Waste Management and Recycling

The Town of Drayton Valley is very serious about recycling. We are working hard to reduce the amount of waste going to landfills. Through innovative recycling programs and good organics management, Drayton Valley could be a leader in protecting the natural beauty of our community.

A successful recycling program is a team effort. Residents are encouraged to make a decision to reduce, reuse and recycle before garbage is taken out. The town will then collect the recyclables and deliver them to a processor who can turn them into high-quality raw materials.

The Aspen Waste Management Facility Site (landfill) is situated northwest of the town of Drayton Valley. The Aspen Waste Management Facility is closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day and Easter Sunday. The hours of operation are below.

Toxic roundup no longer occurs. You can now take your household hazardous waste to the Aspen Waste Management Facility during regular hours of operation.

The following is a sample of the rates levied by the Aspen Waste Management Authority.

 2008 Rate Schedule

Please Note:
Household Waste does not include shingles, decks, fences or household renovations. These items will be charged to the hauler.

The tipping fee for mixed loads will be charged at the highest fee for any one of the materials contained in the load.

Failure to pay your disposal fee may result in the loss of dumping privileges.

A minimum charge of $5.00 per load is in effect for all haulers.

The Aspen Waste Management Facility has constructed new cells to meet the current environmental regulations. These costs will be phased in with increased landfill disposal rates. The Aspen Waste Management Facility Authority has extended the life of the existing cells by diverting the waste stream through recycling and composting. Tipping fees are structured to encourage residents and businesses to divert more waste into recycling and composting.

Household Waste
Household waste includes the following:

• Mattresses, beds and furniture
• Appliances and CFC Units
• Organic waste—branches and roots not accepted at the compost facility
• Grass, leaves and wood chips dropped off at the compost facility
• Recyclables of marginal value (tin, plastic, glass and milk cartons)
• Oil containers and batteries dropped off in the compound shed
• Empty, dry paint cans
• Household waste does not include hazardous waste, visible recyclables (cardboard, newspaper, mixed paper, plastic milk jugs and oil containers) or the following items:
• Commercial demolition – shingles, decks, fences, concrete or household renovations (drywall, flooring, wood debris and contaminated cardboard)
• Scrap metals
• Clean concrete (no rebar)

Waste Transfer Stations
Waste Transfer Stations are located at Breton, Buck Creek, Cynthia, Easyford, Lindale, Lodgepole, Rocky Rapids and Violet Grove.

The Waste Transfer Stations are maintained and operated by Brazeau County. For more information regarding Waste Transfer Stations please contact Brazeau County at 780-542-7777.

Recycling Tips
Here are some tips to make your recycling efforts most effective.

Tin Cans do not have to be flattened, and the labels can stay on.

Aluminum do not have to be flattened, and the labels can stay on.

Glass clear or coloured glass food containers are acceptable. Coloured glass mixed with clear tableware, cookware and light bulbs, lids or attachments, dirty containers and ceramic materials are not acceptable

Newspapers must be clean, dry and uncontaminated. Envelopes, flyers, boxboard and magazines are acceptable. Wet or dirty paper products are not acceptable.

Corrugated Cardboard must be flattened, clean, dry and uncontaminated. Boxboard, pop cases, pizza and cereal boxes are acceptable. Styrofoam is not acceptable. Heavily taped or stapled packing material is not acceptable. Wet, dirty or oily cardboard is not acceptable.

Mixed Paper All mixed paper, except shredded paper, can go in blue bags. Shredded paper should be in a separate blue bag and taken to the depot. It is not acceptable with other materials or door-to-door pick up.

Clean Plastic Grocery Bags are acceptable. Place bags inside the blue bag.

Rigid Plastic – Only No. 1 and 2 clean plastic containers are acceptable.

Plastic Milk Jugs Clear white plastic jugs must be well rinsed. Please remove lids and flatten as much as possible. Lids and caps or any other types of plastic leftover milk containers are not acceptable.

Milk Cartons must be well rinsed and flattened as much as possible. Leftover milk is not acceptable.

For more information, please contact the Aspen Client Services Client Services Department at 780-542-5919.