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Volume 17, Issue 26 | Wed., June 26, 2024
SARCAN’s updated new facility celebrated during grand opening ceremony Aaron Walker - Moose Jaw Express
SARCAN’s newest depot reached a major milestone as company representatives, dignitaries, and members of the recycling team gathered to formally celebrate the facility’s grand opening on the morning of June 19. The decision to upgrade Moose Jaw’s former depot follows an ever-increasing demand for recycling services in the province. The new facility offers twice the square footage, a brighter and cleaner environment, and improvements mean a far shorter waiting time for regular and bulk customers alike. “From its humble beginnings in 1988, (SARCAN) has grown into a vital hub for recycling efforts across the province,” announced Christine Tell, Saskatchewan’s minister of the environment. “Today, we witnessed the beginning of a new chapter – a bigger and better chapter for SARCAN Recycling in Moose Jaw. “Your tireless efforts have made Moose Jaw one of the busiest recycling centres in the province, handling more than 17 million containers last year alone,” she said. “That’s no small feat.” With a provincial population set to exceed 1.4 million residents by 2030, the facility complements Saskatchewan’s solid waste management strategy which aims to reduce waste per person by 30 per cent by the same date. Last year alone, Tell said that SARCAN collected 84 per cent of the total number of beverage containers sold in Saskatchewan during the same period, making this system “one of the most effective in North America.” “Annually, SARCAN prevents more than 46 million pounds of valuable resources from ending up in Saskatchewan’s land¿OOV DQG ZDWHUZD\V ´ VKH WKHQ QRWHG .HYLQ Acton, SARCAN’s director of operations, said this amount of product could circle the Earth’s equator about three times. A new state-of-the-art compaction device allows output to continue increasing while four times the amount of material can leave the site on each trailer load. An automated conveyor belt further saves energy by turning off when it’s not in use. The facility uses updated forklifts
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