Waste Special Handling

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Certain types of waste need special handling and require pre-approval for disposal at EWMC.

Some of these materials also require a Waste Identification Number (WID#) and/or a manifest. A special handling disposal fee of $134 per tonne (minimum charge = $134) applies to these items.

For more information, pre-approval, or to apply for a WID# or manifest, please call 311 or contact wastesupport@edmonton.ca.

Materials that need a manifest and WID#:

Cannabis waste (must follow provincial guidelines for destruction and disposal)
Tobacco waste (must follow provincial guidelines for destruction and disposal)

Materials that need a manifest (no WID# needed):

Drums, pails and industrial containers (must be empty, with lids cut open or removed)
Expired food, packaged and unpackaged (no liquids or frozen liquids)
Feed pellets and animal food waste

Materials that need pre-approval (no manifest or WID# needed, disposal fees vary):

Oversized items, larger than 3 cubic metres:
- Must be broken down into pieces less than one square metre
Canisters:
- Small tanks between 5 lbs and 10 lbs only
- Must not be pressurized, valves must be removed
Fibreglass insulation:
- Rigid or solid batts only
- No loose powder
Railway ties and treated wood, from residents only:
- Maximum of 10 ties
- Approval is based on space availability

Prohibited Items

The EWMC does not accept the following materials for disposal. To find safe disposal options for these items, please use a search engine.

Non-residential hazardous waste
Non-residential soil
Non-residential automotive fluids
Non-residential canisters, tanks or vessels (pressurized)
Non-residential oily rags
Non-residential ballasts
Animal carcasses and/or ashes
Asbestos
Biohazards and biomedical waste
Cement pipe with asbestos
Contaminated soil
Emergency or trauma scene clean-up
Expired medications (residents can return them to a pharmacy)

Explosives, munitions and fireworks (take to a police station, call 780-423-4567 first)
Fiberglass residuals
Frozen liquids
Liquid waste
Loose powder and dust
Sandblasting media (sand, nutshells)
Seed dust
Sewage debris
Silica sand
Spent catalyst
Sump waste
Wet sanitary solids

For More Information

Telephone	In Edmonton: 311 Outside Edmonton: 780-442-5311

Telephone

In Edmonton: 311

Outside Edmonton: 780-442-5311

Email	wastesupport@edmonton.ca

Waste Special Handling

Materials that need a manifest and WID#:

Materials that need a manifest (no WID# needed):

Materials that need pre-approval (no manifest or WID# needed, disposal fees vary):

Related Links

Edmonton Waste Management Centre

Edmonton Waste Management Centre Disposal Fees

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