The following items may be placed in the black bins: Items must be bagged
- All glass
- Aerosol cans
- Lighters
- Lightbulbs - NOT fluorescent tubes
- Coat hangers
- Pots and pans
- Housewares
- Food waste and table scraps
- Plastics that are not containers such as cutlery, straws, laundry basket, or Tupperware
- Disposable coffee cups
- Paper or plastic drinking cups
- Waxed or plasticized food containers
- Styrofoam
Before disposing of any waste material, please carefully review the recycling options below, in order to minimize refuse that has to be take to the landfill. We also urge you to view this information about material that should never be flushed down the drain or toilet of your home and business, to minimize the incidents of clogged drains and sewer lines.
Please note:
The content of carts will be monitored.
- Carts must be closed
- All items must be in the carts
- If you put something in that is not allowed the Town will be penalized and these costs will be passed on to the taxpayers
Please note:
The content of carts will be monitored.
- Carts must be closed
- All items must be in the carts
- If you put something in that is not allowed the Town will be penalized and these costs will be passed on to the taxpayers
waste & recycling
The following items may be placed in the blue bins: Leave items loose unless otherwise noted.
- Paper products and envelopes
- Newspapers and magazines
- Flattened carboard and box board
- Brown paper bags
- Shredded paper (must be bagged)
- Clean tin
- Aluminum beverage cans
- Clean drink boxes
- Clean milk cartons
- Plastic drink bottles, caps removed
- Plastic shopping bags (must be bagged)
- Clean plastic food containers (for example: yogurt, peanut butter and salad dressing containers)
- Clean plastic containers (for example: mouthwash bottles, shampoo, bleach, detergent and household cleaner containers)
Containers must have this
symbol in order to be accepted:
Blue recycling bins for public use are located at Broda Sportsplex (skating rink), by the flags and on Lawrence Road, and on the south side of Valley Manor. There are also blue bins for paper and cardboard located at Sarcan Recycling.
The following items may not be placed in the black bins:
- Car batteries
- All electronics
- Furniture
- Paint
- Oil and filters
- Hot ashes
- Grass clippings/garden waste
- Dirt and rocks
- Concrete or bricks
- Hazardous materials
- Construction materials
- Propane tanks
The Town supports your endeavours to separate, recycle and re-use waste materials that help to put garbage where it belongs. The Town of Kamsack has recycling options for the following materials. To add further recycling options, please contact the Town Office at 306-542-2155.
Compost material, leaves and trees
Town of Kamsack landfill
See details below.
Used cooking oil
Co-op C Store, 695 Railway St.
Phone: 306-542-2616
Used cooking oil may be placed in the container located at the back of the building. This does not include motor oil.
www.Kamsack.ca
The following items are accepted at the landfill:
At no cost (free):
- Grass clippings and leaves
- Trees/branches
- Garden waste
At cost:
- Scrap metal
- Large appliance ttems such as dryers, stoves, washers, deep freezers and fridges with liquid drained
- Construction caterial
- Furniture
- Concrete
Tires
Kamsack Integra Tire, 437 Queen Elizabeth Blvd. W.
Phone 306-542-2464
Disposal fees are $4/passenger; $9/semi; $15/agri and $25/OTR tires.
Beer bottles
Kamsack Liquor Board, 563 Railway St.
Phone 306-542-5519
Accepts all brown standard and Sleaman's bottles.
The following items are not accepted at the landfill:
- Tires
- Propane tanks
- Contaminated soil
- Hazardous materials
Electronics, paint, and glass bottles
Sarcan Recycling, 311 Queen Elizabeth Blvd. East
Phone 306-542-3858
Monday-Friday 9:15 am to 1 pm, 1:15 pm to 4:45 pm
Sarcan will accept metal beverage cans, plastic bottles, glass bottles and juice boxes. Beverage container deposits are refunded. Sarcan will also accept desktop computers, notebooks, monitors, printers, fax machines, televisions and left-over paint. Visit www.sarcan.ca, call, or stop by for recycling guidelines.
The following items may not be placed in the blue bins:
- All glass
- Black plastic bags
- Aerosol cans
- Batteries
- Lighters
- Lightbulbs
- Scrap metal
- Paint
- Wire or plastic coat hangers
- Pots and pans
- Housewares
- Construction material
- All electronics
- Deodorant sticks
- Toothpaste tubes
- Frozen juice containers
- Food or yard waste
- Grass clippings/leaves
- Table scraps
- Disposable coffee cups
- Paper or plastic drinking cups
- Waxed or plasticized food containers
- Styrofoam
- Hazardous materials
Construction & Demolition (C&D) Materials Landfill
A Town of Kamsack C&D Landfill site accepts designated materials from construction, demolition or renovation activities and separated loads containing asphalt shingles and concrete materials by appointment from 7 am to 4 pm on weekdays.
Residents of Kamsack with a building and/or demolition permit(s) require diversion of designated C&D refuse to the C&D Landfill. Non-residents of Kamsack may apply for a C&D Landfill use permit if they hold a building or demolition permit from their own jurisdiction.
Kamsack residents/non-residents that do not require a building or demolition permit and carry C&D/renovation refuse in vehicles of ½ to 1 ton capacity and/or towing a utility trailer of 2 cubic yards or less will use the current tipping fee schedule.
The Municipal Landfill will not accept asphalt shingles or concrete loads.
Please obtain a copy of the Construction & Demolition Landfill Policy from the Town Office or click here.
Garbage Collection
Garbage and recycling will be collected alternately on Thursday and Friday of each week. Each household in Kamsack will have received information about their specific schedule. If you have lost your information or you are new to Kamsack please contact the Town Office at 306-542-2155.
Kamsack Landfill
The landfill is located on NE 27-29-32-W1, half mile west along highway 5 and approximately 1 mile south of Kamsack.
View, print or download the Kamsack Landfill winter hours of operation and fee schedule.
Please note: fees for non-residents are $75 per load.
The following items are accepted at no charge at the town landfill:
- Clean lumber (unpainted and untreated lumber; any metal such as nails, screws, hinges etc. must be removed prior to placing on burnable pile. All treated or painted lumber can be included in the household garbage pile.
- Trees placed in burn pile
- Grass clippings and leaves placed in compost area
For all other, prepaid coupons must be purchased prior to delivering to landfill.
There is strict legislation in place for landfill sites. Please co-operate with the Town in its efforts to maintain these regulations and our landfill.