City opens first 4R depot offering more ways to recycle

Residents are now able to drop off items to be recycled, reused, composed or resold at the city's first 4R depot.

A new way to handle waste in Winnipeg officially opened to the public Thursday.

The Brady Road Landfill opened the city’s first 4R depot where people are able to drop off items to be recycled, reused, composted or resold.

The goal is to make it easier for everyone to lessen their impact on the environment.

Located on Brady Road, the depot will replace the current drop off point for garbage within the landfill.

There will be no cost to customers if all discarded items are recyclable; all else will go in the trash for a fee.

Acceptable items for the new depot include:

To make dropping off materials easier, the city urges people to use its list of vehicle packing tips.

The city said the 4R depot is an important part of its plan to keep more than half of Winnipeg’s waste out of the landfill.