Recycling & Garbage

Blue Bin Recycling Acceptable Materials 

Vegreville has 3 garbage trucks that service the Town.  Each household is provided with a shared bin in their lane or a roll-out for those houses that do not have a lane. 

Roll out bins must be accessible to the garbage truck and all garbage must be inside the bin. 

Please be mindful when disposing of garbage, although they are "garbage" bins, they're meant for regular household waste only.  Some items cannot go into the bins, such as branches, logs, appliances, car parts, oil, concrete, dirt, propane bottles, etc.  

If you're in doubt about what can be placed in the bin, please contact the Vegreville Materials Recovery Facility at 780-632-3197 or the Public Works Department at 780-632-3439 OR you can view our What Goes Where handout HERE

Compost pick up for the 2025 season ended Wednesday October 15, 2025.

The Town of Vegreville collects compost from May to October (weather-dependent). The collection of our compostable waste stream is a simple and inexpensive way to turn the waste we discard into a source of renewable energy. The process is environmentally friendly and when done on a regular basis, reduces the amount of household waste entering our landfill, resulting in the reduction of greenhouse gases, which in turn, extends the life of the landfill.

Contaminated compost is one of the major challenges our compost program faces, resulting in increased time and costs. Major contaminants include:

• Plastic Bags
• Trees
• Branches
• Concrete
• Rocks
• Metal
• General Garbage
• Glass

Please ensure that when collecting compost that the items noted above are not included with your compostable materials.

If you don't have a bin near you, you can take your compost to the Vegreville Sanitary Landfill at no charge. To request a bin in your lane, please contact Municipal Services at 780-632-3439. Compost buckets to keep under your kitchen sink are also available for purchase at the Vegreville Aquatic & Fitness Centre for $10.

In 2004, ARMA launched Canada's first Electronics Recycling Program. You can learn more about this program HERE.

You can learn more about the environmental fee for each electronic material and the cost to recycling them by clicking the link below:

 Electronics Products Definitions and Fees

Recycling Council of Alberta: www.recycle.ab.ca  

The Compost Council of Canada: www.compost.org  

The Alberta Used Oil Management Association: www.usedoilrecycling.com/ab  

Alberta's Extended Producer Responsibility (previously the Alberta Recycling Hotline): Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

Alberta's CARE:  www.albertacare.org  

Alberta Recycling Management Authority: www.albertarecycling.ca 

Used Motor Oil Disposal Locations-Vegreville

What Goes Where? Handout

VMRF Brochure

Vegreville Sanitary Landfill: 780-632-6976

Vegreville Materials Recovery Facility: 780-632-3197

Vegreville Central Recycling Drop-Off Centre

Need more information? Vegreville Public Works & Utilities: 780-632-3439 or pwks@vegreville.com