What to recycle at SARCAN?
Beverage Containers
Anytime you buy a ready-to-drink beverage in SK, you pay a deposit on the container it is in. Bring them into a SARCAN Recycling depot to get your deposit back.
Household Paints
Just finished a project and not sure what to do with those old paint cans? It’s easy: Bring them in to SARCAN for recycling. Even if they have some paint left in them – we’ll reuse it!
Electronics
You know that old blown speaker you keep stubbing your toe on collecting dust in the garage? Let us take care of it – SARCAN accepts a variety of end-of-life electronics for recycling!
Batteries
You’ll be shocked to find out that you can recycle your out of charge household batteries at SARCAN! Single-use and rechargeable – if it is under 5kgs we’ll recycle it for you!
How to Recycle
Drop & Go
Drop off your containers, tag your bags, and go — it’s that simple!
SARCAN Drop & Go is the quickest, easiest way to recycle with SARCAN to get your beverage container deposit refund. With a Drop & Go Account, after you’ve dropped and tagged your bags and boxes, you can receive your payments through e-Transfer, PayPal, or by coming back to the depot and picking up a cheque.
Why Recycling Matters
The benefits of recycling at SARCAN are numerous. In addition to diverting waste and helping protect Saskatchewan’s environment, the products we recycle also get turned into new and useful products. Recycling at SARCAN is a win-win for the pocket-book and for the sustainability of Saskatchewan for generations to come.
Our Impact is Your Impact
Over 80%
Of containers sold in SK are recycled at SARCAN
10 billion
Beverage containers recycled since we opened in ’88
47 million
Pounds of materials and resources recovered annually
57,000
Tonnes of CO2 emissions avoided
900+
Employees of all abilities and backgrounds
73
Depots in 65 Saskatchewan communities