Submitted by Belle Auld on behalf of the Education Committee
1. Incandescent light bulbs (regular old fashioned bulbs) or halogen light bulbs - go in the black cart. It is recommended that you put them in a puncture resistant, non-breakable container or wrap them in two layers of paper and tie it closed.
2. Compact fluorescent bulbs – these do not go in any bin.
To dispose of these safely, wrap each bulb in paper and tie it closed.These need to be taken to either: -a *designated fire hall or -one of the city’s free **Throw 'n' Go landfill areas. SO, we now have a small box in the garage where we will collect these and take them to a fire hall once every 2 or 3 months. The box is right behind the door when you enter (the small part of the garage where gardening equipment is kept.)
3. Fluorescent tubes – again, these do not go in any bin.
A maximum of three (3) – no longer than 4 feet in length - can be taken to a *designated fire hall
More than three (3) tubes and tubes longer than 4 feet in length need to go one of the city’s free **Throw 'n' Go landfill areas.
*Our closest designated fire halls are:
Vista Heights Fire Station #4 (1991 - 18 Avenue NE)
Varsity Fire Station #17 (3740 32 Avenue NW)
**Free Throw 'n' Go landfill areas:
East Calgary Landfill (68 Street and 17 Avenue SE)
Shepard Landfill (12111 Avenue & 68 Street SE)
Spyhill Landfill (69 Street and 112 Avenue NW)
If you would like to be part of a regular trip to our local fire station to drop off compact fluorescent lightbulbs please let us (Belle Auld, Rose Ing, Chris Taylor, Peter Clyne) know.
To find out how to recycle other things, go to What Goes Where Calgary https://www.calgary.ca/UEP/WRS/Pages/What-goes-where/A-to-Z-Listing.aspx
*Stay tuned for information about old battery collection.