SCA CA Recycle Day (Community Cleanup)

Date:                     Saturday, May 23, 2026

Time:                     9:00 am to 1:00 pm (Last car must be in line up at 12:45pm)

Location:           277 Strathcona Drive SW

We are partnering with the City of Calgary to host a Community Clean Up helping residents dispose of items that don’t fit in the black cart supporting a cleaner, safer city.

All Calgarians are welcome at any community cleanup, regardless of where they live. If you can’t make the event in your own neighborhood, you can drop off items at another cleanup locations.

See below for recycler information and what they accept.

Free for everyone but there is a fee for paper shredding for non-SCA CA members.

Items will be limited to one vehicle load per family. No trailers or U-Hauls will be permitted. NO COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION WASTE WILL BE ACCEPTED

If your items cannot be accepted, you must take them back with you. No blue cart recycling (including carboard) will be on site.

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. More details on what they accept are below:

·      Electronics Recycling by Techno Trash – TVs, computers, printers/copy machines 

·      Paper Shredding by EnviroShred: Free for SCA CA Members; $20 fee for non-members.

·      Garbage trucks from City of Calgary *Limit one vehicle load per family* Please stay behind the designated coned area.

·      The Cerebral Palsy Association – Clothing and small household items. More information on what they accept at DONATE ITEMS | Cerebralpalsyalberta

·      Scrap Metal Disposal by Recon Metal (they are also accepting car batteries)

·      Flames Sports Bank – See full list of equipment they will take at Equipment Donation | Flames Sports Bank

·      Calgary Food Bank will be there to receive donations – See their wish list at Donate Food, Our Wish List | Calgary Food Bank

Thanks to Alberta Recycling Management Authority for the Electronics Recycling Roundup Grant.

WHAT WE ACCEPT

NO bikes are being accepted at this time. The Alberta (Calgary) Bike Swap is Saturday, May 2rd at the City Centre Parkade. For more information visit Alberta Bike Swap Calgary | Safe Bike Swap

CITY OF CALGARY GARBAGE 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

·      Lithium batteries

Useful Links to the City of Calgary

Community Cleanups

Community recycling depot locations

What Goes Where? (Searchable Tool)

Seasonal yard waste cleanup options for 2025

Household hazardous waste residential drop-off program

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

NOT ACCEPTED:

·      Large furniture

·      Mattresses – These must go into the City Dump Trucks.  Volunteers are not able to assist unless wrapped in plastic