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Clothing and textiles
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In Calgary, put this in the
Drop-off / depot
Donate wearable clothing, or use a textile-recycling drop bin. Unusable textiles can go in the black cart.
Also searched as: clothes, old clothes, fabric, shoes.
Why it can’t go in a cart
Textiles are one of the fastest-growing waste streams, and none of it belongs in the blue cart — fabric tangles sorting machinery. Donation and textile-recycling bins keep wearable clothes in use and turn worn-out fabric into rags and insulation.
Get it right
- Donation bins and thrift stores take clean, dry clothing and shoes — even worn items, which they sell on for fibre recycling.
- Stained or torn textiles can still go in a textile-recycling bin if clean; truly soiled fabric goes in the black cart.
- Never put clothing in the blue cart — it’s a top contaminant at the sorting facility.
Related items
🗑️ Broken ceramics or mirror🗑️ Vacuum cleaner dust🗑️ Wax paper and parchment🗑️ Crayons and pens🗑️ Rubber and garden hoses🗑️ Toys
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