NO doubt why can we not recycle soap and laundry containers ? all that plastic taking up space in our over charged landfill !

Apply to Crown Shred & Paper for their recycling plastics program... They pickup from the curb in a blue box they supply every 2 weeks, works great for those plastics.

I have taken glass jars, tin cans all to Sarcan. The only difference is they don't pay for glass jars and tin cans.

I agree that Crown Shred is an option, but really, I feel if I'm going to pay for it, it might as well be part of taxes and then the city can contract CS&P for everyone. I'm not thinking of just myself I'm thinking of the environment.

Ontario has had this cased for a solid 30 years now, i grew up there and they had garbage pick up days, sorted recycling pick up days and compost pick up days. Move to the prairies and it's only garbage pick up - makes things easier to throw out when you don't have a truck or time.

I live in saskatoon, and we have nothing here at all. So when you have a problem with recycling in a small centre, imagine saskatoon and it's landfill issues. We only have 2 years left on our landfill, and now they are trying to figure out a way to prolong the life. A little late I might add. Sarcan does take tin cans glass and some plastics over and above the regular items they take, if you want to take a short drive across the bridge into the north industrial area. However, for Saskatoon, we have 2 locations in the city for tin cans and glass. My parents live in PA and have recycled for years.

I too use Crown Shred's plastic recycling program.. amazing how many plastic containers I was throwing out!

I do agree we need a full recycling centre here for ALL recycables.

Even with the blue bins available for most residents, alot of people don't recycle enough. It makes me sick to see green garbage bins overflowing to the point of garbage and food being spread around by birds and wind. These green bins are stuffed full with the cardboard boxes and plastic jugs that could have been recycled in the blue bin.

working directly with the city recycle program I can tell you the main problem is miss-use. There is SO much garbage mixed in with the cardboard and paper bins that it makes them overflow quicky. The other problem is that more and more businesses are using the city recycling program and back up with full moving vans and filling up the recycle stations bins. This is good and bad, good for the recycling purpose, bad because the bins are full making it inconvinent for the residents. The city has to start putting more money into charging the people who missuse the program, and start expanding into (like others said) glass, tin, etc etc.
If you knew how much garbage was thrown into the recycle bins it would make you sick. One bag of garbage in a truckload can contaminate the entire load. Since all of our cardboard and paper has to be sorted manually, the more garbage that is in the load, the more it costs to sort, then transport a second time to the landfill. All of this is VERY time consuming and expensive.

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That's fine, the city could offer the glass and tin curb side pick up option, but your taxes will go up to cover the cost, then the public will complain about that. There are places to take your tin cans and glass jars right now(Sarcan), these items don't have to be thrown out. Crown Shred does curb side pick up(plastics) for a very small yearly fee, if you think it cost too much then get togethter with family and friends and split the cost, thats what we do, makes it it very cost effective. There are options out there they just aren't all curb side, you may have to physically take it some where but it surely saves on the landfill in the long run.

I have lived in a number of different cities across Canada and find that Prince Albert is way behind in the recycling program. If your worried that an improved recycling program is going to raise taxes then you need to worry more about the fact that you have been paying taxes on other improvements that have not been done and the city is raising rates so as to do these improvements. Look at your water bill.

You will eventually see single stream recycling in Pa, but it wont happen for a couple of years. The major change that is needed, and not only for recycling but for other areas, as well, is a mayor and city manager that actually knows what goes on in this city. the current pair are atrocious at their jobs.

I agree that the city should do something. Most people are lazy and if it isn't convienient, they won't do it. I think that one of the other problems is people are wasteful. REDUCE and REUSE then recycle. Stop using plastic shopping bags, use reusable container instead of ziploc bags, get a travel mug instead of paper cups...it'll help prevent having so much to try to recycle.

I feel it's one of those things that the city should do even it costs people money. Call me a left-leaning environmentalist, but I say when it comes to saving the environment and reducing waste, we should all just suck it up. I'm sure at one point garbage collection was run privately and the same argument was going on. It should just happen. I moved here and was shocked that I had to throw things out. Of course, yes, I can drive to a recycling facility, or get private collection (actually I can't I live in an apartment building) but since when is opting in a way of changing public attitude? If I moved here and just had to pay for it, I'd never question it. If there was no choice, everyone would do it, like in every other place I've lived in.

Tried dropping off some old electronics and bottle at Sarcan today. Closed till the New Year.

If garbage is getting mixed up with the recycling that PA does offer now then the major problem is education. The city needs to plan for better recycling and educate the public on how to do so by providing flyers, reminders on tv/radio commercials, etc. Give information to the welcome wagon people to provide to newcomers when moving to the city. Its not that difficult. The change will come easy if residents are provided with proper recycling outlets. Then it will just become habit.

the only problems with more recycling is:
1. you would be amazed at the amount of ppl that mis use their bins and how many loads end up in the landfill through contamination
2. if you cant get ppl to do paper how likely are you to get ppl to seperate 5 other things
3. there are facilities that take these items for free already
4. taxes and rates would go up, they would need more bins, workers, etc and they would have no where to take these cans and recyclables once picked up since there is no company that recycles them in the city, that would mean paying to have them picked up from the city or shipped out of the city to a facility
And just a feneral comment to colleen, the city has flyers for recyling in pa and who takes what, they are available online and at the facilities or can be mailed to you if you call public works, they can also give u the info over the phone, there is recyling info on your garbage schedule, there is advertising on the radio but it is not the cities responsability to pay for advertising for private companies (if you dont know this you would be shocked by what it costs to run a 30 second add on the radio or tv), the welcome wagon does have all these flyers from the city to hand out, so no it isnt that difficult because its being done, problem is people need to want to learn...when is it that ppl start taking responsibility for themselves

I too lived in a city with recycling stations everywere, not curb side and it was a great compromise and worked very well. in big parking lots (say for example south hill mall) there was a separate bin for every recyclable item, glass, cans, cardboard, regular paper, gloss paper and plastic.
It was convenient and cheaper to run than curbside recycling.
I too think this city is rather backwards when it comes to recycling.
I don't age
ree with those who say it won't work because its too expensive, if you build it they will come. If you offer it, people will use it.
get the schoold involved and those smart little brains will educate their parents.
It's simple.