Contact Details
- Address: 3990 5th Avenue East, Prince Albert, S6W 0A1, Saskatchewan, Canada
- GPS: 53.177228,-105.7392233
- Phone: (306) 763-3133
- Fax: (306) 763-3107
- Email: sales@greenlandwaste.ca
- Website: https://www.greenlandwaste.ca/
Opening Times
- Monday 07:30am – 5:00pm
- Tuesday 07:30am – 5:00pm
- Wednesday 07:30am – 5:00pm
- Thursday 07:30am – 5:00pm
- Friday 07:30am – 5:00pm
- Saturday closed
- Sunday closed
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The Greenland Waste Disposal is located in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan and is operated by the city’s public management and fulfills the function of assimilating and eliminating the solid waste of its inhabitants, different waste disposal techniques are carried out here. The Prince Albert Landfill accepts waste material from local individuals and legal entities.
In this place the recycling of organic and inorganic waste is carried out and it has a special structure and treatment, to make it as sustainable as possible.
The landfill is located at 3990 5th Avenue East, Prince Albert, S6W 0A1, Saskatchewan, Canada.
You can view the schedule of the center on the Opening hours tab above. The landfill is closed for holidays: Christmas (December 25) and New Year (January 1).
If you need to contact the landfill, you can email them at this address: sales@greenlandwaste.ca or call at (306) 763-3133.
Services provided
The Prince Albert recycling depot is built and managed so that it can operate for about next 70-100 years, providing the following services to the community and the environment:
- Papers Recycling
- Cardboard Recycling
- Magazines Recycling
- Tin Cans Recycling
- Plastics Recycling
Materials accepted
The recycling center in Prince Albert accepts a wide variety of waste types, from household disposables to commercial waste. Waste management fees may vary, as well as the materials received and the amount, so we recommend contacting the Prince Albert recycling center directly if you have any questions.
These are the materials that are accepted:
Glass
- jam jars
- Beer bottles
- CRV Glass bottles
Metal
- Aluminum Cans
- Tin Cans
Paper
- News Paper
- Cardboard
- Computer Paper
- Magazines
- Office Paper
Plastic
- #1 & # 2 Plastic
- Mixed plastic bottles
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Frequently asked questions in Prince Albert, S6W 0A1
Most of the local recycling centers work on a standard schedule according to their location and have a page on the internet, where you can check, what days they do not operate, what hours they serve, their address, and everything you need to know about your local recycling center.
Waste transfer stations or material recycling facilities are sites where recyclable materials and waste are collected. At the stations, the waste is classified and separated to later be transferred to another area or facility for recycling, demolition, or landfill. The waste transfer stations are not just another stop for our garbage, here a fundamental process is carried out to reduce pollution by waste.
Waste transfer stations reduce waste going to landfills, preventing much hazardous chemical pollution remains from ending up in landfills, plus the transfer of waste from local collection trucks to larger vehicles, such as a train or ship, reduces significantly the cost of transportation and the environmental impact of transporting garbage.
Recycling is the process by which the raw materials that make up the waste that we use daily such as paper, glass, aluminum, plastic, etc., are transformed into new materials. This prevents these wastes from entering the seas or earth. But, for this to happen, a series of steps need to be carried out:
- At home – separate and clean waste.
- At local recycling centers – sort, pack, and store, for later sale.
- At processing industries – treat the materials and transform them into new products.
For a few years, the United States entered a crisis due to the accumulation of waste, which was triggered by the new waste policies of China, which was the main buyer of waste in the United States. These new policies are much stricter and among other restrictions, they lowered the minimum standards for pollutants to -1%, which excludes the majority of waste from the United States.
Not all the containers we consume are recyclable, even those that may seem so, that is why sometimes the local recycling center does not accept all the waste we carry. For example, while plastic bottles are the most widely recycled plastic products, not all bottles are made from the same plastic and their acceptance varies depending on the capabilities of each local recycling center.
In addition, the recycling services can reject your waste for recycling because it is dirty or contaminated since this means that it can no longer be recycled. Another reason facilities may reject materials is because of their shape, since some objects can damage the machinery, such as hooks. Other items that you cannot deposit in the recycling centers are:
- Syringes
- Bowling balls
- Aerosol cans that are not empty
- Plastic bags
- Batteries
- Diapers
- Electronics
- Ceramics
Scrap recycling is one of the least popular in the United States even though most metals can be recycled and there are even some that have a high market value. The recycling of scrap metal is very important since by reusing metals we mitigate the exploitation of minerals, which are a limited resource, and their extraction generates a significant amount of greenhouse gasses.
Most of the waste can be left in the local recycling centers and received payment for it, in this way we avoid this waste ends up in landfills, where it would take hundreds of years to degrade.
Some of the metals that can be sold at recycling centers are copper (which is the best-valued metal on the market), aluminum, brass, lead, iron, and bronze. You can find these materials in all kinds of household waste such as; wires, pipes, kitchen sinks, food cans, soda cans, window frames, door locks, chandeliers and hinges, old jewelry, children’s toys, lamps, and tools.
Although almost most of the metals are recycled, some cannot be reused or that recycling centers do not receive, such as those used for paint or toxic products, some pipes, clothes hangers, and metal scraps, so it’s always best to check directly with your local recycling center.