Please remember that your items must be sorted separately and place at your regular household garbage collection area by 7:00 am on your pickup day. Place these items AWAY from ones you wish to keep.

The Town works with the Drumheller & District Regional Landfill to implement Community Clean Up on a neighbourhood-based schedule that encourages participants to place their unwanted items in advance of their scheduled Community Clean Up date. Items must be sorted and placed where residents put their regular household garbage.

• This program does not include disposal of demolition material. Commercial/Industrial waste is not included in this program. 
• No single site is to exceed the volume of a ½ ton truck 
• Importing waste from outside of Drumheller Corporate limits is strictly prohibited
• Please note that compost, such as lawn clippings, leaves and wood chips and small trees, are always free to dispose of at the Drumheller Landfill. This does not include caliper tree stumps and trunks or diseased trees, such as black knot and Dutch Elm.  

ACCEPTABLE MATERIALS

Household Materials 

• Kitchen waste 
• Bathroom waste 
• Furniture (couches, chairs, mattress sets, dressers, desks, bookshelves etc.) 
• Old clothing 
• Lamps (light bulbs removed)  
• Kid’s toys 

Metal 

• Freon appliances*  
• White metals 
• Barbeques  
• Play sets  
• Lawn mowers  
• Trimmers (all oil and fuel must be removed prior to placing out for pickup, failure to do so will result in material not being collected) 

*All Freon appliances ; fridges, freezers, air conditioners and water coolers will require a $15.00/unit sticker; to be purchased at Town Hall prior to your collection day and placed on the appliance to ensure pickup. 

Compostable Materials 

• Leaves (must be bagged) 
• Grass clippings 
• Tree branches (branches can be no more than 1-foot diameter and must be cut down to 4-foot lengths, tied or bundled) 

Electronics:  

• Televisions  
• Computers and accessories 
• Printers 
• Microwaves 
• Fax machines 
• Stereos 
• Electronic games 
• Power tools 

Other:  

• Tires (with or without rims)  
• Propane tanks  
• Vehicle batteries  
• Paint 

*Please note that the following items are always free to dispose of at the Drumheller Landfill:

• Compost, such as lawn clippings, leaves, wood chips and small trees and branches. This does not include large caliper tree stumps and trunks or diseased trees, such as black knot and Dutch Elm.
• Residential Recycling Materials

 

UNACCEPTABLE MATERIALS

Renovation & Demolition Materials (including, but not limited to):

• Carpet/underlay 
• Countertops
• Decks 
• Dimensional wood
• Doors  
• Drywall 
• Fences 
• Shingles 
• Toilets  
• Vanities 
• Windows 

Household Hazardous Waste:

• Drums of liquid 
• Empty drums with the lids intact 
• Fire extinguishers 
• Garden chemicals   
• Household batteries 
• Household cleaners 
• Medical waste
• Used oil/oil filters 
• Vehicle propane tanks  

 

Direct all inquiries to the Drumheller & District Regional Landfill at 403-823-1345 or email at info@drumhellerlandfill.com