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The City of Saskatoon is aiming to create more space and more recycling options for people in the city through a new addition to the landfill.
A new Material Recovery Centre has opened on the existing landfill’s site but in a new area, serving as a new access point for the landfill’s scale waste section. It also furthers the city’s goal of diverting 70 per cent of waste away from the landfill.
Brendan Lemke, the city’s director of water and waste operations, said the goal is to try and prevent things ending up in the landfill that can be diverted elsewhere, including small appliances, bicycles and rimless tires.
Other items, such as oil and antifreeze, electronics, metals and batteries, are also accepted at the centre, with a $20 fee applying to refrigerant, according to the city.
The city has a goal of diverting 70 per cent of waste away from the landfill. (City of Saskatoon/Submitted)
Lemke said the landfill can now accept cardboard and paper products as well.
This will also change the way a trip to the landfill will look for some people, Lemke explained, adding the first entrance at the landfill is now a “sort-and-go” section for recyclables, which is free and doesn’t require weighing.
“If you can take that time and sort your items prior to your arrival, it actually makes (it) a whole lot simpler for recyclable items,” he said, noting that entrance fees are applied at the separate scale and pay area for regular waste.
People bringing in mixed loads of recyclables and waste will only be charged for the waste portion, he added.
“The waste costs us money, and the better we can do with managing our waste, ultimately, the better it is for all of us as residents,” he said.
Lemke said the addition to the landfill will also preserve the available space, as creating a new landfill would cost more than $100 million.
He said the city can use the extra space other projects such as the pilot project for elm wood disposal in an effort to reduce Dutch elm disease.