Starting in April 2025 the responsibility for Alberta’s recycling program will gradually shift from communities back to the producers of packaging and paper. The Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) process aims to improve recycling efficiency and sustainability across the province.

As an Innisfail resident, you can continue recycling as usual. The goal of EPR is to create a more convenient, consistent, and effective recycling system across Alberta. This means that over time, there will be:

• A standardized list of recyclable materials across the province.
• Improved recycling rates and reduced waste in landfills.

Learn more about Extended Producer Responsibility

Have other questions? Send us an email at ask@innisfail.ca

Launched in 2022, our 'What's in Your Bin?' campaign helps the Town engage with residents and educate them on proper waste disposal. Through social media contests and interactive activities, we use this campaign as a way to make learning about waste management fun and accessible for all ages.

Launched in 2024, this annual event takes place on the same weekend as 'Kick it to the Curb,' followed by our Large Item Pick-Up program. It's the perfect opportunity to declutter your home for spring while connecting with the community.

For more details, click here.

The Town of Innisfail is hosts its Household Hazardous Waste Round-Up at the beginning of summer at the Innisfail Waste Transfer Station.

Remains of products such as cleaners, oils and pesticides that contain potentially hazardous ingredients require special handling for disposal. This event offers residents an opportunity to dispose of hazardous goods safely.

Household Hazardous Waste examples include the following:

• Abrasive cleaners
• Air fresheners
• Antifreeze
• Bug spray
• Chlorine bleach
• Disinfectants
• Drain cleaners
• E-cigarettes/Vaping devices
• Fertilizers
• Floor, furniture, and shoe polish
• Fungicides, herbicides, weed killers
• Furniture and paint strippers
• Gasoline and diesel fuel
• Glass/window cleaners
• Hair spray
• Hair relaxers, dyes, permanents
• Insecticide
• Medicine (Controlled substances not allowed)
• Mercury thermostats
• Nail polish and nail polish remover
• Oven cleaners
• Pet products (flea collars and sprays)
• Pool chemicals
• Propane tanks (small)
• Rat, mouse, snail, and slug poisons
• Sharps waste/medical needles
• Rug & upholstery cleaners
• Solvents
• Spray paints
• Stains and varnishes
• Thinners and turpentine
• Tub, tile, and toilet bowl cleaners

The Large Item Pick-Up is an annual event in Innisfail that takes place in mid-spring to help residents dispose of large, unwanted items. The Town provides this service at no cost, but residents must register in advance.

Accepted Items:

• large visual display devices (greater than 30-inch screen size)
• stoves and barbecues
• dishwashers
• Clothes washers and dryers (please ensure that all water has been drained from washers)
• large furniture items like sofas, tables, recliners, mattresses and box springs
• snowblowers, lawn mowers and similar small equipment

Items that will not be accepted:

• refrigerators, freezers and any other appliance containing freon
• yard waste
• construction waste and debris
• scrap steel and metal
• automobile parts
• liquids of any type

What Is Water Conservation?

Water conservation includes all strategies, programs, policies, rebates, and activities to manage freshwater resources and water consumption sustainably.

This is not intended to address short term water supply shortages. Those are addressed under the Mountain View Regional Water Service Commission’s (MWRWSC) Drought Management Strategy.

Why a Plan?

The Water conservation plan is intended to educate and inform residents of:

Use Less, Pay Less

Innisfail has water rates that are relatively low when compared to those in many other communities in our region. In order to provide safe and clean water to our residents, the Town receives water from the Mountain View Regional Water Commission (MVRWC). The MVRWC pulls water from the Red Deer River and treats this water. It then transports it, via aqueduct, to all of its member communities.

This service comes with a cost, and the Town must pay the MVRWC for the water it receives - charged by cubic metre. This cost partially determines the rate charged to our residents on their monthly water bills.

One easy way to reduce the amount of your monthly bill is to reduce the amount of water you consume. The Town has taken steps to provide incentives for residents to modify their water-use habits. By doing this, we reduce the amount of water we use collectively.

To learn more about rebates and water-saving tips, download the full information sheet (click here).