Waste Disposal -- Town of Kamsack

Waste & Recycling

Waste Management

Garbage Collection
Garbage will be collected as follows:

Mondays: all of the area north of Queen Elizabeth Boulevard;
Tuesdays: area south of Queen Elizabeth Boulevard and east of West Ave.;
Wednesdays: the area south of Queen Elizabeth Boulevard and west of West Ave as well as the new subdivision (south of Stewart Street).

NOTICES:

The Town garbage pick up will be moving to back lane pick up effective May 21,2013

The Town will be doing an extra pick up of compostable items during the week of May 21 - May 31. Please ensure that tree limbs are 3 ft in length or less and bundled. Grass clippings, leaves, garden debris must be 100% compostable and can be raked in piles beside your garbage cans or bagged in clear plastic garbage bags. Please put these beside your back alley garbage cans for ease of pickup. No appliances or furniture will be picked up.

Kamsack Recycling Options
The Town of Kamsack has recycling options for the following materials: Compost Material, Leaves & Trees Bottles & Milk Containers Electronics Left over Paint Tires Used Cooking Oil If you wish to add further recycling options to this list, please contact your Town Office at 542-2155. For further recycling ideas, go to One Million Acts of Green at www.green.cbc.ca COMPOST MATERIAL, LEAVES, TREES Kamsack Landfill: NE 27-29-32-W1 The Kamsack Landfill is located 1/2 mile west along highway 5 and approximately 1 mile south of Kamsack. The summer landfill hours are Friday and Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed at lunch). Summer hours are effective May 17, 2013. Winter Land fill hours are Fridays from 8:30 pm to 4:30 pm. (closed at lunch). *Landfill Fees* The landfill is for the residents of Kamsack. No cash is accepted at the landfill. You must purchase pre-paid coupons from the Town Office during regular Town Office hours. Rates: $5 per coupon. Minimum charge is $5. Carload = 1 coupon; half-ton truck = 2 coupons; utility trailer = 2 coupons; 1 ton truck = 3 coupons; 2 ton truck = 4 coupons; vehicle larger than 2 tons=$50. NOTE; FEES FOR NON-RESIDENTS ARE $75.00 PER LOAD The following items are accepted at no charge at the town landfill: Clean Lumber - that is, 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 & Leaves placed in compost area For all other, prepaid coupons must be purchased prior to delivering to landfill. (Refer to landfill fees and rates). 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. PAPER & CARDBOARD: Blue Recyle Bins: Kamsack's Blue Recycling Bins are located throughout the community. They are designated for either Cardboard or Newspaper recycling. Please ensure that cardboard boxes be flattened (this includes Kleenex, cereal and juice tetra paks) and be sure all inserts, styrofoam, plastic or other packing material be removed. Newspapers include any newsprint material, inserts, flyers, magazines, catalogues, phone books, paper (bond, typing, photocopy, white/coloured computer, shredded, or plain envelopes with plastic windows removed). Parkland Regional Waste Management: 438 Saskatchewan Street West Phone 306-542-4240 Summer hours from June 1 to September 30: Monday to Friday 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Every second Friday 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Winter hours from Oct 1 to May 31: 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Paper and cardboard products are accepted. Paper and cardboard blue recycling bins for public use are located at Kamplex (Skating Rink) by the flags and on Lawrence Road, on the south side of Valley Manor. There are also blue bins for paper and cardboard located at Sarcan Recycling. Household plastics grades 1 thru 7, such as plastic food containers, plastic bottles and jugs, shrink wrap, grade D film (water softer bags, cat litter bags) and grocery bags in small quantity, are now being accepted by Crown Shred and Recycling. Plastics are to be free of food contaminants and liquids before being bagged and deposited in marked paper recycling bins found throughout town. For more information call the Kamsack Office 542-4240. BOTTLES & MILK CONTAINERS Sarcan Recycling: 311 Queen Elizabeth Blvd. East Phone 306-542-3858 Hours are Monday to Friday from 9:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Sarcan will accept the following items for recycling: metal beverage can, plastic bottles, glass bottles, juice boxes and milk containers. Beverage container deposits are refunded on those items that have been charged deposit charges. Sarcan will also accept desktop computers, notebook computers, monitors, desktop printers, fax machines, televisions and left over paint. Visit thier website, www.sarcan.ca, call, or stop by for recycling guidelines. Kamsack Liquor Board: 563 Railway Street Phone: 542-5519 The Kamsack Liquor board will accept all brown standard and Sleaman beer bottles. ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT Sarcan Recycling: 311 Queen Elizabeth Blvd. East Phone 306-542-3858 Hours are Monday to Friday from 9:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Sarcan will accept the following items for recycling: metal beverage can, plastic bottles, glass bottles, juice boxes and milk containers. Beverage container deposits are refunded on those items that have been charged deposit charges. Sarcan will also accept desktop computers, notebook computers, monitors, desktop printers, fax machines, televisions and left over paint. Visit thier website, www.sarcan.ca, call, or stop by for recycling guidelines. LEFTOVER PAINT Sarcan Recycling: 311 Queen Elizabeth Blvd. East Phone 306-542-3858 Hours are Monday to Friday from 9:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Sarcan will accept the following items for recycling: metal beverage can, plastic bottles, glass bottles, juice boxes and milk containers. Beverage container deposits are refunded on those items that have been charged deposit charges. Sarcan will also accept desktop computers, notebook computers, monitors, desktop printers, fax machines, televisions and left over paint. Visit thier website, www.sarcan.ca, call, or stop by for recycling guidelines. TIRES Kamsack Integra Tire: 437 Queen Elizabeth Blvd. W. Phone: 542-2464 Kamsack Tire will accept old tires for recycling. The disposal fees are $4/passenger; $9/semi; $15/agri and $25/OTR tires. USED COOKING OIL Co-op C Store: 695 Railway Street Phone: 542-2616 At the Kamsack Co-op C Store, you may recycle used cooking oil in the container located at the back of the building. NOTE: This does not include motor oil.

www.Kamsack.ca	Town of Kamsack • 161 Queen Elizabeth Blvd. W. • Box 729 Kamsack SK S0A 1S0 • 306.542.2155