The Town of Three Hills Recycling Depot provides the important service of disposing of waste that might otherwise end up in our landfills, preserving the landfills life expectancy, and protecting the environment for the future.
- Electronics: TV’s, computers, printers, keyboards, speakers
- Cardboard: Clean cardboard only. Boxes, paper bags, paper egg cartons, cereal box board, and corrugated paper. Large boxes and cardboard sheets must be cut into a manageable size.
Bond Paper: Includes, loose leaf, photocopy, typing, & computer paper. White and color paper acceptable
Glossy: Includes magazines, catalogues, poster, flyers and any other paper with a 'shiny” finish.
Newsprint: Newspaper with inserts and flyers, TV guides, light color-packing paper, scrap books or any other newsprint paper.
Miscellaneous Paper: Gift wrap, construction paper, greeting cards, tissue paper, and other paper with glue/tape on it.
Shredded Paper: Shredded bond paper only. Must be bagged.
Books: Hardcover and paperback books.
Phone Books: Phone books must be clean and dry.
Plastics: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 and #7. Check the bottom of the container to verify correct number. Other light plastics without a number will be accepted. All containers in this category must be placed in bags and tied securely and deposited in designated bin.
Plastic bags & wrappings: Garbage or plastic shopping bags or any bag type material, wrapping such as bubble wrap must be cleaned and placed in designated bin.
Metals: Aluminum cans and other light metals must be rinsed.
Glass: Glass jars or bottles must be rinsed and have lids removed
Batteries: batteries (weighing up to 5kg) and cellphones. Both single-use and rechargeable batteries, including those you find in toys, cellphones, cordless power tools, laptop computers, digital cameras, two-way radios, MP3 players/iPods, tablets and cordless phones.
Unacceptable Recyclables:
Dirty or oiled cardboard or paper
Styrofoam
Automobile oil containers
Paper towel, Kleenex, serviettes, wax paper
Non-household plastics such as siding and large pieces of plastic
Heavy or large quantities of metals, such as steel, appliances and barbed wire
Propane Tanks
No household garbage