Holiday Garbage and Recycling schedule for December 25, 2023 to January 2, 2024

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Holiday Recycling

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 SARCAN.
  • 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 curbside recycling.
  • 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, 2023 and January 14, 2024. 

Drop off location is along the track fence

Trees collected are 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
  • No scheduled service interruptions

Residents must have their carts out the night before their collection day as pickup times may vary.
Curbside recycling collection
  • Tuesday, Dec 26 - No Collection 
  • For this zone, services will resume the following Tuesday, January 2, 2024. 

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
  • Closed Monday, Dec 25, & Tuesday, Dec 26, 2023 
  • Closed Monday, January 1, 2024
SARCAN
  • Closed Monday, Dec 25, 2023 through to Monday, Jan 1, 2024. 
  • Reopening on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. 
GR Poier Green Center
  • Closed Monday, Dec 25, 2023 through to Monday, Jan 1, 2024. 
  • Reopening on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. 
City of Yorkton Sanitary Landfill
  • Closed Monday, Dec 25, & Tuesday, Dec 26, 2023
  • Closed Monday, January 1, 2024  
City of Yorkton, Environmental Services
  • Closed Monday, Dec 25, & Tuesday, Dec 26, 2023
  • Closed Monday, January 1, 2024  

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