How to dispose of ceramic and porcelain
Useable ceramic and porcelain items
Useable household ceramic and porcelain items can be donated to various charities. Contact your preferred charity to confirm what type of donations they are accepting. Some options include:
- Diabetes Canada
- Cerebral Palsy
- Goodwill Alberta
- Kidney Clothes
- Calgary Drop In Centre
- Women in Need Society
Broken and unusable ceramic and porcelain items
Put small, unusable and broken ceramic and porcelain items like tea pots and tea cups in your black cart as garbage.
Special instructions
- Package items safely by putting the pieces into a puncture-resistant, non-breakable, sealed container (e.g. plastic tub, plastic pail, laundry detergent container etc.)
- Or wrap in two layers of paper and place in a tied bag.
- Label as 'sharps' with a permanent marker and place in your black cart.