Waste collection & recycling
Reduce, reuse, recycle
We have come a long way Strathcona County! Waste services, knows as the Green Routine, include curbside recycling program, organics collection and roll-out collection carts. The community has done a great job adopting the Green Routine and it shows. In 2010 we diverted over 18,000 tonnes of material from going to the landfill. That's a 65% diversion rate!
- 4,533 tonnes of paper products
- 2,410 tonnes of container recyclables
- 11,484 tonnes of organic material
- 317 tonnes of Enviroservice hazardous waste
Waste collection is available to all Strathcona County residents. Residents living in rural areas must call the Utilities department to subscribe to weekly waste collection. It is important that as a community we make sure we are managing our waste in an environmentally-conscious way.
To subscribe to this service call:
780-449-5514
Monday to Friday
8:30 a.m. to 12 noon, 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
All subscribers place the waste outside by 7:30 a.m. on their collection day. Waste will be collected between 7:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. If your collection was missed, call Utilities after 9 p.m. on your collection day or the next business day between 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. Please leave all missed items at curbside for collection. Times of pickup may vary from week to week.
Many recycling programs are also available to all residents of Strathcona County to help divert the amount of waste sent to the landfills.
Programs include:
Additional information
780-449-5514
greenroutine@strathcona.ca
Last updated: Monday, August 15, 2011
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