Lacombe, Red Deer and Ponoka counties launch agricultural plastics recycling program

• Share on Facebook
• Share on Bluesky
• Share on X
• Copy Link

“For a number of years, Council has explored options for recycling agricultural plastics,” explained Lacombe County Reeve, Paula Law. “While this program won’t be operated on a cost recovery basis, it does eliminate expenditures associated with tipping fees when agriculture plastics are landfilled. The partnership with other counties provides an economy of scale for manpower and equipment while providing local producers with a recycling option that promotes sustainable agricultural practices.”

happened april 26

Lacombe Police seeking suspects in Lacombe Centre Mall B&E

20m ago

empowering residents

Collaborative Crime Stoppers campaign launches in Maskwacis

32m ago

residential property owners off the hook

Red Deer County council finalizes 2026 tax rates

1h ago

“The Ag Plastics Recycling Program is an important project for Red Deer County and our agricultural community. Not only does it show strong collaboration between neighbouring municipalities, it will take large volumes of plastics out of the landfill and allow them to be repurposed. This is a positive for our environment and our economy,” said Red Deer County Mayor Jim Wood.

The recycling service will begin this November and is being offered free of charge to agricultural producers operating within the three counties. Lacombe County will be responsible for providing grain bag collection services. The bags will be processed with a grain bag roller on site and collected for eventual delivery to the recycling center.

Agricultural producers who request grain bag recycling services must have a person on site capable of assisting with the rolling and collection operation. Grain bags must be free of grain, mud, dirt, debris, and vermin.

Grain bag collection services should be scheduled within one week of grain extraction to ensure the bags are eligible for recycling.

 “Our hope is that local producers will help us make this program a long-term success, so that other municipalities could use it as a model when creating their own plan,” said Paul McLauchlin, Ponoka County Reeve.

g producers can contact Krista Pannebecker 403-782-8959 (kpannenbecker@lacombecounty.com) to book the service.

(Troy Gillard – Lacombe County media release)