SOUTHWOOD COMMUNITY CLEANUP
Sunday, July 16, 2023
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
City of Calgary
City of Calgary will have 3 compacter trucks on site where they will be collecting household waste. In the past we have seen everything from sectional couches to full basements tossed in these trucks! If you have items that can be recycled, please consider placing them in your blue bins or donating to organizations that will accept them.
The trucks will NOT collect the following:
Tires
Home appliances
Paint
Household chemicals
Car batteries
Home electronics (see Technotrash below)
Liquids
Metals
Glass
Hazardous material will be accepted at the following locations:
Spyhill Landfill
East Calgary Landfill
Cedarbrae Fire Station #24 - 2607 106 Ave SW
Please be kind to all volunteers and City employees. We are here to help and direct you. Inappropriate behaviours will not be tolerated.
Technotrash
They will be on site and will accept the following:
TV’s (LCD, CRT or Plasma)
Computer Systems, including computer accessories (monitors, mice, keyboards & speakers), and 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
Small CLEAN household appliances: Fans, hair dryers, heaters, irons, microwaves, toasters, vacuums (empty only), etc.
Audio Visual: CD players, VCR/DVD players, stereo equipment, cable boxes, satellite equipment, digital cameras, video cameras, etc
Networking/Telecommunications Equipment - hubs, switches, modems, routers, phones, cell phones, chargers, answering machines, etc.
All power and air tools - drills, grinders, saws, nail guns, compressors, table saws, etc.
Games, toys, and music - amplifiers, guitars, keyboards, microphones, electric/electronic toys, video gaming equipment
Wire and cables - Christmas lights (with no bulbs)
Testing equipment - circuit boards
Technotrash reserves the rights to refuse any item NOT on the list above or any item with too much plastic, dirty, of contaminated.
Items that will not be accepted:
Liquids of any kind (gas, paint, or chemical)
Compressed cylinders (propane tanks or fire extinguisher)
Hazardous waste
Household batteries
Large appliances (stoves, dishwashers, washers, dryers)
Anything with FREON (AC units, water coolers, fridges)
Fluorescent light fixtures or bulbs
Thermostats
Smoke detectors
Glass of any kind
Media - VHS tapes, DVDs or CDs
Loose rechargeable batteries
Loose ink and toner