Lacombe Regional Waste Services Commission Site Closure for Repairs

The following Lacombe Regional Waste Services Commission Transfer Station will be closed for repairs.  Please go to the following alternate designated site during these times.  Thank you for your patience and understanding while we complete these significant repairs.

 

Bentley Transfer Station

Bentley Transfer Station will be closed June 8th, 9th, 10th, 15th, and 16th for repair work.  Please go to the Spruceville Transfer Station for your Household and Metal disposal items, as well as your Cardboard, and Co-Mingled Recycling during this time.

Spruceville Transfer Station does not have a burn pit or electronics recycling.

 Wood disposal and electronics recycling will need to be taken to the Prentiss Transfer Station on these days. 

Spruceville Hours of operation from June 6th to June 16th will be Tuesday to Friday 9:00am to 4:45pm.

Saturday June 10th 8:00am to 11:45am and 1:00pm to 4:45pm.

Prentiss hours of operation are Monday to Saturday from 9:00am to 4:45pm. 

Bentley and Spruceville Transfer Stations will reopen Saturday June 17th at regular business hours.

Please see map at the bottom of the page for site locations.

 

 

2023 LRWSC Site Closures (for regularly scheduled days):

All LRWSC sites are closed Sunday

Prentiss closed - February 20, April 7 & 10, May 22, July 1, August 7, September 4, October 9, November 11, December 25, 26, & 27, & January 1, 2024

Alix/Mirror closed - April 7, July 1, November 11

Bentley closed - April 7, June 8-10 & 15-16, July 1, November 11

Eckville closed - July 1, November 11, December 26 & 27

Spruceville closed - July 1, November 11, 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