RM of Lac Du Bonnet

Transfer Station #520

Located on PR 520, just south of PR 313. 

Phone: 204-345-4259 

2023 #520 Summer Hours will begin Sunday, May 7 and go through Sunday, Oct. 29. Hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. 

Summer Hours

(effective May 7, 2023 through Oct. 29, 2023)

Transfer Station #520 accepts household waste, disposables of scrap metal, hazardous waste, rubble, oil, and items for the burning pits. 

See the Solid Waste Disposal By-Law No. 13-21 for more information.  

Holiday Closures

The Transfer Station is closed for all Statutory Holidays:

• New Year's Day
• Louis Riel Day
• Good Friday
• Easter Monday
• Victoria Day
• Canada Day
• Terry Fox Day
• Labour Day
• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
• Thanksgiving
• Remembrance Day
• Christmas Day

Recycling

Recycling is accepted at Transfer Station #520. Please rinse, remove lids and sort your recyclables.

We accept the following recyclables:

• Newspapers, magazines, and flyers
• Calendars, phonebooks, and catalogues
• Books of all types (phone, paperback, hardcover)
• Office paper (if shredded)
• Boxboard (cereal boxes, etc.)
• Corrugated cardboard
• Glass bottles, jars, dishes with lids removed
• #1, #2, #4, #5 and #7 plastic containers
• Milk cartons and Tetra Paks
• Aluminum and tin cans
• Household batteries and cell Phones
• Tires

We do NOT accept: 

• Styrofoam
• Kleenex
• Plastic bags
• Bubble wrap
• Light bulbs
• #3 and #6 plastic containers
• Agricultural jugs and containers

We currently have free recycling bins for pickup at our Administrative Office courtesy of Recycle Everywhere.

Electronic Waste Recycling

Electronic waste recycling is accepted at Transfer Station #520. 

We accept the following electronic waste:

• Computer cables
• Computer cards
• Circuit boards
• Internal or External CD-ROMS, DVD and burners
• Electronic typewriters
• Fax machines
• Hard disks and floppy drives
• Laptops
• Laptop accessories
• Modems
• Networking equipment
• Personal computers
• Inkjet and laser printers
• Software manuals, CDs, DVDs, diskettes
• Cassette and reel to reel players
• Mobile radios
• Remote controls
• Game decks
• Mobile phones, chargers, and batteries
• Pagers and answering machines
• Batteries – dry-cell and rechargeable
• Stereos, televisions, entertainment equipment
• Regular telephones, corded or wireless

Transfer Station #214

Operational changes are coming to Transfer Station #214 beginning May 1, 2023.

Effective May 1, there will be a dump truck available for residents to deposit waste on Sundays from 9 a.m. and noon, instead of being open Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. 

There will be no change in the types of waste users can bring to #214.The truck on site will continue to accept bagged household waste and recycling.

See here for more information on these changes.

Current Hours

(effective until further notice)

Recycling

Recycling is accepted at Transfer Station #214. Please rinse, remove lids and sort your recyclables. 

We accept the following recyclables:

• Newspapers, magazines, and flyers
• Calendars, phonebooks, and catalogues
• Books of all types (phone, paperback, hardcover)
• Office paper (if shredded)
• Boxboard (cereal boxes, etc.)
• Corrugated cardboard
• Glass bottles, jars, dishes with lids removed
• #1, #2, #4, #5 and #7 plastic containers
• Milk cartons and Tetra Paks
• Aluminum and tin cans
• Household batteries and cell Phones
• Tires

We do NOT accept: 

• Styrofoam
• Kleenex
• Plastic bags
• Bubble wrap
• Light bulbs
• Agricultural jugs and containers

We currently have free recycling bins for pickup at our Administrative Office courtesy of Recycle Everywhere.

Transfer Station Scannable Access Card System 

Both Transfer Station #520 and #214 make use of the existing access cards. Residential and trailer site cards come with annual bag limits for the disposal of waste.

Bag Limits

Bag limits are be determined by Council. They are  allocated on Jan. 1 and  expire on Dec. 31 of the same year. Unused bags do not carry over to the following year. Bag limits hold no monetary value. 

Residential Card Holders 

The bag limit for residential card holders is set at 104 for 2023.  

Residential card holders who use up their bag allocation will pay fees as per the Transfer Station Fee Schedule.

Fees are determined by Council resolution and subject to change.

Commercial Card Holders 

Commercial card holders do not have a bag limit and will pay fees as per the Transfer Station Fee Schedule.

Agricultural Card Holders

Agricultural card holders do not have a bag limit and will pay fees as per the Transfer Station Fee Schedule.

Trailer Sites

The bag limit for a trailer park lot occupant is set at 52 for 2023.

Trailer park lot occupants who use up their bag allocation will pay as a resident as per the Transfer Station Fee Schedule.

Non-Residents 

As the RM of Lac du Bonnet waste disposal sites are Transfer Stations, not landfills, the following applies:

Non-residents can continue to use the Transfer Stations and will pay as per the Transfer Station Fee Schedule.

Non-residents may not deposit household furniture or mattresses.

Non-residents may not bring pick-up truckloads of garbage bags or miscellaneous loose loads.

Replacement or Supplementary Cards

Replacement or supplementary cards may be purchased due to misplacement, theft, title transfer, or convenience. Replacement or supplementary cards cost $20 each and there is no limit to the number of supplemental cards one can purchase, but all supplementary cards will be linked to the bag limits of the resident or business owners’ roll number. 

The RM reserves the right to cancel cards due to abuse or change of ownership as necessary.

A resident depositing waste must present their access card to the Transfer Station attendant. Photocopies or scanned images of the access card will not be accepted; Transfer Station attendants have the authority to request identification to confirm a resident’s identity. 

Weighed Loads and Acceptable and Unacceptable Items 

All weighed loads are subject to a $20 minimum fee. The Transfer Station does not accept septic tanks, water tanks, watercrafts, hot tubs, and campers.

The Transfer Station has the right to refuse materials based on burning bans and space limitations.

Transfer Station Fee Schedule and Solid Waste Disposal Facilities By-Law

See here for the current fee schedule.

See here for the full Solid Waste Disposal By-Law No. 13-21.