Disposal instructions for common business waste
Businesses and organizations often create large volumes of waste to manage.
Find the right way to dispose, recycle or compost these common business items such as batteries, paint and construction materials.
To find instructions for special items like asbestos, clean fill and electronics, or to find more information on industrial waste and permits, visit Disposal Options for Commercial Waste.
Aerosol cans
Asbestos
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
Landfilled only - by appt at Shepard only | No | No | No |
Asphalt
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary Directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
Landfilled only - higher fees |
No | ![]() Drop-off locations |
![]() - Option 1 - Option 2 |
Asphalt shingles
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary Directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
![]() Landfill only |
No | No | ![]() - Option 1 |
Batteries – automotive, alkaline, rechargable
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary Directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
No | ![]() Drop-off locations |
![]() Drop-off locations |
No |
Brick
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary Directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
Landfilled only - higher fees |
No | No | ![]() Drop-off location |
Cardboard and paper
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary Directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
Landfill only - higher fees |
No | No | ![]() Drop-off locations |
CFL lightbulbs
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary Directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
No | No | ![]() Drop-off locations |
![]() - Option 1 |
Chemicals
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary Directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
No | No | ![]() Drop-off locations |
![]() - Option 1 - Option 2 - Option 3 - Option 4 |
Clean Fill
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary Directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
Landfilled only - special instructions |
No | No | No |
Compressed gas tanks and cylinders
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary Directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
No | No | No | ![]() Return to retailer i.e. welding supply, etc. - Praxair - Alpine Gas |
Concrete
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary Directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
Landfill only - higher fees |
![]() Drop-off locations |
No | ![]() - Option 1 - Option 2 |
Drywall
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary Directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
![]() Recycling available |
![]() Drop-off locations |
![]() Drop-off locations |
No |
Electronics
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary Directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
No | No | ![]() Drop-off locations |
![]() - Option 1 - Option 2 |
Fluorescent tubes
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary Directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
![]() Industrial Waste - permit required |
No | ![]() Drop-off locations |
![]() - Option 1 |
Food and Food Waste
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary Directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
![]() Landfilled only - higher fees |
No | ![]() Drop-off locations |
![]() Ask your hauler |
Glass (tempered, window panes, windshields)
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary Directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
![]() Landfilled only |
![]() Drop-off locations |
![]() Drop-off locations |
No |
Grease/cooking oil
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary Directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
No | ![]() Drop-off locations |
![]() Drop-off locations |
![]() - Option 1 - Option 2 |
Light ballasts
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary Directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
No | No | No | ![]() Drop-off location |
Metal – Scrap
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary Directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
![]() Recycling available |
![]() Drop-off locations |
![]() Drop-off locations |
![]() - Recon Metal - Calgary Metal - Federal Metals - Blackfoot Metals |
Motor oil and automotive chemicals
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary Directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
No | No | ![]() Drop-off locations |
![]() Drop-off locations |
Office furniture
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary Directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
![]() Landfilled only |
![]() Drop-off locations |
![]() Drop-off locations |
No |
Paint
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary Directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
![]() Recycling available. See drop off dates. |
No | ![]() Drop-off locations |
![]() - Option 1 - Option 2 |
Pallets
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary Directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
![]() Recycling available |
![]() Drop-off locations |
![]() Drop-off locations |
![]() - Option 1 - Option 2 |
Pet waste
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary Directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
![]() Landfilled only |
No | No | ![]() Ask your hauler |
Plastic - Automotive Bumpers
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary Directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
![]() Landfill only |
No | No | No |
Plastics – buckets, bedding pot plants
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary Directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
![]() Landfilled only |
No | ![]() Drop-off location |
![]() - Option 1 - Option 2 |
Plastic film/polyethelene film/shrink wrap
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary Directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
![]() Landfilled only |
No | ![]() Drop-off locations |
![]() - Option 1 - Option 2 |
Plastic packaging
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary Directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
![]() Landfilled only |
No | ![]() Drop-off locations |
![]() - Option 1 - Option 2 |
Polystyrene foam
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary Directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
![]() Landfilled only |
No | ![]() Drop-off locations |
![]() - Ask your hauler - Styro-go |
Sump
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary Directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
![]() Landfilled only - by permit at Shepard only |
No | No | No |
Tires
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary Directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
![]() Recycling available |
No | No | ![]() Other - See registered tire processors |
Untreated wood pallets, dimensional lumber
City Landfill recycling/disposal | AB Recycling Hotline | Green Calgary Directory | Other options |
---|---|---|---|
![]() Recycling available |
No | ![]() Drop-off locations |
![]() - Option 1 - Option 2 |