Reuse Centre Acceptable Items Brochure
Reuse Centre Acceptable Items Brochure
Acceptable Materials (Items must be clean and in good condition) REVISED MARCH 2023
Arts and Crafts Supplies Home Décor Paper Products Office and School Supplies
• Artificial fruit • Marbles and • Candles and • Bookmarks • Bingo dabbers • Lanyards
• Basket fillers decorative rocks candle holders • Calendars • Bulletin and • Markers and
• Baskets • Paint (acrylic, • Carpet samples (small) • Cardboard tubes (paper cork boards highlighters
• Beads craft, watercolour) • Countertop samples towel, wrapping paper) • Cables • Mousepads
• Bells • Paint brushes • Wall decals • Coasters (cardboard) • Calculators • Notebooks
• Bows and foam rollers • Flooring samples • Coffee/tea filters (working) • Note pads
• Canvases • Pastels • Paint swatches (unused) • Chalkboards • Page protectors
• CD’s (scratched) • Pipe cleaners • Shelf Liner • Cupcake liners (unused) • Classroom • Paper clips
• Cellophane • Plant pots • Tiles • Doilies (paper) decorations • Pencil cases
• Chalk • Pom-poms • Upholstery • Gift bags (commercial) • Pencil sharpeners
• Clay • Ribbon • Wallpaper • Greeting cards • Clipboards • Pens and Pencils
• Cookie cutters • Rubber stamps (new & used) • Dividers • Post-it notes
• Corks and ink pads • Maps (tab and binder) • Posters
• Craft kits • Scissors Metal • Mat boards • Duotang folders (commercial)
• Crayons • Scrapbooking • Aluminum pan, pie • Paper (all types, • Envelopes • Pushpins and
• Easels supplies plates, tart shells etc. no scraps) (unused) thumbtacks
• Feathers • Seashells • Beer bottle caps • Postcards • Erasers • Register rolls
• Floral arranging • Sponges • Chain • Postage stamps • Folders (hanging, • Rubber bands
supplies • Stained glass • Frozen juice lids • Stationery file, undamaged) • Rulers
• Flowers (artificial) sheets • Keys and keychains • Tissue paper • Geometry sets • Staplers, staples
• Foam core • Stencils • Locks • Wrapping paper • Hole punches • Sticky tack
• Glitter • Stickers • Pull tabs (from beer • Organizers • Tablet sleeves
• Glue • String and pop cans etc.) • Index cards • Tape
• Glue guns • Wax • Small hardware • Projection • Tape dispensers
(working) • Wire (brackets, nails, screws) Plastic screens • Transparencies
• Googly eyes • Wreaths • Tins (with lids) • Bread-bag tags • Labels • Whiteboards
• Magnets • Vases • Twist ties • Buckets and pails (clean)
• Moulds • Corrugated plastic Various Other Items
• Drop cloths and tarps
Wood • Badminton birdies free publications)
Needle Craft Supplies (gently used and tied)
• Balls • Mannequins
(no clothing or household linens accepted) • Chopsticks • Film canisters (with lids)
• Banners and flags • Medals
(new, wooden only) • Ice-cream pails
• Batting • Needles (crochet, • Bats, racquets, • Mesh produce
• Cigar boxes (plastic only)
• Burlap knitting, sewing, golf clubs bags
• Clothespins • Laundry scoops
• Buttons and rug hooking) • Board games • Musical
• Craft wood and dryer balls
• Dressmaking and • Patterns • Bungee cords instruments
• Crates / boxes • Margarine containers
tailor dress forms • Pins (straight • Catering trays • Models (car,
• Dowels (with lids)
• Elastic and safety in • Coin rollers plane etc.)
• Drumsticks • Milk-jug lids
• Fabric container) • Coloring and • Photo albums
• Plaques • Milk crates
( min. 25 cm) • Sequins activity books and album pages
• Popsicle sticks • Rigid can carriers
• Fasteners • Spools • Egg cartons • Picture frames
• Wood (untreated, • Strawberry
(snaps, hooks • Straps • Guitar picks (with or without
maximum length 4 feet) baskets (green)
and buckles) • Thread and strings glass)
• Storage bins (non food)
• Faux fur • Velcro • Growler and • Playing cards
• Wipes containers
• Felt • Vinyl Packing Materials carboy bottles • Pool noodles
• Yogurt containers
• Lace • Wool • Hand tools (small, • Prize ribbons
• Bags (cloth and paper) (with lids)
• Leather • Yarn non-electric) • Promotional
• Bedding and garment • Zip ties (unused)
• Neck ties • Zippers • Hockey pucks buttons
bags (zippered) • Hockey sticks • Puzzles (including
• Boxes (gift, packing/ • Key chains incomplete)
moving, cigar, shoe
Unacceptable Materials and jewelry) Seasonal and • Kites • Rope
Party Supplies • Lamp shades • Sandpaper
• Bubble wrap • Lapel pins (unused)
• Books and • Toys • Garbage and recycle bags • Artificial Christmas • Magnifying • Seasonal décor
binders • Household • Jars (canning and trees (complete only, glasses • Skipping ropes
• Media hazardous waste baby food) must be boxed) • Magazines (no • Trophies
• Furniture • Housewares • Jars (250 mL or less) • Disposable plates, cups catalogues or • Watering cans
• Clothing and • Used medicine • Packing peanuts and cutlery (clean only)
accessories containers • Plastic wrap, aluminum • Glow sticks
• Electronics and medical foil, and parchment • Seasonal decorations Reuse Centre
• Appliances equipment paper rolls • Straws 6835 83 Street
• Construction • Items with odour, • Sealable plastic bags (eg. • String lights (corner of 83 St. and Argyll Rd.)
materials stains, mildew, sandwich and freezer) (LED, mini, working)
780-442-4380
• Personal hair, dust, grime • Toolboxes • Party decorations
hygiene items • Styrofoam (balls, • Tablecloths edmonton.ca/reusecentre
cubes,and flat sheets) (paper and vinyl only)