The Reuse Centre currently offers reusable items to Edmonton residents free of charge. Individuals and businesses can also donate items to be reused by others.
Waste-less Holiday Market
The Reuse Centre’s 4th annual Waste-less Holiday Market returns on Saturday December 13, 2025 from 10am-3pm.
Vendor applications are now open. Application deadline is on Friday, December 5.
Accepted Items
All items must be in good, clean condition and are only accepted during hours of operation.
Please check the Reuse Directory to find out where to donate items we do not accept.
- Artificial fruit
- Basket fillers
- Baskets
- Beads
- Bells
- Bows
- Canvases
- CD’s (scratched)
- Cellophane
- Chalk
- Clay
- Cookie cutters
- Corks
- Craft kits
- Crayons
- Easels
- Feathers
- Floral arranging supplies
- Flowers (artificial)
- Foam core
- Glitter
- Glue
- Glue guns (working)
- Googly eyes
- Magnets
- Moulds
- Marbles and decorative rocks
- Paint (acrylic, craft, watercolour)
- Paint brushes and foam rollers
- Pastels
- Pipe cleaners
- Plant pots
- Pom-poms
- Ribbon
- Rubber stamps and ink pads
- Scissors
- Scrapbooking supplies
- Seashells
- Sponges
- Stained-glass sheets
- Stencils
- Stickers
- String
- Wax
- Wire
- Wreaths
- Vases
- Candles and candleholders
- Carpet samples (small)
- Countertop samples
- Wall decals
- Flooring samples
- Paint swatches
- Shelf Liner
- Tiles
- Upholstery
- Wallpaper
- Cables (computer, phone and TV)
- Cassette tapes (commercially recorded)
- Cellphone and tablet cases
- Computer disks (3.5”)
- CDs & DVDs (incl. empty cases)
- Photo slides
- Projection screens
- Records
- Video games
- Video tapes and cartridges (commercially recorded)
- Aluminum pan, pie plates, tart shells, and so on
- Beer bottle caps
- Chain
- Frozen juice lids
- Keys and keychains
- Locks
- Pull tabs (from beer and pop cans, and so on)
- Small hardware (brackets, nails, screws)
- Tins (with lids)
- Twist ties
- Batting
- Burlap
- Buttons
- Dressmaking and tailored dress forms
- Elastic
- Fabric (minimum length: 25 cm)
- Fasteners (snaps, hooks and buckles)
- Faux fur
- Felt
- Lace
- Leather
- Neck ties
- Needles (crochet, knitting, sewing, and rug hooking)
- Patterns
- Pins (straight and safe in container)
- Sequins
- Spools
- Straps
- Thread
- Velcro
- Vinyl
- Wool
- Yarn
- Zippers
- Bingo dabbers
- Bulletin and cork boards
- Cables
- Calculators (working)
- Chalkboards
- Classroom decorations (commercial)
- Clipboards
- Dividers (tab and binder)
- Duotang folders
- Envelopes (unused)
- Erasers
- Folders (hanging, file, undamaged)
- Geometry sets
- Hole punches
- Organizers
- Index cards
- Projection screens
- Labels
- Lanyards
- Markers and highlighters
- Mousepads
- Notebooks
- Note pads
- Page protectors
- Paper clips
- Pencil cases
- Pencil sharpeners
- Pens and Pencils
- Post-it notes
- Posters (commercial)
- Pushpins and thumbtacks
- Register rolls
- Rubber bands
- Rulers
- Staplers, staples
- Sticky tack
- Tablet sleeves
- Tape
- Tape dispensers
- Transparencies
- Whiteboards
- Bags (cloth and paper)
- Bedding and garment bags (zippered)
- Boxes (gift, packing/moving, cigar, shoe and jewelry)
- Bubble wrap
- Garbage and recycle bags
- Jars (canning and baby food)
- Jars (250 ml or less)
- Packing peanuts
- Plastic wrap, aluminum foil, and parchment paper rolls
- Sealable plastic bags (for example: sandwich and freezer)
- Toolboxes
- Styrofoam (balls, cubes and flat sheets)
- Bookmarks
- Calendars
- Cardboard tubes (paper towel, wrapping paper)
- Coasters (cardboard)
- Coffee/tea filters (unused)
- Cupcake liners (unused)
- Doilies (paper)
- Gift bags
- Greeting cards (new and used)
- Maps
- Mat boards
- Paper (all types, no scraps)
- Postcards
- Postage stamps
- Stationery
- Tissue paper
- Wrapping paper
- Bread-bag tags
- Buckets and pails (clean)
- Corrugated plastic
- Drop cloths and tarps (gently used and tied)
- Film canisters (with lids)
- Ice-cream pails (plastic only)
- Laundry scoops and dryer balls
- Margarine containers (with lids)
- Milk-jug lids
- Milk crates
- Rigid can carriers
- Strawberry baskets (green)
- Storage bins (non-food)
- Wipes containers
- Yogurt containers (with lids)
- Zip ties (unused)
- Artificial Christmas trees (complete only, must be boxed)
- Disposable plates, cups and cutlery (clean only)
- Glow sticks
- Seasonal decorations
- Straws
- String lights (LED, mini, working)
- Party decorations
- Tablecloths (paper and vinyl only)
- Chopsticks (new, wooden only)
- Cigar boxes
- Clothespins
- Craft wood
- Crates / boxes
- Dowels
- Drumsticks
- Plaques
- Popsicle sticks
- Wood (untreated, maximum length: 4 feet)
- Badminton birdies
- Balls
- Banners and flags
- Bats, racquets, golf clubs
- Board games
- Bungee cords
- Catering trays
- Coin rollers
- Colouring and activity books
- Egg cartons
- Guitar picks and strings
- Growler and carboy bottles
- Hand tools (small, non-electric)
- Hockey pucks
- Hockey sticks
- Key chains
- Kites
- Lamp shades
- Lapel pins
- Magnifying glasses
- Magazines (no catalogues or free publications)
- Mannequins
- Medals
- Mesh produce bags
- Musical instruments
- Models (car, plane,and so on)
- Photo albums and album pages
- Picture frames (with or without glass)
- Playing cards
- Pool noodles
- Prize ribbons
- Promotional buttons
- Puzzles (including incomplete)
- Rope
- Sandpaper (unused)
- Seasonal decorations
- Skipping ropes
- Trophies
- Watering cans
Eco Stations also accept Reuse Centre donations!
You can donate various items, like arts and crafts supplies, home decor, school supplies and more to the Reuse Centre at any Eco Station.
Curious about what items we accept as donations? The same items on the Reuse Centre accepted items list.
Hours of Operation
| Monday |
Closed |
| Tuesday |
Closed |
| Wednesday |
10am-4pm |
| Thursday |
Noon-6pm |
| Friday |
10am-4pm |
| Saturday |
10am-4pm |
| Sunday |
Closed |
All Statutory Holidays: Closed
Location
6835 83 Street, Edmonton, Alberta
Explore the Reuse Centre
Plan your visit to the Reuse Centre by taking a virtual or self-guided tour of our facility.
- See our facility through our Virtual Tour
- Download our self-guided tour package
Self-guided Tour for Desktop Self-guided Tour for Mobile
Reuse Centre Etiquette
Abusive and disrespectful behaviour towards staff and other customers will not be tolerated.
Allow 6 feet of room, around staff and other customers, in order for stocking and browsing to happen fairly and safely.
We provide items for those who need it. Please only take what you need.
Access to the bins needs to be maintained at all times. To ensure fairness and safety among all patrons, do not remain around bins unnecessarily.
Reuse Centre Attendants reserve the right to ask patrons who violate these rules to change their behaviour.
Contact Us
Reuse Centre
Phone 780-442-4380
Address 6835 83 Street (corner of 83 Street and Argyll Road)