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The Residential Transfer Station (RTS) is a special area at the Edmonton Waste Management Centre (EWMC) where customers can safely unload their waste away from heavy vehicles, like collection trucks.
It accepts household hazardous waste and E-waste (electronic waste) from residents, which can harm the environment if put in a landfill. It also handles items that can be recycled, such as passenger vehicle tires and scrap metal from residents.
The items listed are accepted from residents at no charge on their own. However, if your load includes waste that has a fee (for example, some mixed garbage), the disposal fee for that material will be applied to your entire load.
If you are planning to drop off a mixed load (for example, some electronics and a couple bags of garbage), consider visiting an Eco Station, where fees are calculated based on individual items or volume, rather than weight.
Any item with a battery or cord, such as:
Hazardous waste from businesses is not accepted.
Note: Fluids must be in securely closed, leakproof containers. Maximum container size: 20 litres.
Barbeques, bicycles, rebar, filing cabinets, plumbing fixtures, frying pans and other worn-out metal items.
The Residential Transfer Station has a recycling depot on-site for cardboard, paper, plastic containers and other household recyclables.
Your pharmacy is the best place to drop off needles and syringes, but the Residential Transfer Station will also take them from residents. Please ensure they’re in a sharps container with the needle tips pointing down. This keeps our staff safe.
If you don’t have a sharps container:
