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The Edmonton Waste Management Centre (EWMC) is a unique collection of waste processing facilities. Garbage, food scraps and recycling collected from Edmonton homes is brought here.
The Edmonton Waste Management Centre accepts waste from residents and businesses. Learn more about what we accept and how much it will cost.
Residents can bring elm wood to the Edmonton Waste Management Centre for free. Elm wood must be sorted separately from other yard waste. Tell the scale operator that you have elm wood.
Garbage is processed at the Integrated Processing and Transfer Facility.
Recycling is sorted and baled at the Materials Recovery Facility, then sent to markets around the world.
Food scraps are screened and sent off-site for composting.
Yard waste is composted at the outdoor Compost Cure Site.
Learn more about what happens to garbage, recycling and organics.
