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Waste & Recycling

Garbage Pick Up

Summer 2026 Garbage Pick Up Schedule

Household waste is collected manually by Resort Village staff.  

There is no pick-up on statutory holidays – when a statutory holiday occurs, pick-up is moved back one day in all subdivisions.  

Collection is between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm. Collection time can vary depending on weather. 

Tips to Make Collection Efficient    

  • Bag and place household waste in your bin and ensure the lid is securely fastened to protect wildlife from accessing it. 
  • Place your bin at the end of your driveway or property line by 7:00 AM the morning of your scheduled pick-up day. Do not place the bin in the ditch. 
  • If you place a garbage container on a stand, ensure it is at a height that is easily accessible for manual lifting of bags from the containers. 
  • The total weight of each bag of waste must not exceed 10 kg (22 lbs). 
  • Please keep the area in front of the bin clear – do not place rocks or garbage bags in front of the bin.  

Please note: The following items are not to be placed in garbage bins: 

  • Organic material like grass clippings, brush, leaves, and animal droppings 
  • Building materials 
  • Fish filleting remains  
  • Large cardboard boxes 

Landfill 

The Landfill is located on Industrial Drive. Landfill Gate 

Summer Landfill Hours of Operation (May 4 to October 2, 2026) 

OPEN 8:30 am to 4:00 pm

  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Friday
  • Saturday
  • Sunday 

*CLOSED 12:00 to 12:30 pm for lunch

Please follow the instructions of the landfill attendant prior to dropping off your materials. 

Payment method options: Cash, Debit and Credit

FREE LANDFILL LONG WEEKENDS MAY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, 2026

FREE LANDFILL WEEKENDS: May, August and September long weekends 

  • This program is for residential property owners only 
  • Property owners receive ONE FREE landfill access 
  • Includes household waste or yard waste up to ½ ton or single axle trailer under 3 m in length 
  • Applies Saturday, Sunday or Monday only on the long weekends in May, August, and September 
  • Residents must provide their civic address upon entry at the landfill

Community Cleanup Weeks - May, August and September, 2026

Please note that streetside yard refuse will be picked up following the May, August, and September long weekends.

This will not occur at the same time as regular garbage pickup. The RVCL Public Works team uses a different vehicle—not the garbage truck—for this collection. 

Yard refuse including leaves, grass clippings, garden waste must be bagged in clear bags under 10kg(22lbs). Tree limbs under 4’ in length must be bundled and tied under 10kg(22lbs). 

Thank you for placing your yard refuse neatly at the curb and for helping keep our community clean!

Landfill Gate Fees

 

Commercial and Residential Waste

 

Resident Property

 

Non-Resident Property

Minimum Gate Fee (Car, SUV, etc.)

$10.00

$20.00

¼  and ½ Light Truck or Single Axle Trailer under 3 m in length (each)

 $40.00 Full Load

$25.00 Half Load

 $80.00 Full Load

$45.00 Half Load

¾  and 1 Ton Single Axle Truck

 $60.00 Full Load

$35.00 Half Load

 $120.00 Full Load

$65.00 Half Load

Trailers over 3 m in length (max. 1 m high)

 $20/m of box

 $40/m of box

Tandem Truck Box

 $40/m of box

$80/m of box

Conveyance Vehicle not listed will be measured and estimated by attendant

 $7.50/m3

 $20/m3

 Residential Waste or Recycling (Up to 2 Bags*)

No Charge

Non Resident Household Minimum Gate Fees Apply

 Residential Cardboard/Paper Recycling*

 No Charge

Non Resident Household Waste Rate 

Residential Yard Waste **

 No Charge

Non Resident Regular Household Waste Rate

*Residential Waste or Recyclable accepted once per week. Limited to small amounts (max. single axle truck or trailer) including, scrap metal, appliances, antifreeze, used oil, batteries, paper, and cardboard.  

*All Residential Household Waste and Recyclable Items must be separated and placed as directed by Landfill Operator. 

**Residential Yard Waste accepted limited to small amounts once per week (max. single axle truck or trailer) including leaves, grass clippings, branches under 15 cm (6 inches) in diameter, and logs, limbed and under 2 m in length.

Commercial Clean Soil, Branches and Logs*

Material from within RVCL

Material from Outside RVCL

Clean Soil

No Charge

Not Accepted

Stumps

25% Household Waste Rate

Regular Household Rate

Branches and Logs**

25% Household Waste Rate

Regular Household Rate

*All items to be separated and placed into their associated piles as directed by Landfill Operator. 

**All wood products to be free of soil otherwise will be charged at full household rates. Additional effort from Village staff to handle these items will incur extra costs. 

Items with Applicable Additional Charge

Material from within RVCL

Material from outside RVCL

Construction and Demolition Surcharge

50% Surcharge on top of household rate

Not Accepted

Refrigerant Appliance and door removed (without certificate of “removal of halocarbon”)

$20.00 each

 $40.00 each

All Vehicles** (Automobiles, campers, snowmobiles, ATV, golf cart, etc.)

$100 each

$200 each

Vehicle Tires

 

 

Passenger Car

$5.00

$10.00

Truck

$15.00

$30.00

Agricultural/Industrial

$40.00

$80.00

*All items must be separated and placed as directed by Landfill Operator.

** All vehicle and engines to be drained of fluid and battery removed before being accepted at Landfill 


Additional Charges if Village Staff is to separate, handle or reload wasteRate per Hour
Equipment$171.00
Labour$65.00
Waste and Recycling not separated appropriated may be rejected and illegal dumping fines will be applied.  Verbal abuse will not be tolerated and will result in waste not being accepted.

Recycling

Electronics 

The Resort Village of Candle Lake is an authorized Recycle My Electronics drop-off location!  Computers, TVs and monitors, printers and scanners, fax machines, stereo equipment, gaming systems, microwaves, phones, audio and video equipment, cable or satellite boxes, and global positioning system (GPS) devices, etc. can all be recycled. Also, anything that plugs into these devices is also recyclable, such as headphones and earbuds, keyboards, mice, answering machines, modems, and all the cables that connect them.  

Visit this link for more information on electronics that can be recycled at http://www.recyclemyelectronics.ca/SK 

Other Recycling 

Recycling is picked up by Greenland Waste. 

Acceptable Recyclable Material  

Communities in Bloom Sorting ShedResidential paper, carboard, tin cans, paint cans, batteries and empty propane bottles can be left at the Landfill Collection Bins free of charge.

The Communities in Bloom Committee manages the Recycling Building at the landfill, as well as recycling barrels set up a various locations through the Resort Village including the Provincial Park beaches, Tempo, Candle Lake Market, Candle Lake Golf Resort, Pineview Car Wash, Mariner's Cove, Nobles Point, Misty Meadows and the Resort Village Grounds.

The cans and bottles are collected and sorted by volunteers and transported to Sarcan in Prince Albert. Funds raised are used for CIB Projects. Cans and bottles, milk jugs, cartons and juice containers can also be left at the Recycling Building.

Recycling Bins at the Landfill