Garbage and Recycling
The Town of Minnedosa provides curbside collection of garbage and recycling weekly for residential areas. Recycling and Garbage is to be placed at the curb by 8:00 a.m. on the day of pick up.
Recycling Collection Routes –"Blue Bag Program”
Tuesday - North of River
Friday - South of River
Residential Garbage Collection Routes
Monday - North End includes Brandon area & Cabin area
Wednesday - South East including Bison Hills
Friday- South West
Accepted Recycling – Please use "Blue Bags”
Cardboard – no pizza boxes, food or oil contaminated.
Tetrapak – waxed covered containers.
Box Board – paper egg cartons, paper bags, cereal boxes, etc.
Paper – white office paper – loose or shredded, newsprint, magazines, catalogs, telephone directories. No Christmas wrap.
Tin Cans – rinsed – labels don’t need to be removed.
Plastic – plastic bottles & containers – rinse, flatten, remove tops. Plastic must have triangle symbol & number to be recycled. No engine oil containers & pesticide containers.
Aluminum Containers
**Glass- is to be placed in a separate blue bag or box. Do not mix with regular recycling.
**Styrofoam – is not recycled.
**No Food Products**
Collection services provided by Ken Cameron – 867-7392
Accepted at Regional Landfill
Tires, Used Oil Containers, Pesticide Containers, Metal (Freon containing appliances to have Freon properly removed before drop off or be subject to a removal fee), Household, Hazardous Waste (paint, cleaning supplies, etc.)
Accepted at Compost Site
Grass, Leaves, Garden Waste, Branches – Please remove bags & reuse where possible. DO NOT PUT GARBAGE BAGS OR OTHER GARBAGE IN THE COMPOST PILES. To help stop the spread of Dutch Elm Disease, take all elm trimmings to compost area and place on a separate elm pile.
The Minnedosa compost site is located west of Minnedosa on PR #355 approximately 1.8 km from the Highway #10 & PR 355 intersection. There is signage. Click here to view a google map showing location.
Evergreen Environmental Technologies Inc.
The Regional Waste Facility known as Evergreen Environmental Technologies Inc. is located 14 km east of Minnedosa on Highway #16 and 4 km south on P.R. #466
Phone: 204-867-7161
Website: http://evergreentech.ca/
Hours of Operation
Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Saturday 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
**All Loads Must Be Tarped**
Tipping Fees
Tipping fees are in place for all Construction and Demolition waste taken to Evergreen Environmental Technologies. For loads 299 kg and under there is no charge. For loads 300 kg and over the rate is $90.00 per tonne plus an admin fee to be billed once a month. Penalty of 2% is levied after the due date. For more detailed information,click on the link below.
Construction and Demolition Policy