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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

SK Recycles’ transition to full EPR will take place in three phases.

Phase 1: Starting December 1, 2024

Transition Phase 1 will be centered on curbside and multi-family collection for communities that meet the following criteria:

Municipalities with existing curbside and/or multi-family participating in the current MMSW program
A minimum population of 3,500 residents
A maximum of a 300 km drive distance to the City of Regina or the City of Saskatoon

Fourteen communities have been invited to join SK Recycles in Phase 1 of the transition. An offer letter and agreements were shared with these communities in August 2024, and communities can join the program at various times throughout the year. SK Recycles has established a Phase 1 Working Group for collaboration throughout this process.

Phase 2: Starting December 1, 2025

Transition Phase 2 will continue the focus on curbside and multi-family collection in smaller and more remote communities. SK Recycles has established a Phase 2 Working Group for collaboration throughout this process.

Phase 3: Starting December 1, 2026

Transition Phase 3 will focus on system optimization and the addition of depot collection, which will complete the transition to a program fully funded and operated by the producers of packaging and paper.

For more information about the transition or Working Group involvement, please contact us.

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.