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Kamsack Landfill
The landfill is located on Highway 5, approximately 1 mile south of Kamsack; NE 27-29-32-W1.
To dispose of waste at the landfill, you must provide proof of Kamsack residency. A driver’s licence with the civic address, a utility bill or a tax notice will be accepted as proof of residency.
Schedule
Winter Hours: Tuesdays and Fridays from 1 pm to 5 pm & Saturdays from 9 am to 1 pm
Summer Hours: Tuesdays and Fridays from 1 pm to 7 pm & Saturdays from 9 am to 3 pm
The landfill is currently following Winter Hours
Fees
Please keep in mind that payments are not accepted at the landfill. All fees, via landfill tickets, must be paid at the Town Office in advance.
- Unpainted and Untreated Lumber - $0
Any metal, such as nails, screws, hinges, etc., must be removed prior to disposal
- Trees, Grass Clippings, Leaves and Other Compostable Items - $0
- Minimum charge - $5
- Per Carload - $5
- Per Utility Trailer, Single Axle - $10
- Per Half Ton Truck - $15
- Per Three Quarters Ton Truck - $15
- Per One Ton Truck - $15
- Per Truck exceeding One Ton - $50
- Furniture & Appliances - $5 per item
- Refrigeration Appliances - $30 and a Certificate verifying the removal of the refrigerant
- Weekly Dumpster Rental - $25
- Tipping Fee, per tip - $45
Find the Kamsack Landfill Hours of Operation and Fee Schedule here.
Strict legislation is in place for landfill sites. Please cooperate with the Town in its efforts to maintain these regulations and our landfill.
As such, the following items are not accepted at the landfill:
- Tires
- Propane tanks
- Contaminated soil
- Hazardous materials
Waste & Recycling Collection Schedules
Waste and Recycling are collected on Thursdays. The specific dates depend on your address.
Please view the map to determine which zone you are located in and click on the schedule to learn more about collection dates.
The following items may be placed in the Black Waste Bins:
- Glass
- Aerosol cans
- Lighters
- Lightbulbs, but not fluorescent tubes
- Coat hangers
- Pots and pans
- Housewares
- Food waste and table scraps
- Plastics, such as cutlery, straws, a laundry basket and Tupperware. Residents are encouraged to recycle as often as possible though.
- Disposable coffee cups
- Paper or plastic drinking cups
- Waxed or plasticized food containers
- Styrofoam
All items placed in the Black Waste Bin must be bagged
Electronics, paint, and glass bottles
Sarcan Recycling
Phone 306-542-3858
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.
Recycling
The following items may be placed in the Blue Recycling Bins:
- Paper products and envelopes
- Newspapers and magazines
- Flattened carboard and box board
- Brown paper bags
- Shredded paper, must be bagged in clear plastic bags
- 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
- Clean plastic containers
Plastic Containers must have one of these
these Recycling symbols:
The contents of Waste and Recycling Bins will be monitored.
- Bins must be closed
- All items must be in the bin
- If you place a prohibited item in a bin, the tenant/owner may be penalized and the bin may be removed from the property.
Before disposing of any materials, please carefully review the recycling options below to minimize the waste at the landfill. We also urge everyone to view this information about material that should never be flushed down the drain or toilet to minimize the possibility of clogged drains and sewer lines.
Waste & Garbage
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.
Other Types of Waste
Click Here for the 2020 Waste & Recycling Schedules
for both Green and Yellow Areas
The following items cannot be placed in the Blue Recycling Bins:
- Glass
- Black Plastic Bags
- Aerosol Cans
- Batteries
- Lighters
- Lightbulbs
- Scrap Metal
- Paint
- Wire or Plastic Coat Hangers
- Pots and Pans
- Housewares
- Construction Material
- Electronics
- Deodorant Sticks
- Toothpaste Tubes
- Frozen Juice Containers
- Frozen Juice Containers
- Compostable Waste
- Disposable Coffee Cups
- Paper or Plastic Drinking Cups
- Waxed or Plasticized Food Containers
- Styrofoam
- Hazardous Materials
- NO used toiletry
- NO diapers
- NO ashes of any sort
- Absolutely NO FECES OF ANY SORT!
The following items cannot be placed in the Black Waste Bins:
- Car batteries
- Electronics
- Furniture
- Paint
- Oil and filters
- Hot ashes
- Grass clippings and garden waste
- Dirt and rocks
- Concrete or bricks
- Hazardous materials
- Construction materials, including treated or painted lumber
- Propane tanks
Construction & Demolition (C&D) Materials Landfill
The C&D Landfill site accepts designated materials from construction, demolition or renovation activities and separated loads containing concrete materials by appointment from 7 am to 4 pm on weekdays. SHINGLES are not accepted.
Residents of Kamsack with a building and/or demolition permit(s) require diversion of designated C&D refuse to the C&D Landfill.
Kamsack residents that do not require a building or demolition permit, but need to dispose of C&D or renovation refuse, will pay in accordance with the current tipping fee schedule. The vehicles can either have a capacity up to One Ton or be towing a utility trailer of 2 cubic yards or less.