New carpet is accepted at the Habitat for Humanity Re-Store.

Viking Recycling is now offering carpet recycling in Manitoba. Contact them for costs to divert your project's carpet from landfill.  They also accept Ceiling Tile, VCT and LVT for recycling. Viking Recycling can be reached at:

Tel: 204.471.7191

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.vikingrecycling.ca

Before you call, please have the following information ready: carpet type, total square footage, project date and name for Certificate.

All carpet must be dry and free of contamination.  Broadloom carpet has to be rolled and taped or tied into manageable 'logs' (approx. 4ft width).  Carpet tiles to be stacked by type and secured with shrink-wrap to skids (up to 5 ft high). For larger projects we can accommodate bulk pickup and delivery options.

If the carpet cannot be recycled, please take it to Brady Road landfill. Information on Brady Road landfill is also available by calling the recycling and garbage information line at 986-8888.

 CD-ROMs/DVDs will be accepted at Computers for Schools (CFS), Best Buy and Future Shop for recycling.

Manitobans now have the opportunity to recycle their cellular telephones through the Recycle My Cell program

Recycle My Cell will accept your cell phones, smartphones, wireless PDA's, batteries and pagers – regardless of brand or condition.

As well, Canadian Diabetes Association offers Canadians the opportunity to conveniently donate their unwanted cell phone(s).

For recycling compact fluorescent lights and tubes, please contact Product Care Association (PCA) at (204) 477-0741 or 1-888-772-9772. Following products can be recycled:
 

• Compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) – fluorescent bulbs that are typically similar in size and intended to replace an incandescent (traditional) light bulb in a residential setting. The program accepts all types and shapes of CFLs from homes including pin-type sockets, covered CFLs and various output wattages.
• Fluorescent tubes – these long tubes come in different lengths (such as 8 feet, 4 feet or shorter) and widths (such as T5s, T8s or T12s) as well as sometimes in curved or circular shapes. Maximum acceptable length is 8ft.
• Also accepted are accidently broken, residential-use, compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) and fluorescent tubes in sealed plastic bags or sealed glass containers.
• Maximum limit for return at one time is 16 CFLs or fluorescent tubes or a combination of types.

Please follow this link to find the nearest drop-off point. 

For collection and disposal of fluorescent lamps and ballasts from non-residential facilities, please contact Environmental Disposal Solutions (EDS) by phone or email. Contact information:

 
Gord Lenz, Ph: 204-232-8157 or [email protected]
Sheldon Koslovsky, Ph: 204-694-6114 or [email protected]
Fax: 204-694-6179

Web: http://www.edslamprecycling.com/

EDS accepts the following from commercial facilities:

• All lights manufactured today
• Light fixtures
• Non-PCB ballasts
• Crushed glass is acceptable

Computers and computer accessories (mouse, cables, keyboard, hard drive) are a type of designated electronic waste. Manitoba has a well-established program for collection and disposal of electrical and electronic waste (e.g., home and vehicle audio/video systems, telephone sets and answering machines, desktop and portable computers and accessories, microwave oven etc.). This program is run by the Electronic Products Recycling Association (EPRA).

Please visit http://recyclemyelectronics.ca/mb/ for more information on how to recycle computers and computer accessories.

If the computer(s) and accessories are in good working condition, you may be able to donate it for reuse to Computers for Schools, Manitoba or other organizations such as the Selkirk & District Community Learning Centre Inc.