Did you know that there is a place called Reuse Center in Edmonton.
I’ve discovered this place maybe 5 years ago and i really love coming back here. Being a person who loves recycling and crafting i found a gold mine in this place.
And they charge only $5 for up to 25 kg. of things that you find in this place. Every time we visit this place we always come home with few boxes and only spent $5. My kids super love this place. Its an amazing place, I always come here for most of the stuff that i used in my crafting.
Your buying and at the same time helping the environment by reusing things and by reducing waste on our landfill. Its a total win.
They accepts various items from Edmonton residents free of charge and makes them available to organizations and individuals for reuse. The Reuse Centre is unique as it deals with items that are not accepted for reuse elsewhere.
Edmonton Reuse Centre has three main goals:
- To promote the idea and benefits of reuse
- To provide affordable items to organizations and individuals
- To divert waste from landfill
So if you’re like me you should drop by and see this place. You can donate items listed below or you can come to purchase somethings that you can’t find at stores.
DONATE TO REUSE CENTER
Here are the list of things that they accept for donation:
- Arts and Crafts Supplies
- Home Decor
- Media
- Metal
- Needle Craft Supplies
- Office & School Supplies
- Paper Products
- Plastic
- Wood
- Various Items (as follows)
- Alarm clocks (battery operated)
- Artificial Christmas trees
(complete and tied up or in box) - Artificial fruit
- Badminton birdies
- Bags (cloth, paper & Ziplock)
- Balls (sports)
- Banners and flags
- Bats, racquets, golf clubs (No personal protective gear)
- Bells
- Board games
- Books (adult & children’s fiction & non-fiction, current textbooks, no encyclopedias)
- Bungee cords
- Candles & candle holders
- Catering trays (plastic and tin)
- Cigar boxes
- Coins (souvenir and foreign)
- Coin rollers
- Disposable plates, cups & cutlery (unused)
- Dressmaking tailor/dress forms
- Egg cartons
- Figurines
- Foam rollers
- Glow sticks
- Glue guns (working)
- Hand tools (small, non-electric)
- Hangers (wire, please bundle)
- Hockey pucks
- Jars (baby food & canning, with lids)
- Jewelry (incl. broken)
- Jewelry gift boxes
- Key chains
- Kites
- Lamp shades
- Lapel pins
- Locks
- Magazines (craft, National Geographic, nature, fitness, no catalogues or free publications)
- Magnifying glasses
- Mannequins
- Marbles
- Medals
- Mirrors (max. length 12″)
- Models (car, plane)
- Party decorations
- Photo albums & album pages
- Photo negatives
- Picture frames (with or without glass)
- Ping Pong balls
- Plant pots (ceramic & clay)
- Playing cards
- Pool noodles
- Prize ribbons
- Produce mesh
- Promotional buttons
- Puzzles (incl. incomplete)
- Sandpaper (unused)
- Seasonal decorations
- Shelf liner
- Skipping ropes
- Storage bins
- Straws (unused)
- Tablecloths (paper and vinyl)
- Toolboxes
- Trophies
- Vases
- Wall clocks (battery operated)
- Watches (incl. broken
If you don’t live near the Reuse Centre? You can now drop off your Reuse Centre donations at any Eco Station, free of charge.
You can book this place for a birthday party or a special event. They also have group programs and workshops. And if you have time, you can volunteer also.
Reuse Center is located at 6835 83 St. Edmonton, AB and its open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm. Except on Thursday , they closes at 8 pm. They are closed on Sunday and Mondays and holidays.
REUSE CENTER FEES
Organizations and individuals can purchase items at the Reuse Centre for a nominal fee and may take as many items as they require.
Individual – $5 per purchase
Up to 25 kg
may purchase more than 25kg – the charge will be $5 for each up to 25kg amount.
Non-profit Organization – $50 annual membership
may purchase more than 25kg – the charge will be one punch for each up to 50kg amount.
Payment options
Cash, Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Interac.
