The art of Recycle Walks in Edmonton - Tips and Brags

[mvandekuyt]

I thought it would be great to hear from others in Edmonton where are the best places to do recycle walks/go through recyling? Has anyone else done recycle walks? What have you found? What items do you look out for? What are your tips? If you have pictures to brag - please post!

[mvandekuyt]

Just found this awesome thread on free coupons on products http://forum.smartcanucks.ca/200052-...-offer-canada/

Current items to watch out for when recycling:

• Old Elpaso - Free Salsa
• Nesquick cereal
• Lucky Charms
• Mini Wheats
• Frosted Flakes
• Fibre 1
• Oatmeal Crisp
• Lean Cuisine - Stouffer's Pins
• Special K
• All Bran
• Rice Krispies
• Fruit Loops
• Cheerios
• All Bran
• Cinimon Toast Crunch
• Reese Puffs
• iCoke pins
• Clip n' Save booklets
• Newspaper Inserts: Brandsaver, Smart Source, Red Plum
• Harvest Crunch - FPC Quacker Bars (thanks RedEng!)
• Magazines
• Shreddies - Glad Blue Bags (thanks krempy!)
• Jane's Ultimate Sublime Chicken Burgers( not breaded) - VH sauces, SunnyD-Pam spray,
  Hidden Valley, Dainty, In-Cuisin, Janes fish products ,Mann's freesh-cut veggies,and Glad Clingwrap (thanks coolmum!)
• Life - granola bars FPC
• 1 litre lactantia cream boxes - $1 off Lactantia, $1 off 2 litres of Lactantia milk, $1 parkay margarine
• 1/2 litre beatrice? cream have $0.75 cream (thanks Giving-Small!)

[mvandekuyt]

I went on my first recycle walk last week but only found 3 smart source and 1 $5 coupon for ice cream. I didn't look too closely because our entire neighbourhood puts all their recycling in blue bags - go figure. I would have to open every bag to really look through it which is kind of difficult to do with kids. Plus I know tons of people in the neighbourhood and am not quite over how I would feel if they found me snooping through their recycling.

[RedEng]

Harvest Crunch has a new FPC for Quaker bars on it's boxes too.

[mvandekuyt]

Harvest Crunch has a new FPC for Quaker bars on it's boxes too.

Thanks! I've added that to the list

[mvandekuyt]

It's been a loosy week for weather, has anyone had any sucessful recycle walks?

[Giving-Small]

Vector has free bananas or yogurt on it

[Giving-Small]

Life has granola bars FPC

1 litre lactantia cream boxes have $1 off Lactantia, $1 off 2 litres of Lactantia milk, $1 parkay margarine

1/2 litre beatrice? cream have $0.75 cream

[Josaram]

I'm quite new, and I joined the day after our last garbage day
Now with the long weekend, I can't go on the search until Monday...I'm thinking most our neighborhood uses the blue bags, but I'm willing to go for a walk and check out if anyone is using the boxes (crossing my fingers).

[SGcouponer]

City of Spruce Grove is doing a free -cycle program (recycle walk) that will take place on June 18 & 19. Residents can place unwanted items on their front property, and individuals who see value in those items can take them for free.
More details at www.sprucegrove.org

It will be interesting to see how many people will participate.

[Kelkens]

So if you really want to score coupons,etc and not open your neighbors bags, go to the big blue recycle bins near malls(there is one near Bonnie Doon Mall and there used to be one near the Kingsway Save on foods).

Whoever delivers the newspapers dumps the extra flyers,etc in these recycle bins..the bins are marked newspapers.

It is a good idea to have a rake or something to pull the flyers,etc over as it is not safe to lean in case the lid falls down. Also do not go when it is windy or really late at night as the homeless have been known to sleep in them.(but not so much now as it is nicier in the rivervalley). Timing is important as the truck comes to empty the bins usually in the early morning but it depends on their route.

As well another place is if you know anyone living in an apartment as often they leave the flyers/inserts in the lobby.

[alwaysdaddysgirl]

Great ideas Kelkens. I am not too fond of going through my neighbours recycling. I have a bunch that save for me and I trade them for certain coupons. Online coupons or info on sales to use their coupons at etc. Most people just chuck them out anyway.

[mvandekuyt]

I get lots of inserts from the paper carriers in our neighbourhood. What I don't get is all the awesome coupons on cereal boxes. There is a giant recycling dumpster behind our house from the retirement living complex next door. The recycle truck comes on Thursdays so if I peak in when I pass each day I can see what is in there and worth grabbing.