Recycling & Yard Waste
Every year, thousands of tonnes of recyclables are diverted from landfills thanks to your commitment to recycling. Your efforts make a meaningful impact on sustainability. For additional tips and Recycle Center Hours, please see the below.
Recycling Centre
At the High River Recycling Centre, you will find signs with examples to help properly sort your recyclables. Here are some other tips to make sure your visit to drop off recycling is safe, easy and quick!
- Please pre-sort recycling to minimize time at the High River Recycling Centre.
- There may be line-ups following the holidays – pre-sorting will help everyone to drop off more quickly and safely.
- The Centre is not open on Statutory Holidays.
- Items cannot be left after hours.
Recycling Centre Hours | Effective October 31
Closed on Statutory Holidays
- Sunday - 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Monday - 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Tuesday - 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Wednesday - 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Thursday - 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Friday - 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Saturday - 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Important Information about
- Ensure all recyclables are clean.
- Dirty cardboard or plastics contaminate our loads and cost the Town money at the sorting facility.
- Contamination may compromise an entire load of recycling - please do your part to make sure everything contributed is useable at the sorting facility.
- Residents who do not want to clean their recyclables should place them in their residential garbage to minimize the risk of contaminating recycling loads.
Town staff are on-site for help if you have questions. Please call us at 403-652-2110 if you have any questions about the High River Recycling Center!
Accepted Recycling Items
View our printable PDF for accepted and non-accepted items here!
Accepted Recycling Items
- Clear Glass
- No coloured glass, ceramics, mirrors or safety glass items at this time
- Mixed paper: Magazines, phone books, and white bonded paper and box board (thin, lightweight paperboard packaging i.e.: cereal/snack boxes and Kleenex boxes)
- Newsprint: Includes all inserts and flyers in your newspaper
- Tin cans: Must be cleaned and labels removed
- Cardboard: Corrugated cardboard with ridges
- Mixed rigid plastics: All plastics #1-#7. Only plastics with a printed number on them are able to be recycled
- Soft plastics: Plastic bags or soft plastic packaging
- Styrofoam: White polystyrene packaging that is clean, free of tape, staples and contaminants.
- Food packages, soiled or dirty packaging, hard materials or coloured polystyrene will not be accepted
- Cell phones: Drop off any old cell phones
- Batteries: Ni-MH, Ni-Cd, SSLA/Pb, Li-Ion, Ni-Zn batteries under 5 kg for recycling
- For a full list of acceptable batteries please CLICK HERE.
- Electronics: Eligible products include televisions, computers (including CPU, keyboard, mouse, cables, and speakers), monitors, printers, laptops and tablets)
- For more on recycling electronics visit ARMA
Prohibited Items for Recycling
View our printable PDF for accepted and non-accepted items here!
Not Accepted for Recycling
- Garbage
- Oil containers, lawn care containers (pesticides)
- Tires
- Refrigerators
- Vehicle batteries or any batteries over 5kg
- Wood
- Dirty plastic wrapping such as Saran Wrap or meat packaging
- Corrugated cardboard, such as pizza boxes that are greasy or have food particles
- Coloured glass, ceramics, mirrors, and safety glass are not accepted (clear glass only is accepted at this time)
- Food packages, soiled or dirty packaging, hard materials or coloured polystyrene will not be accepted
Yard Waste
Please note that the High River Recycling Centre is not open on Statutory Holidays. Yard waste cannot be left after hours.
Accepted Materials
- Grass
- Leaves
- Branches and twigs
- Christmas trees
- Pumpkins
Materials Not Accepted
- Garbage
- Furniture
- Construction waste
- Commercial yard waste or organic material
We're here to help, contact us!
640 7 Street N.W. High River, Alberta
Public Works Office: 7:00 am - 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday (Closed on statutory holidays)
operations@highriver.ca
403-652-4657
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