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Have questions about how to properly dispose of your trash? We’ve got the answers!
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Trim Your Trash – Spruce Grove’s Ultimate Guide to What Goes Where is an online guide that allows you to browse or search for a specific waste item to find out how to properly dispose of it. • Visit www.sprucegrove.org/TrimYourTrash • Browse or search for an item • Learn how to properly dispose of it
Black cart
Your black cart is for waste items that can’t be recycled, composted or taken to the Eco Centre. Black carts are collected on a weekly basis, year-round.
Green organics cart
Your green organics cart is for items that can be composted, such as food and yard waste. Organics carts are collected on a weekly basis from April to November.
Blue bags
Semi-transparent plastic blue bags, which can be purchased at local retailers, are for items that can be recycled, such as newspaper, glass jars and tin cans. Blue bags are collected every two weeks, year-round.
Eco Centre
Spruce Grove’s Ultimate Guide to What
You can bring extra organics and recyclables, as well as electronic and household hazardous waste to the Eco Centre, located at 50 Diamond Ave., at no charge. Organic materials must be placed in a compostable bag. Garbage that can’t be recycled, propane tanks and old appliances can also be brought to the Eco Centre for a fee. Hours of operation Monday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tuesday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Wednesday: Closed Thursday: Noon – 8 p.m. Friday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sunday: Closed The Eco Centre is closed on statutory holidays.
Did you know? • Each Spruce Grove resident sends an average of 243 kilograms of garbage to the landfill each year. • According to a recent study conducted by the City, approximately 76 per cent of the waste that is still going to landfills could also be diverted. • Currently, about 40 per cent of total residential waste is being diverted from landfills through the City’s household recycling and organics programs and the Eco Centre.
Christmas tree pick up and disposal
Christmas trees will be picked up through curbside collection during the week of January 13. You can place your tree out the same day of the week you regularly put out your garbage. Before disposing of your tree, please remove all decorations and tinsel and when you put it out for pick up, ensure there is adequate clearance around the tree and your garbage bin. At any time, you can also dispose of your Christmas tree at the City’s Eco Centre during regular operating hours. There is no charge to dispose of organics at the Eco Centre.
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