The Indian Head Recycling Centre located beside the Town Shop on Water Street provides 24-hour access for dropping off paper and cardboard.
High-grade, office, and glossy paper, newsprint and cardboard (corrugated and box-board) are accepted in the designated commercial Loraas Recycling bins. Please flatten all cardboard and boxboard. Paper should be placed in the bin loose, with the exception of shredded paper, which should be bagged.
2023 Loraas Pick Up Schedule
Click here for CIB's Recycling Brochure
Light Bulbs
The Town of Indian Head now offers Fluorescent Bulb Recycling. The cost is $2.00/bulb and can be paid at the Town Office. Once paid, residents will take the bulbs to the Town Shop. The bulbs will be recycled at K-Light Recycling.
K-Light Recycling in Regina is focused on environmental lamp recycling services, providing recycling programs for a wide variety of lighting products. K-Light strives to maintain 100% of the lamp components, which are re-smelted and reused. Contact for more information at (306) 359-3059 or by email klightrecycling@sasktel.net
Appliances
The Town accepts appliances for scrap in the designated Waste Transfer Station area. Contact the Town office for more information.
Cell Phones and Rechargeable Batteries
The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation accepts all types of cell phone and old rechargeable batteries for recycling. Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd), Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH), Lithium Ion (Li-ion) and Small Sealed Lead (Pb). Please visit the website for collection sites.
Restrictions: The Corporation will not accept Sealed Lead (Pb) batteries weighing more than 2 lbs.
For more information contact call2recycle customer service or call Toll-Free: (888) 224-9764
Beverage Containers
SARCAN Recycling collects and recycles all non-refillable, ready-to-serve beverage containers, excluding milk containers, for deposit refund. This includes metal, plastic, and glass packaging and juice boxes . For refund levels and tips on how to prepare your containers for recycling visit the Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council website.
SARCAN also accepts (at no charge) specific end-of-life electronics, such as:
• vehicle audio and video systems
• home audio playback/recording systems
• desktop printers and fax machines
• portable and desktop computers
• home theatre in a box
• personal and portable playback/recording systems
• display devices (televisions and monitors)
• non-cellular telephones and answering machines
• computer peripherals
Located at: #104 Hwy. 56
Phone: (306) 695-2678
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9:00-5:00
Composting / Yard Waste
The Town accepts leaves and grass clippings for composting at the Town Waste Transfer Station. Please note that leaves and clippings must not be in bags, and that branches and kitchen scraps are not accepted for composting.
Contact the Town Office for more information.
Engine Oil / Filters / Containers
The Saskatchewan Association for Resource Recovery Corporation accepts used oil and filters in limited amounts for recycling, at the Town Works Shop. For larger quantities call SARRC's toll-free number for pick-up service.
Location: Town of Indian Head Public Works Shop
401 Water Street, Phone: (306) 695-3808
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:00-5:00, Closed: 12:00-1:00
For more information email or phone Toll-Free: (877) 645-7275.
Household Hazardous Waste
Clean Farms Canada 1 accepts all sizes of pesticide containers for reuse or recycling. Please triple-rinse containers before dropping them off.
Locations and contact information:
- Paterson Grain, Phone: (306) 695-3744,
- Nutrien, Phone: (306) 695-2311,
- Aventis, Phone: (306) 721-4589
For more information on this program contact Clean Farms™.
Scrap Metal
The Town accepts scrap metal in the designated Waste Transfer Station area. Contact the Town Office for more information.
To find out about recycling other items, such as automotive batteries, fluorescent lights, furniture, agricultural plastic, prescriptions and over the counter drugs, printer cartridges, vehicles, tires, wood and trees, visit the Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council website.