Holiday Garbage and Recycling

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This holiday season the City of Yorkton is encouraging residents to practice proper waste disposal. Many items that end up in our landfill during the holiday season can actually be recycled, reducing the amount of unnecessary waste that goes into the landfill each year. 

Holiday items that can be recycled
  •  Wrapping Paper: If you can rip it, you can recycle it. No need to remove tape and staples, but it helps if you do.
  • 100% cardboard gift boxes, gift cards and paper packaging. Remove the plastic, paper, and Styrofoam first before you recycle.
  • Clean milk and eggnog containers are accepted at SARCAN or in the curbside program.
  • Aluminum foil, tin cans and disposable cookie tins.
  • Plastic Containers (#1-7). This does not include black plastics, stretchy plastic film/bags, and Styrofoam. 
  • Household glass should be taken to Recyclability Enterprises.
  • Electronics. Some electronics can be dropped off at SARCAN or Staples Business Depot. Please call ahead to find out if your items can be recycled at those locations.
  • Remember, recyclables must be bagged in clear or transparent bag. 

Want to know about more items? Download our Recycle Coach App to learn more!
Holiday items that cannot be recycled
  • Styrofoam or stretchy plastics
  • Wax-coated papers
  • Black or very dark-coloured plastics (unless specified with a #1-7)
  • Ribbons, rope handles and bows
  • Plasticized gift bags and handles
  • Glittery holiday cards, tags or stickers
  • Toys
  • Holiday string lights
  • Ornaments and decorations
  • Ugly holiday sweaters or textiles
  • Christmas trees (natural or artificial) - Artificial trees in good condition can be sold or donated for re-use, or taken to the City Landfill. Live trees can be taken to a City Drop-off site. Please don't place these in your blue or green carts.
  • Food-soiled cardboard or plastics that cannot be rinsed.  

Want to know about more items? Download our Recycle Coach App to learn more!

Natural Christmas tree drop off site

Christmas trees can be dropped off at the Gallagher Centre parking lot between December 25 and January 16 so they can be chipped and composted or used as mulch.

Reminders

  • Live (natural) trees only. Artificial trees should be sold, donated or disposed of at the Landfill.
  • Trees should be unwrapped and unbound.
  • Remove all decorations, ornaments and plastic bags before dropping off your tree. Even small bits of tinsel or plastic can impact the quality of the wood chips.
  • The City will not pick up trees from back lanes, street fronts or garbage and recycling carts.

Holiday schedule for refuse and recycling

Residential refuse collection
  • Friday, December 24 collection will be on Monday, December 27.
  • Friday, December 31 collection will be on Monday, January 3.

All other garbage collection days remain the same.

Residents must have their carts out the night before their collection day as pickup times may vary.
Curbside recycling collection

There will be no scheduled interruptions

Residents with an accumulation of recyclables can take their materials (please pre-sort materials by either paper, plastic or tin) to one of the four community bins:

  • RecyclAbility Enterprises on Ball Road
  • Parkland Mall - northwest corner of parking lot
  • Gallagher Centre - east parking lot
  • Prairie Harvest Church parking lot off of Melrose Avenue
RecyclAbility Enterprises
  • Open till noon (12 p.m.) on Friday, December 24, 2021
  • Open till noon (12 p.m.) on Friday, December 31, 2021
SARCAN
  • Open till 3 p.m. on Friday, December 24, 2021
  • Closed Saturday, December 25 through to Saturday, January 1, 2022 
  • Reopening on Monday, January 3, 2022
GR Poier Green Center
  • Closed Friday, December 24 through to Saturday, January 1, 2022
  • Reopening on Monday, January 3, 2022
Yorkton Sanitary Landfill
  • Open till 2 p.m. Friday, December 24, 2021
  • Closed Saturday, December 25, 2021 and Monday, December 27, 2021
  • Closed Saturday, January 1, 2022
City of Yorkton, Environmental Services
  • Offices closed on Friday, December 24, 2021 and Monday, December 27, 2021
  • Closed Monday, January 3, 2022

For further information on Refuse and Recycling Services, please visit our Garbage, Recycling and Organics page.