Reduce, reuse and recycle

today for a better tomorrow!

OILFIELDS RECYCLING CENTRE

Hours of Operation

Sunday CLOSED

Monday CLOSED

Tuesday 9:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday 9:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m.

Thursday 9:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m.

Thursday 9:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m.

Saturday 9:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m.

The Oilfields Recycling Centre is CLOSED SATURDAYS

on civic and statutory holiday long weekends when

the Monday is observed as a holiday.

Email dustyw@turnervalley.ca

Serving residents and businesses of

Turner Valley, Black Diamond,

and the M.D. of Foothills

Remember to purchase recycled

products whenever possible.

Please keep this pamphlet for future reference.

Revised: April 2014

OILFIELDS

RECYCLING

CENTRE

102 Royal Avenue NE

(Located East Side of the Fire Hall on Main Street)

Box 330

Turner Valley, AB T0L 2A0

Ph: 403.933.3303

Fax: 403.933.5377

Email: admin@turnervalley .ca

www.turnervalley.ca

THANK YOU FOR RECYCLING!

Following is a list of products that we currently

accept at the Oilfields Recycling Centre.

Items should be flattened, cleaned and sorted

into the following categories:

Newsprint & Glossy Paper

Newsprint and inserts

Flyers

TV guides

Magazines

Catalogues

White Bond Paper (blue & black inks only)

Office ledger paper

Computer paper

Photocopy paper

Lined school paper

Laser print paper

Corrugated Cardboard

Unwaxed corrugated cardboard boxes

(all boxes must be flattened)

Colour Bond

Envelopes, blue prints, and photocopy

paper, wrappers, fax paper

Coloured loose leaf and tablet paper

Coloured photocopy and bond papers

File folders (no plastic or metal)

Box board (cereal boxes etc.)

Wrapping paper (no ribbons)

Telephone message and Post-it notes

Telephone books, directories

Household Metal

Metal cans and lids (rinsed, labels off)

Clean aluminum foil products (crushed)

Clear Glass (clear only - no coloured)

Clean glass jars (lids and labels removed)

Window glass (putty removed)

No Tempered glass

No Ceramics

Cell Phones

Used cell phones and their rechargeable

batteries

Hard Plastics

All hard plastics #1 through #7

Refers to a rigid container, bottle or molding

(detergent bottles, yogurt containers, clear

plastic clamshells, etc.)

Soft Plastics

All soft plastics

Refers to a film or plastic bag (typical stretch

wrap, shopping bags, garbage bags, etc.)

Not Accepted:

Waxed cardboard boxes Milk or Juice containers Books with glued or wired bindings Wood Polystyrene (Styrofoam egg cartons, packing

chips, food containers etc.) Tires Propane / butane tanks Automotive parts and batteries Household Hazardous Waste containers

(HHW)

These items can be taken directly to the Foothills Regional Landfill Site.

Electronic Waste Collection

The Oilfields Recycling Centre accepts the

following equipment: CPUs (towers or desktop

systems), monitors (CRT or LED screens),

printers, laptops, all computer components and

assorted cabling, and televisions.

Clothing Donation

The Oilfields Recycling Centre has clothing collection bins available to the public sponsored by the Cerebral Palsy Association.

Composting

Black Diamond Transfer Station

Contact the Foothills Regional Services Commission for seasonal hours

403.652.2341

Clean loads of grass, leaves, and branches can be deposited at the Transfer Station located north and west of the Black Diamond bridge (see map on back).

Foothills Regional Landfill

Open Monday-Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Closed Sundays & Holidays)

403.938.5224

Located on Highway 783, south of Okotoks.

Salvage Centre

The Foothills Regional Landfill has a Salvage Centre on site for the disposal of used household goods, clothing and furniture items that may by recycled for use by someone else.

Just a reminder to residents that after-

hours dumping at the recycling depot is

not allowed, and carries a $250 fine.