Annual Reports - SK Recycles

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 Resources
    - Producer News

Annual Reports

In 2023, prior to evolving to SK Recycles, the ongoing commitment to Saskatchewan’s paper and packaging recycling program continued.

Participation rates remained steady, though average kilograms per capita decreased slightly from the previous year. This is the fourth year of providing an accounting of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the delivery of recycling services to residents, as reported by collection partners.

2023 Highlights

In 2023, SK Recycles achieved the environmental outcomes it set out, sending both more and the highest percentage of material to a recycling end market then ever before in the program’s history.

35,000+

Tonnes collected

85%

of Saskatchewan households participate
in the program

550+

businesses and organizations supplying packaging and paper to Saskatchewan  residents are part of SK Recycles

SK Recycles in partnership with SARCAN  now collect flexible plastics, foam packaging and non-deposit glass bottles and jars at all 73 SARCAN depots.

88%

of collected materials were sent  to recycling end markets

Previous reports

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.