Regulation & Program Plan

About SK Recycles
- - - SK Recycles is a non-profit organization responsible for managing the recycling of household packaging and paper across Saskatchewan. Working with producers, collectors, municipalities, First Nations, Métis communities, and residents, SK Recycles ensures household materials are collected from households and depots, sorted and responsibly recycled. Our program is funded by over 550 businesses that include retailers, manufacturers and restaurants that supply packaging and paper to Saskatchewan residents, shifting costs away from homeowners.
Collectors
- - - Transitioning to Full EPR
      - Join SK Recycles Program
    - Greenhouse Gas Reporting
  - - Collector Resources
      - Register for Resources
    - Multi-Material Stewardship Western Program
Producers
- - - Producer Registration
    - Reporting & Fees
  - - Producer News
    - Producer Resources

Full EPR model

Program Plan (2024)
In May 2024, The Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment approved our Household Packaging and Paper Stewardship Plan , initiating the shift to a full EPR mode for household packaging and paper. The Program Plan was developed as a result of Saskatchewan releasing the Household Packaging and Paper Stewardship Program Regulations, 2023.

Shared Responsibility (Payment Transfer) Model

Program Plan (2015)
In October 2015, Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment approved the Waste Packaging and Paper Stewardship Plan, submitted by Multi-Material Stewardship Western. The approved plan fulfills the obligations set out in the regulation on behalf of its members.

Program Plan (2013)
In December 2013, Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment 2013 Waste Packaging and Paper Stewardship Plan, submitted by Multi-Material Stewardship Western in August and revised in December 2013. The plan was developed by representatives from Retail Council of Canada, Food and Consumer Products of Canada, and the Canadian Food and Restaurant Association.
2013 Approved Program Plan

Current EPR Model:

75%

Shared Responsibility

Producers responsible for up to 75% of the costs.
Local governments manage own programs.

Future EPR Model:

100%

Managed by Producers

Producers assume operational and financial responsibility for collecting and recycling household packaging and paper products.
Local governments and private collection contractors partner with SK Recycles for collection and SK Recycles ensures material is responsibly recycled

We are committed to respecting the culturally rich history that the land in which we operate holds with the Dakota and Lakota (Sioux), Denesuline (Dene/Chipewyan), Nahkawininiwak (Saulteaux), Nakota (Assiniboine), Nêhiyawak (Plains Cree), and Métis communities in stewardship, care and leadership.

We value and respect the unique connection Indigenous peoples have with the natural world and we embrace the opportunity of continued learning and shared experiences in our work of environmental stewardship and partnership.