Learn more about the materials that are acceptable in the blue cart recycling program.
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
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Blue Cart Recycling
Brown Garbage Cart
Green Food & Yard Waste Cart
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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
In the back lane
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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. |
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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.
Loraas Disposal Services will collect your recyclables and drop them off at Emterra Environmental’s facility, located at the Global Transportation Hub in Regina. Emterra will use an automated, state-of-the-art system to separate and sort the recyclables.
Residential Glass Recycling Pilot Program
Residents of Regina now have two options to recycle glass:
- Put it in your curbside Blue Cart
- Take it to SARCAN
The City is partnering with SARCAN Recycling to pilot an option to recycle non-refundable glass containers, like pickle jars, jam jars and olive oil bottles to improve Regina’s waste diversion rate.
Household glass is still accepted in the curbside Blue Cart Recycling Program.
Glass is a challenging material to recover from the curbside co-mingled recycling process, as there is some breakage. Glass taken to SARCAN provides another recycling alternative for residents.
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.
