Town of Lac du Bonnet

Press Release January 28, 2026

Residential Garbage and Recycling Fact Sheet

Garbage & Recycling Program Update – Effective April 1, 2026

🚛 Update – March 4, 2026

Effective April 3, 2026, the Town of Lac du Bonnet garbage and recycling collection day will change to FRIDAY for all properties within the Town.

Residents and businesses are asked to have their carts placed at the curb by 7:00 AM on collection days.

Cart Delivery
Garbage and recycling carts will be delivered to residents the week prior to the program rollout. Your cart will be placed at the curb in the location preferred by the contractor for collection.

Inside the cart you will find a welcome package from the contractor containing all important information about the new program.

Collection Schedule:
🗑 April 3, 2026 – Garbage Collection
♻️ April 10, 2026 – Recycling Collection

Garbage and Recycling collection will alternate weeks moving forward from these dates. If a pick up day lands on a STAT holiday the pick-up will take place the following day.  

Thank you for your cooperation as we transition to this new program.

Bristal Information

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The Town of Lac du Bonnet is transitioning to a new standardized curbside garbage and recycling program beginning April 1, 2026. All properties will receive one 360-litre garbage cart and one 360-litre recycling cart, collected on a bi-weekly basis on alternating weeks. Carts will be delivered in the weeks leading up to implementation. A 360-litre cart can hold approximately 7–8 standard kitchen-size garbage bags.

As part of this transition, the Environmental Options Recycling Depot will close to the public effective February 28, 2026. Curbside recycling will continue, and residents are asked to break materials down and place them at the curb for collection.

The Town’s contracted service provider, Bristal Hauling Limited, will also offer optional paid services, including additional capacity, a mobile app with collection schedules and service updates, and bi-annual bulky waste collection days. The Town will continue to operate the Town Chip Site and provide yard waste collection.

CHIP SITE CLOSED FOR THE SEASON

THE TOWN OF LAC DU BONNET CURRENT PROGRAM WILL CEASE APRIL 1, 2026 

AND WE WILL TRANSITION TO A 

CURBSIDE CONTRACTOR COLLECTED CART SYSTEM - Please see info above for more information. 

Refuse & Recycling Guide & Regulations

• On collection days, all garbage and recyclables must be at the curbside by 8:00 am.
• Garbage pick up is on Tuesdays & Fridays depending on area.  Contact the Town office to confirm your garbage day.
• Recycling and E-Waste pick up is on Wednesdays.
• Only 2 garbage bags are allowed per home on garbage day.  Stickers can be purchased at the Town office for any extra bags for a $2.00 each.
• Unlimited curbside recycling pick up is available on a weekly basis every Wednesday.
• Recycling must be in a clear plastic bag. Plastic products in one bag and all other items in another bag is preferable.
• Should garbage day or recycling day fall on a holiday, the pick up will usually be the day following the holiday.
• Any grass clippings must be in a paper yard bag and can be placed out on Wednesdays with your recycling.
• Recycling will be picked up first.  Public Works will pick up grass clippings after the recyclables have been picked up.

RM of Lac du Bonnet Transfer Station: 

The Town of Lac du Bonnet utilizes the RM of Lac du Bonnet Transfer Station located on Provincial Road 520, just south of PR 313, for town residents to dispose of refuse that does not qualify for curbside pickup. For mor information about the RM of Lac du Bonnet Transfer Station hours please click here.

NOTICE - Transfer Station #520 will be going cashless effective Wednesday October 23, 2024. Debit and Credit Accepted.  

Chipping Policy - May to September

Town residents may drop off their yard waste - branches, leaves and grass clippings only (no pressure treated or painted wood) at the old lagoon site off Provincial Road 502 adjacent to the Arseniuk Wild Rice Plant.

Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 3:00 pm (closed all statutory holidays that fall on a Monday)
Saturdays 8:00 am to 12:00 pm

CHIP SITE WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE SEASON IN LATE FALL WEATHER DEPENDENT