Regina now has a Household Hazardous Materials Depot.
The facility, which is located next to the landfill on Fleet Street, will be open year-round on Fridays and Saturdays. It will accept materials like chemicals, fertilizers, aerosols, batteries, used oil, propane tanks, lightbulbs and more, all of which will be recycled or disposed of.
The depot was created with the assistance of Product Care Recycling and the Saskatchewan Association for Resource Recovery Corporation (SARRC).
“We commend the City of Regina and Product Care for partnering to open Saskatchewan’s first household hazardous materials depot,” Saskatchewan Environment Minister Dana Skoropad said in a media release.
“Our province is home to one of the most robust lists of recycling programs in the country, and I am so pleased to see another service being added right here in Regina. When waste is managed responsibly, it protects the health and safety of Saskatchewan residents and the environment for our future generations.”
This week, the depot will be open Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Starting next week, the facility will operate on its normal hours — Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The city has some guidelines for the facility:
- All materials should be left in the original container or labelled to allow for contents to be identified. Do not mix products together.
- Site signage will direct residents to the appropriate disposal area.
- Residents will need to take their material to the attendants in the buildings to be sorted.
- Commercial loads are not permitted.