How Do I Recycle? - SK Recycles

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Get Your Recycling Ready

Getting your materials prepared for your SARCAN depot trip is quick and easy!

How to Collect

Empty and clean! Sort and separate items at home before bring to SARAN. Prepping your items makes returning easier and faster.

How to Recycle at SARCAN

Recycling these materials at your local SARCAN depot is quick and easy! When you get to the depot, look for SK Recycles signage and the bag stand station with receptacles for each of the categories of accepted materials.

Preparation Guidelines

Flexible Plastics

Ensure the items are clean and empty, then bag flexible plastics together. Stickers, tape and paper labels adhered to the plastic are okay.

Non-Deposit Glass Bottles and Jars

Remove the lids and ensure items are clean. Collect non-deposit glass with your deposit glass containers in a cardboard box or something similar.

Foam Packaging

Ensure the items are clean, then collect white foam together and coloured foam together. Labels, tape, paper, and liquid absorbing pads need to be removed.

Hand Non-Deposit Glass Bottles and Jars to a SARCAN Recycling employee to prevent them from breaking.

Before You Visit a SARCAN

Hit your dirty materials with a rinse!

While you're here, leave the caps and lids off of any materials - this allows recyclers to compact materials up to 4x as much!

Sort your materials into the three recycling categories

Foam, flexible plastics, and non-deposit glass. Reuse packaging like bread or produce bags to bundle flexible plastics and save space. Keep foam intact, and ask a SARCAN employee for help if it doesn't fit in the bag stand.

Want to Recycle Paper or other Packaging?

Learn more about what you can recycle and where by visiting SKRecycles.ca/Materials

To Recycle other items, search the Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council’s Ware Reduction Hub at SaskWasteReduction.ca

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