Recycling Depot
Please note the following hours of operation changes for Easter:
Recycle Depot: Friday April 2nd & Sunday April 4th - CLOSED
Location:
15 East Lake Hill
Phone: (403) 948-0246
E-mail: environmental.services@airdrie.ca
Extended Summer Hours
May 1 - September 30
Tuesday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Wednesday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Winter Hours
October 1 - April 30
Monday and Tuesday, Closed
Wednesday, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Thursday - Sunday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Statutory Holiday Hours
Closed
Why do we take the materials that we do?
It would be nice if everything we throw out could be recycled, but it is not possible. Some materials do not have an established market, a process to deal with the material or it is too cost prohibitive for recycling. This makes collection, transportation or processing too expensive. Bringing your materials to the Recycling Depot is the first step of the recycling process.
Why do we separate materials?
The City of Airdrie Environmental Services Staff asks you to separate materials when you come to the depot. Here’s why:
- To keep costs reasonable. If you don’t sort the materials, the City of Airdrie would have to pay someone else to do this for us.
- Material markets demand it. Materials you drop off at the Recycling Depot are becoming feedstock for a manufacturing process and these processes cannot deal with unauthorized materials.
- Sorted materials are worth more money. The City of Airdrie always strives to make sure that we receive top dollar for our materials. It is part of our commitment to keeping cost reasonable. If the material is contaminated then the value may be downgraded or it may not be accepted at all. All the collecting would be for naught and the load would have to go to the landfill.
Depot staff must prepare items for sale and transportation by sorting out materials that don’t belong. When items are placed in wrong area depot staff wastes valuable time by sorting recyclable materials.