North Peace Regional landfill
Important
Information
All loads must be covered when transporting waste to prevent littering and to ensure a clean and healthy environment. Users are required to separate and recycle all suitable products and to ensure loads are prevented from being mixed in normal refuse and disposed of improperly.
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The landfill site has separate and designated areas for tires, waste metals, clean burnable wood products, household waste, paint cans and empty herbicide containers. NO CARDBOARD in the roll off bins or in the main pit. Cardboard is to be flattened and placed in the overhead bins on the transfer station north on the roll off bins. Landfill speed is 30 km/h. Last load in 15 minutes before gates close.
hours of
operation
Winter Hours
September 15 - May 1
Tuesday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
*Closed Sunday, Monday and statutory Holidays*
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Summer Hours
May 2 - September 14
Tuesday - Friday 9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
*Closed Sunday, Monday and Statutory Holidays*
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acceptance criteria
Alberta Ag-Plastic Recycle It Pilot Program
The NPRL is now a collection site for the Alberta Ag-Plastic Recycle It! Pilot Program. Only grain bags and twine (plastic) are program materials at this time. Only rolled and securely tired bags will be accepted. Please phone ahead to make arrangements for delivery. For more information contact https://cleanfarms.ca/alberta-ag-plastic-recycle-it-program-details/
Household Waste
Includes normal residential waste such as condemned food or decomposing material, soiled cardboard, clear plastics, cartons, food, containers and wrappings, shingles and styrofoam. Household waste is to be placed into the landfill cell or transfer bins.
BURNABLE DEBRIS
Includes tree prunings, brush and fallen trees, dimensional lumber, wooden pallets, engineered wood products, wooden packing crates, wooden materials from the construction and demolition of buildings. Burnable debris goes to the designated area on the north side of the site past the recycle compound to the area marked "BURN PIT". BURNABLE DEBRIS DOES NOT INCLUDE - Wooden material which has been treated with any kind of wood preservative, animal manure, pathological waste, furniture, rubber tires, plastic, anything containing or coated with rubber or plastic, used oil, agricultural bailing twine, cardboard or any similar substances. This material goes into the landfill cell or transfer bins.
White Goods & Crushable Light Metals
Includes lawn chairs, metal step ladders, television antennas, ironing boards, strollers, metal decks, stock tanks, metal kitchen chairs, car stereos, bikes, swing sets, 45 gallon drums (only with bungs removed or punctured), rusty mufflers, barbecues, filing cabinets, shocks, car hoods/fenders/doors/hub caps, lawn mowers, weed eaters(only with oil & gas removed), eavestroughing, metal canopies, washers, dryers, stoves, dishwashers, furnaces, hot water tanks, metal shelving/racks, light metal packing crates, light sheet metal or siding, metal bath tubs and pipe up to 1/4 inch (must be cut into 5 foot lengths). This section does not include freon-containing products. Metal items with wood attached can be a maximum of 25% wood and 75% metal. These items go to the recycle compound area in the section marked as "Crushable Scrap Metal"
Appliances
Includes freon-containing products such as air conditioning units, refrigerators, freezers and beverage coolers. These items go to the recycle compound area in the section marked as "Fridges, Freezers, and Water Coolers".
Wire, Cable, Metal Banding
Barbed wire, cable, wire or metal banding must be cut into 4 foot lengths or coiled and banded (to allow for recycling). Fencing such as page, chain link, stucco wire or chicken wire must be rolled and banded or secured in such form. Wire and cable must be free of all wooden fence posts. These items go to the recycle compound area in the section marked "Wire".
Heavy Metals
Includes pipe over 1/4 inch cut into 4-5 foot lengths, rebar, engines, brake drums, cast items, transmissions, vehicle springs, rims, steel plate, vehicle differentials, propane tanks, most culverts (free of dirt and wood).
Steel fuel tanks will be accepted only if they have been steamed and cut in half. Vehicle or equipment fuel tanks must be empty of product and punctured. These items go to the recycle compound area in the section marked "Heavy Steel, Cable and Pipe" (Yellow Roll-off Bin)
Compost Pile
Includes all grass clippings and yard pruning's from garden, trees and shrubs. All material must be removed from the plastic bags, no plastics or other materials allowed in the compost pile.
Recycling
We accept e-waste such as televisions, computers, monitors, copiers, printer. Waste paint including interior/exterior latex, alkyd, deck and floor varnishes and stains, urethane, primers, rust and metal paint aerosols. All types of tires. Household hazardous waste (HHW) in small quantities. Clean cardboard including corrugated and packing boxes. Mixed paper such as newspaper and office paper. Rinsed tin cans. Plastics #1 through 7. Batteries including vehicle, rechargable, alkaline. Fluorescent light tubes.
Please take all used oil, filters and containers to the local UFA Petroleum Station located at 9209-113 street
scale procedure
1. Take note of the traffic lights.
2. Stop at the window on the scale
3. Proceed as directed by the scale attendant
4. After unloading, stop on the scale to weigh out
site map
For a longer lasting landfill:
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Use the recycling compounds
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Metal pile - up to 25% non-metal by weight
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Separate metal from wire, strapping and cable
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Site users are required to follow all the policies and procedures of the North Peace Regional Landfill. These policies are put in place to ensure the landfill is operated in a safe and environmentally sound manner.
The North Peace Regional Landfill facility uses random load screening to ensure waste is acceptable under the Alberta Environment Waste Control Regulation and other governing regulations for a Class II landfill site. Any vehicles entering the site may be subject to load screening.
All vehicles must be off site by closing time!
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NO SMOKING BEYOND SCALE
LANDFILL SPEED LIMIT 30 km/h
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NO CARDBOARD in the roll off bins or in the main pit. Cardboard is to be flattened and placed in the overhead bins on the transfer station north on the roll off bins.
fee schedule
Waste Generated from Member Municipality Area
Residential Household Garbage................................................no charge
Residential Construction/Demolition Debris ...........................$110.00/tonne
Wood (burn pit, first 50 kg free)................................... $50.00/tonne
Clean Concrete ............................................................ $115.00/tonne
Concrete over 2ft and/or with steel ........................... $150.00/tonne
*minimum $10.00/load
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Waste Generated from Non-Member Municipality Area
Residential Waste........................................................................$220.00/tonne
Commercial/Institute ..................................................................$220.00/tonne
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Commercial
Metals & Mixed ...........................................................................$110.00/tonne
Clean Concrete .......................................................................... $115.00/tonne
Concrete over 2ft and/or with steel ......................................... $150.00/tonne
Wood (clean burnable) ...............................................................$50.00/tonne
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Mixed Load Charge (Sorting Fee)
Municipality Area ........................................................................$250.00 per hour plus tonnage
Outside Municipality Area .........................................................$250.00 per hour plus tonnage
Asbestos - $1000.00 per day plus $400/tonne MUST CALL 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE
*The North Peace Regional Landfill passed a motion at 2023 meetings to increase tipping fees effective Janurary 1 2024 and to extend tipping fees to all loads of construction/demolition debris, wood (for burn pit) and concrete coming into the landfill. Payments can be made with cash, debit or credit card (3% fee to apply)