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

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

  • Bubble wrap, including shipping envelopes

  • 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

• LED lights attached to a cord (Christmas type lights)

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.

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

• Used books (must not be placed in recycle bins, talk to staff and they will show you where to put books at the facility)

• Used egg cartons

Not accepted:

• Encyclopedias

• Household hazardous waste is not accepted

• Wood 

• Furniture 

• Tires 

• Concrete products

• Grass clipping, trees, leaves, and branches are not accepted but can be taken to the City of Camrose landfill organics area composting area

• Bottled gas containers

• Styrofoam 

• Anything containing Freon or refrigerant

• Appliances larger than a microwave

• Organics of any kind are prohibited. You may be able to take your organics to the organics area of the landfill. See the City of Camrose page for more information

Please call us if you have any questions about what we accept.

Not accepted:

• We do not accept any household hazardous waste

• It is unlawful to leave household hazardous waste at the Recycle with Centra Cam depot.

• Household hazardous waste inludes the following and cannot be dropped off at the depot:

  • • Oils and lubricants

    • Household cleaners like Windex

    • Coal Ash

    • Antifreeze

    • Chemical Strippers

    • Chlorine

    • Contact cement

    • Fire extinguishers

    • Asbestos products

    • Fuel

    • Poisons

    • Pesticides

    • Herbicides

    • Tires

Alternative:

The Camrose Regional Solid Waste Authority hosts a spring and fall household hazardous waste round-up each year in Camrose. 

Camrose residents are invited to dispose of their household hazardous waste products at this event. Please call the City of Camrose at 780-672-4428 for more information or visit their website for more information.

Please call if you have questions!