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). 

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

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 all five of our 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.

LRWSC Places Top Ten in the Province

On September 1, 2020, the Alberta Recycling Management Authority (ARMA) initiated a two-year expanded residential electronics pilot project. 

The pilot project included collection of items like audio visual equipment, telecom, cell phone and wireless devices, electronic gaming equipment, small home appliances, portable power tools, toys, musical instruments, and small solar panels.  There was no charge to the collectors to recycle these items for the duration of the pilot.  The data that ARMA will gather from this project, will enable them to provide the government with critical information that will help to determine the best course of action to modernize the electronics recycling program for the long term. 

For a 16-month period from September 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021 ARMA tallied the total amount of pilot program material brought in from each registered collector within the province and held a contest to see which collector could gather the most pilot program material on a per capita basis.  

Lacombe Regional Waste Services Commission registered four of its sites as collectors for the expanded electronics program, and at the conclusion of the 16-month period, LRWSC finished in the top 10 collectors in the province.  The successful top ten finish for LRWSC in this program is a result of the residents of Lacombe County separating recyclable electronics from their waste, taking the time to bring the items to one of our sites, and following instructions on where to place the items for recycling. 

Congratulations to the people of Lacombe County for being a top ten electronics recycler in the Province of Alberta!

Pictured left to right are LRWSC employees Jeff Armishaw, Rod Clarke, and Mitch Frew

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