Cleaning around the house

The City of Calgary wants to remind you that when you start your spring cleaning around the house, find the right place for your unwanted items:

• Gently used toys, small furniture, and pots and pans: Donate to a local charity. Small broken household items go in your black cart.
• Old paint and cleaning chemicals: Take them to a designated fire station or City landfill for safe disposal. Visit calgary.ca/hhw to view locations.
• Clothing, shoes, and linens: Donate useable clothes, shoes, and linens to a local charity or take them to a textiles recycling bin at City landfills.
• Old electronics: Take your old and broken gadgets to an electronics drop-off for proper recycling. Check out the list of locations at calgary.ca/electronics.
• Household batteries: Safely dispose of household batteries by taking them to a participating retailer for free recycling.
  Learn more at calgary.ca/battery.
• Fridge and pantry cleanup: Remove food from packaging and put it in your green cart for composting.

If you’re unsure how to dispose of an item, look it up at calgary.ca/whatgoeswhere. And don’t forget to clear snow off your blue cart lids and keep the lid closed to ensure that paper and other recyclables stay dry! 

The City of Calgary