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Welcome! We are a non-profit organization striving to promote waste reduction to all sectors of Saskatchewan.

SWRC Update-------------------------------

  • The Spring 2010 Forum will be held in Regina at the Ramada Hotel March 25 & 26. Click here for all the details and registration.
  • Agricultural Plastics workshop presentations and podcasts.
  • Sustainable Compost Project - SWRC's two-year project has wrapped up. We worked on sustainable composting options with six partners. To view the press release, click here. For more detail on the partners' stories, click on each link below.
    • Sherbrooke Community Centre
    • City of Yorkton
    • City of Meadow Lake
    • Bruno Feeds
    • Town of Wynyard
    • Wheatland Regional Centre, Rosetown
  • The Fall 09 Forum was held Sept. 24 & 25 in North Battleford. Click here to check out some of the presentations.

Around the Province--------------------------

Saskatchewan is part of the national Retire Your Ride program for recycling vehicles from 1995 and earlier.

Call 1-877-773-1996 for more information, or click on the buttons.

  • SaskTel cellular recycling program will benefit transition houses - See News Release
  • Waste Management, Saskatoon Curbside Recycling, and Saskatoon Public School Division announce results of school recycling pilot. See press release.
  • City of Saskatoon Hazardous Waste days schedule
  • For information on the City of Saskatoon's Grass and Leaf Collection Program, please call 975-2486, or click here.
  • City of Saskatoon offers rebate for composters purchased at a retail location in 2010.
  • Province offers financial incentives for installation of low-flush toilets
  • The Provincial stewardship groups and SWRC offer more information on a website called Recycle Saskatchewan. Visit it here.

And beyond...-------------------------------

  • Kyoto stove wins $75,000 FT climate change innovation competition
  • Samsung offers free printer cartridge return.
  • Future Shop recycles CDs and more....
  • Home Depot takes back compact fluorescents.

 

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