City of Regina | Recycling

What is changing with curbside recycling?

Effective July 1, 2025, SK Recycles https://skrecycles.ca/Opens in new windowOpens in new window will take over responsibility for processing recyclable materials and will standardize the list of accepted items across the province. This means the items accepted in your blue cart will change. The City will remain your service provider for collection, continuing to manage blue carts, billing, collection schedules, and education.

Key changes:

Glass and Nespresso pods are no longer accepted in the blue cart

New items that will be accepted in the blue cart include ice cream containers, coffee cups (with lids removed), gift bags (remove handles), floss containers, and tape dispensers.

These items can now be taken to SARCAN for recycling: Glass, flexible plastics (plastic bags, wrap, bread bags, frozen food bags, chip bags), and Foam packaging. Visit https://sarcan.ca/Opens in new windowOpens in new window for more information

What’s changing July 1?

The City will still collect your recycling, but SK Recycles now manages what happens after that.
Missed collection? Damaged cart? Collection schedule?
Contact the City of Regina.
Questions about what happens after your recycling is collected?
Contact SK Recycles.
Crinkly plastic, foam, and glass remain unaccepted items in blue carts — but you can now take them to any SARCAN (https://sarcan.ca/)Opens in new window location!
Some accepted items are changing (see the updated list below for full details).

Acceptable Materials

Exciting changes are coming to what’s accepted in your blue cart starting July 1!

SK Recycles will take over processing recyclables, while the City will continue to handle collection. As a result, some items are changing - glass and Nespresso pods will no longer be accepted, but some new items will be added.

See the updated list below for full details.

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Unacceptable Materials

Some items cannot be processed at the recycling facility.

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Still not sure about an item? Try our Waste Wizard!

When it doubt, sort it out! We asked Regina residents how confident they are in their sorting abilities.

Recycling Guidelines

Rinse your recyclable containers and put them into your Blue Cart – there’s no need to sort them.
Please do not bag or stack your recyclables, put them loose inside your cart. Shredded paper is the one exception. It must be put in a clear plastic bag and tied closed to be recycled in your Blue Cart.
Remove and discard any caps and lids.
Flatten your boxes and cardboard so you will be able to fit more recyclables into your Blue Cart.
Only put acceptable recyclables inside your Blue Cart. Any unacceptable materials have to be removed at the processing facility, and our costs increase based on the amount of unacceptable materials mixed in with the recycling.

Cart Placement & Collection Guide

<strong>Cart Placement & Collection Guide</strong>
Step 1: Fill It	Blue Cart Recycling Do not bag or stack items. Keep recyclables loose in the cart. Secure shredded paper in paper bag/box. Brown Garbage Cart Bag or bundle all waste items. Double bag animal waste, dust particles and powdered materials. Green Food & Yard Waste Cart Line the bottom of your green cart with newspaper, tissues, paper towel or cardboard to minimize items freezing and/or sticking to the cart.  Wrap smelly food scraps in newspaper or use kraft or starch-lined paper bags (available at major retailers).  Store your green cart outdoors to avoid the freeze-thaw cycle.  Use a broom or shovel to loosen stuck or frozen items so the cart empties easily. Store your cart in a shady location between collection days.   Keep cart lid closed.  Layer paper and cardboard products like paper yard waste bags, tissues, paper towel and egg cartons to absorb liquids.   Rinse out your green cart with a garden hose periodically.  The use of compostable (BPI certified) plastic bags can help with freezing waste and smell. Remember Keep cart lids closed & do not let them overflow. Do not place additional waste beside your cart. Make sure material is not packed too tightly and can easily come out of the carts when the collection truck picks it up.
Step 2: Place It	On collection day, place the carts on even ground on the street or in the back alley before 7:30 a.m. Make sure they do not block traffic. On the front street Place cart wheels against the curb. In the winter, place your cart with its wheels against the street side of the snow ridge. In the back lane Place cart wheels at the edge of your back lane with enough space away from your back hedge, garage or fence. Arrange the cart so the arrows on the lid are pointed toward the centre of the road or lane.
Step 3: Space It	Leave enough space around your cart so that you can easily walk around it. There should be at least 1.2 meters (approximately four feet) of space between other objects such as parked cars, power poles, utility boxes, fences, downspouts and garages.
Step 4: Store It	Roll your empty cart back in a secure location on your property or against your fence after it has been collected. Please keep carts from blocking alleys. This helps keep our alleys clean and prevents litter.

Never miss a collection day. No matter your preference, there is a notification option for everyone.

Sign up for reminders - We’ll send you an email or call to remind you of your next cart collection date. You can also save it to your Outlook, iCal or Google calendar to receive weekly reminders.
Download the app - Get the Regina Waste app from Google PlayOpens in new window or the App StoreOpens in new window to view your collection schedule on the go and conveniently set notification reminders for your waste collection days.
Print it - Download and print your personalized calendar.

Report a Missed Collection

If you had your cart out by 7:30 a.m. on your scheduled collection day, submit a Service Request within two business days.

Big Blue Bin

The City is aligning the material accepted in the Big Blue Bins to align with the curbside recycling acceptable materials list including plastic packaging #1-7, aluminium, tin and polycoat cartons (milk or juice). Glass containers will not be accepted in the Big Blue Bin Program.

We remind residents to keep our community clean by not placing recyclable or bulk items outside of the bins.

Big Blue Bin Depots are available for use 24/7 at the following locations.