The Boring Drawer Recycling Program.
Your old drawer has been a drawer for years. Some of it may be ready for another extremely ordinary assignment.
Choose your recycling formFree pickup for approved material. Photos first. Scheduled routes.
Our entire mandate
Collect useful wood. Reuse what we can. Record where it goes.
The wood is not expected to become a thought leader.
For cabinet shops, remodelers and contractors donating drawers removed from their own jobs or clean offcuts.
For homeowners donating old wood drawer boxes or useful offcuts from a renovation.
Edmonton, Calgary and surrounding areas on approved routes. Pickup is free when the useful quantity and route make sense. Small or remote batches may need to wait. Pickups and drop-offs need material approval and a confirmed appointment; we provide our shop receiving address privately.
Send a few photos, rough sizes and your city. Tell us about any damage. No manifesto required.
We check what we can use, then arrange free pickup on a suitable route or a drop-off by appointment.
We repair drawers worth saving and reuse sound wood for repairs, drawer parts or workshop storage. Your old cutlery drawer could end up holding tools. No retraining seminar required.
Intact or damaged wood drawer boxes can be considered. For shop offcuts, we are starting with solid maple and supplier-identified Baltic birch plywood.
Send a photo with a ruler, rough dimensions, thickness and the approximate number of pieces. Tell us about finishes, nails and screws.
Mould, pests, pressure-treated wood and chemical contamination. Keep MDF, particleboard, laminate and unknown mixed material separate from this program.
Smaller pieces can be useful for a specific part. Homeowners and contractors can request a free approved drop-off. Send photos first and wait for your appointment and receiving instructions.
Yes, for approved material when the usable quantity, location and route make sense. Send photos first. We confirm acceptance and an appointment before collecting.
Wood drawer boxes, solid maple offcuts and identified Baltic birch plywood offcuts. Sound parts may be useful even when a drawer is damaged. Keep material dry, empty and sorted.
Yes, by appointment for an approved batch. Send photos and rough sizes first. Wait for our confirmed shop address and time before travelling. No unattended drop-offs.
We may wait for a suitable route, combine nearby collections, or approve a drop-off. A request does not guarantee a special trip or pickup date.
Request pickup of your own removed drawers or clean offcuts from your job site or your shop. You can also request a drop-off at our shop by appointment. Send photos first; we confirm the material, address and time before any visit.
Choose Professional or Homeowner above. Save your request with material photos, and choose email or a callback for our reply.
Your saved batch has a recovery record. Our Boring Numbers page reports weighed intake and recorded outcomes. Approved before-and-after stories show completed reuse.
We prioritize refurbishment and direct reuse. Other suitable material needs a confirmed recovery outlet. Remaining stock and residual disposal are recorded separately; collection alone is not proof of recycling.
