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Donating in Thunder Bay or Saskatchewan?

Although The Salvation Army does not refuse any donation, there are items that are not encouraged due to sanitary, health and safety reasons. They include:

  • Air Conditioners
  • Baby Accordion Gates
  • Bathtubs (unless antique)
  • Barbecues
  • Boats (unless approved)*
  • Cars (older than 1990 or vintage, and in good running condition)
  • Console Unit TV's and stereos
  • Dehumidifiers/Humidifiers (older than 2002)
  • Encyclopedias
  • Flammable Materials/Chemicals
  • Gas Appliance
  • Hospital Beds
  • Hide-a-beds
  • Magazines (older than 2003)
  • Metal Box Springs
  • Newspapers
  • Office Dividers
  • Organs and Pianos (unless small and in working condition)
  • Paint*
  • Photocopiers
  • Propane Tanks
  • Scrap lumber*
  • Tires
  • Toilets*
  • Trees or Shrubs
  • Typewriters
  • Used Building Supplies*
  • Waterbeds (in any form)
  • Wall to Wall Carpet and Underlay*
  • Water Heaters and Tanks
  • Wooden Storm Windows/Doors*
  • Window Blinds

*can be donated to Habitat for Humanity

Recycling and Garbage Information

We thank you for considering The Salvation Army for your charitable donations. Unfortunately, due to high volumes of non-usable items received at our our warehouse, we would encourage customers to carefully evaluate their items prior to donating. If they are not resalable items, please consider the following:

  • Refer to the last 5 pages of the MTS White Pages
  • Visit www.winnipeg.ca/waterandwaste
  • Contact our 311 Centre:
    by phone at 311
    by email at 311@winnipeg.ca
  • Visit the Brady Road Landfill located on the Perimeter Highway, just past west of Waverley Street
  • Recycle at any of the Recycling Depots at Garden City Shopping Centre, Southdale Shopping Centre, St. James Civic Centre, Transcona, 1539 Waverley Street and Pan Am Pool
  • Blue Box Recycling

Tips from Winnipeg Water and Waste

Renovation and Construction Waste

e.g. Fences, concrete, sod, sand, mud, drywall, lumber, shingles, doors, bathtubs, windows, carpet. Take it to a landfill

Large and Bulky Materials

Call the Customer service Centre at 204-986-5858 to arrange a pick up

Household Hazardous Waste Products
e.g. oil based paints, paint brush cleaners, gasoline, gasoline, used oil, propane tanks, antifreeze, car batteries, pesticides, herbicides. Take them to a collection centre for free, safe disposal. For more information, call the Customer Service Centre at 204-986-5858

E-Waste

e.g. Old TV's, VCR's, stereos, microwaves, phones, cell phones, computer equipment, fax machines, copiers and rechargeable batteries. If they still work, call 311 for a list of companies, charities, and schools that may be able to use them. If they do not work all e-waste items can be dropped off at any of the temporary collection points free of charge for proper end of life recycling, To find the nearest e-waste depot location, call 1-866-460-3118

Car Parts

e.g. Fenders, doors, radiators, mufflers. Take them to a scrap metal dealer for recycling

Car Tires
Take them to a tire store. Most retailers will recycle them

Liquids
If it not a hazardous liquid, it can be pored down the drain. Please do not pour fats and oils down the drain. Put them in a container with a tight sealing lid and put them in the garbage