Landfill

• Weather can affect the conditions at the disposal site
  • Expect to encounter muddy conditions when it has rained
  • Expect drifts at sittes if it has snowed within the last two days
• Loads that have been separated beforehand will speed up the disposal at the sites
• Burn barrels can stay hot for up to 3 weeks. Caution must be used when disposing of ash. 
• Waste oil may be taken to the Regional Landfill
• Burn pits are for clean wood only. No rail ties, treated lumber, wood with plastic attached, or shingles. No plastic material allowed.
• Tire spots are for tires only; no rubber products allowed.

To comply with the Provincial Litter Control Act, ALL loads must be secured during transportation. Loose loads must be covered, waste must be in tied bags or covered boxes, and end gates must be used. If a load is found unsecure, a Public Nuisance Charge will be applied. 

Please help to keep our facilities and roadways to the disposal facilities clean! 

Waste:

• Non-hazardous household waste
  • Plastic
  • Cardboard
  • Food scraps
  • Paper
  • Garbage bags
  • Clothes
  • Tile
  • Drywall
  • Mattresses
  • Couches
  • Rubber Mats
  • Concrete
  • Shingles
  • Wood material
• Burn pit for all clean wood
  
  

Recyclables:

• Recycling of waste oil, empty oil containers, oil filters
• Recycling of metal, tires, electronics, batteries, and pesticide jugs
• Recycling of clean concrete (no metal)
• Recycling of agricultural plastic (rolled and less than 5% contamination)
• Collection of household hazardous checmical containers and paint cans
  
  

Prohibitive Wastes:

• Large dead animals (larger than a dog)
• Full automobles, large machinery
• Liquid waste (sewage effluent)
• Hazardous industrial waste
• Biological and pathological waste
• Radioactive waste
• Oilfield waste
• Soil that is deemed hazardous
• Loads that will not fit in waste containers
  
  

Procedures:

• All loads brought to the Regional Landfill must be tarped or secured to prevent waste from falling onto roadways
• Follow Site Supervisor instructions for proper conduct at the site and placement of waste
• No scavenging of material from household waste
• Scavenging of recyclables allowed under Site Supervisor discretion
• Burn barrels must be cold
• Smoking near flammable material is prohibited

To comply with the Provincial Litter Control Act, ALL loads must be secured during transportation. Loose loads must be covered, waste must be in tied bags or covered boxes, and end gates must be used. If a load is found unsecure, a Public Nuisance Charge will be applied. 

Please help to keep our facilities and roadways to the disposal facilities clean! 

The County of Two Hills Regional Landfill Authority was formed in 1989 to operate the new sanitary landfill site. This Authority included the County of Two Hills, Village of Myrnam, Village of Derwent, and the Town of Two Hills. The new site, along with five transfer sites, were developed with the help of Alberta Environment in the form of a capital grant program that funded 100 percent of the cost. The Regional Landfill site was selected in part because of ground water analysis (over 100 wells were drilled to extract this information) and being centrally located to provide services to the entire County of Two Hills. A site plan was created to ensure proper operations at the Regional Landfill as well as the five transfer sites. All sites were designed to accept municipal waste and recyclables. A scale house with shop area was built at the Regional Landfill site; a new 50 tonne scale and 953C track loader were also supplied with the grant. 

In the late 1990s, the County of Two Hills Regional Landfill Authority moved towards a Service Commission, and in the year 2000 the Two Hills Regional Waste Management Commission was formed (AR 49/2000). Instead of being a department of the County of Two Hills, the Commission would operate independently. However, to keep costs from rising to fund new administrative staff, the County of Two Hills staff play a vital role in assisting the Commission with its work. 

In 2006, the Commission purchased a side-loada waste truck to provide the whole County of Two Hills with services that would benefit both rural and urban areas with waste pickup. 

In April 2013, the Commission started a 10 year contract with the County of Minburn to provide waste pickup for the County of Minburn along with the Village of Innisfree, Village of Minburn, and Town of Mannville. 

As of March 2015, the Commission has completed 9 cells that contain approximately 81,000 tonnes of municipal waste. The Commission has recycled approximately 900 tonnes of tires since 2000, 3750 tonnes of metal since 1990, 72 tonnes of e-waste since 2006, and 15 tonnes of batteries since 2000. 

Derwent Transfer Site
730038 Hwy 45
Located in SE 16-54-7-W4




Hairy Hill Transfer Site
552039 Rge Rd 142
Located in SW 14-55-14-W4




Myrnam Transfer Site
543001 Hwy 881
Located in SW 23-54-9-W4




Two Hills Transfer Site
124024 Twp Rd 543
Located in SE 19-54-12-W4




Willingdon Transfer Site
560074 Rge Rd 152
Located in NE 3-56-15-W4

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