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Winter Hours of Operation

Eco Station winter hours begin November 2!

Proper Recycling of Election Yard Signs

Residents: If you agreed to have an election sign on your lawn, it’s your responsibility to dispose of it.

Candidates: You have three days following Election Day to remove signage from City of Edmonton road right-of-way. Please remove by October 23.

Signs can be dropped off at an Eco Station, the Edmonton Waste Management Centre or the Reuse Centre. Find locations at edmonton.ca/WasteDropOff.

Eco Stations are convenient waste drop-off sites for your batteries, electronics, household hazardous waste and more.

Accepted Items and Fees

Eco Stations accept a wide variety of items, many free of charge.

View Accepted Items List

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Eco Stations Do Not Accept:

Hazardous waste from businesses
Biomedical waste
Radioactive waste
Pressurized gasses (Propane tanks and aerosol cans are accepted)
Expired medications (take to a pharmacy)
Explosives, munitions and fireworks (take to a police station, call 780-423-4567 first)
Elm wood — Do not combine elm wood with food scraps or other collected waste. Do not stack, pile or save elm wood.

How to Dispose Elm Wood
Dispose of elm wood immediately by:

Burning it, or
Taking it to the Edmonton Waste Management Centre (EWMC), 250 Aurum Road: it's free for residents. Tell the scale operator you have elm wood.

Eco Station Locations

Ambleside

14710 Ellerslie Road SW

View Ambleside Station Map

Coronation

11440 143 Street NW

View Coronation Station Map

Kennedale

5355 127 Avenue NW

View Kennedale Station Map

Strathcona

5150 99 Street NW

View Strathcona Station Map

Location Map

Hours

Summer Hours (began April 1, 2025)
Monday - Sunday	8am-6pm
Statutory Holidays	Closed

Eco Station Additional Services

Food Scraps Drop-Off

Don’t have a food scraps cart? Bring your household scraps to any Eco Station. You’ll put them in our on-site food scraps cart. They can be loose or bagged in paper or plastic.

Food Scraps Pail Replacement

If your city-provided food scraps pail is damaged from normal household use, we’ll exchange it for a replacement under the manufacturer warranty program. You can also visit the Reuse Centre to exchange it. Your pail must be clean and include all parts: body, lid and handle.

Free Compost and Mulch

Starting in Spring, compost and mulch are available at Ambleside and Kennedale Eco Stations while quantities last.

Free Sand

During the winter, residents can collect up to 100L of sand for free at Ambleside, Coronation and Kennedale Eco Stations. Residents are responsible for bringing their own containers, gloves, shovels and tarps.

Paint Exchange

The paint exchange is back! Drop off and pick up usable paint, free of charge. Please let staff know if your paint is for the exchange so they can put it in the correct area. Quality is not guaranteed; pick-up limit of 4 cans per visit.

Recycling Depots

Each Eco Station has a recycling depot onsite for cardboard, paper, plastic containers and other household recyclables.

Reuse Centre Donation Drop-Off

Can’t make it to the Reuse Centre? Drop off your donations at an Eco Station. Please double-check the Reuse Centre’s accepted items list to ensure your donations are accepted.

Styrofoam Recycling

Eco Stations now accept large pieces of Styrofoam for recycling! This includes Styrofoam blocks, packaging and coolers. Please continue to put small Styrofoam items, like take-out containers and cups, in your garbage.

Needle and Syringe Drop-Off

Your pharmacy is the best place to drop off needles and syringes, but Eco Stations will also take them. Please ensure they’re in a sharps container with the needle tips pointing down. This keeps staff safe.

If you don’t have a sharps container:

Use a thick plastic container with a screw-top lid that won’t break or get a hole easily, like a laundry detergent bottle.
Clearly write “sharps” on the container.
Please don’t use coffee cans, milk and vinegar bottles. These containers (or their lids) get holes too easily.

Learn more about Safe Needle Disposal

Commercial Customers and Tire Drop-offs

Eco Stations and the Edmonton Waste Management Centre (EWMC) are no longer accepting tires from commercial customers.

Residents will be limited to 8 tires per day (includes passenger vehicle, motorcycle and ATV tires).

Limiting tire drop-off to residents ensures storage space is prioritized for the disposal of other items at Eco Stations and the EWMC, such as household hazardous waste, electronics, appliances and more.

Tips for a Smooth Visit

Waste drop-off is organized by item type at Eco Stations. Review the map of the Eco Station you plan to visit to see where you'll drop off your different items.
Group your Eco Station items by type when loading your vehicle.
Load large items in your vehicle last, as they will be the first items you drop off.
Be mindful. Please don’t block entrances of other businesses while waiting in Eco Station lineups.

Vehicle Restrictions

Maximum vehicle size: 1 tonne
Maximum trailer length: 3 metres
Materials must be hand unloaded: self-dumping trailers cannot be raised onsite

If your vehicle exceeds the maximum size or cannot be unloaded by hand, please visit the Edmonton Waste Management Centre.

Stay safe

Stay clear of mobile equipment
Keep children and pets inside the car
Wear protective gloves
Wear closed toe shoes

Contact Us

Telephone	In Edmonton: 311 Outside Edmonton: 780-442-5311

Telephone

In Edmonton: 311

Outside Edmonton: 780-442-5311

Email	wastesupport@edmonton.ca

Eco Stations

Winter Hours of Operation

Proper Recycling of Election Yard Signs

Accepted Items and Fees

Eco Stations Do Not Accept:

Location Map

Hours

Summer Hours (began April 1, 2025)

Food Scraps Drop-Off

Food Scraps Pail Replacement

Free Compost and Mulch

Free Sand

Paint Exchange

Recycling Depots

Reuse Centre Donation Drop-Off

Styrofoam Recycling

Needle and Syringe Drop-Off

Commercial Customers and Tire Drop-offs

Tips for a Smooth Visit

Vehicle Restrictions

Stay safe

Learn more about:

Reuse Centre

Recycling Depots

Waste Management Centre

Excess Waste

Edmonton Waste Management Centre Disposal Fees

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