Garbage, Organics, and Recycling

Rotary Recycling Centre: 4505-50 Ave

Attendant's Schedule

Hours

The recycle center is accessible 24/7 for the following collectable items.  

• Tires - Suspended November 2024
• Carboard
• Organics
• Blue Bags
• Newspaper

Light bulbs, Electronics and Paints are secured when the facility is unattended. It is recommended to not leave personal electronics outside of the secured containers when the Recycle Centre is unattended.   

Tire Recycling Pilot Program has been suspended.

It is with regret, we inform you the Tire Recycling Pilot Program is being suspended.  If you have tires that need to be recycled, they may be taken to the Parkland Transfer Station on RR 11. We hope to return this program to the community shortly.

52514 Range Road 11

South of Highway 16A on Range Road 11

(780) 968-8888

Hours

Monday CLOSED

Tuesday 9 AM. to 4:45 PM

Wednesday 9 AM to 4:45 PM

Thursday 8 AM to 7:45 PM

Friday 9 AM to 4:45 PM

Saturday 9 AM to 4:45 PM

Sunday CLOSED

Payment

Determined by weight. Cash, credit, and debit payments available

Acceptable waste materials

• Automotive waste

• Blue bag recycling

• Commercial/construction waste (charges apply)

• Electronics 

• Fluorescent bulbs

• Grass and leaves

• Household hazardous waste

• Household waste

• Metal recycling (charges apply)

• Mixed waste (charges apply)

• Take it or leave it

• Tires

• Tree trimmings

Spring cleaning? Just in time for the annual Treasure Hunt and Large Item Drop Off! Treasure Hunt is returning May 3 and 4, 2025.

Please note only items at the curbside of residences are considered a part of the Treasure Hunt. Residents are encouraged to donate any leftover usable items to local organizations for repurposing. 

Large items that weren’t claimed during the Treasure Hunt can be taken to the Public Works yard at 4505-50 Ave for free disposal during the Large Item Drop Off event on May 4, 2025 from 9 AM to 4 PM.

 Items eligible for drop off include:

• Large appliances
• Fridges
• Stoves
• Exercise equipment
• BBQs
• Furniture
• Wood pallets
• Bicycles

Ineligible items include:

• Household garbage
• Construction waste
• Mattresses and box springs
• Hazardous materials
• Toilets and sinks

DON'T JUST TRASH IT, SHRED IT!

Shred & Go is happening on Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 9 AM – 1 PM at the Rotary Recycling Centre (4505 50 Avenue). Rip N Shred Inc. provides an environmentally safe and secure disposal for all sensitive information. Their trucks contain cutting-edge proprietary paper shredding technology made for the disposal of sensitive information. 

This event is available to Stony Plain residents ONLY. Proof of residency (identification with a Stony Plain address) will be required on-site.  

• Advance drop-offs will NOT be accepted. Please arrive within the 9 AM to 1 PM timeframe.
• There is a maximum of 10 banker’s boxes of material per vehicle – residents CANNOT leave the event and return with additional boxes.
• No businesses please.
• This event highlights the Town’s commitment to environmental sustainability and overall resident safety by encouraging people to dispose of personal documents properly and safely.
• There are several documents that should be shredded. These include any:
• Financial documents, including bank statements and receipts
• Legal documents
• Any documents containing your personal information
• Including your date of birth, Social Security number, full name and address, phone numbers, driver’s license number, and signature.

Why do the caps and lids need to be removed from containers? 

• Caps and lids are sometimes made with different type of plastics than their respective container, bottle or tub
• Leaving caps on can cause the item to be unmarketable and contaminate the blue bag
• If a container has not been washed, or has not been left to dry, mold can potentially grow in the container This will contaminate the product and the entire blue bag

Why can’t my Tim Horton’s cup be placed in the blue bag or organic bin?

• To-go coffee cups are made from paper. However they are also lined with a wax coating on the inside
• This wax coating makes the item unrecyclable and not compostable

Why can’t I put glass in my blue bag? I thought it was recyclable? 

• Glass has never been accepted in blue bags
• As of now, there is no international market for processing glass
• It can also be extremely hazardous in the blue bags, as glass jars or containers will often break and recyclables are hand sorted at various stages
• If glass cannot be reused in the household and must be disposed of, it needs to be placed in the grey garbage cart

• Tin cans, aluminum cans, pie plates and containers can all be washed using sink water from washing dishes.  This will ensure no additional water is used
• To ensure acceptable items reach end markets and are, in fact, turned in to new products, it is important to ensure that they are clean. This means that materials should be free of food chunks, liquid materials, or wiped clean from grease and dirt

If plastic has a recycle symbol on it, is it always recyclable? 

• These numbers and symbols were originally created to help identify the type of plastics being used in the product. However, these numbers are no longer reliable
• Only hard/rigid plastic containers, tubs and bottles will be accepted in your blue recycle bag. These products have markets for recycling
• Soft/flexible plastics, like clamshell containers and single serve plastic cups, do not have recycling markets and must go in your grey garbage bin

How can I help stop manufacturers from using plastic clam shells? 

• The Town of Stony Plain will be advocating the provincial government to enable provincial policy that puts responsibility of the end-of-life of a product to the producer/manufacturer
• This policy approach is called Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
• At this time, Alberta is one of the only provinces in Canada that currently does not have a provincial EPR policy
• You can take action by contacting your MLA and voice your support for implementing an EPR program in our province

What can we do to reduce our waste? 

• A great start is to rethink how you purchase, use and dispose of various products
• The three R’s of recycling — reduce, reuse and recycle — are listed in order of priority
• Before you recycle, try to reduce and reuse first

Which areas have Back Alley collection?

In some areas of town, where space allows, waste is collected in the back alley. During the spring thaw road bans are in place to protect the roads from damage. During April and May, waste collection is moved from the back alley to the front curb collection in these areas. Watch for signs and reminders in the spring.

• The area west of 48th Street and south of CN Rail Tracks
• Meridian Heights Subdivision
• St. Andrews Subdivision

Winter Front Curb Collection Survey Results

On July 10, 2023, Administration presented survey results to Council following completion of the Waste Cart Location Pilot that begin in November 2022 and concluded at the beginning of 2023. The Town neighbourhoods of Meridian Heights, St. Andrews, and West of 48th Street & South of the CN Railroad tracks have historically had their waste collected on their front roadway during the road ban months of April to the start of June.  The Town conducted a pilot project that started the road ban in November instead of April. The presentation focused on feedback received from residents and the results of a survey conducted during the pilot, including:

• 812 door knockers distributed
• 211 surveys completed (26%)
• Rear back alley pick-up year-round was the option of choice for 46% of respondents

Administration has made the decision to revert waste collection back to the status quo of rear alley road bans from April to June when pick up will occur in the front street during that period and will revert to the rear alley for the remainder of the year.

Learn more in the agenda package on pages 51-65.