Notice: Transfer Station #520 is CASHLESS effective Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. Transfer Station #520 continues to accept debit and credit.
Notice: Transfer Station #520 2024-25 Winter Hours begin Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. Hours are Friday through Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Transfer Station #520
Located on PR 520, just south of PR 313.
Phone: 204-345-4259
2024 Winter Hours
(effective Nov. 3 2024 through Spring 2025)
| Monday | 9:00 a.m. | 4:45 p.m. |
| Tuesday | 9:00 a.m. | 4:45 p.m. |
| Wednesday | CLOSED | CLOSED |
| Thursday | CLOSED | CLOSED |
| Friday | 9:00 a.m. | 4:45 p.m. |
| Saturday | 9:00 a.m. | 4:45 p.m. |
| Sunday | 9:00 a.m. | 4:45p.m. |
Effective January 1, 2022, all ratepayers still in the Transfer Station after the posted closing time will have an additional 15 minutes to finish depositing their waste.
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. 07-24 for more information.
Holiday Closures
The Transfer Station is closed for all Civic/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
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
2024 Used Oil Program
Arrive with old oil, leave with new by participating in our 2024 Used Oil Program at Transfer Station #520!
Transfer Station #214
2024 Winter Hours
(effective Nov. 3, 2024 through spring 2025)
Sunday | 9 a.m. | 11:45 a.m. |
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
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 2024.
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 2024.
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 $30 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 (Schedule B.)
See here for Solid Waste Disposal Facilities By-Law No. 07-24.