Lacombe Regional Waste Services Commission owns and operates five solid waste management facilities within the Lacombe County boundaries.  We have transfer sites at or near Eckville, Bentley, Alix/Mirror, Spruceville, and a transfer site and class 3 landfill at our Prentiss location (see map below).

We currently transport nearly 10,000 MT of MSW to the class 2 landfill at West Dried Meat Lake.  We are licensed to landfill 10,000 MT of dry rubble annually at our Prentiss site, but through co-operative diversionary tactics, we strive to reduce landfill volumes each year.

Please click on the above categories to find specific details and information.  Under transfer sites, you will find all information about each site.

 

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). 

 

2023 LRWSC Site Closures (for regularly scheduled days):

All LRWSC sites are closed Sunday

Prentiss closed - February 20, April 7 & 10, May 22, July 3, August 7, September 4, October 9, November 13, December 22 @ 3pm (Staff Function), 25, 26, & 27, & January 1, 2024

Alix/Mirror closed - April 7, December 22 @ 2pm (Staff Function)

Bentley closed - April 7, June 8-10 & 15-16, December 22 @ 2pm (Staff Function)

Eckville closed - December 26 & 27

Spruceville closed - December 26 & 27

 

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 - $10.00/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 

 

 

 

 

                                             

 

 

Lacombe Regional Waste Services Commission has two permanent part-time opportunities for
Transfer Station Operators to join our team at the Prentiss Transfer Site, working 3 days (24 hours) per week each.

The start date will be December 1st, 2023.

Position #1 is Monday to Wednesday, from 9am - 5pm.

Position #2 is Thursday to Saturday, from 9am - 5pm.

The Transfer Station Site Operator is responsible for:

  • assisting, directing and educating customers in proper waste disposal methods;
  • managing the burn pit and changing out the bins;
  • maintaining the cleanliness of the site;
  • recycling mattresses;
  • conducting visual inspections of loads as needed to prevent disposal of prohibited materials;
  • performing minor preventative maintenance duties, such as greasing and oiling;
  • participating in workplace safety initiatives and meetings, and reporting to work fit for duty;
  • operating the scales to properly weight vehicles, and;
  • performing other related work as assigned.

See PDF file for more information: Transfer station operator 2023 - part time positions 1 and 2.pdfpdf)

Please forward your application to:
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | Fax: 403.782.3820 | www.lacombecounty.com

Effective July 17, all LRWSC sites require the lids be removed from all 20L pails to be recycled.  The lids can be recycled as well once they are removed from the pail.  Please place the pail and separated lids in the appropriate areas of each site.

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.

 

 

 

 

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.