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Recycling at the Landfill

17/9/2020

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Originally published Sept 9/20 The Reminder. Flin Flon, Mb. Sponsored by North of 53 Consumers Coop.

The Recycling Centre is the place that usually comes to mind when thinking about recycling in our community. However, landfills are also recycling places.

Metal recycling is a decades old practice. Scrap metal companies collect and reprocess it into new metal.  It is sold to manufacturers at current market value based on world metal prices.

There are metal piles at the Flin Flon, Creighton and Denare Beach landfills. Placing metal items in the metal pile instead of household garbage means it will be recycled instead of being buried for centuries.

Car batteries are another item recycled from landfills. They contain valuable materials which are sold for more than the cost of recycling. The Flin Flon Lions Club collects the batteries from the Flin Flon landfill as a fundraiser.

Landfills collect used motor oil, filters, automotive antifreeze and containers from households for recycling.

The motor oil is used as fuel in environmentally safe burners at Tolko in The Pas. Antifreeze and containers are recycled.

All used tires, household hazardous waste and appliances with refrigerant are recycled from the Flin Flon Landfill only.  There is a $25.00 charge to remove refrigerants.  

Tires are shipped to Reliable Tire in Winnipeg. They make a variety of products including sidewalk blocks, hockey rink mats, blasting mats and a very durable paving material.

There are no tipping fees for recycled items unless you are a non-resident at the Saskatchewan landfills.

Many items in landfills are very usable. Instead of throwing them away, have a garage sale, take them to second hand stores or a local charity that can use them, or give them away.

Everything we have comes from the earth.
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Reduce, reuse and recycle. 
4 Comments
Mia Evans link
28/12/2022 12:39:43 am

I like that you talked about recycling companies turning scrap metal into new metal which has been done for years. In that case, we should look for a recycler in our area here in Orange, California. It's because we found lots of copper wire in our dad's basement this evening.

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Millie Hue link
9/2/2023 06:08:10 am

I never took into account the fact that it has been decades ever since metal recycling started. That would probably mean that the practice has improved a lot since then, especially with the advancements in technology these days. I hope that I can find a copper recycling center here in Santa Cruz, California, since we have lots of electronics that contain them in our attic. So we should dispose of them properly to prevent adding more to the trash going into landfills.

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Scrap Aluminium auckland link
19/2/2023 11:19:42 pm

Everyone interested in learning more about metal recycling should read this blog. I put all of these ideas to use. The post is well-written and enjoyable to read. Scrap Mart was well-aware of crucial information in this area. I really appreciate this post.

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Leandro Manuel Guevarra link
22/2/2023 09:38:07 pm

The recycling process typically involves removing and salvaging valuable parts, crushing the remaining metal frame and body, and separating the metal and non-metal materials for reuse in various manufacturing applications.

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    Deb Odegaard has been with the Flin Flon Community Recycling program since it began  in 1992.  She  became the Administrator in 2013.
    Deb writes a  column 'The Recycling Bin' in The Reminder, Flin Flon's newspaper. Past columns are posted here along with recycling stats  and anything else on her mind. 

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