Garbage & Recycling

Garbage
Garbage is picked up twice a week:

• Monday - East side of Highway 2

• Thursday - West side of Highway 2

The garbage in Grimshaw is picked up by Prairie Disposal and contracted by Long Lake Waste Management on our behalf.

The bigger garbage can be taken to our Transfer Station at 4702 - 57 Ave. The Transfer Station in Grimshaw hours are:

• Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 12:00 (noon) to 6:00 p.m. (and summers until 8:00 p.m.)

• Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Recycle

The recycle mark is a small recycle triangle stamped into plastic with a number in the center. All plastics which can be recycled will have this stamp somewhere on them (food or beverage containers have it on the bottom.)  

• Mixed Paper
  Includes: Newspaper, flyers, magazines, catalogs, mail, bond, letter and copy paper, colored paper, envelopes, phone books, brochures, paperback books, labels, and greeting cards.
• Notes: Staples and paper clips do not need to be removed. Heavy duty clips must be removed.
• In the Newsprint / Office Paper / Household Paper bin, we can accept all newsprint materials, all office paper materials and general items like magazines and brochures. Please do not put any shredded material into the paper bins.
• Tin Cans
  Includes: Beverage and food containers, jar lids.
• Notes: Please remove labels and rinse.
• Plastics
  Includes: Plastic bags, containers and other products with the following recycle codes can be recycled.
• #1 - Ex: Soft drink bottles,#2 - Ex: Milk jugs, #3 - Ex: Plastic grocery bags, #4 - Ex: Margarine containers (Note: Please rinse containers.) The numbers for the plastics can be found on the bottom of most plastic containers inside of the mobius loop (green logo).