Recycling stations
Important notice
The South Cooking Lake recycling station will be closing on June 20, 2012 and Josephburg recycling station will be closing on June 28, 2012.
The decision to close these stations was driven by the on-going abuse of the recycle stations and resident concerns about the unsightliness of the site.
All residents within the hamlet of South Cooking Lake already receive curbside recycling and non-hamlet residents are eligible for subscription service if they so choose. Residents of Josephburg also have curbside recycling and access to The Recycle Station at 8609 111 street in Fort Saskatchewan. Curbside recycling customers are permitted to leave an unlimited amount of recycling out for collection each week.
In order to provide a new type of service in the rural area, we will begin offering more Enviroservice events in Ardrossan to assist rural residents in diverting electronics, paint, batteries, household hazardous waste and other materials. Our intention is, as always, to provide quality services to our residents and increase diversion of materials from landfill. To subscribe to weekly waste, organics and recycling collection please call 780-449-5514.
Strathcona County has five recycling stations, which are open seven days a week, 24 hours a day.
Locations include:
- Baseline Road Recycling Station
624 Bethel Drive, Sherwood Park Google maps - Ardrossan Recycling Station
Ardrossan Recreation Complex Google maps - Josephburg Recycling Station
Moyer Recreation Complex Google maps - South Cooking Lake Recycling Station
South Cooking Lake Fire Hall Google maps - Streambank Avenue Recycling Station
420 Streambank Avenue, Sherwood Park Google maps
All locations, other than at Streambank Avenue, will accept the following materials:
- Corrugated cardboard (flattened, clean, dry and unsoiled)
- Glass jars (food and beverage glass containers, lids removed)
- Metal cans (aluminium cans and containers such as pie plates and take out containers)
- Mixed paper
- cereal and tissue boxes
- envelopes
- magazines
- catalogues
- coloured, computer, glossy writing paper
- flyer inserts
- greeting cards
- junk mail
- paper bags
- paper egg cartons
- paper milk containers
- paper products
- tissue paper
- wrapping paper with no foil and paper drink cups)
- Newspaper (no inserts, flyers, phone books, mixed paper or junk mail)
- Plastic containers and styrofoam
- beverage containers
- bread, shopping and dry cleaner bags
- baby bottle liners
- lids from plastic milk jugs
- plastic bottles - ketchup, mustard, bbq sauce, laundry detergent, fabric softener, shampoo, dish detergent
- ice cream pails
- Milk jugs (capless, cleaned and crushed)
- plastics #1 to #7 grade
- plastic containers such as yogurt
- plastic flower pots
- plastic lids from drink cups
- straws
- plastic film
- plastic utensils
- plastic wine corks
- styrofoam egg cartons, clean and dry meat trays, packaging, plates and cups, take out containers)
- Tires, rims removed (accepted at the Baseline location only)
Streambank Avenue Recycling Centre is the only location that collects grass clippings, leaves and yard waste. Sod and tree stumps are not accepted at Streambank Avenue and must be taken to the landfill. Sod in the bins is too heavy, and they cannot be transported to be emptied.
Additional information
780-449-5514
greenroutine@strathcona.ca
Last updated: Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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