Wednesday – 1:00-7:00pm
Saturday – 8:00-12:00 & 1:00-5:00pm
Contractors may contact 867-688-0682 or 867-688-9490 in request to have access to the Landfill to dispose of their waste between
Monday – Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
As well as Residents with a full truck/trailer load.
Please Note: Blue bins are accessible outside of landfill entrance as well as throughout Town.
Norman Wells (Town) established the Solid Waste Disposal Facility (SWDF) in 1997. The facility has received all types of waste materials over the years from residents and businesses living and operating in Norman Wells. With a history of no control or supervision up until 2021 the site has received storage legacy wastes that include industrial vehicles, tanks, drums and gas cylinders.
Starting in 2021, Council, with the support of the Sahtu Land and Water Board, ENR, MACA, and GNWT Department of lands, enacted a Solid Waste By-Law that regulates the management of waste materials from residents and businesses from collection to the disposal and handling of wastes. The SWDF employs two (2) staff persons on site to receive, screen, store and landfill wastes being delivered by residents and businesses.
The SWDF is permitted to receive waste for landfilling and household hazardous and scrap vehicle wastes for temporary storage prior to transport off-site to approved treatment or disposal facilities. Asbestos wastes from contractors is permitted for disposal at the SWDF under specific conditions and requirements set out in Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) regulations.
The landfill operates on the depression landfill method where waste is disposed of over ground and follows the topography of the site. The landfill has no liner or leachate collection and treatment system. The storage area for household hazardous waste is lined and surrounded by berms to provided containment in the event of a spill or leakage from waste containers.
