Lacombe County - Where People Are The Key

Town of Bentley
A recycling trailer is located at the Bentley Bottle Depot (south across the railway tracks on 50 Street). The following materials are collected:

Cardboard, newspapers, magazines and other similar paper products
HDPE # 2 plastics such as juice and bleach containers, or milk/water jugs
Milk cartons
Tin cans
Glass

Town of Eckville
The Recycle Depot is located at the corner of 50 Avenue and 50 Street, south of the Credit Union. The Depot is open seven days a week, 24 hours a day. The following materials are collected:

Corrugated cardboard and box board, including cardboard boxes, cereal and food boxes (remove and discard liner), milk cartons (rinse and flatten), shoe boxes and brown paper bags and juice boxes.
Newspaper
HDPE # 2 plastics such as juice and bleach containers, or milk/water jugs
Tin cans and aluminum cans and containers
Glass bottles

Village of Alix
The recycling depot is located on the east end of Railway Avenue (50 Avenue). The following materials are collected:

Corrugated cardboard and box board
Newspaper
HDPE # 2 plastics such as juice and bleach containers, or milk/water jugs
Tin cans
Glass bottles

Recycling Steps:

Rinse and remove caps, labels and lids from all glass items.
Rinse and remove labels from all cans.
Remove labels and loose lids from tin cans and dispose separately.
Rinse, remove labels and caps and crush Code "2" plastic containers.
All cardboard should be flatted, with metal staples / tape / waxed paper / plastic packing slip removed.

What can't you recycle?

Aerosol containers
Motor oil containers
Foil containers
Ceramics
Hazardous waste
Styrofoam, including egg containers
Containers with food products inside