Facility Rules

All residents must present their waste card at the scale.
Failure to do so may result in wait times or fees.
  1. Treat Clairmont Centre staff and other visitors with respect.
  2. Always follow instructions given by Clairmont Centre staff.
  3. Dispose of all waste and recycling appropriately, as directed by Clairmont Centre staff.
  4. No smoking or vaping anywhere on site.
  5. Obey all road and site signage.
  6. No children or pets outside of the vehicle.
  7. If you need help, please ask. We’re happy to help!

The Clairmont Center for Recycling and Waste Management is the only landfill solely owned and operated by the County of Grande Prairie. Services include waste disposal, recycling, and backyard organics tools. 

Hours of Operation
Monday – Saturday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday
Statutory holidays : Christmas, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day & Family Day

Last loads of the day - All commercial & residential truck and trailer loads tipping at the landfill face must cross the inbound scale by 5:30 p.m. All customers need to be unloaded by 6:00 p.m. and clear of the scale. 

* Please check your dump trailer battery and operation before loading to ensure it works.

Accepted Recycling items at the Clairmont Centre
  • Agricultural Plastics
    • Grain bags – free of debris and machine rolled tightly
    • Twine – free of debris and bagged
    • Pesticide jugs (empty, triple rinsed and bagged. Bags are available on-site.)
  • Appliances
  • Batteries (automotive & household, including rechargeable)
  • Car Bodies (Frame & shell only, subject to $300 disposal fee)
  • Cardboard
  • Clothing
  • Concrete
  • Dirt / Gravel - view requirements
  • Electronic Waste (any non-commercial grade electronic with a battery or cord)
  • Glass
  • Household Hazardous Waste
  • Metal
  • Paint
  • Paper
  • Plastics #1 - #7
  • Plastic oil pails & jugs
  • Propane Tanks
  • Refundable Bottles
  • Shelve & Share Program (rehome good quality used items)
  • Tin
  • Tires
  • Used Automotive Oil (NO cooking oil)
  • Wood
Non-Accepted Recycling at the Clairmont Centre
  • Candy & chip bags
  • Coffee & fountain cup lids
  • Coffee single use pods
  • Deodorant stick
  • Dirty/soiled items
  • Foam of all types (e.g., packing peanuts, foam meat/food trays, foam cups/takeout containers)
  • Frozen juice containers
  • Granola bar wrappers
  • Laundry baskets
  • Plastic bags (accepted for recycling at Safeway grocery stores)
  • Plastic cutlery
  • Plastic food wrappers
  • Plastic larger than a 5-gallon pail
  • Plastic storage totes
  • Plastic straws
  • Styrofoam
  • Takeout containers
  • Toothpaste tube
 Backyard Organics Diversion Program
The County has a Backyard Organic Diversion Program, where many organic items can be composted or digested in your backyard to prevent it from going into the waste stream at the landfill. Simply build your own compost or purchase a home composting or food digester unit.
Row of solar panels
Solar Arrays at Clairmont Centre for Recycling & Waste Management

The Clairmont Centre for Recycling & Waste Management has been powered by solar energy since 2015. 72 solar array panels absorb sunlight and convert it into energy that is returned to the grid and credited to the County. This solution is innovative, energy efficient and cost-saving over the lifespan of the panels. Click here to view the current energy production of the solar panels.

  

 

 

Collection Site of Excellence

The Clairmont Centre for Recycling & Waste Management received Alberta Recycling’s 2016 Collection Site Award of Excellence for great management of electronics, paint and tire collection.

 

 

From left to right: Bill Rogan, County of Grande Prairie CAO; Jennifer Besinger, County of Grande Prairie; and Bob Barss, Alberta Recycling Board of Directors Chair.