Solid Waste Strategic Plan Survey

Leduc County is completing a solid waste strategic plan to identify service levels and waste management priorities. In early 2020, council directed administration to learn more about what residents thought of Leduc County’s current programs and services and what their priorities were regarding waste reduction and waste diversion.

To learn more and gather resident feedback, a survey was launched in summer 2020. It ran from July 17 to Sept. 15. 

The online survey received responses from 608 residents across Leduc County. Respondents provided feedback on the following themes:

• amount of garbage and recycling generated each week
• primary method for disposing of household waste and recyclables
• frequency of waste and recycling disposal
• most-used waste and recycling disposal facility
• agricultural waste and recycling
• transfer station usage, hours of operation and locations
• curbside recycling and waste pick up
• private haulers
• waste diversion and reduction

In-person feedback
Solid waste and recycling disposal affects everyone, and it was important to give Leduc County residents the opportunity to share their thoughts on current services. A variety of methods were used to communicate the survey to our residents, including Facebook advertisements, newspaper advertisements, signs at Leduc County transfer stations and direct-mailed letters. Due to COVID-19, in-person activities for information sharing were not considered at the time of the survey, but may be considered in the future if further public participation is required.