Recycling Day
May 17 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Recycle Day – Saturday, May 17, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Bring your recyclables and be part of the solution for a cleaner, greener future!
Items will be limited to one vehicle load per family. Free for everyone but there is a fee for paper shredding for non-SCA CA members. For items we accept see below.
This year we are incorporating a Spring Drive to Support the Calgary Food Bank. Along with canned goods they need personal hygiene items, baby supplies, pet food and birthday party items. See full wish list Donate Food, Our Wish List | Calgary Food Bank
Volunteers will be needed to help unload vehicles and to direct traffic. If you can help, please sign up at https://scacalgary.getcommunal.com/member/volunteer-opportunities/765 or contact the SCA office either by email at info@scacalgary.ca or by phone at 403-249-1138.
Thank you for helping our community!
The following recyclers will be at our event:
- Electronics Recycling by Techno Trash – TVs, computers, printers/copy machines
- Paper Shredding by EnviroShred: Will be available from 10am-1:00pm only. Free for SCA CA Members; $25 fee for non-members.
- Solid waste/rubbish trucks from City of Calgary *Limit one vehicle load per family*
- The Cerebral Palsy Association – Clothing, small household items and bicycles will be collected.
- Scrap Metal Disposal by Recon Metal (they are also accepting car batteries)
- Bottle donation in support of Girl Guides
- Calgary Food Bank will be there to receive donations
WHAT WE ACCEPT
CITY OF CALGARY TRUCKS ACCEPT:
- furniture (desks, chairs, sofas)
- toilets
- recalled or broken recreational products
- lumber from old fences and decks
- old mattresses must be covered in plastic for any volunteer assistance
WHAT THEY DON’T ACCEPT: (See below for more recyclers)
- Barbecues, lawnmowers
- Large appliances
- Glass (window panes, glass table tops, etc.)
- Household appliances with freon (refrigerator, freezers, AC units or water coolers)
- Microwaves
- Liquids (cooking oil)
- Household hazardous waste (propane tanks, fire extinguishers, paint)
- Chemicals that include automobile/cleaning/healthcare/gardening chemicals
- Railway ties
- Sod or dirt
- Car seats
- Tires
ACCEPTED ELECTRONICS (Techno Trash):
- TV’s (LCD, CRT or Plasma)
- Computer Accessories (Monitors, mice, keyboards & speakers)
- Computer parts (Cables, Cords, fans, power supplies, Hard drives for destruction, cpu, ram chips and boards)
- Laptops, notebooks, tablets and E-readers
- Printers, Fax Machines, Copiers and Scanners; Wires and cables
- Home entertainment (VCR/DVD players, stereo equipment, cable boxes,
- Videogame consoles/accessories)
- Networking/Telecommunications Equipment (hubs, switches, routers and phones)
- Cell phones and accessories.
NOT ACCEPTED:
- Household batteries
- Large appliances; Anything with Freon (AC units or water coolers)
- Thermostats
- Smoke detectors
- Wooden speakers
- VHS tapes, DVDs or CDs
- Small household appliances (Microwaves, coffee pots, crock pots, toaster ovens, blenders or toasters)
- Household electronics (curling irons, blow dryers, lamps/ light fixtures, or vacuum cleaners
ACCEPTED METAL (Recon Metal)
Examples include:
- Recon WILL accept car batteries
- BBQs
- Metal shelves
- Metal fencing
- If you bring an old gas lawn mower it MUST be empty of gas first or it will not be accepted. Sorry, no brass items.
NOT ACCEPTED:
- Combustible or explosive materials
- Liquids
- Closed containers or cylinders of any kind (compressed gas, propane etc.)
- Dirt, debris, or waste of any kind (tires, glass, wood, dirt, concrete, asphalt or other non-metallic materials)
- Material containing asbestos
- Items containing mercury
- Radioactive material
- Barbed wire
- Break pots/chambers with loaded springs
For full list of Prohibited Items
scrap_acceptance_policy_feb_15_2017.pdf
ACCEPTED HOUSEHOLD ITEMS (Cerebral Palsy):
- Quality used clothing
- Clothing accessories
- Personal accessories
- Media
- Housewares
- Toys
- Bikes
NOT ACCEPTED:
- Large furniture
- Mattresses – These must go into the City Dump Trucks. Volunteers are not able to assist unless wrapped in plastic