2025-11-25 Commercial Paint Roundup in Calgary at Shepard Landfill

Businesses and commercial painters: bring in your leftover paint, spray paint, and empty paint cans for free!

To qualify, all paint or paint-related materials must be part of the ARMA Paint Recycling Program.

Accepted items include latex (water-based) and non-latex (oil-based) paints, stains, varnishes, lacquers, mineral spirits, paint thinners, primers, sealers, undercoats, wood preservatives, deck cleaners, and paint strippers. All items must be in their original containers and between 100 mL and 23 L.

Couriers and delivery drivers must wait while their load is inspected. Non-eligible materials will be returned with the driver. Common ineligible items include two-component paints and post-catalyzed lacquers.

Drop-offs are only allowed during designated event times. A strict cut-off will be enforced to allow for sorting and transport.

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Alberta Recycling Management Authority works with Albertans from all areas of our province, as such, we acknowledge the Indigenous Peoples who have and continue to live among, travel through and care for the land in the area currently known as Alberta. The relationship that Indigenous Peoples of Treaty 4, 6, 7, 8, and 10 have with the land is founded on a deep respect and relationship with the environment. This connection forms the foundation of our responsibility and vision of inspiring a future without waste.