Recycling

For information on recycling, visit the Portage & District Recycling website at www.recycleallyoucan.ca. Portage & District Recycling is a fully operational household hazardous waste depot.  The items listed below will be accepted at Portage & District Recycling (700 Phillips Street), 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We ask that residents DO NOT put these items on curbside for pick-up.

• Paint cans and Aerosol Paint
• Fluorescent Light Bulbs
• Pesticides
• Aerosol Cans (Hair Spray/Lysol cans/Febreze)
• Corrosive Liquids (Bleach/Drano)
• Oxidizing Liquids
• Compressed Gas (Propane Tanks)
• Adhesives
• Fire Extinguishers
• Toxic Liquids (Lidocane Chloride)
• Tires
• E-waste
• Oil
• Batteries

View the Recycling and Waste Reduction Guide to learn more about the City of Portage la Prairie’s curbside recycling program. The City of Portage has partnered with Recycle Everywhere to provide convenient recycling bins in the community for away-from-home beverage container recycling.

In Manitoba, working with asbestos is regulated by Workplace Safety and Health.  For information on disposing of asbestos, please visit: Asbestos Containing Material | FAQs | Labour | Labour and Immigration | Province of Manitoba (gov.mb.ca)