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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
      - Indigenous Communities
    - Greenhouse Gas Reporting
  - - Collector Resources
      - Register for Resources
    - Multi-Material Stewardship Western Program
Producers
- - - Producer Registration
    - Reporting & Fees
  - - Producer News
    - Producer Resources
WeRecycle Portal

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

Phase 1: Starting 2025

Large Urban Curbside/MultiFamily

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 2026

Remaining Curbside/Multi-Family

Transition Phase 2 will continue the focus on curbside and multi-family collection in smaller and more remote communities, including:

Municipalities and Regional Waste Authorities (RWAs) participating in the current MMSW program
Communities that are not currently participating in the MMSW program that meet the following criteria:
- Community is an incorporated Municipality and either a Town, Northern Town, Village or Northern Village
- A minimum population of 1,000 residents
- A curbside garbage collection program is in place (by the municipality or a contractor) or is scheduled to launch coinciding with the introduction of packaging and paper curbside collection.
First Nation and Métis communities

SK Recycles has established a Phase 2 Working Group for collaboration throughout this process.

Phase 3: Starting 2027

Depot

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.

Material List

As communities join the program, they’ll be able to recycle everything on this material list, including new items for home recycling and recycling at SARCAN depots. Download the full material list.

We are committed to respecting the culturally rich history, Treaty, and inherent rights of the Nêhiyaw (Plains Cree, Woodland Cree, Swampy Cree), Nahkawininiwak (Saulteaux), Nakota (Assiniboine), Dakota and Lakota (Sioux), and Denesuline (Dene/Chipewyan) and Métis peoples. We value and respect the unique connection that Indigenous peoples have with Kisiskâciwan, the land known as Saskatchewan—meaning ‘the swift current.’ We embrace the opportunity for continued learning and shared experiences in our work of environmental stewardship and partnership.