Two Hills Regional Waste Management Commission


Regional Landfill - Regulations and Guidelines


Waste

  • Non-hazardous household waste
    • Plastic
    • Cardboard
    • Food scraps
    • Paper
    • Garbage bags
    • Clothes
    • Tile
    • Drywall
    • Mattresses
    • Couches
    • Rubber mats
    • Concrete
    • Shingles
    • Wood material
  • Burn pit for all clean wood

 

Recyclables

  • Recycling of waste oil, empty oil containers, oil filters
  • Recycling of metal, tires, electronics, batteries and pesticide jugs
  • Recycling of clean concrete (no metal)
  • Recycling of agricultural plastic (rolled and less than 5% contamination)
  • Collection of household hazardous chemical containers and paint cans


Prohibitive Wastes

  • Large dead animals (larger than a dog)
  • Full automobiles, large machinery
  • Liquid waste (sewage effluent)
  • Hazardous industrial waste
  • Biological and pathological waste
  • Radioactive waste
  • Oilfield waste
  • Soil that is deemed hazardous
  • Loads that will not fit in waste containers


Procedures

  • All loads brought to the Regional Landfill must be tarped or secured to prevent waste from falling onto roadways
  • Follow Site Supervisor instructions for proper conduct at the site and placement of waste
  • No scavenging of material from household waste
  • Scavenging of recyclables allowed under Site Supervisor discretion
  • Burn barrels must be cold
  • Smoking near flammable material is prohibited

 
To comply with the Provincial Litter Control Act, ALL loads must be secured during transportation.  Loose loads must be covered, waste must be in tied bags or covered boxes, end gates must be used.  If a load is found unsecure, a Public Nuisance Charge will be applied.

Please help to keep our facilities and roadways to the disposal facilities clean.