptacle' as 'At Cost'. Both are shown. To change or replace a cart contact the District office, 250-523-6225.Garbage Collection, Purchasing New Garbage Cans; Solid Waste and Recycling Removal/Disposal Bylaw No. 835, 2018 (consolidated to May 13, 2025), s. 21 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingwith the option of a second container on written request, for an additional annual fee of $200 Bear Proof Garbage Can | $200 New Garbage Can | $100 should the container be lost or damaged through negligence. Every dwelling is permitted a maximum of two (2) solid waste carts. |
| Setting carts out | Put garbage carts at the curb on collection day, not before 5 a.m. and by 10 a.m. (bylaw); recycling carts between 5 and 7 a.m. Never the night before. Carts 1 metre apart, not blocking snow ploughing, and stored on the property when not in use.Sources differ: The District web page says garbage containers go out between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.; the bylaw (s. 24) says between 5 a.m. and 10 a.m. The bylaw is followed.Solid Waste and Recycling Removal/Disposal Bylaw No. 835, 2018 (consolidated to May 13, 2025), s. 24; Garbage Collection, Garbage & Recycling Pick-up Schedule · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingplace the solid waste carts between 5 am and 10 am, and recycling carts between 5 am and 7 am at Solid Waste collection containers should be placed at the curb between 7:00 am and 10:00 am on the date of collection, as identified below: Note: By no means are solid waste or recycling containers to be put out on the night before pick-up. |
| Limits and extra garbage | Carts must not be filled above the rim or so the lid will not close, and must not exceed the manufacturer's rated weight limit. All waste must be bagged. Maximum two garbage carts per dwelling. Refuse not in a District cart is not collected unless arranged in advance. No extra-bag or tag system found. Stage 3 non-compliance (improper placement, wrong contents, overfilling) brings a $100 bylaw fine.Solid Waste and Recycling Removal/Disposal Bylaw No. 835, 2018 (consolidated to May 13, 2025), s. 25, 17, 39 / Non-compliance schedule, placement, contents and overfilling; Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 960, 2026, Schedule I · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingSolid waste and recycling receptacles are not to be filled higher than the upper rim or in a manner, which exceed the manufacturers rated weight limit. any refuse not contained within a District supplied solid waste receptacle, unless by prior Container Offence Penalties - Sta e 3 STAGE 3: 'Final Non-Compliance' sticker placed on the container followed by the following bylaw infraction fine: a) Improper placement of containers $100 $100 b) Non-allowable contents in containers $100 $100 c) Overfilling of containers $100 $100 Schedule A "Bylaw 938" Container Offence Penalties - Sta e 3 STAGE 3: 'Final Non-Compliance' sticker placed on the container followed by the following bylaw infractio |
| Fee | $163.65 a year for a single dwelling (solid waste $136.45 plus recycling $27.20); $327.30 for a single dwelling with a secondary suite; $109.25 per unit for multiple dwellings (container service). Billed on the annual municipal tax notice.Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 960, 2026, Schedule I, Residential; Solid Waste and Recycling Removal/Disposal Bylaw No. 835, 2018 (consolidated to May 13, 2025), s. 46 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingOne icku er week/ er solid waste cart Sin le Dwellin $136.45 $27.20 $163.65 Sin le Dwellin with Seconda Suite $272.90 $54.40 $327.30 Sin le Dwellin $136.45 $27.20 $163.65 Sin le Dwellin with Seconda Suite $272.90 $54.40 $327.30 Solid Waste Container 1,136 litres - $91.00 $18.25 $109.25 Sin le Dwellin with Seconda Suite $272.90 $54.40 $327.30 Solid Waste Container 1,136 litres - $91.00 $18.25 $109.25 Multi le Dwellin er unit all such rates and charges shall be rendered |
| Bylaw | District of Logan Lake Solid Waste and Recycling Removal/Disposal Bylaw No. 835, 2018; fees in Fees and Charges Bylaw 933, 2025 as amended by Bylaw 960, 2026Solid Waste and Recycling Removal/Disposal Bylaw No. 835, 2018 (consolidated to May 13, 2025), s. 1; Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 960, 2026, s. 3 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingSolid Waste and Recycling Removal/Disposal Bylaw No. 835, 2018 2018 and amendments thereto are hereby repealed. |
How it works
The District of Logan Lake runs garbage and recycling collection under its Solid Waste and Recycling Removal/Disposal Bylaw 835. Garbage is picked up once a week per cart, and curbside recycling is collected the same day, with recycling picked up first. No organics (compost) collection is mentioned. The schedule can change for statutory holidays.
Steps
- Find your day on the District's Garbage & Recycling page. Tuesday: commercial and apartment blocks. Wednesday: streets including Opal, Sapphire and Topaz Crescent, and the acreages. Thursday: streets including Alder, Birch and Emerald. Friday: commercial second-pickup customers and apartment blocks. The page has the full street list.
- Put garbage carts at the curb on collection day, not before 5 a.m. and by 10 a.m. Recycling carts go out between 5 and 7 a.m. Never the night before.
- Keep carts 1 metre apart, not blocking snow ploughing, and store them on the property when not in use.
Good to know
- Each single-family home gets one 250-litre garbage cart and one recycling cart. Multi-family dwellings get 1,135-litre containers. A second garbage cart is available on request (the page says $200 a year; the fee schedule says "at cost"). Maximum two per dwelling.
- The District web page says garbage goes out between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.; the bylaw says between 5 a.m. and 10 a.m. Confirm with the District.
- Do not fill a cart above the rim or so the lid will not close, or past the manufacturer's weight limit. All waste must be bagged. Refuse not in a District cart is not collected unless arranged in advance. No extra-bag or tag system was found.
- Not collected: tree limbs, whole shrubs, hedges, yard waste, furniture, appliances, tires and hazardous waste. The District may authorize a spring clean-up.
- Carts lost or damaged through negligence are replaced at the owner's cost. A stage 3 non-compliance (improper placement, wrong contents, overfilling) brings a $100 bylaw fine.
Official forms and pages
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Sources
- Garbage Collection, District of Logan Lake (read 2026-11-08)
- Solid Waste and Recycling Removal/Disposal Bylaw No. 835, 2018 (consolidated to May 13, 2025) (PDF), District of Logan Lake (read 2026-11-08)
- Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 960, 2026 (PDF), District of Logan Lake (read 2026-11-08)
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