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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
Recycling and Garbage Information
We thank you for considering The Salvation Army for your charitable
donations. Unfortunately, due to high volumes of garbage 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 contacting the
Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council (SWRC).
The SWRC is a non-profit, non-government
organization whose mission is to help Saskatchewan attain the environmental,
economic and cultural benefits that come from reducing waste. Their goal is
to make wast reduction a commonplace activity in Saskatchewan. Contact the
SWRC at 203-155 2nd Avenue North, Saskatoon, SK. S7K 2B1 or phone 1-306-931-3242
or fax 306-665-2128 or e-mail swrc@link.ca. You may also visit SWRC at www.link.ca/~swrc on their web site for more information.
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From Saskatchewan Environmental and Resource Management
Paint Disposal and Rcycling
Program
Paint and paint products are collected, and reusable is
made available within the community. For information on
the province-wide program, contact Safety and Environment,
SaskTel, 2nd floor 2121 Saskatchewan Drive, Regina S4P
3Y2. Phone: 306-777-2747
Used Oil Recycling Program
The program has encouraged the development of over 250
used oil collection facilities, in over 150 communities.
For information contact SARRC at 2366 Avenue C North,
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7L 5X5, or call the toll-free
information line at 1-877-OIL-SASK
Pesticide Container Collection Program
Collected containers are shredded and recycled as curb-stops
and fence posts, or used as an energy source in some
industrial plants. For more information on where to deposit
containers, contact the Saskatchewan Pesticide Container
Management Association at 1-800-721-1585
Scrap Tire Program
Disposed of tires are recylced as truck box-liners, planters,
playground equipment, vehicle ramps, flooring, civil
engineering materials and alternative fuels. For information,
contact the SSTC at 1-306-721-TIRE.
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