Residential Transfer Station

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.

Accepted Items

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.

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Appliances and Electronics

Any item with a battery or cord, such as:

Small appliances: fans, rice cookers, coffee makers, toasters and hair dryers
Large appliances: stoves, dishwashers and washing machines
Electronics: Computers and computer components, televisions, cell phones, tablets, smartwatches and electronic toys, rechargeable and disposable vape devices

Lighting

Light bulbs, fluorescent tubes and lighting fixtures.

Household Hazardous Waste

Hazardous waste from businesses is not accepted.

Automotive fluids: motor oil, oil filters, antifreeze, brake and transmission fluid, gasoline, diesel and rust remover.
Batteries: All batteries, including computer, car and household batteries
Chemicals and cleaners: bleach, drain and toilet cleaners, hot tub and swimming pool chemicals, oven cleaners, spot removers and carpet cleaners, photo chemicals, glues and adhesives and similar substances
Paint and stains: all household paint, wood stains, varnish, paint thinner and spray paint. Maximum container size: 20L
Pressurized containers: Propane bottles and tanks (maximum: 35 lbs), fire extinguishers and aerosol cans (full, partly full or that once held a hazardous substance). Welding tanks and oxygen tanks are not accepted
Yard and garden chemicals: All fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides

Note: Fluids must be in securely closed, leakproof containers. Maximum container size: 20 litres.

Scrap Metal

Barbeques, bicycles, rebar, filing cabinets, plumbing fixtures, frying pans and other worn-out metal items.

Tires

Passenger vehicle, motorcycle and ATV tires

Other Services

Recycling Depot

The Residential Transfer Station has a recycling depot on-site for cardboard, paper, plastic containers and other household recyclables.

Needle and Syringe Drop-off

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:

Use a thick plastic container with a screw-top lid that won’t break or get a hole easily, like a laundry detergent bottle.

Clearly write “sharps” on the container.

Please don’t use coffee cans, milk and vinegar bottles. These containers get holes too easily.

Household Hazardous Waste Safety Tips

Keep materials in their original containers.

Never mix hazardous materials together. This can cause dangerous reactions.

Keep oil and chemicals away from drains and storm sewers, which lead directly to our river.

Check that your containers are secure and leak-free before transporting them.

Share any special handling information with Residential Transfer Station staff.

Residential Transfer Station Photos

Item disposal area
Worker examining items in recycle bin
Hazardous waste disposal area
Old batteries being disposed of in container

Telephone	In Edmonton: 311 Outside Edmonton: 780-442-5311
Email	wastesupport@edmonton.ca

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