Recycling
Gateway Resources provides curbside recycling pick-up service for the City of Winkler. If you have recently moved to Winkler and do not have a blue box, please contact the City of Winkler.
Within city limits, residential curbside pickup of household recyclable items is set up to co-ordinate with the city’s weekly garbage collection schedule. For information on collection dates for your area please refer to the City of Winkler Collection Calendar. To ensure recycling pick-up, please have you recycling out by 7:45 a.m.
The Recycling Depot is open 24/7 for household recycling. However, the Depot is closed for long weekends.
Acceptable Blue Box Recyclables:
–Aluminum – Beverage Cans
–Box Board – Single Layer such as Cereal, Tissue Boxes
–Cardboard – Corrugated
–Glass – Food Jars & Beverage Containers. All Broken Glass should be put into the garbage
–Milk Jugs
-Food & Beverage Cartons such as milk, cream, soup, broth, plant-based beverage
–All Paper Products such as:
Newspapers, Flyers, Inserts, Junk Mail, Office Paper, Materials such as Letter Quality Paper,
Envelopes, Copier Paper, Computer Printouts, Paper Egg Cartons, Phone
Bags, Tissue Roll Cores, Gift and Packing Paper (not glossy).
–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 cans, Ketchup cans, etc.
Please Remember To:
-Empty and Rinse all Containers
-Flatten Cardboard Boxes
We Do Not Accept:
–#3 Plastics
–#6 Plastics
-Aluminum – Trays, Pie Plates, Containers, Tin Foil
-Bubble Wrap
–Disposable Diapers
–Fluorescent Bulbs/Light Bulbs
-Glossy Paper
–Household Hazardous, Bio-hazardous, Chemical Waste Containers
(Accepted at the City of Winkler, Public Works Yard – 345 1st St.)
–Medical Waste (Prescription Pills, Syringes, Bio-Hazardous Material)
–Outdoor Lawn Furniture
–Paint/Paint Cans
–Photos
–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
–Vinyl Siding
–Wood Waste/Pallets
–Wrapping Paper that is glossy/shiny
Acceptable E-waste – (Drop off at Recycling Depot)
–Batteries – All Sealed Single and Rechargeable Batteries.
–Cameras/Audio -Video Devices
–Cell Phones/Phones/Answering Machines
–Computers/Keyboards/Mice/Monitors/Video Gaming Peripherals
–Cables & Conductor Wires
–DVD Players, VCR’s
–Fax Machines
–IT Devices
–Laptops
–Medical & Monitoring Devices
–Microwaves
–Photo Copiers, Printers, Scanners
–Stereos
–TV’s
–We do not accept Automotive Batteries
