Each spring, we host a Spring Clean-Up event, which includes Giveaway Weekend, Branch Clean-Up, and Waste Drop-Off at the Altona/Rhineland Waste Disposal Site. This event is typically held in the first week of June.
Giveaway Weekend:
On a specific weekend each year, residents are encouraged to place gently used household items on the boulevard in front of their home and then take a cruise around town to see if someone else’s gently used items are just what they were looking for! Residents are responsible for cleaning up any items that are left behind following the Giveaway Weekend.
If it could still be used by someone else, it does not belong in the landfill.
If you have gently used items to get rid of, but don’t want to place them to the curb, consider holding a garage sale, donating them to a local charity, or posting them online for giveaway in the Buy Nothing Altona, MB Facebook Group.
A group of residents have organized a Town-Wide Garage Sale to be held on May 3rd, 2025. Email altonagaragesales@gmail.com before April 30th for more information.
Curbside Branch Collection:
If you are unable to take branches to the Yard Waste Disposal Site yourself, you can place branches in a neat stack on the boulevard, parallel to the curb on Curbside Branch Collection day for our Public Works team to collect and take to the Yard Waste Disposal Site for you. If you have branches to dispose of at other times of the year, and are not able to transport them yourself, please see the Bulky Waste Pick-Up service page.
Waste Drop Off:
Spring Clean-Up is an annual, week-long event held at the Altona/Rhineland Waste Disposal site at the beginning of June. The Waste Disposal Site is located 3 miles North of the intersection of Centre Ave & Highway 30, 1.5 miles East.
During this event, tipping fees are waived for Altona residents showing valid proof of Altona residency (ID showing Altona address).
The following items are diverted year-round from the landfill by using the Waste Diversion Loop, Used Oil Recycling Depot, and Yard Waste Drop-Off Site:
- Mattresses and box springs
- Large metal appliances such as a fridge, freezer, washing machine, etc. Not including dishwashers
- Scrap metal
- Propane tanks
- Batteries (large)*
- Tires
- Automobile oil
- Oil filters
- Coolant
- Consumer DEF Containers (4L)
- Used cooking oil
- Branches & yard waste
- Paint
- Fluorescent bulbs
It is always free to drop off eligible items in the Waste Diversion Loop, but during the Spring Clean-Up event, our team will be on hand to help you understand where your items go.
If you have items that cannot be diverted from the landfill, residents of Altona may drop off that waste, free of charge during Spring Clean-Up. If your non-divertible waste fits in a regular garbage bag under 50 lbs, excess garbage bag tags for curbside collection are available at the Civic Centre for $2/tag.
If you are unable to transport large items to the Waste Disposal Site yourself, please see the Bulky Waste Pick-Up service page.
As always, renovation, construction waste, shingles, and ashes are excluded from Spring Clean-Up. If you are dropping off those items, you will need to pay the relevant tipping fees.