IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT ALL PERSONS ENTERING LRWSC WORK SITES UNDERSTAND AND ABIDE BY THESE SAFETY RULES!

A minimum of 20 feet must be maintained between all personnel, trucks, and heavy equipment.

All drivers exiting the vehicle must remain within 10 feet of the vehicle at all times.

Children and pets must remain in the vehicle at all times.

Horseplay, scavenging, or picking through loads is strictly prohibited.

All loads are subject to random inspection by attendants, or landfill personnel.

Appropriate footwear must be worn. 

Site entry and utilization of the facilities is at the public's own risk to their vehicle and person(s). 

CHANGE OF HOURS AT SPRUCEVILLE AND ALIX/MIRROR TRANSFER STATIONS

Effective October 1, 2022

Alix/Mirror - Thursday and Friday 9:00am to 4:45pm, Saturdays 1:00pm to 4:45pm

Spruceville -  Tuesday and Wednesday 9:00am to 4:45pm, Saturdays 8:00am to 11:45am

NOTICE TO RESIDENTS/COMMERCIAL- Price Increase

Effective Immediately:

Sorted Commercial/Business mattresses/boxsprings - $20.00/mattress

Unsorted Commercial/Business mattresses/boxsprings - $50.00/mattress

Effective January 1, 2022:

Tipping fees for Rubble, Wood, and Metal are increasing to $45.00/MT.

NOTICE TO RESIDENTS- Proof of Residency

  All LRWSC Transfer Sites require residents who are accessing the facilities, to present a "proof of residency" to our attendants by showing a utility bill, Lacombe County property tax notice, or a driver's license with a physical/mailing address. The following mailing addresses are NOT acceptable as proof of residency:

Blackfalds PO Box # (require physical address)

Eckville PO Box # (require physical address)

Alix PO Box # (require physical address)

RR#3 Lacombe (require physical address)

RR#1, 3, & 4 Eckville (require physical address)

Photographs of utility bills/tax notices on a smart phone will be accepted, provided that the attendant can read the information while maintaining social distancing (photos of Blue Sign addresses are not accepted)

  Verification of residency will be visually confirmed by the attendants and no personal information will be recorded.  This information is collected under the authority of Section 33(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Residential loads that cannot show proof of residency within the County of Lacombe will be turned away.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause our legitimate rate paying residents, however, we are trying to eliminate any out of county residents (non contributing member) from utilizing our sites.

COVID-19 Pandemic

 LRWSC is concerned with the public's and our staff's safety in regards to the Covid 19 Pandemic.  We will follow provincial regulation's as they are updated.   We ask that members of the public do not touch, or enter the offices of our Alix/Mirror, Spruceville, Bentley, and Eckville transfer sites.  Those site attendants will direct and address your questions through the office window, or from a safe distance (3m) outside.  We will strive to keep all sites at normal operating hours during this time.  Please check for updates and affected sites here.

Check in with Site Attendant at all times before unloading material!

Burn Pits:

Burn Pits at all LRWSC sites may be forced to close during County Imposed Fire Bans.  No paper or carboard products, as these items can float away while burning and cause grass fires. 

Burn Barrels:

No "hot" material permitted.  Cold material may be dumped in the designated area of each site.  No dumping into Compactor Hopper!

Demolition Waste Material:

We can not accept demolition material at our Landfill without an Asbestos Free Certificate.

Please contact us for further information: 403-782-5300 or 403-782-8970 

2022 LRWSC Site Closures (for regularly scheduled days):

All LRWSC sites are closed Sunday

Prentiss closed - February 21, April 15 & 18, May 23, July 1, August 1, September 5, October 10, November 11, December 24 @ 2:00pm, 26, 27, & 28, December 31 @ 2:00pm, & January 2, 2023

Alix/Mirror closed - April 15, July 1, November 11, December 24 @ 2:00pm, December 31 @ 2:00 pm

Bentley closed - April 15, July 1, November 11, December 24 @ 2:00pm, December 31 @ 2:00 pm

Eckville closed - December 27 & 28 

Spruceville closed - December 27 & 28

LAND FOR LEASE

Lacombe Regional Waste Services Commission invites tenders for the lease of the following lands located in Lacombe County.

·         W1/2 7-40-25-W4M containing approximately ±191.00 acres

·         If the proposed Compost Facility is approved, the total acreage will be reduced to ±162.00 acres

The lessee will be required to enter into a lease agreement with Lacombe Regional Waste Services Commission, which will include, but not be limited to, the following terms and conditions:

1.    The 5-year lease term for all properties commences April 1, 2023 and expires March 31, 2028.

(See attached map) 

2.    Lacombe Regional Waste Services Commission may require a portion of the land for land fill operations and a proposed compost facility during the term of the agreement and reserves the right to reduce the farmable acres in the agreement. 

3.    The lessee is responsible for payment of property taxes. 

4.    Annual lease payments are to be made on or before April 1.

5.    The lessee agrees to submit a cropping rotation plan to Administration at Lacombe Regional Waste Services by May 1 of each year that complies with generally accepted agricultural practices.  Canola may only be planted one of every three years.  The Commission reserves the right to reject any cropping plan that may not be beneficial to the long-term viability of the land.  This will be determined by the Commission Manager and/or the Lacombe County Agricultural Field man and his decision will be final.  Failure to comply with the approved cropping rotation plan will result in termination of the lease.  Current crop is roundup ready canola.

6.    The lessee agrees to provide the Commission with a summary of all pesticides applied on the land each year. This plan must be submitted to the Administration at Lacombe Regional Waste Services Commission by November 1st of each year. 

7.    In the event the lessee fails to make property tax and/or lease payments as required, the lease may be terminated.

Lacombe Regional Waste Services Commission reserves the right to reject any or all tenders or to accept any tender which may be considered to be in the best interests of the Commission. 

Tenders will be received at Lacombe Regional Waste Services Commission Administration Office at Prentiss Site (Civic Address: 40123 Rge Rd 260) mailing address: RR 4, Site 3, Box 18, Lacombe, AB T4L 2N4 until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August 19, 2022.

For more information, contact:        

Jay Hohn or Alissa Lundie

LRWSC

403.782.8970

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 Landfill Lease map.pd

Battery Recycling

Please note that as of May 1, 2022, the ePilot program has expanded to include all household batteries from electronics and ePilot materials. The ePilot program includes over 500 items with a power cord and/or battery.  The ePilot program had previously accepted only loose power tool batteries as they were easily identifiable as an ePilot product.

As of May 1, 2022, LRWSC, at no charge, will accept all loose household single use and rechargeable batteries. These loose batteries will be included in the ePilot collection program.

What is a Household battery?

All consumer single use or rechargeable batteries weighing less than 5 kg each can be recycled.

Single use (non-rechargeable) batteries - includes lithium primary batteries and alkaline/single-use household batteries. These batteries are commonly found in watches, car remotes, TV remote controls, and calculators.

Rechargeable batteries include Nickel cadmium batteries, Small sealed lead acid batteries, Nickel zinc batteries, Nickel metal hydride batteries, Lithium ion / lithium polymer batteries, commonly found in cellphones, digital cameras, laptop computers, cordless power tools, toy ride-on vehicles and other household appliances.

For more details on battery types please see the Call2Recycle https://www.call2recycle.ca/batteries/

Safely store, sort, and ship

If not handled properly, batteries can be a fire hazard.

Some best practice suggestions are:

• Taping over the ends (positive and negative terminals) of each individual lithium battery and button style batteries.

• Separate your taped lithium batteries by putting inside a Ziploc bag and sealing shut.

• Taping off the ends of your lithium and button batteries will ensure that they cannot touch each other to prevent a fire from occurring.

What happens to recycled batteries? According to Call2Recycle, when batteries are recycled at various processors, valuable metals can be recovered and used into new products such as silverware, pots and pans, new batteries, and even golf clubs.

LRWSC accepts ePilot program materials at the following sites:

Eckville Transfer Station

Bentley Transfer Station

Alix/Mirror Transfer Station

Prentiss Transfer Station

Please inform the site attendant that you have ePilot program batteries for correct placement of materials at each site.

For more information, call Prentiss Transfer Station (403) 782-8970.

LRWSC will be offering specific plastic recycling at Eckville, Spruceville, Prentiss, and Alix/Mirror sites.  The materials that can be recycled are the #1 (PET), #2 (HDPE), and #5 (PP) plastics.  There will be a separate bin set up to collect these items that will go to a local processor for recycling.

Accepted Plastics: #1(PET), #2(HDPE), and #5(PP)

Other plastics such as #3(PVC), #4(LDPE), #6(PS), or #7(other) are not accepted as these items can either ruin recycling processes or create toxic fumes when processed!

Examples of Accepted Plastics:

Please Remember:

Remove all lids            Ensure containers have correct symbols                   Do not bag items

Keep items separated             Do not squish items together                         No soft plastics

If you can’t find the correct symbol on the package (#1, #2, #5), please don’t put it in the recycle bin.

In January 2022 it was announced that the <23L Agricultural pesticide and fertilizer container recycling program will transition from a municipal-based collection model to a retail-based collection model across the province of Alberta over the next three years.

Lacombe Regional Waste Services Commission currently has three sites that accept the <23L containers (Eckville, Alix/Mirror, and Prentiss).  All three of LRWSC sites will discontinue accepting these containers as of December 31, 2024.

Retailers will transition to accepting these containers for recycling by December 31, 2024.

Effective immediately and up to December 31, 2024, LRWSC is asking that all containers brought to our sites must be triple rinsed, labels removed, and bagged.  Bags are available from your retailer, and LRWSC sites that accept the containers.

For further info contact your agricultural chemical retailer or LRWSC @ (403)782-8970.

Click on the link below for a printable form of what waste and recycled items are accepted at each of our sites. (UPDATED May 13, 2022)

Site Accepted Items.pdf