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

Weight Collected in 2022

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