Starting Friday, September 30, the landfill will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. only for both residential and commercial waste.
The RMWB is scaling back hours of operation to line up with the deadline for debris removal, following what they said has been a successful demolition and clean-up period since the wildfire.
As of Tuesday, September 27, 548 post-demolition inspections have been completed and the municipality said the SPECS-led clean-up is on schedule to meet the deadline. The Municipality said it has reduced the landfill’s hours to reflect the reduced amount of daily incoming commercial haul traffic after 8 p.m.
A contractor has been hired to remove debris at any properties that don’t meet the September 30 deadline with the cost possibly being passed on to the homeowner either directly or through property taxes.
You can still bring all household waste to the landfill free of charge until October 31.
Commercial haulers are required to follow the landfill weigh scale requirements below.
Landfill Weigh Scale Requirements
a. A Fort McMurray Business License is required to set up an account for landfill use. This must be done in person at Timberlea landing.For more information about the new business licensing process, please visit rmwb.ca/businesslicensing or contact Planning and Development Business Licensing at business.licensing@rmwb.ca or visit their office at 309 Powder Drive.
To create an account, call 780-743-7975 or email accounts.receivable@rmwb.ca.
b. Each vehicle must be registered. Weights cannot be used on other vehicles even if they are the same type and the same truck must haul the same trailer. Be sure to notify the scale house of any changes as then a new registration will be needed including a weigh-in and weigh-out.
c. If a ticket is required on the stored rate, the driver must request it at the time of entry or will need to come back for it prior to leaving.
d. There is no stopping past the scales or on roadways.
e. There is no third party billing.
f. Drivers must obey road signage, traffic lights and flag people while arriving, using or leaving the landfill.
g. Drivers should clearly state the load they are carrying.
h. Out-of-town haulers must have a clean and visible non-resident sticker applied to their driver side window or door for scale house cashiers to see.
i. Vehicles NOT permitted in the landfill cell for safety reasons are end dumps, trucks and wagons, trucks and pups or side dumps. Vehicles PERMITTED at the landfill are tandem gravel trucks, roll-off trucks and bins, and live bottom trailers.
j. After dumping their load, registered trucks and trailers can exit the landfill, via the main scale house, to get onto Highway 63.
k. For more information on the RMWB scalehouse process and landfill requirements, contact: solid.waste@rmwb.ca
For more information on the Municipal landfill, please visit rmwb.ca/garbage.
