Reviews of The City of Calgary Landfills Spyhill (Scrap Yards)

David Skrober

Best dump experience I've had in my life

Scott Dellinger

Super efficient and awesome, friendly staff, even on a busy Saturday afternoon!

Joshua Borsje

I dump at Spy very often and staff are always friendly and professional.

Farid Gardashbayov

The guy standing at the Throw & Go Stop sign has communication issues and needs customer relationship training. Never seen such a rude person working for a public sector.

ruth andalis

The staff are all friendly and nice.

Opto Phobe

I've gone here once or twice per year for several years. Every single time the service has been friendly and excellent. They are very well organized. They are not open as frequently as they used to so look at the schedule on their web site. The schedule could be frustrating for people that use them often.

Shane Trowbridge

Efficient

Gregory L

Expensive and there is no recycling of cardboard,/ paper.

Jim Tolton

Charging for yard waste is a joke. Should be free drop off for this. Furthermore customer service stinks. Better brush up on this before Kenney drops the much needed axe!

K B

The employees here are exceptional, they're friendly, polite, and helpful. We always have a good experience here. The site is very well organized and I love the fact that you can recycle old textiles here. Any material that can not be donated (old underwear, ripped clothing, old pillows, old shoes etc.) is made into something else. Keeps it out of the landfill. I love this.

John Panagakos

Would have given it a 5 but closed on Sunday? That is just wrong.

Morgan Payne

Easy peasy

Andre Brigliadori

I was on site for vehicle maintenance. Staff for the depot were very helpful.

Dmitry Spiridonov

Amazing dumps, awesome service and it's always super clean!

Chris Clements

New throw & go set up is extremely inconvenient for off loading!!! You now have to walk 5’ from the end of your vehicle to the bin. I tripped over the parking curbs several times & concrete step in front of bin. This is not safer then unloading from up in the box of your truck! Someone is going to fall and smash there face on bin curb. Plus it now takes 2-3 times longer to unload, this is not good on a busy day! Please go back to previous unloading configuration! Yellow guard rails are fine but vehicles need to be as close to bins as possible. Adults can unload at their own risk.

Martin Fiesel

The staff is always so friendly and helpful it makes the trip to the dump much more enjoyable. Kudos to the city managers for fostering a positive work environment done these folks. My dogs also love the dog treats.

D.A.J.

Good place bad hours. Helpful friendly staff the smell is a little hard to take. Exceptionally efficient it what they do.

John Penner

I find it is a great place to drop off the kids while my wife and I go for a romantic stroll around the grounds. There is plenty for them to do and lots of things to play with; WE LOVE IT!!!

Gord Cummings

Staff here are great! Helpful people and this is a place where you can literally say goodbye to your baggage. It's kind of like therapy but destroys the planet with every throw.

L Schiller

Always a quick and painless visit to the landfill.

Clifton Cox

Always easy to dump, the folks working there always super helpful, courteous, and occasionally we have a laugh!

Darrell Pallo

Quick in and out.

Dylan McCafferty

Always a wonderful day to visit the bird sanctuary and celebrate the failures of consumerism. The people working there are wonderful despite being chronically pooped on by the aforementioned birds.

Elsie Saly

Feels so good getting rid of stuff

shane arsenault

Wicked spot for sight seeing! Road is a bit rough but as it becomes more popular I am sure they will fix it up.

Heather Pindur

I dump here a couple times a year. Staff are always very pleasant and helpful. I've seen a few complaints about the smell...I guess people are forgetting it's a dump...for trash...it's going to smell. Very reasonably priced, I've never gone over the base price with my truck, no matter how full it's been.

MJ Garcia

Place: Orderly, organized and no junky odor Staff: very friendly and very helpful We are lucky to have this facility in our city.

Michael Loritz

Easy to do and you are in and out very pretty quick.

Rob McDowell

Friendly, helpful, and professional staff.

Andrew Sullivan

Helpful staff. Great experience whenever I go

Brett Ebel

Great and helpful staff here.

Elise Whitehead

As this is my home, I am glad everyone feels so welcome :) I try to keep it as tidy as possible but sometimes the smell of rotting trash and scavenging rodents ruin the atmosphere.

Tom Tschritter

Excessive fees, no wonder people just dump their garbage anywhere. Civic fees need to be reasonable and fair. Many Calgarians can't afford to live in Calgary anymore. :(

B 1

Great service. Staff is chill.

Paul Sheldon

Yard waste, fridges, sod, bodies, bodies in fridges, dump your stuff and your ex's...bodies.

Robert Fiegen (Skylight Concepts)

Worst hours ever

Robert Morrison

Friendly and my dog was handed a treat !

Keith McTaggart

I use this landfill regularly as part of my renovation business. The staff here are always accommodating and friendly, the services well organized. The garbage gulls are even less annoying. As much as I don't look forward to a visit to the landfill, this is as good as it gets.

Alec

High prices, unhelpful staff, poor business hours, and un environmentally friendly practices make this a poor place to go, but what other option do you have?

W Irving

I had a good experience, as the line-up was definitely reasonable and the staff were excellent. The cost was also reasonable but I can understand the frustrations of a contractor, like a roofer who has to dispose of a load one day so they can go to a new job the next day. I have definitely experienced longer line-ups that take much more time to get through at many grocery stores. Every staff member that I encountered was, courteous, knowledgeable and definitely friendly. I am sure that every staff member that we encounter should be treated with the utmost respect as I am sure that it was NOT their choice to close on certain days. I will definitely upgrade my opinion to five stars once the city can find a way to be open five or six days a week for every location. By the way, I drove my load down from Country Hills area to the East Calgary location, but with better planning on my part I could have gone to the Spy Hill location yesterday.

Misha M

It's a total dump. But a good one

Josiah

Been here twice, friendly staff both times and I thought the prices were fair.

Jamil Khidri

There's not much to say about a landfill asides from friendly customer service

Tina N Petersen

Helpful staff. Most of them have a wonderful and twisted sense of humor. The roads & even access areas to the main pit are well maintained, so you never need to worry about your vehicle.

Alan Bunyan

Quick drop off service

Mary-Lyn Wigg

I’ve been there a number of times and the staff is always friendly and helpful. Yup, sometimes it smells but what do you expect??? Lol

Cameron Greenhall

The staff are really friendly and helpful. Great experiences

tsunami

this is legit my home get it cuz im trash hahahahahhaha

Robin Toupin

Great service.

Doug Horne

The dump WAS very good and now is VERY poor since closing 1/2 of each weekend. It has to be open and available to be good! The management that decided to close it on weekends was NOT good. Who do they serve? Most of us have day jobs all week

Claude Faerden

I took my microwave here and it was free to dump electronics. Totally easy process and quick in and out.

blue nova

Very good servive

im_a_bored_james

It's a dump, what more can be said. You take your garbage there, pay a fee and they take it.

spencer lillo

The staff there has consistently been polite.The main dump can get muddy and rutted after a heavy rain so try to use a vehicle with 4x4 or consider waiting until it had a chance to dry.

Mike Lowrie

No wait time

Zack Wenz

All the workers I met were nice and friendly. Some of the pricing for things like watercoolers seems a bit high though.

Poohbear

Be aware they do not ACCEPT cash because of cov-19! Check out the website before you go!

Dana Gorbahn

Excellent customer service! Very friendly. They even gave a treat to my dog. I can't believe that a previous person complained that it smells like garbage and have them a one star - surprise - it's a garbage dump.

Ismael Hernandez

Quick, nice and clean.

Jose Vazquez Diaz

Easy, straightforward and efficient. There's no denying that this place is run very responsibly and without complications for the public.

Gkctrading Chan

Go many times. Excellent setup with friendly and professional staffs One of the best price landfill in North America.

Keith Shepherd

the team there is always friendly and helpful. Makes a trip to landfill...well, more enjoyable

S Harrison

Nice people, throw and go was clean

Kamal Ibrahim

Great people and very organized

ELVIS

A little off the beaten path, but well worth the drive. Will definetly be back for more dumps and recommend this place. Visit this little gem while its still around!

Jono

The place is a dump. I've always found the staff friendly and diligent.

D.I. Joe

Place is a dump. Smelled like garbage, trash everywhere, junky atmosphere. Never eating there again.

Jake Patey

Organized. Lots of staff direvting. Not too smelly haha. Lots of birds of course. Check out was long wait. Prob 20 min to pay. Cant use cash right now.

Musclecarlvr

Its a landfill.

Chantelle Robinson

It was very quick to do a household drop off. Great signage and was in and out in 20 mins. Went at 10:30am on a Wednesday and no line ups.

Angela Louie

Quick getting in and out. We took household and garage garbage to the dump. Then realized they also had an area for dropping of household chemicals, paint, propane tanks, etc. Very well organized and convenient.

Robert Gray

Love the staff! Take flowers every Day for the ladies on our dump run! I call it the Bird Sanctuary.

J Man

Closed sundays!

Vince Tremblay

Friendly people and easy to work with!

Roxanne Mackenzie

Terrible hours .... no choice but to drive to the opposite end of the city ...disgusting

Dan Wolfe

Always super friendly staff. Very organized.

Cliff Kingsbury

Prices were good,and staff very friendly,helpful. Thank you for the services

Stefan Schmidt

One of the best kept landfills in the city. #1.

Noel Hill

Super polite, respectful, and professional staff! I always have a good experience here.

Joshua H. Daniels

I like reading these comments while taking a dump

Ken Reilly

Very friendly and helpfull staff.

Ken Graham

Very pleasant staff and helpful.

Tony Yachuk

It's a landfill... not sure what youd expect.

Kevin Pendergast

Can't rate this very high when it's rarely open for the public. The higher our taxes go... the worse our services get!!!

David Lehman

Not open on Sundays. Went on Saturday. 40 minute wait to get in and 40 minute wait to get out. Second load; got in right away- well over a 1 hour wait to get out. Terrible.

hassan hammoud

New hours are terrible

Ray m

Staff always super friendly and helpful here

scott dutton

As good as a garbage dump can be

Wamba Jambo

Pleasant staff.. very clean and organized.. staff willing to direct as needed ..excellent

Doran Nakaska

Excellent professional courteous efficient

Jon Boddington

Excellent and pleasant staff, helpful and cheery, well done.

Josh Slind

I love the dump

jayden z

Friendly staff.

Sarah Doyle

Great spot, would dump here again.

Sandra Perron

Super friendly and informative. Pretty clean for a dump ;)

Mark Emshey

It's a dump

dirtracer

we go to the dump 4 to 5 times a year & the staff are always friendly.

Alexander Kurteev

Used to have convenient hours, now-horrible!

Ketel Binkie

Fantastic place, been using this site for over 50 years since we don't have no rural pickup.

Tim knelson

New hours are terrible... feel for all my friends that contract in the NW and have to drive across town 3 days a week... they should at least open every day to businesses..ect.

Neal Roculan

Friendly and helpful staff

Dianne Piaskoski

This was my first visit (27AUG2020, 12:15) and found the 3 staff members (all young men) so pleasant from the one who let me in (and explained the process), to the one who immediately pulled on his mask when he saw the car approaching to the drop-off spot, to the one who let me exit and thanked me for recycling.

zachary Jones

The new hours are an inconvenience. Airdrie is closer than forest lawn and can even be cheaper. Businesses better lock their dumpsters.

Kiran Sharma

I just throw little stuff they charge me 25 dollars it's too much

Brodie Cassell

Friendly staff, organized dropoff, can't ask for much more.

Katie Rowland

Always a great place to dump

Gordon Triebwasser

Friendly team members. Fast and efficient direction for quick unloading.

Brenda Luk

A weeee bit Stinky

Farid Dadi

I always go twice in a year to the Spy Hill location and amazed by the great people who work here. I appreciate the fact that they’re really working in a tough place but still they are always helpful and cheerful.

Sarah D

Super easy to unload your vehicle and it’s efficient. Line ups in and very long to get out/pay they need a better system or more staff.

Andrew Stahl

I love the dump!!

Vinny7 Tucker

For a land fill, very well kept up. Staff friendly.

Alyssa B

First time coming to this dump. Exceptional operation, and the employees are super helpful, and very friendly. This place is extremely organized and runs like a well oiled machine. The crows and gulls are very happy as well. Heavily recommended for humans and avians alike.

Herbert Tian

Birds love here！They will definitely mark 5 star too.

Ben Ische

They don't let you rummage, but of you're quick and they don't see you, you can get some good items. They may ask questions when you try to leave heavier than when you entered though.

Hanan Jawad

Exceptional customer service. After reading the reviews I came prepared thinking it will be dirty and smelly. None of that. Clean, organized and not even a fly could be seen anywhere. Thank you City if Calgary.

gordon james

Good hardworking people crows are happy as well.

Doug Dalman

Staff very friendly

bobby o'rourke

It's only open 1 day on the weekend, so waste your whole Saturday waiting in a line this summer at the landfill.

Vi Mcdan

The employees are always so nice. They make me want to quit my job and apply here because they are all really l, really happy. I tell everyone how great this place is.. who knew going to the dump could be so great?

Craig Edmunds

Saturday July 1st. Took pics of city truck & driver who cuts us off on the drive in. Truck # GD 14414. Guess speed limits don't apply to him. Would be happy to post the pics tho that isn't an option here

Dave Singh

Staff is great and always helpful. Lineups can get bad, try an go here when its not busy.