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As an agency that provides supports to over 150 adults living with an intellectual disability, one of the main components of our services is to find meaningful employment opportunities for the individuals we support.

One of the many ways we do this is with our recycling program. 

We recycle the following items:

• Aluminum – Beverage Cans
• Box Board – Single Layer such as Cereal, Tissue Boxes
• Cardboard – Corrugated
• Glass – Food Jars & Beverage Containers (such as Pop, Wine, Spirit, & Beer Bottles)
• Milk Jugs
• Food & Beverage Cartons such as milk, cream, soup, broth, plant-based beverage
• Paper – Newspapers, Flyers, Inserts, Junk Mail, Office Paper  Materials such as Letter Quality Paper, Envelopes (With or Without Windows), Copier Paper, Computer Printouts, Paper Egg Cartons, Phone Books, Paperback or Hardcover Books, Magazines, Catalogues, Bagged Shredded Paper, Brown Paper Bags, Tissue Roll Cores, Gift and Packing Paper
• Plastics with Recycling Logo #1, 2, 4, 5, & 7 such as Pop & Water Bottles, Laundry Detergent Jugs, Shampoo Bottles, Condiment Bottles, Food Containers such as Yogurt, Margarine, etc.
• Tin Cans – Soup, Ketchup, etc.

We do not recycle:

• #3 – Hard Plastics such as CD Cases or Plastics that Shatter
• #6 – Plastic such as Muffin Containers, Individual Yogurt Containers, etc.
• Aluminum Trays, Pie Plates & other such Containers, TIn Foil
• Bubble Wrap
• Disposable Diapers
• Fluorescent Bulbs (Can be dropped off at Rona)
• Household Hazardous, Bio-hazardous, Chemical Waste/Containers  (Accepted at the City of Winkler Public Works Yard – 345 1st St.)
• Light Bulbs
• Medical Waste (Syringes, Bio-Hazardous Material)
• Outdoor Lawn Furniture
• Plastic Bags
• Plasticized, Waxed, or Laminated Material
• Propane or Helium Tanks
• Pyrex or Dishware Glass, Window Glass, Mirrors, Ceramics, Porcelain
• Rubber Tires
• Scrap Metals
• Styrofoam/Styrofoam Packing Material
• Wood Waste

Acceptable E-waste:

• All Batteries except for Automotive Batteries
• Answering Machines
• Cameras
• Cell Phones
• Computer Cables, Keyboards, Mice & Monitors
• Computer & Video Gaming Peripherals
• Computer/Conductor Wires
• Desktop & Portable Computers
• DVD Players, VCR’s
• Fax Machines
• IT Devices
• Laptops
• Medical & Monitoring Devices
• Microwaves
• Photo Copiers
• Portable Audio & Video Devices
• Printers,
• Scanners
• Stereos
• Telephones
• TV’s