Saskatchewan Waste Reduction News

Saskatchewan Waste Reduction News
 

Waste reduction, reuse, composting, recycling from around the province: 
 
February 2025:
  • Regina's contract terminated for permanent compost facility -- article link
  • Saskatoon ponders changes to garbage and organics collection for multi-unit housing -- article link
  • Major changes coming to Moose Jaw landfill in 2025 -- article link
  • Discussion continues on waste management solutions for Swift Current -- article link
  • Île-à-la-Crosse, Sask., company teams up with flies-as-food startup to provide fish guts as feed -- article link
  • Saskatoon company's app helps food banks track inventory and reduce waste -- article link
  • FlashFood app saves money, decreases waste says Regina grocer -- article link
  • A culture of repair: SWRC seeking volunteers for upcoming Weyburn Repair Cafe -- article link
 
January 2025:
  • Organic recycling bins approved by Yorkton council -- article link
  • A LOOK BACK: New landfill site rejected, placing ever-increasing pressure on Moose Jaw City Hall -- article link
  • What Saskatchewanians can and can't recycle during Christmas cleanup -- article link
 
December 2024:
  • SK Recycles partners with SARCAN to recycle glass, foam, flexible plastic -- article link
  • Award presented to U of S Professor for turning canola, oat and flax waste into high-value products -- article link
  • Swift Current Repair Café keeps the motor running, the lights on, and the gears spinning -- article link
  • Ituna rink group fined for illegal waste disposal -- article link
 
November 2024:
  • Moose Jaw city hall confident that landfill will close by 2030, if not sooner -- article link
  • Yorkton highlights recycling program, helping local residents retain work -- article link
 
October 2024:
  • Ag-West Bio invests in Saskatchewan startup focused on diverting waste from landfills -- article link
  • Behind the scenes of Ag Recycling: Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council summer students help conduct rinse rate audits -- article link
  • Meet the Saskatoon duo diverting tonnes of waste from the landfill -- article link
  • Old phones turned in so others can have new ones - Sasktel -- article link
 
September 2024:
  • Recycled sports equipment becoming popular in Yorkton & Lumsden -- article link
  • Over 4K kilograms collected during Moose Jaw's summer household hazardous waste day -- article link