• Milk containers, have been collected for years as part of a provincial recycling program.  On June 1, 2009, they became part of the beverage container program where they can be returned for cash.

• Appliances with doors removed (refrigerant must have been removed from fridges & freezers)

• Automobile bodies

• Batteries

• Newsprint and mixed paper, a recycling initiative available at the Dunmore Transfer Site only, on a trial basis

• Oil and oil filters, part of the Used Oil Management Association program

• Paint cans that still contain paint, with new rules that started April 1, 2008

• Tires, gathered for recycling, then shredded and made into new products

• Tree branches, which are burned in an on-site burning pit (except Dunmore & Suffield) approved by Alberta Environment, saving significant space in the landfill

• Electronics, such as TV's and computers, may be delivered on specially announced pick up days to be recycled

The Alberta Government recently announced a new waste reduction strategy, called Too Good To Waste.  Any changes to the County's waste management program will only occur at the direction of Council.