Sask. entrepreneur launches recycling pickup service, Reroute
CTV
A new service in Saskatoon aims to eliminate the hassle of getting recycling to the right places.
A new service in Saskatoon aims to eliminate the hassle of getting recycling to the right places.
Reroute offers scheduled pickups for waste, recyclables, and donations.
The pickup service accepts items such as aerosol cans, old makeup, small appliances, printer ink, batteries, and unwanted clothing.
Launne Kolla and her husband created the company in an effort to divert waste from the landfill.
"I think most people know that your bug spray or your sunscreen shouldn't just go in the garbage, but do you have time to make that one extra trip just to take it to Household Hazardous Waste? Maybe not," Kolla told CTV News.
"It can be overwhelming to try and figure out, 'Where does this one thing go? And when can I fit it into my life to take it there?' So we do all that for you."
Reroute takes customers' waste to the appropriate locations — metal recycling facilities, the city's Material Recovery Centre, shelters, and SARCAN. Customers can keep the refund from SARCAN, or choose to donate it.
