Accepted:   (All products must be generally clean and free from any contamination)

• Newspaper

• Office Paper

• Shredded Paper (not mixed with anything else)

• Phone books

• Glossy paper flyers

• Gift Wrap

• Wrapping paper

• Tissue paper

• Paper party decorations (streamers, banners, hats, etc.)

Not accepted:

• Paper towel, tissues, Kleenex, or masks, or other products that by virtue of their anticipated use, could become unsafe or unsanitary

• Books, bound reference books, library books, textbooks, and the like

Accepted:    (All  products must be generally clean and free from any contamination and broken down flat to fit in the bins)

• Clean Cardboard

• Cereal boxes 

• Take away drink trays

• Egg cartons

Not accepted:

• Cardboard with a wax coating (commercial sources only)

• Wet cardboard

• Cardboard cannot be mixed with anything else and all food must be removed before dropping off cardboard.

Accepted:   (All  products must be generally clean and free from any contamination, labels can remain on item.)

• All rigid plastics are now accepted. This includes items such as:

• Bottles, jugs and jars (Laundry detergent, cleaning products, shampoo, condiments, dish soap, mouthwash)

• Formed packaging  (Produce trays, yogurt containers, muffin or cake containers, cups)

• Other (Candy dispensers, tubs and lids, molded packaging, pails, garden pots and seedling trays)

• Single use items (Straws, stir sticks, utensils, plates, cups, bowls)

• Plastic bags and film (includes items such as:)

• Plastic Bag packaging ie. Bread, produce, salads, frozen vegetables

• Plastic Wrap packaging ie. Beverages, toilet paper, toweling, mattresses

• Plastic laminates ie. Chip bags, pouches, bubble wrap, cheese wrap, candy and snack wrappers, cereal liners

Not accepted:

• Excluded would be plastics meant for multiple use:

  •  Intended for the containment, protection or handling of food (i.e. cling wrap, sandwich bags, freezer bags)

  • Compostable or biodegradable plastics (coffee pods, utensils, cups, plates)

  • Garbage or compost bags

  • Stretch wrap film

Accepted:   (All  products must be generally clean and not contaminated.)

• Clear and colored glass jars, food containers, and bottles such as cosmetics, condiments, cooking oils, vinegars)

Not accepted:

• Window Panes

• Lead Crystal

• Drinkware

• Candle Holders

• Ceramicware

• Jars with difficult to remove lids/attachments

Accepted:   (All  products must be generally clean and not contaminated.)

• Car batteries (we do not pay you for these)

• Household alkaline batteries (AAA, AA, C, D, 9 volt)

• Rechargeable batteries

• Lithium ion tool batteries

• Hearing aid batteries

• We now accept damaged, corroded, and/or leaking batteries, but in order to prevent further problems, all damaged, corroded, or leaking batteries of any kind are to be placed in a clear bag before depositing them into the battery receptacle at the recycle depot.

Accepted:   (All  products must be generally clean and not contaminated.)

• Tin cans

• Empty aerosol containers (food sprays, hairspray, air freshener, deodorant, salving cream)

• Other steel or aluminum packaging (Food cans, candy and coffee tins, pie plates, aluminum food service trays)

Accepted:   (All  products must be generally clean and not contaminated.)

• Empty containers that originally contained motor or vegetable oil

Not accepted:

• Containers that still contain oils

Accepted:   (All  products must be generally clean and not contaminated.)

• Fluorescent tubes

Not accepted:

• CFL (Compact fluorescent light)

• Household LED bulbs not attached to a cord

• Incandescent bulbs

• This service is not for contractors to dispose of old fluorescent tubes

Accepted:  

See the complete list at the following link: Recycling Programs - Paint - ARMA – Corporate (albertarecycling.ca) 

Eligible paint products in containers sized 100 ml to 23 L:

•  Aerosols/Spray Paints:

•  Paint-based aerosols

•  blank aerosol cans

•  Architectural coatings including:

•  Water-based paint e.g. latex, acrylic

•  Oil and solvent-based (alkyd)

•  Interior and exterior paint and staings regardless of finishing type e.g. eggshell, sating, chalk finish:

•  Chalk-based paint

•  Craft and artist paints e.g. tempura

•  Drywall paint

•  Enamels (standard single component)

•  Epoxies (pre-catalyzed)

•  Ink-based paints

•  Metal paints:

•  Decorative

•  Rust preventative coatings

•  Milk-based paints 

•  Top coats (single component, waterborne/water-based or solvent-based):

•  Glazes

•  Lacquers:

•  pre-catalyzed and nitrocellulose

•  water borne

•  Polyurethanes

•  Shellac and shellac-based products

•  Urethanes

• Varnishes

•  Primers, sealers and undercoats

•  Stains and finishes:

•  Barn and fence

•  Deck

•  Floor

•  Porch and patio

•  Wood finishing oils and stains

•  Sealers (non-tar or non-bitumen-based)

•  Concrete sealer

•  Driveway paints or sealers

•  Elastomeric coatings 

•  Encapsulant coatings

•  Liquid block filler

•  Masonry Sealer

•  Stain blocking paint

•  Undercoat

•  Water repellent sealers

•  Solvents, thinners and mineral spirits

•  Textured paint:

•  Stone effects coatings

•  Stucco paint

•  Swimming pool coating (single component)

•  Textured paint

•  Truck bed coating

•  Deck cleaners

•  Dry fog coating 

•  Fire-retardent/resitive coating e.g. Pink Shield

•  Marine paint and enamel (non anti-fouling)

•  Scenic, movie set paint

•  Strippers for paint, coatings and wallpaper removal

•  Traffic marking paint

•  Tree marking paint

•  Wood preservatives (non-creosote) 

Not accepted:

• Paints without labels

• Paint tools (brushes or rollers)

•  All paints less than 100 ml or greater than 23 L in size

•  Acid stains

•  Automotive paints (non-aerosol)

•  Battery terminal protectors and battery cleaners

•  Brushes, rags and rollers

•  Corrosive products

•  Industrial coatings -

•  Heat reactive coatings

•  High temperature coatings

•  Impacted-immersion coatings

•  Mastic coatings

•  Nuclear coatings

•  Quick dry coatings (primers, enamels)

• Two-part or multi-component coatings requiring catalyzing reaction. 

•  Rubber coatings

•  Thermoplastic rubber

•  Liquid rubber sealant

• Tar-based and bituminous coatings

• Bulging or leaking paint cans

• Paint not stored in its original container

Please call if you have any questions

Accepted:   (All  products must be generally clean and not contaminated.)

In general almost all electrical devices that are for personal/ home use with a cord and/or batteries are eligible to be recycled. 

• Small appliances (blenders, coffee makers, food processor etc)

• Personal care (curling irons, hair dryers, heating pads etc) 

• Audio / Visual (TVs, karaoke machines, E-books etc)

• Power tools (Angle grinder, battery charger, jigsaw etc)

See the full list of acceptable e-waste items at the following link.

Not accepted:

• Any items that are business/commercial use

• Products with Freon (refrigerant) 

• Any items that are not on the list at this link cannot be accepted at this facility.