✔ Keep our community safe. Recycle all batteries at an approved collection site.
👉 To learn where an item should be recycled, use the Waste Wizard tool in the Waste Wise app to get quick, accurate disposal information.
🔗 Kamloops.ca/WasteWise
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To learn where to recycle your electronics in Kamloops, use the Waste Wizard in the Waste Wise Kamloops app.
🔗 Kamloops.ca/WasteWise
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👉 Before you go:
▪ Only scrap metal is accepted (no propane tanks, batteries, or items with fuel).
▪ If it’s still usable, consider donating or passing it on first.
🔗 Learn more about what goes where at Kamloops.ca/WasteWise.
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🔗 Find the right drop‑off location by using the Waste Wizard in the Waste Wise App. Download the app today at Kamloops.ca/WasteWise.
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🔗 Check the Waste Wise app for a full list of local donation options at Kamloops.ca/WasteWise. Together, we can turn waste into opportunity.
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👉 Heavily soiled or stained textiles should be discarded in the garbage.
♻ Every donation helps reduce landfill waste and supports local causes.
🔗Learn more at Kamloops.ca/Textiles.
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🔗 Learn more about where you can drop off your textiles at Kamloops.ca/Textiles.
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Make sure to properly dispose of these items and more.
🔗 To learn more, visit Kamloops.ca/BatteryRecycling.
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▪ Deodorize by sprinkling baking soda, white vinegar, or garden lime in your bin.
▪ Rinse your kitchen bin with soap and water after emptying to keep things clean.
🔗 For more tips on managing odours and insects visit Kamloops.ca/WasteTips.
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▪ Broken glass: Secure in a rigid container and place in the garbage.
▪ Use the Waste Wise App to search what goes where: Kamloops.ca/WasteWise
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💡 Pro tip: Line your kitchen bin with paper (like newspaper, takeout boxes, or paper bags) and layer with napkins or cardboard to:
▪ reduce odours and moisture
▪ prevent material from sticking or freezing to the sides in colder weather
🔗 Kamloops.ca/Organics
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✅ use the Waste Wizard to learn how to recycle or dispose of hundreds of items
✅ report collection issues
✅ receive waste-wise tips and updates
📲 Download the free Waste Wise Kamloops app today and make waste reduction simple at kamloops.ca/WasteWise.
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👉 No need to remove labels. Just rinse and drop them off.
✨ Pro tip: Download the Waste Wise App at Kamloops.ca/WasteWise to check what goes where.
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🔗 Learn more about what can and can't go into the Organics Cart: Kamloops.ca/Organics
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✨ Pro tip: Download the Waste Wise App at Kamloops.ca/WasteWise to search what goes where
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Plus, their covers and spines often contain glue, which can contaminate the recycling stream.
✅ Some items can go in your recycling cart, such as comic books, magazines, and phone books.
🔗 Kamloops.ca/BookRecycling
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📍 Drop-off carts are indoors, and hours vary by location. Residential quantities only.
👉 For larger collections, please contact civicoperations@kamloops.ca or 250-828-3461.
🔗 Find drop-off locations in the Waste Wise app at bit.ly/3VaYEEF.
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🔗 Learn more: Kamloops.ca/CartsNotCollected
📱 Stay on top of your collection day with the Waste Wise app to check schedules, get reminders, and search what goes where: Kamloops.ca/WasteWise
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With peak summer holidays and camping winding down in the next few weeks, remember to dispose of any empty propane tanks responsibly.
👉 Not sure what goes where? Download the Waste Wise app at Kamloops.ca/WasteWise.
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✅ Drop them off for free at the Mission Flats or Barnhartvale Landfill diversion areas.
📲 Not sure what goes where? Use the Waste Wise app: kamloops.ca/WasteWise
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📲 Not sure what goes where? Download the Waste Wise app at www.kamloops.ca/city-service....
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Have you got yard waste? Small amounts can go in your green cart.
💡Pro tip: Layer yard trimmings with food scraps to soak up moisture and fight odours.
🔗 Find the complete list of what can and can't go in your organics cart, along with more tips, at Kamloops.ca/Organics.
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👉 Use the Waste Wizard in the free Waste Wise app to look up where hundreds of items go and whether they belong in the recycling, organics, or garbage cart or are accepted at a specified recycling depot.
🔗 Kamloops.ca/WasteWise
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Learn more about what can be recycled at Mission Flats Landfill and Diversion Area at Kamloops.ca/Landfills.
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🔗 Find resources and tips about the organics program, including what does and doesn't belong in your organics bin at Kamloops.ca/Organics.
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👉 Drop-off sites are powered by the Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! program.
🔗 View the drop-off sites at bit.ly/4jfOPyT.
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Ensure that solid waste carts are stored securely and made inaccessible to wildlife. Store carts in a garage or shed, or consider getting a bear-resistant cart.
🔗Learn more at Kamloops.ca/BearSmart.
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👉 Drop-off sites are powered by the Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! program.
🔗 View the drop-off sites at bit.ly/4jfOPyT.
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